METAWATER Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

METAWATER's CEO is Kenji Yamaguchi, appointed in Jun 2021, has a tenure of 3.42 years. directly owns 0.028% of the company’s shares, worth ¥21.52M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 3.4 years respectively.

Key information

Kenji Yamaguchi

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	3.4yrs
CEO ownership	0.03%
Management average tenure	6.4yrs
Board average tenure	3.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Just Recorded A 5.9% Revenue Beat: Here's What Analysts Think

Apr 26

METAWATER (TSE:9551) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 19

METAWATER's (TSE:9551) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥24.00

Mar 05

CEO

Kenji Yamaguchi (61 yo)

3.4yrs

Tenure

Mr. Kenji Yamaguchi has been a Director of METAWATER Co., Ltd. since June 25, 2019 and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer since June 22, 2021. He is responsible for Business Execution.Mr....

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kenji Yamaguchi	President	3.4yrs	no data	0.028% ¥ 21.5m
Yasushi Nakamura	Public Relations & Executive Officer	3.4yrs	no data	no data
Susumu Kadowaki	Executive General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division	3.4yrs	no data	no data
Michio Fujii	GM of Corp Plan Div.	no data	no data	0.016% ¥ 12.3m
Noboru Okuda	Senior Executive Officer	8.4yrs	no data	0.029% ¥ 22.2m
Makoto Shimizu	Senior Executive Officer & Executive GM of Service Solution Division	5.4yrs	no data	no data
Masashi Sakai	Senior Executive Officer	8.4yrs	no data	0.033% ¥ 25.7m
Haruo Matsuki	Senior Advisor	no data	no data	no data
Tomoyasu Kida	Senior Advisor	no data	no data	no data
- Matsumoto	Officer of PR & IR Department	no data	no data	no data

6.4yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 9551's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kenji Yamaguchi	President	5.4yrs	no data	0.028% ¥ 21.5m
Michio Fujii	GM of Corp Plan Div.	2.4yrs	no data	0.016% ¥ 12.3m
Noboru Okuda	Senior Executive Officer	5.4yrs	no data	0.029% ¥ 22.2m
Masashi Sakai	Senior Executive Officer	2.4yrs	no data	0.033% ¥ 25.7m
Kaoru Aizawa	Independent Outside Director	8.7yrs	no data	no data
Tsuneo Tanai	Independent Outside Director	3.4yrs	no data	0.0023% ¥ 1.8m
Taku Fukui	Independent Outside Auditor	3.4yrs	no data	no data
Shigeru Hatsumata	Audit & Supervisory Board Member	5.4yrs	no data	0.013% ¥ 10.0m
Fumiko Kosao	Independent Outside Director	7.4yrs	no data	0.0039% ¥ 3.0m
Masami Kusunoki	Independent Outside Auditor	2.4yrs	no data	no data
Akihiro Teranishi	Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member	1.4yrs	no data	0.0063% ¥ 4.9m

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 9551's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

METAWATER Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

METAWATER Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2024

Less than half of directors are independent

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Announces Changes of Officers

Less than half of directors are independent

METAWATER Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

METAWATER's (TSE:9551) Dividend Will Be ¥24.00

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Oct 30, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥24.00 per share

METAWATER's (TSE:9551) Dividend Will Be ¥24.00

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

METAWATER (TSE:9551) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥24.00

Price target decreased by 9.7% to JP¥2,160

METAWATER (TSE:9551) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥24.00

Final dividend of JP¥24.00 announced

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Jul 25, 2024

METAWATER's (TSE:9551) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Just Recorded A 5.9% Revenue Beat: Here's What Analysts Think

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

METAWATER Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥24.00 per share

METAWATER (TSE:9551) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024

METAWATER's (TSE:9551) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥24.00

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jan 31, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥6.97 loss per share (vs JP¥14.59 loss in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥22.00 per share at 2.4% yield

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Oct 26, 2023

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

First quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥43.47 loss per share (vs JP¥21.83 loss in 1Q 2023)

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share at 2.4% yield

Metawater Co., Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2022; Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jan 31, 2023

METAWATER Co., Ltd. (TSE:9551) announces an Equity Buyback for 3,300,000 shares, representing 7.57% of its issued share capital.

Less than half of directors are independent

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥14.59 loss per share (vs JP¥7.19 loss in 2Q 2022)

Metawater Co., Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2022, Payable on December 2, 2022; Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Oct 28, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2022

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Announces Changes of Officers

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

METAWATER Co., Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Apr 27, 2022

METAWATER Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share

Less than half of directors are independent

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: JP¥7.19 loss per share (vs JP¥19.45 loss in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: JP¥47.73 loss per share (vs JP¥42.83 loss in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥151 (vs JP¥116 in FY 2020)

Metawater Co., Ltd. Declares Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2021, Payable on June 4, 2021

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥151 (vs JP¥116 in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share

New 90-day low: JP¥2,219

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥37.49 (vs JP¥7.37 loss in 3Q 2020)

Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥37.49 (vs JP¥7.37 loss in 3Q 2020)

Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints

METAWATER Co., Ltd. Announces Revised Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2021