Distribution of Profits
Policy for Earnings Distributions
Returning earnings to shareholders is one of the highest priorities of Kagome. For 2019, Kagome plans to pay a year-end dividend of 40 yen per share, the sum of an ordinary dividend of 30 yen and a 120th anniversary commemorative dividend of 10 yen. Kagome plans to pay a dividend of 36 yen per share for 2020.
Retained earnings are used for investments and other activities for increasing corporate value with the aim of producing returns for shareholders through the growth of business operations in the future.
Dividend per share
2017/12
2018/12
2019/12
2020/12
2021/12
Interim
-
-
-
-
-
Year end
30.00
40.00
35.00
36.00
37.00
（Forecasts）
Full year
30.00
40.00
35.00
36.00
37.00
（Forecasts）
The 2018 year-end dividend is the sum of an ordinary dividend of 30 yen and a commemorative dividend of 10 yen.
Payout ratio
2017/12
2018/12
2019/12
2020/12
2021/12
Payout ratio
26.3
30.8
30.5
36.8
37.6
（Forecasts）
Shareholder Benefits
Starting in 2019, qualified shareholders who have owned Kagome shares continuously for at least six months receive a collection of Kagome products once every year.
Click here for more information about shareholder benefits.
Purchases of treasury shares in 2020
(1) Purchases authorized by shareholder resolutions
None
(２) Purchases authorized by Board of Directors resolutions
Number of shares
Value (million yen)
480,000
1,208
(３) Purchases for other reasons
Number of shares
Value (million yen)
1,181
3
(４) Use of treasury shares and ownership of treasury shares
Number of shares
Value (million yen)
Stock sold/distributed to
third parties
-
-
Stock canceled
-
-
Stock involving mergers,
exchanges of shares and divestitures
-
-
Others
(exercise of stock options)
4,800
11
Treasury shares held
4,945,707
-
