TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. (“the Company”) has set “Responsibility to provide returns to shareholders” as part of its management philosophy and believes that dividends come first in returning profits to shareholders. The Company seeks to increase corporate value driven by both economic value and social value and has adopted a basic policy of working to steadily increase dividends by increasing profit per share. The Company aims to achieve a dividend payout ratio of 30% with a dividend on equity (DOE) ratio of 3.5%. The company will return profits through dividends, based on a comprehensive consideration of these indicators, business performance, and maintenance of a sound financial position.
The Company also regards acquiring treasury stock as a way of returning profit to shareholders, which it will carry out with the aim of improving capital efficiency as necessary.
The Company plans a year-end dividend of 45 yen per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, which, together with the interim dividend, gives an annual dividend of 90 yen, a dividend payout ratio of 76.0%, and a dividend on equity (DOE) ratio of 3.8%. Furthermore, the Company plans an annual dividend of 90 yen per share (interim dividend: 45 yen, yearend dividend: 45 yen) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.