HIROSHIMA GAS CO.,LTD.
9535・Prime Market・Electric Power & Gas
Governance
The company is organized as a company with a board of company auditors, with a board of directors consisting of 12 directors (including 5 outside directors), and has established a Nomination Committee and a Compensation Committee (in each of which outside officers hold a majority) as advisory bodies to the board of directors. It has adopted an executive officer system and a one-year term of office, aiming to enhance management transparency and supervisory functions.
Risk Management
Based on the Risk Management Regulations, risks in each department are centrally managed by the risk management supervisory department. Risks are extracted and evaluated at the Medium-Term Management Plan Committee, held approximately 7 times per year, and reported up to the Management Committee (deliberated twice a year) and the Board of Directors (deliberated once a year and reported once a year). Climate-related risks are managed through the same process, and natural disaster response is handled in three stages: facility measures, emergency measures, and recovery measures.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to maintain stable dividends, with a target consolidated payout ratio of 30% or more. The FY2025 annual dividend is ¥12 per share (interim ¥6, year-end ¥6), with total dividends of ¥824 million and a payout ratio of 39.2%. The same annual amount of ¥12 is planned for FY2026.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to maintain stable dividends, implementing dividends in line with growth by comprehensively considering future-oriented capital investment, financial condition, and medium- to long-term profit levels. Excluding short-term profit fluctuation factors, the company aims for a consolidated payout ratio of 30% or more. Dividends are paid twice a year, interim and year-end, with the Board of Directors as the decision-making body. FY2025 actual results were ¥12 per share annually (payout ratio of 39.2%), and the FY2026 forecast is also ¥12 per share annually.
ESG
Under the "Initiatives Toward Carbon Neutrality by 2050" formulated in 2021, the company has set FY2030 targets of 300,000 t/year in CO2 emission reduction contribution and 60,000 kW in renewable energy power handling volume, and as of FY2025 has achieved a 57% reduction in office CO2 emissions compared to FY2013. On the human capital front, the company has largely achieved target levels on diversity and work-style reform indicators as well, including a female hiring ratio of 57.1%, a paid leave utilization rate of 81.1%, and a disability employment rate of 2.8%.
Last updated: June 19, 2026