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.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Even in parent-subsidiary listings, which form the core of business portfolio restructuring, some large companies have begun taking action, raising expectations for further improvements in capital profitability.</li>
<li>Companies that have businesses with low capital profitability often lack clear criteria for exiting those businesses, or even if they have established exit criteria, they aren't actually applied in practice.</li>
<li>Some companies still believe they cannot withdraw because establishing clear criteria would create inconsistencies with their current low-return capital business, forcing someone to clarify where responsibility lies.</li>
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Even in parent-subsidiary listings, which form the core of business portfolio restructuring, some large companies have begun taking action, raising expectations for further improvements in capital profitability.
Companies that have businesses with low capital profitability often lack clear criteria for exiting those businesses, or even if they have established exit criteria, they aren't actually applied in practice.
Some companies still believe they cannot withdraw because establishing clear criteria would create inconsistencies with their current low-return capital business, forcing someone to clarify where responsibility lies.


Japanese Companies Aren't Good at Adjusting Course or Withdrawing in Line with Environmental Changes

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Japanese Companies Aren't Good at Adjusting Course or Withdrawing in Line with Environmental Changes