The Company aims at 30%+α payout ratio in 2025 as a basic policy for the purpose of improving and making stable shareholder returns in its long-term business plan, Vision 2025.
FY2016 (For the Year Ended March, 2017) |
FY2017 (For the Year Ended February, 2018) |
FY2018 (For the Year Ending February, 2019) |
FY2019 (For the Year Ended March, 2020) |
FY2020 (For the Year Ended March, 2021) |
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Annual Dividends per Share |
20.0 | 40.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | (Forecast) 24.0 |
Interim Dividends |
10.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.0 |
Year-end Dividends |
10.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | (Forecast) 12.0 |
Payout Ratio (%) |
26.1 | 26.8 | 33.4 | 87.5 | (Forecast) 40.3 |
*No stock splits or consolidations were made during the period above.
The record dates for dividends are as follows.
Year-end dividends | Record date for payment | : End of February |
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Interim dividends | Record date for payment | : August 31 |
Buyback Period | Number of Shares | Total Value* |
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April 15, 2019 – May 20, 2019 | 2,000,000 shares | 7.74 billion yen |
April 13, 2018- April 23, 2018 | 2,000,000 shares | 9.39 billion yen |
* Figures less than 100 million yen are rounded.
Excluding acquired shares disposed of in response to a request for additional purchase of shares less than one unit