Weathernews : ESG data book 2023

ESG

data book

2023

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Financial Data

							Fiscal year ended May 31,
Indicators	Unit	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Performance
Net sales	Millions of yen	13,007	13,306	14,064	14,511	14,542	15,874	17,052	17,953	18,843	19,650	21,114
Operating profit	Millions of yen	2,696	3,268	3,304	3,387	2,824	2,490	2,045	2,280	2,444	2,904	3,256
Ordinary profit	Millions of yen	2,760	3,293	3,504	3,208	2,825	2,495	1,930	2,188	2,554	3,063	3,284
Profit attributable to owners of parent	Millions of yen	1,724	1,873	2,252	2,195	1,965	1,138	1,370	1,629	1,861	2,157	2,398
Basic earnings per share (EPS)	Yen	159.16	172.56	207.19	201.57	180.39	104.49	125.63	149.01	169.81	196.25	217.67
Return on equity (ROE)	%	21.5	19.9	20.6	17.9	15.0	8.4	10.0	11.6	12.5	13.4	13.7
Financial position
Total assets	Millions of yen	9,889	11,891	13,583	14,204	15,311	15,106	15,746	16,894	17,692	19,127	20,979
Net assets	Millions of yen	8,699	10,090	11,868	12,889	13,557	13,618	13,860	14,468	15,439	16,843	18,400
Shareholders' equity	Millions of yen	8,751	10,037	11,602	12,668	13,384	13,439	13,786	14,411	15,340	16,629	18,106
Retained earnings	Millions of yen	7,172	8,448	9,994	11,046	11,759	11,808	12,085	12,621	13,400	14,527	15,824
Book value per share (BPS)	Yen	801.57	928.63	1,081.93	1,173.78	1,235.32	1,241.38	1,261.16	1,314.65	1,399.19	1,523.28	1,661.26
Equity-to-asset ratio*	%	88.0	84.9	86.7	90.0	87.9	89.6	87.5	85.1	86.8	87.6	87.3
Cash flows
Cash flows from operating activities	Millions of yen	2,085	3,085	2,846	2,835	2,717	1,873	2,525	2,670	2,479	3,573	2,384
Cash flows from investing activities	Millions of yen	-605	-344	-953	-721	-1,869	-450		-983	-714	-615	-395	-254
Cash flows from financing activities	Millions of yen	-664	-645	-686	-1,142	-1,256	-1,132	-1,090	-1,091	-1,094	-1,098	-1,100
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	Millions of yen	2,913	5,170	6,529	7,418	6,896	7,186	7,595	8,433	9,249	11,422	12,519
Dividends
Annual dividends per share	Yen	50	60	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	110
Total dividends	Millions of yen	542	651	1,089	1,089	1,089	1,089	1,092	1,094	1,097	1,100	1,212
Dividend payout ratio	%	31.4	34.8	48.3	49.6	55.4	95.7	79.6	67.1	58.9	51.0	50.5

* Equity = Net assets - Share acquisition rights - Minority interests

Net sales, operating profit, profit attributable to owners of parent

(Millions	Net sales	Operating profit	Profit attributable to owners		(Millions
of yen)		of yen)
			of parent
25,000				21,114		5,000
20,000		17,953	18,843		19,650		4,000
17,052		3,256
15,000		2,444	2,904	3,000
	2,280
2,045		2,398
10,000				2,157	2,000
	1,629	1,861
5,000	1,370				1,000
0	2019.5	2020.5	2021.5		2022.5	2023.5		0
		(FY)

Return on equity (ROE)					Annual dividends per share
(%)						13.7		(Yen)													110
15.0			11.6	12.5	13.4		120		100	100	100	100
12.0		10.0
						90
9.0								60
6.0
							30
3.0
							0
0
2019.5	2020.5	2021.5	2022.5	2023.5	(FY)		2019.5	2020.5	2021.5	2022.5	2023.5	(FY)

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Non-financial Data

Environment

Indicators	Unit	Scope of aggregation	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended
May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2023*1

CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions*2,3		tCO2	Headquarters, branches, branch offices	―	3,178	26,683
	Private power generation facilities for emergencies	tCO2	Headquarters, consolidated subsidiaries,	―	8	7
Scope1*2,4	branches, branch offices, etc.
Company vehicles*5	tCO2	Headquarters, branch offices	―	21	23
		Headquarters	tCO2	Headquarters	―	3,075	3,325
	Offices	Japan	tCO2	Branch offices, etc.	―	33	28
Scope2*2,4	Other
	Overseas	tCO2	Consolidated subsidiaries, branches	―	27	28
	Weather observation equipment*6	tCO2	Headquarters	―	14	8
	Category 1	Purchased Goods and Services	tCO2	Headquarters, branches,	―	―	20,797
	branch offices, etc.
	Category 2	Capital Goods	tCO2	Headquarters, consolidated subsidiaries,	―	―	392
	branches, branch offices
	Category 3	Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities	tCO2	Headquarters, consolidated subsidiaries,	―	―	762
	Not Included in Scope1 or Scope2	branches, branch offices, etc.
Scope3*2,4
Category 4	Upstream Transportation and Distribution	tCO2	Headquarters, branches, branch offices	―	―	111
	Category 5	Waste Generated in Operations	tCO2	Headquarters, branches, branch offices	―	―	25
	Category 6	Business Travel	tCO2	Headquarters, branches, branch offices	―	―	1,050
	Category 7	Employee Commuting	tCO2	Headquarters, consolidated subsidiaries,	―	―	127
	branches, branch offices
Other
Electricity usage*2		kWh	Headquarters, branches, branch offices	―	5,501,162	5,367,779
Ratio of renewable energy use	%	Headquarters, branches, branch offices	―	0.5	0.4
Sheets of paper resources printed*2	Sheets	Japan	1,000,454	876,202	713,305
Amount of support renewable energy generation*7	kWh	Global	―	―	68,657,529,766
Locations providing observation data*8	Locations	Japan	26,700	26,942	27,023
Locations	Outside Japan	18,471	18,801	24,090
Countries where our extreme weather adaptation service is active*9	Countries		0	0	3

Locations providing observation data

(Locations)			Japan		Outside Japan
60,000			45,171		45,743	51,113
50,000
					24,090
40,000						18,471			18,801
30,000						26,700			26,942			27,023
20,000
10,000
0
		2021.5		2022.5	2023.5	(FY)

*1 Third-party assurance: In order to improve the reliability of our CO2 emissions results, we obtained third-party assurance from the Japan Management Association regarding direct CO2 emissions (Scope1), indirect energy-derived CO2 emissions (Scope2), and other indirect CO2 emissions (Scope3) for the fiscal 2022 (ended May 31, 2023) calculation.

*2 Aggregation period: April to March

*3 CO2 emissions shown for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023 have received third-party assurance. No third party assurance is provided for CO2 emissions for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022.

No calculation is provided for CO2 emissions or electricity usage for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021.

*4 Scope1: Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (fuel combustion) caused by our business Scope2: Indirect GHG emissions from the use of electricity, etc., supplied by other companies

Scope3: Indirect GHG emissions other than Scope1 and Scope2 (emissions by other companies related to the activities of our business)

*5 Due to considerations relating to the calculation of Scope3 emissions, fuel consumption for company vehicles was added to Scope1.

*6 Weather observation equipment are listed separately as the company operates these outside its offices and in both Japan and outside of Japan.

*7 Total amount of renewable energy generation or transmission by business operators based on factors such as WNI's power generation forecast and weather forecast data provision services.

*8 Data collected from national meteorological observatories and other national agencies, local governments, customers, private companies, and WNI-installed instruments (not including observations by Pollen Robo, SORATENA Pro, and EAGLE radar).

*9 Number of countries where the company's Weathernews Early Warning service is implemented.

Greenhouse gas emissions Verification Statement

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Non-financial Data

Social

Indicators	Unit	Scope of	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended
aggregation	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2023
Consolidated employees		Persons	Consolidated	1,120	1,138
Employees	Male	Persons	Consolidated	752	767
Female	Persons	Consolidated	368	371
Ratio of female employees		%	Consolidated	32.9	32.6
Ratio of non-Japanese employees		%	Consolidated	28.6	27.6
Ratio of mid-career hires among new hires	%	Consolidated	55.4	58.0
(Mid-career hires divided by all new hires, including new graduates)
Ratio of female new hires		%	Consolidated	42.6	28.8
Ratio of employees with disabilities		%	Non-consolidated	2.3	2.5
Average monthly overtime hours		Hours	Non-consolidated	22.1	18.7
Rate of annual paid leave utilization		%	Non-consolidated	49.0	51.1
Rate of childcare leave utilization	Male	%	Non-consolidated	68.4	68.7
Female	%	Non-consolidated	100	100
Return-to-work rate after	Male	%	Non-consolidated	100	100
childcare leave	Female	%	Non-consolidated	100	100
Skills development training	Time	Hours	Non-consolidated	―	2,727
(Reskilling)	Participants (cumulative)	Persons	Non-consolidated	―	69
Company-wide training	Time	Hours	Non-consolidated	―	3,455
(Compliance, etc.)	Participants (cumulative)	Persons	Non-consolidated	―	3,561
Rank-based training	Time	Hours	Non-consolidated	―	2,003
(Leadership, etc.)	Participants (cumulative)	Persons	Non-consolidated	―	1,142
New employee training	Time	Hours	Non-consolidated	―	6,528
Participants (cumulative)	Persons		―	34
	Non-consolidated
Training hours per employee		Hours	Non-consolidated	―	3.1
Average continuous years of service	Years	Non-consolidated	10.4	10.8
Continuous years of service	Male	Years	Non-consolidated	11.5	11.7
Female	Years	Non-consolidated	8.1	8.9
Rate of voluntary retirement		%	Non-consolidated	4.1	4.5
Average annual salary		Thousands	Non-consolidated	6,186	6,286
	of yen
Ratio of women in managerial positions	%	Consolidated	12.4	10.9
Employee engagement ratio		%	Consolidated	―	62.4

Average continuous years of service	Average annual salary
（Years）		(Thousands of yen)	6,286
10.9			10.8	6,300
10.8
			6,250
10.7
10.6				6,200		6,186
10.5			10.4
10.4
			6,150
10.3
10.2				6,100

2022.52023.5 (FY)2022.52023.5 (FY)

Governance

Members of the Board and Audit & Supervisory Board members

Items	Unit	Scope of	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended
aggregation	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2023
Directors	Persons	Non-consolidated	5	5	7
Outside directors	Persons (%) Non-consolidated	2 (40.0)	2 (40.0)	3 (42.9)
Female directors	Persons (%)	Non-consolidated	0	0	1 (14.3)
Audit & Supervisory Board members	Persons	Non-consolidated	4	4	3
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board members	Persons (%)	Non-consolidated	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	2 (66.7)

Attendance rate at meetings of the Board of Directors

Items	Unit	Scope of	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended	Fiscal year ended
aggregation	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2023
Director attendance rate	%	Non-consolidated	100	100	100
Overall officer attendance rate	%	Non-consolidated	100	100	100
Inside officer attendance rate	%	Non-consolidated	100	100	100
Outside officer attendance rate	%	Non-consolidated	100	100	100

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Corporate outline / Stock information (as of May 31, 2023)

Corporate outline

Corporate name	Weathernews Inc.
Founded	June 11, 1986
Representative	Chihito Kusabiraki,
	President and Representative Director
Headquarters	Makuhari Techno Garden, Nakase 1-3Mihama-ku,Chiba-shi,261-0023
	Chiba, JAPAN
Number of offices	30 offices in 21 countries (Service & Operation Centers : 8 centers)
and centers
Capital stock	1,706 million yen
Consolidated sales	21,140 million yen
Consolidated number	1,138
of employees
Registration number	T6010401003504
URL	https://global.weathernews.com/

Stock information

Major shareholders (Top 10)

Shareholder name	Number of shares	Shareholding ratio (%)*
WNI WxBunka Foundation	1,700,000	15.42
WNI Institute Inc.	1,700,000	15.42
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)	985,000	8.93
Weathernews Employee Supporter Shareholding Association	452,141	4.10
The Chiba Bank, Ltd.	360,000	3.27
MUFG Bank, Ltd.	360,000	3.27
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)	355,200	3.22
Taeko Ishibashi	353,800	3.21
Nippon Life Insurance Company	200,000	1.81
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	180,000	1.63

* Shareholding ratio: Ratio of shares held to total number of shares issued (excluding treasury shares)

Distribution by shareholder

Total number of	47,000,000 shares
shares authorized to
be issued
Total number of	11,844,000 shares
shares outstanding
Number of	12,394
shareholders	(includes 10,765 shareholders of shares constituting one unit)
Stock trading unit	100 shares
Listing date	December 25, 2000
Market listing	Prime market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Individual / Other 38.41%

Foreign companies, etc. 8.36%

Financial institutions

22.26%

Financial instruments business operators

1.09%

Other domestic companies

29.88%

Securities code	4825
Fiscal year	From June 1 to May 31
Annual general	August
meeting of
shareholders
Shareholder record	May 31
date
Dividend record date	November 30, May 31
Shareholder registry	Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
administrator
Accounting auditor	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC

Scope of reporting

Reporting period: June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 *Some content outside this period is also included.

Reporting organization: Weathernews Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries

Inquiries

Finance and Investor Relations Department https://global.weathernews.com/contact/

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