GMO Commerce lifts dividend as Digital Lab deal shifts payouts to consolidated accounts
After agreeing to buy GMO Digital Lab for ¥700 million, plus a potential earn-out of up to ¥100 million, the company moved its dividend rule to consolidated accounts and nudged its year-end payout forecast to ¥50.56 from ¥48.24. The revised group outlook adds far more revenue than net profit, because a matching ¥700 million bank loan helps fund the deal and drags interest costs into the picture.