Shareholder Return/Dividends

Basic policy of shareholder returns

Capital Policy

Basic Policy (After the change)
- While maintaining the sound financial base, we aim to improve the capital efficiency through growth investment and returns to shareholders.
- We will maintain stable dividends taking DOE (Dividend on Equity ratio) into account.

Dividends

  FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
(forecast)
Dividend per share (Yen) ¥75
(Year-end ¥45)
¥75
(Year-end ¥45)
¥52
(Year-end ¥32)
¥52
(Year-end ¥32)
Consolidated payout ratio (%) 70.9% 71.1% 76.9% 67.2%

The year-end dividend of 32 yen in FY2021 was decided at the Board Meeting on May 20.

Trend of net income and dividends

  Net income
(Billions of yen)
Dividend per share(Yen) Consolidated payout ratio (%)
Interim
dividend
Year-end
dividend
Annual
dividend
FY2021 3.9 20.00 32.00 52.00 76.9
FY2020 6.1 30.00 45.00 75.00 71.1
FY2019 6.1 30.00 45.00 75.00 70.9
FY2018 6.9 30.00 45.00 75.00 72.6
FY2017 6.6 20.00 38.00 58.00 65.9
FY2016 7.3 20.00 38.00 58.00 59.3
FY2015 13.6 20.00 38.00 58.00 31.8
FY2014 12.1 20.00 32.00 52.00 32.2
FY2013 12.0 10.00 42.00 52.00 32.3
FY2012 12.4 10.00 40.00 50.00 30.1