■Shareholder return policy
Baltes Holdings <4442> did not prioritize internal reserves for future growth until the 2023/3 fiscal year, but it implemented an annual dividend of 4.0 yen for the fiscal year ending 2024/3. An annual dividend of 4.0 yen is also scheduled to be paid for the fiscal year ending 2025/3. As for the dividend policy thereafter, in order to promote the “basic strategy” described above, the basic policy will be an annual dividend of 4.0 yen for the time being.
(Written by FISCO Visiting Analyst Noboru Terashima)