SHOEI CORPORATION
9385・Standard Market・Chemicals
Governance
The company operates as a company with an audit and supervisory committee, comprising 9 directors (5 of whom are outside directors). It has established a voluntary nomination and compensation committee chaired by an outside director, and separates oversight from business execution by also adopting an executive officer system.
Risk Management
The company has established a Compliance Regulation, Information Security Management Regulation, Crisis Management Regulation, and other policies, with the department responsible for risk management overseeing matters on a cross-organizational basis. Decision-making is conducted at the Management Committee, and a system has been established whereby the content is reported to the Board of Directors on a regular basis.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a year-end dividend of ¥35.00 per share (up ¥15.00 year on year) was implemented, with total dividends of ¥270 million and a payout ratio of 31.7%. The same dividend of ¥35.00 per share is forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). The earnings report contains no mention of any new resolution regarding share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The company's basic policy is to pay stable and continuous dividends, implementing a year-end dividend once a year while considering the balance between necessary internal reserves and dividends from surplus, with earnings performance in mind. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a dividend of ¥35.00 per share was implemented (total dividends of ¥270 million, payout ratio of 31.7%). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), a dividend of ¥35.00 per share is planned (payout ratio forecast at 27.8%). The Articles of Incorporation stipulate that an interim dividend may be implemented by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ESG
On the environmental front, the company has commercialized garbage bags incorporating approximately 70% OBP (ocean-bound plastic) raw material, contributing to a reduction of approximately 4 tons of ocean waste annually. On the social front, the company achieved a disability employment rate of 8.1% and a female share of new hires of 57.1%, and was recognized by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education as a "Special Needs Education Support Company." No numerical targets related to climate change have been set.
Last updated: June 24, 2026