Dividend Payout Policy

The Company ranks the return of profits to shareholders as one of its highest priorities in its management. The Company aims to further strengthen the Bandai Namco Group’s competitiveness and, while maintaining a sound financial status, to achieve regular distributions of dividends and improvement in the Company’s corporate value. Specifically, the Company follows a basic policy of providing a return to shareholders that targets a total return ratio of 50% or more based on stable dividend payments of 2% of DOE (dividends on equity). Under this policy, the Company strives to maintain long-term and stable dividend levels and be more aware of capital cost.

Dividends Summary

Dividends per share Total amount of dividends(Full-year)(¥ million)
End of second quarter Fiscal year-end Total
FY2023.3
FY2023.3 ¥ 27 ¥ 179 ¥ 206 45,337
FY2022.3
FY2022.3 ¥ 24 ¥ 188 ¥ 212 46,649
FY2021.3
FY2021.3 ¥ 21 ¥ 91 ¥ 112 24,640
FY2020.3
FY2020.3 ¥ 20 ¥ 112 ¥ 132 29,034
FY2019.3
FY2019.3 ¥ 18 ¥ 127 ¥ 145 31,888
FY2018.3
FY2018.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 111 ¥ 123 27,045
FY2017.3
FY2017.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 70 ¥ 82 18,023
FY2016.3
FY2016.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 40 ¥ 52 11,429
FY2015.3
FY2015.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 50 ¥ 62 13,627
FY2014.3
FY2014.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 23 ¥ 35 7,693
FY2013.3
FY2013.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 33 ¥ 45 9,891
FY2012.3
FY2012.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 14 ¥ 26 5,783
FY2011.3
FY2011.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 12 ¥ 24 5,738
FY2010.3
FY2010.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 12 ¥ 24 5,797
FY2009.3
FY2009.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 12 ¥ 24 5,853
FY2008.3
FY2008.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 12 ¥ 24 6,092
FY2007.3
FY2007.3 ¥ 12 ¥ 16 ¥ 28 7,254

*The Company had provided returns to shareholders during FY2007.3 to FY2017.3 based on the previous policy that targets a payout ratio of 30% in accordance with consolidated operational results and based on stable annual dividend payments of ¥24 per share.