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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

Going Private Is Not a Problem for a Special Company, but a Common Problem for All Listed Companies

Not Promptly Retiring Treasury Stock Has Increased the Market Cap of Japanese-Style Calculations

Shareholder Benefits to Return Amid Rise in Foreign Ownership and Dissolution of Cross-Shareholdings

Independent Directors Are Responsible for Disclosures that Have Gaps from the Investors' Perspective

The Strategy Is More Important than Whether the Mid-Term Business Plan and the Actual Are Blurred

Activist Investors with Increased AUM Will Also Likely Target Larger Companies for Investment

Investors Are Disappointed that ROE Is Not Improving, yet Companies Can't Disclose to Improve It

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Besides not showing concrete measures to increase corporate value, the feasibility of the plan and the valuation at that time are often not verified, so disclosures that don't add up.</li>
<li>Listed subsidiaries and equity method affiliates account for 31.8% of all listed companies. The company is still in the process of restructuring its business portfolio.</li>
<li>The growth of each company's corporate value and stock market capitalization will be determined by how quickly issues that have not been initiated so far are resolved.</li>
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Besides not showing concrete measures to increase corporate value, the feasibility of the plan and the valuation at that time are often not verified, so disclosures that don't add up.
Listed subsidiaries and equity method affiliates account for 31.8% of all listed companies. The company is still in the process of restructuring its business portfolio.
The growth of each company's corporate value and stock market capitalization will be determined by how quickly issues that have not been initiated so far are resolved.


Companies Should Consider All Options, Not Just Maintaining Their Listing

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Companies Should Consider All Options, Not Just Maintaining Their Listing