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.

Managers Will Be Asked Whether They Explained to Investors Why Equity Financing Is the Best Option

The New Expectations for Individual Investors Go Hand in Hand with Caution Toward Activist Investors

Expecting Individual Shareholders to Always Act in Line with a Company’s Expectations Is Risky, But

What Companies Should Do to Prevent the Erosion of Expectations from Leading to a Reversal in P/B

Updating the Relationship Between P/B and ROE

The Choice of Whether to Distribute Cash or Invest It in the Business Rests with Managers

Does the Shift in Shareholder Composition Drive a Transition to Value-Creating Management?

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Raising capital through equity from the market isn't the only function of the stock market. The significance of making corporate value visible in the form of market capitalization is immense.</li>
<li>The reason companies rushed to raise equity capital during the bubble economy was due to lack of understanding of corporate finance and management practices that failed to engage with shareholders.</li>
<li>While an ROE of 8% is merely a threshold based on general trends, it serves as a significant indicator for encouraging a shift toward shareholder-oriented management.</li>
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Raising capital through equity from the market isn't the only function of the stock market. The significance of making corporate value visible in the form of market capitalization is immense.
The reason companies rushed to raise equity capital during the bubble economy was due to lack of understanding of corporate finance and management practices that failed to engage with shareholders.
While an ROE of 8% is merely a threshold based on general trends, it serves as a significant indicator for encouraging a shift toward shareholder-oriented management.


The Cleanup Left over from the Bubble Economy’s Heyday Is Finally Coming to an End

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The Cleanup Left over from the Bubble Economy’s Heyday Is Finally Coming to an End