Kubota Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Kubota's CEO is Ken Kitao, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is ¥291.00M, comprised of 34.4% salary and 65.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth €1.49M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Ken Kitao
Chief executive officer
JP¥291.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 34.4% |
| CEO tenure | 4.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 4.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥254b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥260b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥242b |
| Dec 31 2023 | JP¥291m | JP¥100m | JP¥238b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥205b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥194b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥176b |
| Dec 31 2022 | JP¥228m | JP¥96m | JP¥156b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥162b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥164b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥173b |
| Dec 31 2021 | JP¥213m | JP¥89m | JP¥176b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | JP¥179b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | JP¥172b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | JP¥160b |
| Dec 31 2020 | JP¥212m | JP¥102m | JP¥129b |
Compensation vs Market: Ken's total compensation ($USD1.85M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.85M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ken's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Ken Kitao (68 yo)
4.9yrs
Tenure
JP¥291,000,000
Compensation
Mr. Yuichi Kitao, also known as Ken, has been the President at Kubota Corporation since January 1, 2020 and its Representative Director since January 01, 2019. Mr. Kitao served as General Manager of Innova...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & Representative Director | 4.9yrs | JP¥291.00m | 0.012% € 1.5m | |
| EVP, GM of Planning & Control HQ | less than a year | JP¥144.00m | 0.0065% € 842.7k | |
| Executive VP | 5.9yrs | JP¥140.00m | 0.0079% € 1.0m | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer & Director | no data | JP¥105.00m | 0.00070% € 90.3k | |
| Executive Officer and GM of Corporate Compliance & Risk Management Headquarters | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Managing Executive Officer of KBT | no data | no data | no data | |
| Sr Managing Executive Officer and GM of ASEAN Farm & Industrial Machinery Strategy & Operations HQ | no data | no data | no data | |
| Sr. MEO | 4.9yrs | no data | 0.0029% € 370.4k | |
| Managing Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| GM of R&D HQ | 4.9yrs | no data | 0.0028% € 358.8k | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer & GM of Construction Machinery Division | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Officer & GM of Quality Assurance Headquarters | no data | no data | no data |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: KUO1's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & Representative Director | 10.5yrs | JP¥291.00m | 0.012% € 1.5m | |
| EVP, GM of Planning & Control HQ | 7.8yrs | JP¥144.00m | 0.0065% € 842.7k | |
| Executive VP | 5.8yrs | JP¥140.00m | 0.0079% € 1.0m | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer & Director | less than a year | JP¥105.00m | 0.00070% € 90.3k | |
| Sr. MEO | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.0029% € 370.4k | |
| GM of R&D HQ | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.0028% € 358.8k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 6.8yrs | no data | 0.0010% € 134.2k | |
| Full Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | 6.8yrs | no data | 0.0021% € 269.7k | |
| Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.00044% € 56.8k | |
| Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | less than a year | no data | 0.0014% € 179.4k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.00078% € 100.7k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.7yrs | no data | 0.00017% € 21.9k |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: KUO1's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 09:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kubota Corporation is covered by 26 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Tsutomu Kijima | Barclays |
| Christopher Cintavey | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| Kenjin Hotta | BofA Global Research |