IR

Returns to Shareholders

Dividend Policy

The dividend policy of the Company is to pay stable dividends in line with the business performance from a long-term perspective, while taking into account the enhancement of internal reserves for future business operations such as research and development and capital investment to strengthen the business structure.

Dividend Status

Amount of total dividends
(million yen)
Dividend per share
(yen)
Dividend payout ratio
(consolidated)
(%)
The 109th Year-End Dividend (June 2023) 3,389 77.50 9.4
Interim Dividend (December 2022) 37.50
The 108th Year-End Dividend (June 2022) 3,037 37.50
Interim Dividend (December 2021) 37.50
The 107th Year-End Dividend (June 2021) 3,037 37.50 246.7
Interim Dividend (December 2020) 37.50
The 106th Year-End Dividend (June 2020) 3,037 37.50 47.3
Interim Dividend (December 2019) 37.50
The 105th Year-End Dividend (June 2019) 3,037 50.00 40.2
Interim Dividend (December 2018) 25.00
The 104th Year-End Dividend (June 2018) 2,025 (※2)25.00 68.1
Interim Dividend (December 2017) 5.00
The 103rd Year-End Dividend (June 2017) 2,251 5.00 21.1
Interim Dividend (December 2016) (※1)6.00
The 102nd Year-End Dividend (June 2016) 2,066 5.00 20.7
Interim Dividend (December 2015) 5.00
The 101st Year-End Dividend (June 2015) 1,884 5.00 18.1
Interim Dividend (December 2014) 4.00
The 100th Year-End Dividend (June 2014) 1,674 4.00 33.5
Interim Dividend (December 2013) 4.00
  1. The interim dividends of the 103rd term includes a commemorative dividend of 1 yen.
  2. The Company consolidated its shares at the ratio of five shares to one share on October 1, 2017. If the impact of the consolidation of shares were not carried out, the amount of the final dividends per share would be 5 yen.
Dividend per share (yen)
Dividend per share (yen)

Acquisition and retirement of treasury stock

Acquisition of treasury stock

Fiscal year Acquisition period Number of shares acquired (thousand) Amount acquired (million yen) Method of acquisition
2022 September 21, 2022 - October 27, 2022 14,285 49,999 Tender offer
May 12, 2022 - March 24, 2023 1,401 4,375 Market purchase

Retirement of treasury stock

Fiscal year Retirement date Number of shares to be retired (thousand) Ratio to the number of issued shares before retirement Number of issued shares after retirement (thousand)
2023 May 26, 2023 16,975 39.5% 26,000