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Under the mid-term plan CRAFT2030, the company expects continued growth from the next fiscal year onward and aims to balance financial soundness with shareholder returns in its dividend policy.\n\n### Outlook and Dividends\nThe full-year outlook for the fiscal year ending February 2027 is maintained at the previously announced figures. The year-end dividend is planned at 6 yen in total, comprising a 5 yen commemorative dividend and a 1 yen ordinary dividend. Under the mid-term management plan CRAFT2030, the company intends to set a dividend payout ratio of 30% or more assuming profit growth from the fiscal year ending February 2028 onward. 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