■SFP Holdings' Shareholder Returns (3198)
For the fiscal year ending 2024/2, the interim dividend was increased and revised by 1 yen and the year-end dividend by 2 yen, respectively, based on strong current performance, etc., and the annual dividend was implemented at 23 yen (11 yen in the middle, 12 yen at the end of the fiscal year), which is an increase of 3 yen compared to the previous fiscal year. The annual dividend for the fiscal year ending 2025/2 is also planned to be 26 yen (13 yen in the middle, 13 yen at the end of the fiscal year) per share, which will increase dividends by 3 yen from the previous fiscal year. Also, the policy is to implement the shareholder benefit program as before.
Furthermore, as described above, treasury stock acquisitions (3,000,000 shares acquired, total acquisition price 5,940 million yen) were carried out on 2023/9/12 for the purpose of strengthening profit returns to shareholders, further improving capital efficiency, and complying with listing maintenance standards (tradable share ratio) (of which 2,975,000 shares were cancelled on 2024/2/5).
(Written by FISCO Visiting Analyst Ikuo Shibata)