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.

Going Private Is an Option for Both the Companies and Investors

Not Sure if Activist Investor's Agenda Will Be Approved, but JSF's Value May Be Higher than Expected

A Company Invested by an Activist Should Understand that It’s Not Fully Exploiting Its Potential

Reason Behind the Difference in Management Between Family Companies and Others Is the Shareholding

Huge Gap in Awareness of Human Rights Between Japanese Companies and Investors

Japan's Governance: What Are the Effective Factors for Stock Returns?

The Question of Whether the Parent Company Was Aware of Legal Compliance and Corporate Governance

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>There is a gap between investors, who seek KPIs that reflect future cash flows and cost of capital to determine the prospects for corporate value, and the company.</li>
<li>Many companies aren't able to manage investment and return by business, and under such conditions it is difficult to show future investments and growth prospects in a mid-term business plan.</li>
<li>Metrical's analysis shows that simply increasing shareholder returns isn’t sufficient to raise market capitalization; growth policy and capital allocation policy must be systematically established as part of management policy.</li>
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There is a gap between investors, who seek KPIs that reflect future cash flows and cost of capital to determine the prospects for corporate value, and the company.
Many companies aren't able to manage investment and return by business, and under such conditions it is difficult to show future investments and growth prospects in a mid-term business plan.
Metrical's analysis shows that simply increasing shareholder returns isn’t sufficient to raise market capitalization; growth policy and capital allocation policy must be systematically established as part of management policy.


Not Which KPI Is Better, but What Is Shared Between Investors and Managers to Achieve the Same Goal

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

Not Which KPI Is Better, but What Is Shared Between Investors and Managers to Achieve the Same Goal