Independent Leading Corporate Governance Research

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.

Japan's Governance: Prime Market Listing Maintenance Criteria: Watts (2735)

Japan's Governance: TSE Market Reorganization Update and 100 Yen Shop Industry Reorganization: Seria

Japan's Governance: Prime Market Listing Criteria and Use of E-Voting Platform/Disclosure in English

Japan's Governance: Labor Productivity and Gender Diversity

Japan's Governance: Nomination Committee Update

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP)

<p>With interest rates beginning to rise worldwide, more and more attention is being paid to banking stocks. In Japan, it has been said that banks are a sector with a strong sense of horizontal alignment. In this article, I will consider the corporate governance aspects of bank stocks. 72 banks are included in the 1,709 companies in the Metrical Universe as of September 2021. The table below shows the median and mean metrics for the 72 banks in the metrical universe, including ROE, ROA, Tobin's Q, and the Metrical Score, a measure of corporate governance, and one component of the Metrical Score, the percentage of total board members who are independent directors.</p>

With interest rates beginning to rise worldwide, more and more attention is being paid to banking stocks. In Japan, it has been said that banks are a sector with a strong sense of horizontal alignment. In this article, I will consider the corporate governance aspects of bank stocks. 72 banks are included in the 1,709 companies in the Metrical Universe as of September 2021. The table below shows the median and mean metrics for the 72 banks in the metrical universe, including ROE, ROA, Tobin's Q, and the Metrical Score, a measure of corporate governance, and one component of the Metrical Score, the percentage of total board members who are independent directors.

Japan's Governance: Considerations for Bank Stocks