Chichibu Railway Co., Ltd.
9012・Standard Market・Land Transportation
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the company consists of 6 directors (including 2 outside directors) and 4 corporate auditors (including 2 outside corporate auditors). The Board of Directors meets 13 times per year, with a monitoring structure in place whereby all corporate auditors attend. No Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee has been established.
Risk Management
The Company has established Risk Management Regulations to manage business risks, and holds Group CSR Committee meetings quarterly to share compliance and risk information. The Internal Audit Office (1 person) independently verifies the appropriateness and effectiveness of internal controls, and has established a system for collaboration with the Audit & Supervisory Board Members and the accounting auditor.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is stable profit return to shareholders while taking into account internal reserves for safety measures and capital investment, but due to negative retained earnings, no dividend is planned for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year (FY2027, ending March 2027). A small amount of treasury stock was repurchased (¥308 thousand).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to provide stable profit return to shareholders while taking into account internal reserves for continuous capital investment required for safety measures and service improvements, as well as for future business development. However, retained earnings are in a negative position, and no dividend is planned for either FY2026 (ending March 2026) (current fiscal year) or FY2027 (ending March 2027) (next fiscal year). The annual dividend is ¥0.00 at the end of the second quarter and ¥0.00 at fiscal year-end, for a total of ¥0.00.
ESG
The company has established its "Basic Policy on Environmental Management" and "Basic Policy on Human Resource Development," and is working on environmental conservation along its railway lines and diversification of human resources. In terms of human capital, it has set and disclosed numerical targets: a ratio of female supervisory positions of 5% or more (actual: 3.2%), a male childcare leave uptake rate of 30% or more (actual: 75%), and a female childcare leave uptake rate of 75% or more (actual: 100%).
Last updated: June 24, 2026