Hakuyosha Company, Ltd.
9731・Standard Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors comprises 7 members (3 of whom are outside directors), with an outside director serving as chairman of the Board. Nomination and Compensation Committees have been established as advisory bodies, each chaired by an outside director. An external law firm conducts an evaluation of Board effectiveness once a year.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Committee, chaired by the Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, regularly identifies and evaluates risk items and considers countermeasures. Sustainability-related risks are also incorporated into the committee's scope, with a framework in place for reporting to and deliberation by the Management Committee and the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends paid twice a year. FY2025 (ending December 2025) actual results were ¥80 per share annually (interim ¥30 + year-end ¥50). For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an increase to ¥100 per share annually (interim ¥50 + year-end ¥50) is planned. Share buybacks were also conducted (treasury shares at period-end: 149,351 shares).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay stable dividends in line with business performance, distributed twice a year as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. FY2025 (ending December 2025) actual results were ¥80 per share annually (interim ¥30 + year-end ¥50). For FY2026 (ending December 2026), the forecast is ¥100 per share annually (interim ¥50 + year-end ¥50). There is no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
Established a Sustainability Committee chaired by the President and Representative Director, and identified eight materiality issues. In climate change countermeasures, the company has set a target of reducing GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2) by 50% or more by FY2030 (compared to FY2015), with a 37% reduction achieved in FY2024. In human capital, the company disclosed a female managers ratio of 11.2% (target: 15%) and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 66.7% (target: 70%). The company is also promoting initiatives toward a circular society, such as hanger collection and recycling of discarded linens.
Last updated: March 24, 2026