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.

The Key Is to Be Able to Use Cash on Hand Effectively in the Future

Increasing Attention to the Role Played by Individuals in the Rising Trend of Stock Ownership

Companies Should Show a Path to Accelerated Profit Growth Rather than Shareholder Returns

Managers Should Consider That "TSE's Request" Has Changed the Rules of the Game

Isn't It Too Much to Expect Instantaneous Screening to Yield the Same Shares as Buffett's Approach?

Changing Japanese Companies Is Not TSE Request but Inflation that Changes Mindset of All Managers

If Japan Were Treasure Trove of Value Stocks, Global Investors Would Not Underweight Japanese Stocks

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Given the history of changes in the external environment that have changed managers' mindsets all at once, inflation and rising foreign shareholdings are likely to be the catalysts for change.</li>
<li>Given that some companies still do not show capital efficiency as a KPI, it is dangerous to expect much from individual companies' efforts to improve capital efficiency.</li>
<li>Whether or not to engage in management improvement is a matter for managers, but the catalyst is often an increase in foreign shareholdings. Changes are taking place in some companies.</li>
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Given the history of changes in the external environment that have changed managers' mindsets all at once, inflation and rising foreign shareholdings are likely to be the catalysts for change.
Given that some companies still do not show capital efficiency as a KPI, it is dangerous to expect much from individual companies' efforts to improve capital efficiency.
Whether or not to engage in management improvement is a matter for managers, but the catalyst is often an increase in foreign shareholdings. Changes are taking place in some companies.


What Changes in the External Environment Are Changing the Mindset of Managers?

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

What Changes in the External Environment Are Changing the Mindset of Managers?