SPARX GroupCo., Ltd.
8739・Prime Market・Securities & Commodity Futures
Governance
The company operates as a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, comprising 7 directors (of which 5 are outside directors, all independent officers). An outside director serves as chairman, and the company has established nomination and compensation committees, among other measures to strengthen its supervisory functions.
Risk Management
The Company has established the Group Risk Management Basic Regulations, and the Group Risk Management Committee, which meets once per quarter, identifies and assesses potential and actual risks. The results are reported to the Board of Directors in a timely manner, establishing a framework in which the Board of Directors, a majority of whose members are outside directors, oversees this process.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a year-end dividend of ¥90.0 per share (consolidated payout ratio of 55.8%) was implemented. From FY2027 (ending March 2027), an interim dividend will be newly introduced, moving to a semi-annual dividend policy (forecast annual dividend of ¥94.0). The company has clarified its policy of stable and continuous expansion of shareholder returns based on the stable increase of base profit. Share buybacks are also being continued (¥300 million acquired during the current period).
Dividend Policy
The policy is to strive for stable and continuous expansion of shareholder returns based on the stable increase of base profit (balance-based compensation (after fee deductions) minus recurring expenses). In light of the increasingly stable business portfolio due to a rising proportion of investment strategies less susceptible to market fluctuations, continued stable financial condition, and increasing base profit, the company has lowered the previously conservatively held cash and deposit levels, and has for the first time disclosed a dividend forecast. The actual result for FY2026 (ending March 2026) was ¥90.0 per share (total dividends of ¥3,676 million, consolidated payout ratio of 55.8%). From FY2027 (ending March 2027), to enhance shareholder return opportunities, an interim dividend will be newly introduced, moving to a semi-annual dividend policy (interim ¥47.0 + year-end ¥47.0 = forecast annual dividend of ¥94.0).
ESG
The company supports the TCFD recommendations and has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2050; FY2025 Scope 1+2 emissions totaled 88.59 tCO2e (a 37.6% reduction versus FY2020). It has established a Responsible Investment Committee to promote responsible investment based on the PRI and TCFD, while also working to ensure diversity, with a female ratio of 39.0% and a foreign national ratio of 21.9%.
Last updated: May 29, 2026