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Daily Brief ESG: Modest ROE Growth Expected to Increase Shareholder Proposals for Higher Shareholder Returns and more

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  • Modest ROE Growth Expected to Increase Shareholder Proposals for Higher Shareholder Returns

Modest ROE Growth Expected to Increase Shareholder Proposals for Higher Shareholder Returns

By Aki Matsumoto

  • The fact that there is a certain correlation between ROE+DOE and TOPIX reconfirms that it’s effective to ask management to improve performance in terms of both profitability and shareholder return.
  • While % change in shareholders’ equity moves in line with % of change in net profit, dividend payout moves moves differently. Many companies still adopt a “stable dividend” policy.
  • If shareholders propose share repurchases, dividend increases, etc., it can be said that management has determined that the shareholder return (ROE+DOE) it has secured is not sufficient.

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