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>By nature, management is expected to establish an organizational structure that ensures compliance with laws and regulations, and to put in place a management system to ensure such compliance. </li>
<li>This is a governance issue, but it goes beyond that. If a loose corporate culture permeates the company, it would have an impact on various areas, such as reduced competitiveness.</li>
<li>Based on the analysis of Metrical Score, companies that have enhanced their corporate governance and performed stable earnings and high stock valuations would have minimized risk of falling into scandal.</li>
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By nature, management is expected to establish an organizational structure that ensures compliance with laws and regulations, and to put in place a management system to ensure such compliance. 
This is a governance issue, but it goes beyond that. If a loose corporate culture permeates the company, it would have an impact on various areas, such as reduced competitiveness.
Based on the analysis of Metrical Score, companies that have enhanced their corporate governance and performed stable earnings and high stock valuations would have minimized risk of falling into scandal.


Lax Governance Would Affects Not Only Occurrence of Scandals, but Also Areas Such as Competitiveness

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

Lax Governance Would Affects Not Only Occurrence of Scandals, but Also Areas Such as Competitiveness