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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.

Revision of Corporate Governance Code Will Support Dialogue Between Overseas Investors and Companies

The Main Battlefield for Dissolution of Parent-Subsidiary Listings Will Shift to Standard Market

Recent Stock Price Rise May Be Due to Expectation for Greater Shareholder Returns Rather than Growth

Now Is Time to Increase the Number of Female Directors so that They Can Contribute to Value Creation

With Most Companies Still Unable to Show Results, There Is No Returning to “Stakeholderism”

Will Management that Incorporates Cost of Capital Be Fully Implemented 7 Years from Now, in 2028?

How Many Companies Will Be Able to Keep up with the Next Revision of the Corporate Governance Code?

The Data Also Shows that Companies with Low Stock Valuations Are Increasingly Using Share Buybacks

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Financial Services Agency is planning to revise the Corporate Governance Code because corporate governance reforms aimed at achieving sustainable growth and medium- to long-term corporate value have not been achieved.</li>
<li>The essence of the problem is that many managers have little interest in the goal of expanding shareholder profits, which is the purpose of a listed company.</li>
<li>When shareholders hold management accountable for continuing measures that do not raise stock prices or increase corporate value, it becomes catalyst for a return to shareholder-oriented management.</li>
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Financial Services Agency is planning to revise the Corporate Governance Code because corporate governance reforms aimed at achieving sustainable growth and medium- to long-term corporate value have not been achieved.
The essence of the problem is that many managers have little interest in the goal of expanding shareholder profits, which is the purpose of a listed company.
When shareholders hold management accountable for continuing measures that do not raise stock prices or increase corporate value, it becomes catalyst for a return to shareholder-oriented management.


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