Funai Soken Holdings Incorporated
9757・Prime Market・Services
Governance
The company has adopted the Audit and Supervisory Committee structure. Outside directors hold a majority on the Board of Directors (6 of the current 9 directors are outside directors), and the company has established a Nomination Committee, Compensation Committee, Succession Planning Committee, Governance Committee, Sustainability Committee, DX Promotion Committee, Risk Management Committee, and Internal Control Committee. A Governance Committee composed solely of outside directors has been established to regularly review the enhancement of corporate governance.
Risk Management
The company has established a company-wide Risk Management Committee to identify, assess, and address priority risks. It has developed Group crisis management regulations, compliance regulations, and an internal hotline, and ensures the effectiveness of internal controls through regular audits by the Internal Audit Office in coordination with the Audit and Supervisory Committee. It has also established a human rights due diligence framework, with the Risk Management Committee managing human rights risks such as excessive workloads and harassment.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥48 per share (¥24 at Q2-end plus ¥24 at year-end). This figure reflects a 1-for-2 stock split effective January 1, 2026, and represents an increase from the split-adjusted actual dividend of ¥42.50 for the prior period. The company maintains its policy under the medium-term management plan (2026-2028) of targeting a payout ratio of 60% or higher and a total return ratio of 65% or higher.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice annually, comprising an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. Under the medium-term management plan (2026-2028), the company targets a payout ratio of 60% or higher and a total return ratio of 65% or higher. A 1-for-2 stock split was implemented effective January 1, 2026. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥48 per share (¥24 at Q2-end plus ¥24 at year-end). Note that the annual dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) was ¥85 pre-split (equivalent to ¥42.50 on a split-adjusted basis).
ESG
The company has established a Sustainability Committee (chaired by an outside director) that operates through four promotion groups: climate change, human capital, information security, and business. GHG emissions in FY2025 were 0.92 t-CO2 for Scope 1 and 332.71 t-CO2 for Scope 2 (market-based), achieving the target under the previous mid-term plan (a 50% reduction versus 2019). The new mid-term plan (2026-2028) targets a 75% reduction versus 2019 and carbon neutrality by 2030. In terms of human capital, the company has set targets to build a workforce of 1,400 consultants by 2028, achieve revenue per employee of ¥23 million, and reach an expected average tenure of 7.0 years, while also stating policies to maintain a female director ratio of 30% or more and a majority ratio of outside directors.
Last updated: March 27, 2026