Kato WorksLtd Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Kato WorksLtd's CEO is Kimiyasu Kato, appointed in Jun 2004, has a tenure of 20.42 years. directly owns 3.05% of the company’s shares, worth ¥457.50M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 6.4 years respectively.

Key information

Kimiyasu Kato

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	20.4yrs
CEO ownership	3.0%
Management average tenure	3.4yrs
Board average tenure	6.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Kato WorksLtd's (TSE:6390) Dividend Will Be ¥35.00

Aug 12

Kato Works Co.,Ltd.'s (TSE:6390) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Aug 03

Kato WorksLtd (TSE:6390) Shareholders Should Be Cautious Despite Solid Earnings

May 22

CEO

Kimiyasu Kato (56 yo)

20.4yrs

Tenure

Mr. Kimiyasu Kato has been President of Kato Works Co.,Ltd. since June 2004 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kato joined Kato Works Co., Ltd.in April 1991. He served as Director of Auditing...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kimiyasu Kato	President	20.4yrs	no data	3.05% ¥ 457.5m
Hidemasa Yanagihara	Executive Officer & GM of Finance Department	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Takashi Minagawa	Quality Assurance Manager	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Toshiaki Kawakami	Exec. Officer	10.3yrs	no data	0.036% ¥ 5.4m
Takao Watanabe	Managing Executive Officer	2.4yrs	no data	0.062% ¥ 9.3m
Takashi Ishii	Sr. Mngg Exec. Off.	6.4yrs	no data	0.062% ¥ 9.3m
Yasuhiro Kondo	Executive Officer	3.4yrs	no data	0.054% ¥ 8.2m

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 6390's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kimiyasu Kato	President	27.4yrs	no data	3.05% ¥ 457.5m
Toshiaki Kawakami	Exec. Officer	2.4yrs	no data	0.036% ¥ 5.4m
Takao Watanabe	Managing Executive Officer	6.4yrs	no data	0.062% ¥ 9.3m
Takashi Ishii	Sr. Mngg Exec. Off.	6.4yrs	no data	0.062% ¥ 9.3m
Yasuhiro Kondo	Executive Officer	3.4yrs	no data	0.054% ¥ 8.2m
Hiroki Imai	Independent Outside Director	8.4yrs	no data	0.062% ¥ 9.4m
Shinichiro Zama	Independent Outside Director	6.4yrs	no data	0.051% ¥ 7.7m
Yoshiaki Ohkami	Independent Outside Director	1.4yrs	no data	no data
Chie Kunihara	Independent Outside Director	1.4yrs	no data	0.0076% ¥ 1.1m

6.4yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 6390's board of directors are considered experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Kato WorksLtd Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Kato Works Co.,Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 27, 2024

Kato Works Co.,Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: JP¥404 loss per share (vs JP¥161 profit in 2Q 2024)

New major risk - Financial position

Upcoming dividend of JP¥35.00 per share

First quarter 2025 earnings released: JP¥21.51 loss per share (vs JP¥53.85 profit in 1Q 2024)

Kato WorksLtd's (TSE:6390) Dividend Will Be ¥35.00

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 29%

Kato Works Co.,Ltd.'s (TSE:6390) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Final dividend of JP¥5.00 announced

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Feb 13, 2025

Kato WorksLtd (TSE:6390) Shareholders Should Be Cautious Despite Solid Earnings

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥361 (vs JP¥205 in FY 2023)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 27, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥30.00 per share

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 24, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥30.38 (vs JP¥102 in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥161 (vs JP¥72.20 in 2Q 2023)

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥53.85 (vs JP¥9.13 in 1Q 2023)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 09, 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥205 (vs JP¥817 loss in FY 2022)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2023

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share at 1.1% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥102 (vs JP¥317 loss in 3Q 2022)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. Provides Earning Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥72.20 (vs JP¥40.79 loss in 2Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022 and Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥72.20 (vs JP¥40.79 loss in 2Q 2022)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 13, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥9.13 (vs JP¥43.53 loss in 1Q 2022)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. Provides Earning Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Aug 05, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: JP¥817 loss per share (vs JP¥490 loss in FY 2021)

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022 and Provided Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 13, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: JP¥40.79 loss per share (vs JP¥71.26 loss in 2Q 2021)

First quarter 2022 earnings released: JP¥43.53 loss per share (vs JP¥40.54 loss in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: JP¥490 loss per share (vs JP¥113 loss in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share

New 90-day high: JP¥1,070

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: JP¥86.20 loss per share (vs JP¥59.74 loss in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day low: JP¥971

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 10, 2021

New 90-day low: JP¥997

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Nov 12, 2020

Kato Works Co.,Ltd. to Report Q1, 2021 Results on Aug 07, 2020

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