from today's Nikkei

2009年05月06日 08時47分18秒 | 新聞記事から
上場企業 4割が減配 今期 手元資金を確保

Such a movement is spreading among listed companies as that they will reduce their dividends to stockholders.

According to a The Nihon Keizai Shimbun's survey, about 40 percent of listed companies whose business terms this year end at March 31,2010 say that they will cut down their dividends to stockholders. Among such companies are Komatsu Ltd., Honda Motor Company and other major companies.

This movement is the result of companies' thinking that they should seek to secure enough fund for so-called growth investment or restructuring amidst dim economic outlook.