Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors
The TechnoPro Group is committed to transparent disclosure and constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors to enhance corporate value in the medium to long term. Opinions and requests received during our investor relations activities are reported to the Board of Directors and management meetings to help improve shareholder value.
Policy on Constructive Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors
The TechnoPro Group has established the following basic policy regarding the development of framework and initiatives to promote constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors.
Basic Approach
・TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) proactively engages in investor relations activities as the Company considers that constructive dialogue with investors, including shareholders, will contribute to the Company’s sustainable growth and enhancement of shareholder value over the medium to long term.
Representatives for Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors
・The Communication and IR Office of Management Planning Department, which is overseen by the CFO, represents the primary contact point for the dialogue with shareholders and investors. Also, the Communication and IR Office regularly conducts appropriate information sharing and discussions with related departments from a professional standpoint, working together to improve communication with shareholders and investors.
・The CFO and CEO are primarily in charge of the dialogue with shareholders and investors. Depending on the needs and objectives of shareholders and investors, the COO and other Directors (including Outside Directors and Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) shall engage in the dialogue to the extent deemed reasonable by the Company.
Initiatives to Enhance the Means of Dialogue
・The Company aims to promote dialogue with shareholders and investors by enhancing the means of communication, including the General Meeting of Shareholders and bilateral meetings, as well as investor conferences held regularly.
・To ensure fair disclosure to overseas shareholders, the Company prepares English translations for important information such as timely disclosure materials, publishing them on its English website.
Reporting the Dialogue to Management
・The Company regularly reports opinions and requests received during communication with shareholders and investors to the Board of Directors, using them to enhance shareholder value.
Identifying the Shareholder Composition
・The Company is committed to promote communication with its shareholders based on the results of periodic surveys of ownership structure.
Managing Insider Information
・When engaging in dialogue with shareholders and investors, the Company strives to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and to manage insider information appropriately.
Promoting Understanding of the Medium-Term Management Plan
・The Company provides its business strategy and financial plan, as well as profitability, capital efficiency, and other targets set out in the medium-term management plan. In addition, the Company explains how it will review its business portfolio and allocate management resources in a plain, logical, and clear manner.
Our basic approach to disclosure including IR activities, and the framework for disclosure management is outlined in the “Disclosure Policy.”
Shareholder Dialogue held in FY24.6
Overview of IR Activities and Speakers
Activities | Number of Meetings held | Main Speakers | Contents |
---|---|---|---|
Financial Results Briefing | 4 | CEO、CFO |
・Financial results briefings webcast held quarterly (CFO explains for Q1 and Q3 results, CEO and CFO explain for Q2 and Full Year results) ・Posting documents on website (financial results slide presentations, transcripts and Q&A, videos) |
Conferences | 7 | CEO、CFO | ・Participating in conferences for domestic and overseas institutional investors hosted by securities companies |
IR Meetings (Overseas) | 584 (280) |
CEO、CFO、 IR team |
・Bilateral meetings with domestic and overseas institutional investors and sell-side analysts |
Briefings for Individual Investors | 2 | CEO | ・Holding online briefing sessions for individual investors |
Disclosure on Website | at any time | ― | ・Posting timely disclosure materials, Annual and Quarterly Securities Reports, Integrated Report, IR Corporate Information, Convocation Notices of General Meeting of Shareholders, etc. |
Results by Correspondents
CEO | 91 |
CFO | 229 |
Other officers (including Directors) | 41 |
IR team | 223 |
Main Topics and Shareholder Interests
Business Environment / Financial |
・Market environment of the engineer dispatching ・Customer demand trends ・Our Competitive Advantage in Recruiting ・Progress of passing costs on billing price and wage increase for engineers |
Medium-Term Management Plan | ・Medium-Term Management Plan progress |
Sustainability |
・Initiatives for human capital management ・Measures to curb turnover |
Shareholder Returns | ・Basic stance on shareholder returns |
Reporting to Management and the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors receives reports on opinions and requests from shareholders and investors expressed during the dialogue regularly (four times a year). Those reports are also shared with the Group Management Committee, which discusses important matters related to business execution, and are used to formulate the Group's management strategies.
Improving Financial Results Materials |
・In response to requests to visualize the progress of the Medium-Term Management Plan, provide detailed information on revenue, headcount, and unit sales prices for key solution businesses ・Disclose detailed quarterly KPIs in the Factbook |
Enhancing Sustainability Disclosures |
・Enhance disclosure of sustainability-related KPIs ・Disclose the percentage of satisfied employees in the Employee Satisfaction survey |
Providing Dialogue Opportunities with Executives in Charge of Operations | ・Conduct small meetings with COO of the Company and CEO of overseas subsidiaries |
Providing Dialogue Opportunities with Outside Directors | ・Conduct small meetings of Outside Directors with different attendees each year |
Enhancing Corporate Governance Disclosures |
・Disclose analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors ・Disclose reasons for selection, disclose and periodic review of items of skill matrix |