IR FAQ


About the Company and its Business

  • A2. Please refer to Our Business.

  • A3. Our trademark, "ONWARD," comes from a Christian hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers," that brought back a lot of memories to the late Junzo Kashiyama, our founder, and was registered in July 1951.
    Junzo Kashiyama was not a Christian and it was unusual to use an adverb as a brand name, but it was decided that "ONWARD" would be our brand name because its meaning, "move forward," is a great fit with our spirit of seeking new challenges. The company name "Onward Kashiyama" adopted in 1988, our 60th anniversary, is a combination of the trademark "ONWARD" and the trade name "Kashiyama." In 2007, we changed the company name to Onward Holdings to reflect the transition to a holding company system.

  • A4. The Company was established on September 4, 1947, but our roots go back to Kashiyama Trading, which was founded in 1927.

  • A5. Please refer to Corporate Information > Overview.

  • A7. Links are provided from Corporate Information > Group Companies.

  • A8. Please refer to Sustainability.

  • A9. Please refer to Sustainability.

  • A11. Please refer to Our Business > Apparel Business (Overseas) for information on our business in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.


Investor Relations

  • A1. Our fiscal year ends on the last day of February.

  • A2. The Company was listed on the Second Sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Osaka Exchange, and the Nagoya Stock Exchange in October 1960. The Company was assigned to the First Sections of these stock exchanges in July 1964. Currently, the Company is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of April 4, 2022, following the reorganization of the Exchange to a new market classification.

  • A3. Onward Holdings' securities code is 8016.

  • A6. Currently, we hold financial results briefings only for institutional investors.

  • A7. We announce our financial results for the fiscal year in early April.

  • A8. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation is our transfer agent. For details, please refer to Investor Relations > Information on Shares and Shareholders > Information on Shares.

  • A9. The share unit is 100 shares.

  • A10. The date of record for a year-end dividend is the last day of February.

  • A12. The annual general meeting of shareholders is held in late May.

  • A14. We have 48,140 shareholders (as of February 28, 2023).