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>Companies with low CEO approval ratings at AGMs are likely to implement measures that will be effective by the following year's AGM, which is thought to affect stock price performance.</li>
<li>A low approval rate tends to mean that foreign shareholding ratio is high. Foreign investors invest in companies with potential to significantly increase corporate value if they can solve problems.</li>
<li>Many of the companies that currently enjoy superior returns on capital, stock valuations, and corporate governance practices have improved their management through the backdrop of high foreign ownership (voting power).</li>
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Companies with low CEO approval ratings at AGMs are likely to implement measures that will be effective by the following year's AGM, which is thought to affect stock price performance.
A low approval rate tends to mean that foreign shareholding ratio is high. Foreign investors invest in companies with potential to significantly increase corporate value if they can solve problems.
Many of the companies that currently enjoy superior returns on capital, stock valuations, and corporate governance practices have improved their management through the backdrop of high foreign ownership (voting power).


Ultimately, It Is the Power of Voting that Can Reform Management

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Ultimately, It Is the Power of Voting that Can Reform Management