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July 31, 2025 Company name: MEISEI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Name of representative: Tetsuji Yanase,
Representative Director and President (Securities code: 1976; Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime)
Inquiries: Atsuo Tanaka, Executive Officer,
General Manager of Finance Division (Telephone: +81-6-6447-0275)
Regarding Measures to Achieve Management Conscious of Capital Cost and Stock PriceOur company hereby announces that, at its Board of Directors meeting held on July 31, 2025, it resolved to analyze and evaluate the current status of our company, and to implement policies for future improvement, with regard to measures to achieve management conscious of capital cost and stock price.
Analysis and Evaluation of the Current Status
Under the Medium-Term Management Plan 2024-2026 (covering the fiscal year ending March 2025 to March 2027) launched in fiscal 2024, our company has set "Investments for the Future Leap Forward" as a basic policy, and is working to strengthen its earnings base by deepening and evolving existing businesses and develop a sustainable growth strategy.
*Details of the Medium-Term Management Plan https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/1976/tdnet/2448049/00.pdf Changes in figures and indicators for the last 5 fiscal years of our company are as follows:
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Net sales
Millions of yen
50,533
48,389
55,890
60,377
66,283
Operating profit
Millions of yen
6,742
5,641
7,258
8,548
11,235
Profit
Millions of yen
4,600
3,793
4,680
6,243
8,454
ROE
(%)
8.8%
6.9%
8.2%
10.2%
12.8%
ROIC
(%)
8.3%
6.8%
8.2%
9.2%
11.4%
End of period
stock price
yen
775
690
774
1,313
1,294
PBR
times
0.74
0.62
0.65
1.01
0.90
PER
times
8.6
9.2
8.2
10.4
7.4
For the fiscal year ended March 2025, ROE and ROIC were 12.8% and 11.4%, respectively, both exceeding our company's expected cost of capital (approximately 6%).
On the other hand, market evaluation indicators such as PBR and P/E remain at low levels, and we recognize that the following initiatives are important to obtain an appropriate assessment of corporate value.
・Enhancement of growth strategy
・Strengthening capital policy
・Aggressive development of investor relations activities
Through these activities, we aim to further deepen shareholder understanding of our company business.
Policies and targets
Based on the analysis of the current situation, our company will strengthen initiatives based on the following policies and targets.
Enhancement of Growth Strategy
・Strengthening the business base in the domestic market and aggressively expanding into overseas markets
・Aggressive implementation of growth investments, including human capital
・Continuous development of next-generation energy technologies
Strengthening capital policies
・Enhancement of shareholder returns Basic dividend policy
① Target DOE (dividend on equity) of 4% or more
② Dividend payout ratio of 30% to 40%
Determination based on comprehensive consideration of the above
・Flexible acquisition of treasury stock in consideration of capital efficiency
・Consideration for reducing cross-shareholdings
Aggressive development of IR activities
・Enhancement of integrated reports and English disclosures
・Strengthening the sustainability promotion system
・Continuous information dissemination through dialogue with investors
