Management Message

Why is Nippon Paint an attractive investment opportunity?

At Nippon Paint Group, we remain firmly committed to our sole mission, Maximization of Shareholder Value (MSV), by continually striving to unlock the unlimited upside of shareholder value. In 2024, the inaugural year of our Medium-Term Strategy, we achieved a major milestone with the acquisition of AOC, now positioned as a new pillar of growth alongside NIPSEA Group and DuluxGroup. This acquisition marks a pivotal chapter in our inorganic growth journey and exemplifies our Asset Assembler strategy. It also reflects our disciplined approach to M&A, meeting all of our core criteria, most notably, delivering significant EPS accretion from the very first year.

We remain firmly committed to delivering a consistent track record of sustainable EPS compounding by fully harnessing the strengths of our unique Group platform. We concurrently place great importance on maintaining active, ongoing communication with investors. It is our sincere hope that these efforts will contribute to a higher PER and to advancing the realization of MSV.

June 30, 2025

Director,
Representative Executive Officer & Co-President

若月雄一郎

Director,
Representative Executive Officer & Co-President

ウィー・シューキム

Our Co-President Structure for Pursuing MSV

Important indicators of our MSV performance are EPS (earnings per share) and PER (price-to-earnings ratio). As NIPSEA Group CEO, Wee Siew Kim has guided the group through annual profit growth of over 10% since FY2009. Wee's focus at Nippon Paint Group is on overseeing the worldwide operations and to maximize EPS by growing both revenue and profitability. Yuichiro Wakatsuki applies his wealth of experience and knowledge in the capital markets and M&A to maximize PER by raising expectations in the capital markets. Wakatsuki is in charge of overall corporate matters and seeks to leverage M&A to spur further growth for the Group. While Co-Presidents have their primary areas of responsibilities, they make all executive decisions together and are jointly responsible for the overall management of the Group.

EPS(earnings per share)

Wee Siew Kim
Director, Representative Executive Officer & Co-President

  • Primarily responsible for EPS maximization
  • Oversees global business operations
  • Extensive management experience/Proven track record as NIPSEA Group CEO

PER(price-to-earnings ratio)

Yuichiro Wakatsuki
Director, Representative Executive Officer & Co-President

  • Primarily responsible for PER maximization
  • Oversees corporate management and M&A
  • Extensive capital markets/M&A experience

Co-Presidents Message Video
(From "Press Conference: Change of Representative Executive Officer (Change of President)" on April 28, 2021)

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