Shareholders & Investors
- Encouraging sound investment decisions and improving the quality of management -
IR/SR Policies and Guidelines
At Epson we recognize that to sustain growth and increase corporate value long-term, we must increase the transparency of management and forge lasting partnerships and relationships of trust through honest dialogue with stakeholders. Accordingly, we have articulated a policy on the disclosure of information to shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders and, in line with this policy, are enhancing our investor relations and sustainability reporting (IR & SR) and engaging in constructive dialogue.
The president, the officer in charge of IR & SR, or managers in the IR & SR organizations or other relevant departments represent Epson in dialogue with shareholders and investors. Directors, including outside directors, may also participate within reason. Feedback gained from talks with shareholders and investors is shared with the executive management team and is used to improve management quality.
Although the number of shareholders and investors we can meet in person is limited, we are actively using tools such as bulletins and websites to convey our ideas to as many people as possible. We are focusing particularly on creating a website that can deliver information to a large audience simultaneously and are constantly updating sustainability and IR information.
Analyst and investor meetings
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 135 | 142 | 134 | 136 |
| (SR interviews*) | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| Overseas | 104 | 127 | 121 | 112 |
| Total | 239 | 269 | 255 | 248 |
* SR interviews included in Japan (domestic) meetings.
IR Basic Cycle
* This cycle is subject to change.
Other IR-related activities
- Examine improvements to IR & sustainability tools and information
- Release shareholders' meeting materials early and enhance the content
- Provide English language information to overseas investors
- Update and enhance the sustainability website
- Ensure compliance with the Corporate Governance Code and disclose actions taken
FY2024 Engagement Activities
Providing Investors with Information to Deepen Their Understanding of Epson
The reality is that Epson's business is not sufficiently recognized by global investors.
We are thus working to improve our corporate website to help more investors gain a deeper understanding of Epson. Toward this end, we have launched a new feature section that offers a clear overview of Epson to augment the financial results materials, business strategy presentations, and data that we have been providing all along. This new section, titled “Epson in 5 Minutes,” present information about aspects of our businesses, including their composition, competitive strengths, and market positioning in a concise and straightforward manner.
We plan to continue to enhance our communications to help a broad range of investors gain a deeper understanding of Epson and our business activities.
Discussions aimed at increasing Epson's corporate value
Epson has made management improvements in response to the issues identified through dialogue and social trends in the previous fiscal year (FY2023), and has disclosed the progress of these improvements, including the following, in the Integrated Report 2024 and other reports.
In response to suggestions from the discussions based on the Integrated Report 2023, we have enhanced the disclosure of the following items.
- Calculation and disclosure of GHG reduction contribution
- DX progress
- Human resource strategy linked to management strategy
- Enhanced disclosure of human rights initiatives
Based on the information disclosed in the Integrated Report and other reports, we held dialogues with our shareholders and investors in FY2024, and as a result, we received evaluations of our efforts to improve management to date and valuable feedback for further improvement.
- Environmental initiatives
- DX progress
- Human resource strategy
The results of the dialogue are reported at the Sustainability Strategy Meeting and Board of Directors meetings and utilized for further management improvement. In addition, we report the capital market's reaction to the announcement of financial results to the Management Committee, and we also share the opinions and requests we receive directly from shareholders and investors after the announcement of financial results internally through weekly reports and other means to promote understanding of investors' concerns and issues, and to use them as a reference for our business activities and efforts to improve disclosure.
