In today’s briefing:
- First Step in Engagement in Term of Listening to Overseas Investors Is Seeking Disclosure in English
First Step in Engagement in Term of Listening to Overseas Investors Is Seeking Disclosure in English
- Companies with the highest Disclosure in English scores have the highest ROE, Tobin’s Q, Market Capitalization, and Foreign Shareholder Ratio, while companies with the lowest scores have the lowest values.
- Companies with the highest Disclosure in English scores also show generally higher Board Practices and Key Actions. Both Disclosure in English and these practices are the result of engagement efforts.
- If Disclosure in English and corporate governance efforts are advanced through engagement, it can be hypothesized that profitability will also increase through engagement with overseas investors.