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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.

Interest Will Be Focused on when the TSE Will Begin Cleaning up the Prime Market

It Is Hoped that the Content of Shareholder Meetings Will Be Enhanced in the Future

Mismatch Between Documents Needed by Foreign Investors and Those Translated in English by Companies

The Light and Dark Sides of the Creation of the TSE Prime Market Make Us Think Again

The Key to Creating Added Value Is to Shift to Management that Values Human Resources

Japan's Governance: TSE Market Reorganization And "Transitional Measures”

Mandatory Disclosure of Gender Wage Differentials Is Still a First Step

Japan's Gender Gap Index Remains Low. Power to Change the Existing Structure Is Still Invisible.

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>For the majority of companies applying the measures, the market capitalization in circulation is less than 10 billion yen, which is the reason for not meeting the listing criteria.</li>
<li>The only solution to this problem is to raise the stock price, which can only be done either by improving profits or by raising the expectation on the future profits.</li>
<li>It won't be long before the time comes when the criteria will be questioned in the first place, whether tradable market capitalization of 10 billion yen is sufficiently liquid investment.</li>
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For the majority of companies applying the measures, the market capitalization in circulation is less than 10 billion yen, which is the reason for not meeting the listing criteria.
The only solution to this problem is to raise the stock price, which can only be done either by improving profits or by raising the expectation on the future profits.
It won't be long before the time comes when the criteria will be questioned in the first place, whether tradable market capitalization of 10 billion yen is sufficiently liquid investment.


The Time Is Not Far off when the Prime Market Listing Criteria Itself Will Be Questioned

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

The Time Is Not Far off when the Prime Market Listing Criteria Itself Will Be Questioned