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Bridge Report:(4312)Cybernet Systems the first half of fiscal year ending December 2020

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Reiko Yasue,

President & CEO

Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. (4312)

 

 

Company Information

Company

TSE 1st Section

Industry

Information and communications

President

Reiko Yasue

HQ Address

FUJISOFT Bldg. 3 Kanda-neribeicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Year-end

December

Homepage

https://www.cybernet.jp/english/

 

Stock Information

Share Price

Number of shares issued (excluding treasury shares)

Total market cap

ROE(Act.)

Trading Unit

¥762

31,178,149 shares

¥23,757million

9.6%

100 shares

DPS(Est.)

Dividend yield (Est.)

EPS(Est.)

PER(Est.)

BPS(Act.)

PBR(Act.)

¥20.86

2.7%

¥41.72

18.3 x

¥432.12

1.8 x

*The share price is the closing price on August 7. The number of shares issued was calculated by subtracting the treasury shares from the number of outstanding shares at the end of the latest quarter. ROE and BPS are from the last year-end.

 

Consolidated Earnings

Fiscal Year

Net Sales

Operating Income

Ordinary Income

Profit attributable

to owners of parent

EPS (¥)

DPS (¥)

December 2016(Act.)

16,031

1,027

1,001

462

14.83

13.00

December 2017(Act.)

17,987

1,504

1,639

937

30.09

15.05

December 2018(Act.)

19,719

1,502

1,684

-656

-21.07

16.52

December 2019(Act.)

21,350

2,020

2,145

1,258

40.38

20.19

December 2020(Est.)

22,000

2,060

2,140

1,300

41.72

20.86

* Forecast is company forecast. Unit: ¥mn

 

This bridge report shows the results of Cybernet System Co., Ltd.'s financial results for the first half of fiscal year ending December 2020, and forecasts for the fiscal year ending December 2020.

Table of Contents

Key Points
1.Company Overview
2.First half of Fiscal Year December 2020 Earnings Results
3.Fiscal Year December 2020 Earnings Forecasts
4.Conclusions
<Reference: Regarding Corporate Governance>

 

 

Key points

  • In the first half of the fiscal year 2020, sales and operating income grew 0.6% and 25.0% year on year, respectively. Although some customers canceled or postponed projects due to the spread of COVID-19, the negative impact was within the expected range. While consolidated sales were in line with the plan thanks to the increased sales in IT Solution Services through telecommuting and meeting the needs of IT asset management, and the steady growth in contract renewals in CAE Solution Services, the company’s efforts in cost reduction bore fruit, resulting in a significant increase in profit.

     

  • Earnings estimates for the full fiscal year remain unchanged. Sales and operating income are estimated to increase 3.0% and 2.0% year on year, respectively. The company is “closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and will work to minimize the impact on its business performance.” It also strives to improve its operational productivity, recognizing the “coexistence with the virus = the era of leading our daily lives while coping with COVID-19,” while ensuring the safety and preventing infection of customers, other concerned parties, employees and their families. The company plans “to disclose the updated forecast promptly if it becomes necessary to revise its earnings forecast.” It will pay a term-end dividend of 10.43 yen, and when combined with the dividend at the end of the second quarter, the total annual dividend will be 20.86 yen, up 0.67 yen from the previous year (payout rati 50%).

     

  • Sales were 54.0% of full-year estimates (55.3% in the same period last year on an actual full-year results basis) and operating income was 98.6% of full-year estimates (80.4% in the same period last year on an actual full-year results basis). Although the progress is at a high level, the company considers that customer trends are polarized with “budget restraint caused by deteriorating performance” and “continued investment in growth,” and uncertainty remains even in the second half of the year. In fact, automobile manufacturers, which are their main customers, have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, and it is expected that their R&D investment will be more well-defined than ever before. We would like to pay attention to the company’s business operation in the environment where we always need to cope with COVID-19 in our daily lives.

     

     

1. Company Overview

With “Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Solution” and “IT Solution” as two pillars of the business, Cybernet supports the manufacturing of goods, “Monozukuri.” CAE includes virtual designing and experimentation (simulation) on a computer. In the process of product development, CAE helps achieve high quality, shorten the development period, and reduce development cost. It is also environmentally friendly as it reduces waste materials generated by trial production. The Company is engaged in a license sales and maintenance service of more than 50 kinds of globally recognized software provided by more than 20 companies as well as an agency service to approximately 2,000 companies in the fields of automobiles, machinery, electric machinery and 500 research institutions and universities.

The company has formed a corporate group with 15 consolidated subsidiaries and operates the businesses in North America, the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, and Asia. Also, it owns 53.9% of the voting rights of FUJI SOFT INCORPORATED, which is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

 

Corporate Philosophy

Cybernet’s corporate philosophy is “We will contribute to the advancement of our customers and society by providing solutions that generate high satisfaction through enhanced value-added and high-quality services.” With its corporate message of “Energy for your Innovation.” Cybernet aims to become the “First Contact Company” for customers for CAE, that always walks with them and that they trust.

 

1-1 Business Description

Cybernet’s business is divided into CAE Solution Services providing CAE solutions and related technical services, and IT Solution Services providing IT solutions centered on security-related solutions. CAE Solution Services account for over 80% of the entire business of the Group.

 

CAE Solution Services
Distributor Business and Vendor Business, both of which sell CAE software and hardware for analysis and simulation in conjunction with a Computer Aided Design (CAD) system, CAE Solution Services manage Consulting Business, design of electronic circuits and boards, model-based development (MBD, to be described later), engineering (consignment) services such as PIDO, and user education and support services such as holding seminars, user conferences, and case presentations.

 

CAE application areas

MCAE(Mechanical CAE)

After completing the designing process using CAD, it provides software and services that support analysis of structure, heat transfer, electromagnetic, and thermal fluid. The main product is the multi-physics (multiple physical forces) analysis tool “ANSYS,” a product of ANSYS, Inc. (U.S.)

Optical Design

It offers optical analysis for lens design, etc., illumination analysis, optical communication system analysis and measurement tools related to organic EL and optical member characteristics, and solutions and services. Main products include “CODE V” (optical design evaluation program) and “LightTools” (analytical software for lighting design) both manufactured by Synopsys, Inc. (U.S.)

MBD(Model Based Development)

MBD is a design methodology that implements a development process of plan, design, and verification based on formula models. Main products include the STEM computing platform “Maple” and the system-level modeling and simulation tool “MapleSim”, both of which are provided by the Canadian subsidiary.

Other fields

The 3D tolerance management tool (optimization of costs and quality based on the assembly part dimensions of the evaluation object and evaluation on variation of parts), which is a product of the U.S. subsidiary, and optimized design support tools (analysis automation, robust control / reliability evaluation, application of quality engineering, etc.) by the Belgian subsidiary.

 

IT Solution Services
IT Solution Services offer security related solutions centered on Broadcom’s endpoint security products(former name: Symantec Enterprise Security) that prevent computer virus infections and information leaks in the servers and client PCs, IT asset management solutions (multiple sales of major products) including “SKYSEA Client View” (SKY Inc.) and “QND Advance” (Quality Software Inc.), and cloud-based single sign-on/access control (IDaaS) solutions using IDaaS (Cloud ID Management) product “OneLogin.”

1-2 Major subsidiaries

Name of the company

Country

Business overview

CYBERNET SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

China

It provides CAE total solutions including sales and support, education, consulting, etc., focusing on products developed by the Cybernet Group and optical software, structural analysis, thermal fluid analysis

CYBERNET SYSTEMS TAIWAN CO., LTD. (Investment ratio 57%)

Taiwan

It provides CAE total solutions including sales and support, education, consulting, etc. focusing on products developed by the Cybernet Group and optical software, structural analysis, thermal fluid analysis

CYFEM Inc.

(Investment ratio 65%)

South Korea

It provides CAE total solutions including sales and support, education, consulting, etc., focusing on optical software

CYBERNET SYSTEMS MALAYSIA SDN. BHD

Malaysia

It provides CAE total solutions including sales and support, education, consulting, etc. focusing on products developed by the Cybernet Group and optical software, structural analysis, thermal fluid analysis

CYBERNET MBSE CO., LTD.

Japan

It provides engineering services such as contract analysis and consulting for model-based development, and develops and sells software

Sigmetrix, L.L.C.

The U.S.

It develops and sells 3D tolerance management tools and provides consulting services

WATERLOO MAPLE INC.

Canada

It develops and sells system-level modeling and simulation and provides consulting services

Noesis Solutions NV

Belgium

It develops and sells optimized design support tools and provides consulting services

 

2.First half of Fiscal Year December 2020 Earnings Results

【Impact of the spread of COVID-19】

Due to the spread of COVID-19, some customers canceled or postponed projects, but the negative impact was within the scope expected in the first quarter. As for income, the company’s efforts in cost reduction bore fruit, with each income level exceeding the estimate. Impacts and initiatives in each segment are as below.

 

In CAE Solution Services, the impact on maintenance contract renewals was limited, but the purchase of licenses (new contracts) was canceled or postponed by some customers. In Engineering Services, some customers canceled or postponed their projects. As for sales, the company focused on expanding online interviews and online seminars, and actively participated in online events, in order to make up for the limitations of face-to-face sales. In addition, the company minimized the impact on its business performance through cost control.

 

IT Solution Services also experienced some customers canceling or postponing license purchases, but maintenance contract renewals were not significantly affected. The company promoted its cloud-based services and telework solutions to meet customer needs for new lifestyles which copes with COVID-19 in the post-pandemic world, as well as expanded its online seminars and minimized the impact of the infection on business performance through cost control.

 

2-1 Consolidated results for the first half

 

1H of FY12/19

Ratio to sales

1H of FY12/20

Ratio to sales

YoY

Forecast

Compared with

Forecasts

Sales

11,798

100.0%

11,871

100.0%

+0.6%

11,870

+0.0%

Gross profit

4,734

40.1%

4,876

41.1%

+3.0%

- 

-

SG&A expenses

3,109

26.4%

2,845

24.0%

-8.5%

- 

-

Operating Income

1,624

13.8%

2,031

17.1%

+25.0%

1,650

+23.1%

Ordinary Income

1,657

14.0%

2,011

16.9%

+21.4%

1,690

+19.0%

Net Income

1,049

8.9%

1,343

11.3%

+28.0%

1,082

+24.1%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Sales and operating income increased 0.6% and 25.0% year on year, respectively
Sales grew 0.6% year on year to 11,870 million yen, in line with the plan. Despite a 0.5% decrease in sales of CAE Solution Services, sales of IT Solution Services, which tapped into telecommuting and IT asset management needs, increased 5.8% year on year. In CAE Solution Services, while maintenance contract renewals for multi-physics analysis and optical analysis tools, mainly in mechanical, precision, and other manufacturing industries saw some progress, license sales declined. Engineering Services were sluggish, particularly in the automotive sector.
Operating income augmented 25.0% year on year to 2,030 million yen. Gross profit increased 3.0% year on year due to an increase in sales in Japan which accounted for 82.5% of consolidated sales, mainly from contract renewals, and an improvement in the cost ratio as a result of a decrease in technical service costs, including lower outsourced processing, and travel and transportation expenses. On the other hand, SG&A expenses dropped 8.5% year on year, as a result of lower travel expenses and lower equipment costs associated with the floor renovation in the previous term. Despite a decline in non-operating income due to lower subsidy income, net income was 1,340 million yen, up 28.0% year on year.

 

Sales by Category of Industry(Individual)

 

1H of FY 12/19

Component ratio

1H of FY 12/20

Component ratio

YoY

Electrical equipment

2,998

30.7%

2,799

28.8%

-6.6%

Machinery & Precision Machinery

1,486

15.2%

1,718

17.7%

+15.6%

Transportation equipment

1,430

14.7%

1,043

10.7%

-27.0%

Other manufacturing industry

1,170

12.0%

1,377

14.1%

+17.7%

Education institution/government and municipal offices

803

8.2%

773

7.9%

-3.7%

Information and Communications

604

6.2%

555

5.7%

-8.0%

Others

1,261

12.9%

1,467

15.1%

+16.3%

Total

9,754

100.0%

9,735

100.0%

-0.2%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Sales by Contract type(Individual)

 

1H of FY 12/19

Component ratio

1H of FY 12/20

Component ratio

YoY

Licenses

8,688

100.0%

8,945

100.0%

+3.0%

New licenses

2,807

32.3%

2,702

30.2%

-3.7%

Renewals

5,880

67.7%

6,243

69.8%

+6.2%

Others

1,066

-

789

-

-26.0%

Total

9,754

-

9,735

-

-0.2%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

 

2-2 Trend by segment

 

1H of FY 12/19

Composition

Ratio/Profit Margin

1H of FY 12/20

Composition

Ratio/Profit Margin

YoY

CAE Solution Services

9,732

82.5%

9,684

81.6%

-0.5%

IT Solution Services

2,066

17.5%

2,186

18.4%

+5.8%

Consolidated sales

11,798

-

11,871

-

+0.6%

CAE Solution Services

2,186

22.5%

2,573

26.6%

+17.7%

IT Solution Services

204

9.9%

138

6.3%

-32.3%

Adjustments

-765

-

-680

-

-

Consolidated operating income(Operating income margin)

1,624

13.8%

2,031

17.1%

+25.0%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

CAE Solution Services
Sales declined to 9,680 million yen (down 0.5% year on year), and segment profit increased to 2,570 million yen (up 17.7% year on year). Sales of new licenses for multi-physics analysis and optical analysis tools, which are the company’s core products, dropped with some customers canceling or postponing installation due to the COVID-19 crisis, but was offset by the increased maintenance contract renewals, mainly in mechanical, precision, and other manufacturing industries. On the other hand, sales of Engineering Services fell due to postponement of new MBD-related operations in the overall automobile industry because of COVID-19. Furthermore, sales of User Education and Support Services declined as the commencement of some projects was delayed and paid group-education seminars were canceled.
Overseas, sales in Asia increased, mainly at the Taiwanese subsidiary, where sales of multi-physics analysis tools and optical software were healthy, and at the South Korean subsidiary, where sales of optical software were strong, but sales in North America, Europe, and other regions fell.

 

IT Solution Services
Sales augmented to 2,180 million yen (up 5.8% year on year), while segment profit dropped to 130 million yen (down 32.3% year on year). Renewals for endpoint security solutions and cloud security solutions increased, and customer-support solutions for IT asset management driven by PC management needs also grew. However, changes in the sales mix caused a drop in profit margin, which lowered the profits.

 

Sales by Region (Region of the End-user)

 

1H of FY 12/19

Component ratio

1H of FY 12/20

Component ratio

YoY

Japan

9,711

82.3%

9,789

82.5%

+0.8%

Asia

1,148

9.7%

1,184

10.0%

+3.1%

North America

624

5.3%

615

5.2%

-1.4%

Europe

282

2.4%

260

2.2%

-7.8%

Other

32

0.3%

20

0.2%

-34.8%

Total

11,798

100.0%

11,871

100.0%

+0.6%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

 

2-3 Results of the Second Quarter

 

12/19-1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

12/20-1Q

2Q

YoY

Quarter to Quarter

Sales

5,140

6,658

4,632

4,919

5,119

6,751

+1.4%

+31.9%

Gross profit

2,097

2,636

1,822

1,925

1,992

2,883

+9.4%

+44.7%

SG&A expenses

1,433

1,675

1,490

1,861

1,450

1,394

-16.8%

-3.8%

Operating Income

664

960

331

63

542

1,488

+55.0%

+174.5%

Ordinary Income

680

976

397

90

578

1,432

+46.7%

+147.5%

Net Income

406

642

278

-69

398

944

+47.0%

+136.8%

Gross Profit Margin

40.8%

39.6%

39.3%

39.1%

38.9%

42.7%

 -

 -

SG&A Ratio

27.9%

25.2%

32.2%

37.8%

28.3%

20.7%

 -

 -

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Sales and operating income rose 1.4% and 55.0% year on year, respectively
In the second quarter (April to June), sales rose 1.4% year on year to 6,750 million yen due to higher sales in Asia and North America, as well as the solid performance in Japan, mainly due to maintenance contract renewals. As for profit, operating income margin improved 7.7 points to 22.1% and operating income were 1,480 million yen, up 55.0% year on year, thanks to the contribution of high-margin maintenance contracts and decreased technical service costs and SG&A expenses as a result of refraining from service-offering and sales activities due to the spread of COVID-19.

 

Sales by Region (Region of the End-user)

 

2Q of FY 12/19(April to June)

Component ratio

2Q of FY 12/20(April to June)

Component ratio

YoY

Japan

5,678

85.3%

5,714

84.6%

+0.6%

Asia

506

7.6%

596

8.8%

+17.6%

North America

301

4.5%

321

4.8%

+6.6%

Europe

157

2.4%

108

1.6%

-30.9%

Other

14

0.2%

10

0.2%

-27.1%

Total

6,658

100.0%

6,751

100.0%

+1.4%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Sales by Category of Industry(Individual)

 

2Q of FY 12/19(April to June)

Component ratio

2Q of FY 12/20(April to June)

Component ratio

YoY

Electrical equipment

2,042

35.9%

2,003

35.3%

-1.9%

Machinery & Precision Machinery

839

14.8%

1,002

17.7%

+19.4%

Transportation equipment

630

11.1%

537

9.5%

-14.8%

Other manufacturing industry

662

11.6%

623

11.0%

-5.8%

Education institution/government and municipal offices

471

8.3%

498

8.8%

+5.7%

Information and Communications

349

6.1%

318

5.6%

-8.9%

Others

695

12.2%

694

12.2%

-0.1%

Total

5,691

100.0%

5,678

100.0%

-0.2%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Sales by Contract type(Individual)

 

2Q of FY 12/19(April to June)

Component ratio

2Q of FY 12/20(April to June)

Component ratio

YoY

Licenses

5,298

100.0%

5,367

100.0%

+1.3%

New licenses

1,444

27.3%

1,418

26.4%

-1.8%

Renewals

3,853

72.7%

3,948

73.6%

+2.5%

Others

393

-

310

-

-20.9%

Total

5,691

-

5,678

-

-0.2%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

 

2-4 Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement

Balance sheet

 

December

2019

June

2020

 

December

2019

June

2020

Cash and deposits

3,019

3,761

Trade payables

1,493

1,775

Trade receivables

4,382

5,000

Advance received

2,021

2,013

Securities

7,000

7,500

Current liabilities

5,925

5,609

Short-term loan receivable

3,360

2,452

Net defined benefit liability

1,230

1,244

Current assets

19,022

19,750

Liabilities

1,259

1,272

Intangible assets

280

413

Net assets

13,636

14,566

Investments, others

1,153

936

Total liabilities, net assets

20,821

21,449

Noncurrent assets

1,799

1,698

Total interest-bearing liabilities

-

-

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Total assets at the end of the second quarter were 21,440 million yen, up 620 million yen from the end of the previous term. Short-term loans in current assets are loans to the parent company’s cash management system (CMS) for short-term cash management. Equity ratio was 67.1% (64.7% at the end of the previous term).

 

Cash flow statement

 

1H of FY 12/19

1H of FY 12/20

YoY

Operating Cash Flow (A)

1,792

1,039

-753

-42.0%

Investing Cash Flow (B)

19

667

+647

+3260.3%

Free Cash Flow (A∔B)

1,812

1,707

-105

-5.8%

Financing Cash Flow

-271

-416

-144

-

Cash, Equivalents at the end of term

9,869

11,182

+1,313

+13.3%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Operating CF was 1,039 million yen due to net income before income taxes of 2,000 million yen (1,650 million yen in the same period last year), a depreciation of 110 million yen (120 million yen in the same period last year), increased working capital (higher trade receivables and lower provision for bonuses), and a tax payment, including corporate tax, of 490 million yen (170 million yen in the same period last year). The inflow of investing CF is mainly due to the collection of loans associated with CMS, which is operated by the parent company, and the outflow of financing CF is due to the payment of dividends etc.

 

3. Fiscal Year December 2020 Earnings Forecasts

3-1 Consolidated Earnings

 

FY 12/19 Act.

Composition Ratio

FY 12/20 Est.

Composition Ratio

YoY

Sales

21,350

100.0%

22,000

100.0%

+3.0%

Operating Income

2,020

9.5%

2,060

9.4%

+2.0%

Ordinary Income

2,145

10.0%

2,140

9.7%

-0.3%

Net Income

1,258

5.9%

1,300

5.9%

+3.3%

*Unit: ¥mn

 

Earnings estimates remain unchanged., with sales and operating income expected to increase 3.0% and 2.0% year on year, respectively
The company is “closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and will work to minimize the impact on its business performance.” It also strives to improve its operational productivity, recognizing the “coexistence with the virus = the era of leading our daily lives while coping with COVID-19,” while ensuring the safety and preventing infection of customers, other concerned parties, employees and their families. The company plans “to disclose the updated forecast promptly if it becomes necessary to revise its earnings forecast.”

3-2 Term-end dividend is to be 10.43 yen per share, and annual dividend is projected to be 20.86 yen

It will pay a term-end dividend of 10.43 yen per share, and when combined with the dividend at the end of the second quarter, the total annual dividend will be 20.86 yen, up 0.67 yen from the previous year (payout rati 50%).

 

The company uses either the dividend payout ratio of 50% or the net assets (shareholders’ equity) dividend ratio of 3.0%, whichever is higher, as a reference index for determining the dividend amount. Considering all the factors, the dividend amount is also determined based on the amount of medium to long-term investment to increase corporate value in the future.

 

 

FY 12/16

FY 12/17

FY 12/18

FY 12/19

FY 12/20 Est.

Dividend per share (yen)

13.00

15.05

16.52

20.19

20.86

Net income per share (yen)

14.83

30.09

-21.07

40.38

41.72

Payout ratio

87.7%

50.0%

-

50.0%

50.0%

Net assets dividend rate*

3.0%

3.4%

3.8%

4.8%

4.7%

* DOE for the fiscal year 2020 is calculated based on net assets at the beginning of the term.

 

4. Conclusions

Sales were 54.0% of the full-year estimates (55.3% in the same period last year on an actual full-year results basis), operating income was 98.6% of full-year estimates (80.4% in the same period last year on an actual full-year results basis), ordinary income was 94.0% of the full-year estimate (77.2% in the same period last year on an actual full-year results basis), and net income was 103.3% of the full-year estimate (83.4% in the same period last year on an actual full-year results basis). Although the progress is at a high level, the company considers that customer trends are polarized with “budget restraint caused by deteriorating performance” and “continued investment in growth,” and uncertainty remains even in the second half of the year. In fact, automobile manufacturers, which are their main customers, have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, and it is expected that their R&D investment will be more well-defined than ever before. In addition, it will be difficult to achieve the same level of success in online sales as in face-to-face sales with new license sales, aside from contract renewals. We would like to pay attention to their business operation in the environment where we always need to cope with COVID-19 in our daily lives.

<Reference: Regarding Corporate Governance>

◎ Organization type, and the composition of directors and auditors

Organization type

Company with audit and supervisory board members

Directors

8 directors, including 2 outside ones

Auditors

3 auditors, including 2 outside ones

 

◎ Corporate Governance Report:The Latest Update: March 28, 2020
Basic Policy
Our company will thoroughly observe all applicable laws and regulations in all corporate activities and take actions that conform to social ethics as we have set forth in the “Cybernet Group Compliance Policy Guidelines” (hereinafter referred to as “Cybernet Policy Guidelines”). This is our basic attitude towards all shareholders. In addition, we respect the Cybernet Policy Guidelines as our company’s basic policy in regard to corporate governance and we strive to ensure the soundness of our management, clarify accountability, and disclose impartial and timely information. We are also aiming to expedite management decisions and improve supervisory functions of business execution, as well as endeavoring to create organizations with effective risk management and screening functions.

 

<Reasons for Non-compliance with the Principles of the Corporate Governance Code>
We have implemented all the principles of corporate governance code.

 

<Disclosure Based on the Principles of the Corporate Governance Code (Excerpts)>
[Principle 4-9  Independence criteria and qualities of independent external directors]
When selecting candidates for independent external directors, the Company determines that it lacks independence if it falls under any of the following items. The person selected is someone who does not fall under any of the items below, is not likely to have a conflict of interest with general shareholders, and can be substantially secured independence.
(1) Person who has been a business executor of the Company or its subsidiary within the last 10 years or his/her relative within the second degree of kinship
(2) Person who falls under any of the following, or who were his/her relatives within their second degree, within 1 year
a. An executive of a company that has an important business relationship with the Company or an executive of its parent company or an important subsidiary
b. A lawyer, consultant, etc. of the Company or its subsidiaries who receives a large amount of compensation or other property benefits in addition to the remuneration for the Director from the Company
If it is a corporation/organization, or the like, the person executing the business of the corporation/organization
c. An executive of the Company’s parent company
d. An executive of a company that belongs to the parent company group of the Company
(3) Any other person who may have a constant and substantial conflict of interest with the general shareholders of the Company for reasons other than those considered in (1) and (2) above.

 

Principle 5-1 Policy on constructive interaction with shareholders
The Company has established a department in charge of IR, and appoints an IR officer, as the director in charge of the administrative department to design an organic collaboration within the administration department. In addition, the department will report IR activity to the representative director or director in charge once a quarter. Furthermore, regarding the management of insider information, please refer to the following “V.2 (3) Disclosure Policy” and the “Information Disclosure Standard (Disclosure Policy)” listed on our website via the URL below.
(Information Disclosure Standard (Disclosure Policy))
https://www.cybernet.jp/english/ir/ir_policy/standard/
The Company’s main IR activities are as follows:
(1) Financial results briefing (once a year)
(2) Medium-Term Business Plan briefing (once a year)
(3) General shareholders meeting (once a year)
(4) Individual interviews for institutional investors
(5) Provision of information by e-mail

 

 

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