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 Challenge Lies in Reviving a Company that Hasn't Grown, but Future IPO Prospects Are Anticipated

Is the Standard Market, a Collection of Problem Companies, a Gold Mine for Investors?

Without Fundamental Solutions, Will Companies Not Chang, After Moving to a Market with Lax Criteria?

Why Are There Many Companies Where Board of Directors Fails to Engage in Responsible Discussions?

Managers Should Prepare Long-Term Vision and Management Strategy Before Facing Activist Investors

How Long the Time-Killing Tactics of Companies with Average Foreign Ownership Can Last?

Unless Companies Are Delisted Even if They Change Markets, the Quality of Tokyo Market Won't Improve

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>3 years after TSE's request, companies have only just now prepared the calculation of their cost of capital, the verification of their capital profitability, and the setting of targets.</li>
<li>Survey results indicating that many companies lack responsible discussions at board meetings suggest that boards have a low awareness of setting corporate value enhancement as a management goal.</li>
<li>Investors will see through “initiatives” that a company merely disclosed to meet numbers without understanding the fundamentals of a corporation as nothing but pie in the sky.</li>
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3 years after TSE's request, companies have only just now prepared the calculation of their cost of capital, the verification of their capital profitability, and the setting of targets.
Survey results indicating that many companies lack responsible discussions at board meetings suggest that boards have a low awareness of setting corporate value enhancement as a management goal.
Investors will see through “initiatives” that a company merely disclosed to meet numbers without understanding the fundamentals of a corporation as nothing but pie in the sky.


Currently Situation Companies Are Matching Numbers Without Fully Grasping the Fundamentals

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

Currently Situation Companies Are Matching Numbers Without Fully Grasping the Fundamentals