INES Corporation
9742・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
As a company with an audit and supervisory committee, it has established a Board of Directors (11 members), an Audit and Supervisory Committee, a Management Committee, and a Nomination and Compensation Committee, with outside directors comprising a majority, aiming to ensure management oversight and transparency. A voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee (with a majority of outside directors) has been established to ensure objectivity and transparency in the nomination of director candidates and the determination of compensation.
Risk Management
The risk management department oversees company-wide risk management, with a governance structure in which the department serving as risk owner manages each risk category. The status of risk management is reported periodically to the Board of Directors and the Management Committee, and in the event of an emergency, a crisis response headquarters is established to respond.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend per share is ¥50 (interim ¥25 + year-end ¥25), with total dividends of ¥1,040 million. Due to the recording of a net loss for the period, the payout ratio is not calculable. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥55, an increase of ¥5, is planned. A small amount of share buybacks was conducted.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the actual annual dividend per share was ¥50 (interim ¥25 + year-end ¥25), with total dividends of ¥1,040 million. Due to the recording of a net loss for the period, the consolidated payout ratio is not calculable, and the dividend-to-net-assets ratio was 2.7%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend per share of ¥55 (an increase of ¥5) is planned, reflecting an expected recovery in performance.
ESG
In its response to climate change, the company has obtained ISO14001 certification and is promoting the "Mottainai 5R" activities, significantly reducing CO2 emissions from 3,070 t-CO2 in FY2022 to 1,198 t-CO2 in FY2024. In terms of human capital, it has achieved a female manager ratio of 13.4% and a 100% male childcare leave uptake rate, and is implementing various measures such as mandating the use of generative AI to improve productivity and establishing the X-Time system, a new multipurpose short-time working system.
Last updated: June 22, 2026