Basic Policy on Distribution of Profits
1. Basic Policy on Distribution of Profits
Fuji Seal aims to realize a sustainable and circular society that brings peace and happiness to all through packaging, and to raise corporate value in the medium-term management plan which began in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. It positions continual increase of profit returns, while returning profits to shareholders based on consolidated results to be the most important management issue.
As such, the Company’s view on profit allocation is as follows.
- Invest in continued growth (technology development, human resource development, capital expenditures, M&A)
- Targeting a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 20–25%
- Increase the dividend per share in a stable and sustained manner
- Build a stable financial base prepared for emergencies and flexibly acquire and dispose of treasury stock (increase capital efficiency)
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the management environment encompassing the Fuji Seal Group remained challenging due to the continuation of surging raw materials and other prices and accelerated inflation in Europe and the Americas. In this climate, the Group accounted for the tax effects associated with a resolution it had passed on the dissolution and liquidation of Fuji Seal Switzerland AG, which is a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. As a result, net income was above the level of the business performance forecast announced on May 11, 2022.
At the Board of Directors meeting held on May 19, 2023, the Company decided to pay a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 of ¥18 per share, after taking into consideration the financial results for the fiscal year under review and its profit allocation policy of stable dividends. The Company will thus pay an annual dividend of ¥35 per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, which includes the already paid interim dividend (¥17 per share), for a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 27.9%.
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, the Group plans to pay an annual dividend of ¥35 per share based on the aforementioned basic policies. As a result, the Group expects to achieve a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30.9% for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
2.Dividend Trends (Per Share)
Fiscal Year | 2018/3 | 2019/3 | 2020/3 | 2021/3 | 2022/3 | 2023/3 |
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Cash Dividends Per Share (yen) | 23 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
Total dividends (Millions of yen) | 1,311 | 1,654 | 1,794 | 1,771 | 1,916 | 1,916 |
Net Sales (Millions of yen) | 154,724 | 162,189 | 160,925 | 163,635 | 170,321 | 184,035 |
Consolidated Net Income (Millions of yen) | 6,204 | 8,259 | 8,808 | 8,375 | 6,117 | 6,869 |
Net income per share (yen) | 108.91 | 144.78 | 155.51 | 150.93 | 111.70 | 125.43 |
Consolidated dividend payout ratio | 21.1% | 20.0% | 20.6% | 21.2% | 31.3% | 27.9% |
ROE | 7.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 5.8% | 6.0% |
Average number of shares during the period (shares) | 56,973,829 | 57,045,725 | 56,642,827 | 55,489,651 | 54,764,416 | 54,764,711 |
*The Company conducted a 2-for-1 stock split on January 1, 2017. Figures for related items have been adjusted.