Anicom Holdings, Inc.
8715・Prime Market・Insurance
Governance
As a company with a board of corporate auditors, the Board of Directors consists of 6 directors (2 internal, 4 outside), with outside directors accounting for approximately 67%. In addition to the Board of Directors, a "Nomination, Compensation and Governance Committee" composed mainly of outside directors has been established to strengthen independence and objectivity.
Risk Management
The company has established the "Group Risk Management Basic Policy" and set up the Group Risk Management Committee as a committee of the Board of Directors. It has developed a framework to manage risks comprehensively from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives, regularly preparing a risk profile—including emerging risks—and reporting it to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to make continuous and stable profit distributions based on financial soundness and capital efficiency, with a target dividend payout ratio of around 30% for FY2025. The year-end dividend for FY2025 (ending March 2025) is planned at ¥8.50 per share (total of ¥636 million).
Dividend Policy
The policy is to make continuous and stable profit distributions from a medium- to long-term perspective. Dividends are basically paid twice a year (interim and year-end), and shareholder returns are to be improved in stages while balancing capital, risk, and return. The actual dividend payout ratio for FY2024 was 20.2% (achieving the target level of around 20%), and the target for FY2025 is a payout ratio of around 30%. Planned year-end dividend for FY2025 (ending March 2025): ¥8.50 per share, total of ¥636 million.
ESG
Under the "Sustainability Basic Policy" formulated in 2022, the company has designated the three areas of "People, Animals, and the Environment" as priority issues, and, endorsing the TCFD recommendations, has achieved carbon neutrality for Scope 1+2. On the human capital front, the company discloses diversity metrics such as talent development through "Anicom University," the utilization of 203 specialized veterinarian staff, a female manager ratio of 36.5%, and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 81%.
Last updated: June 22, 2026