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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.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>A year after human capital disclosure became mandatory, little progress was made, but few companies, even those in top 100 in market capitalization, have self-assessed their milestones and actual progress.</li>
<li>While it was favored that companies with higher scores on human capital disclosure outperformed in stock price, it is reasonable to assume that multiple other factors had an impact. </li>
<li>Some companies formulated growth strategies by presenting clear cash/capital allocations and have actually achieved improved capital profitability. Human capital initiatives can be viewed as part of such autonomous “kaizen” activities.</li>
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A year after human capital disclosure became mandatory, little progress was made, but few companies, even those in top 100 in market capitalization, have self-assessed their milestones and actual progress.
While it was favored that companies with higher scores on human capital disclosure outperformed in stock price, it is reasonable to assume that multiple other factors had an impact. 
Some companies formulated growth strategies by presenting clear cash/capital allocations and have actually achieved improved capital profitability. Human capital initiatives can be viewed as part of such autonomous “kaizen” activities.


Human Capital Initiatives Can Also Be Viewed as Part of Such Autonomous “kaizen” Activities

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Human Capital Initiatives Can Also Be Viewed as Part of Such Autonomous “kaizen” Activities