Open Up Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Open Up Group's CEO is Yutaka Nishida, appointed in Jul 2021, has a tenure of 2.83 years. directly owns 0.5% of the company’s shares, worth ¥844.27M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 3.4 years respectively.

Key information

Yutaka Nishida

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	2.8yrs
CEO ownership	0.5%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	3.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Yutaka Nishida (60 yo)

2.8yrs

Tenure

Mr. Yutaka Nishida is Chairman & CEO of Open Up Group Inc. (formerly known as BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co.) (formerly known as BeNEXT Group Inc.) (formerly known as Trust Tech Inc.) from July 2021. He joined...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yutaka Nishida	Chairman & CEO	2.8yrs	no data	0.50% ¥ 844.3m
Daio Sato	President	3.1yrs	no data	17.83% ¥ 30.1b
Hiroshi Sato	CFO & Director	less than a year	no data	0.070% ¥ 118.1m
Noriyuki Murai	Senior Executive Officer & Director of ESG	no data	no data	0.14% ¥ 244.7m
Kenjiro Ogawa	Executive Officer	no data	no data	0.067% ¥ 113.0m

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 2154's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yutaka Nishida	Chairman & CEO	10.1yrs	no data	0.50% ¥ 844.3m
Daio Sato	President	3.1yrs	no data	17.83% ¥ 30.1b
Hiroshi Sato	CFO & Director	3.7yrs	no data	0.070% ¥ 118.1m
Yoichi Wada	Independent Outside Director	2.7yrs	no data	no data
Hiroaki Rokugawa	Independent Outside Director	less than a year	no data	0.00038% ¥ 642.6k
Shintaro Takahashi	Independent Outside Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Fujio Shimokawa	Full-Time Auditor	13.7yrs	no data	no data
Toshio Nago	Auditor	6.7yrs	no data	no data
Rieko Zamma	Independent Outside Director	7.7yrs	no data	no data
Arata Shimizu	Independent Outside Director	6.7yrs	no data	no data
Marie Oshima	Independent Outside Director	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Tomoko Kawakami	Independent Outside Director	1.7yrs	no data	no data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 2154's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Open Up Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Open Up Group Inc. Announces Management Changes, Effective September 26, 2023

Open Up Group Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 26, 2023

Insufficient new directors

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co., Annual General Meeting, Sep 27, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Open Up Group's (TSE:2154) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥35.00

Open Up Group's (TSE:2154) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥35.00

Open Up Group (TSE:2154) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥35.00

Open Up Group Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on May 10, 2024

Open Up Group's (TSE:2154) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First half dividend of JP¥35.00 announced

Open Up Group Inc. Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share at 2.5% yield

Open Up Group Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Feb 09, 2024

UT Group Co.,Ltd. (TSE:2146) signed a contract to acquire BeNEXT Partners Inc. from Open Up Group Inc. (TSE:2154) for ¥3.2 billion.

Open Up Group Inc. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥26.29 (vs JP¥24.01 in 1Q 2023)

Open Up Group Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Nov 10, 2023

Open Up Group Inc. Announces Management Changes, Effective September 26, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Open Up Group Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 26, 2023

Upcoming dividend of JP¥30.00 per share at 2.2% yield

Open Up Group Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Aug 10, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Open Up Group Inc. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Open Up Group Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023

Upcoming dividend of JP¥17.00 per share

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Feb 10, 2023

Price target increased to JP¥2,450

Insufficient new directors

Price target increased to JP¥2,450

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥24.01 (vs JP¥9.32 in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Nov 04, 2022

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

Price target increased to JP¥2,350

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year End of Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023

Upcoming dividend of JP¥28.00 per share

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co., Annual General Meeting, Sep 27, 2022

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Aug 05, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Benext-Yumeshin Group Co. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending June 30, 2022

Price target increased to JP¥2,150

Less than half of directors are independent

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on May 13, 2022

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. (TSE:2154) completed the acquisition of Nihon AXIS Co., Ltd from Daishiro Muto and others.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. Raises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥17.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥9.32 (vs JP¥13.77 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥47.64 (vs JP¥31.32 in FY 2020)

Price target increased to JP¥1,850

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥47.64 (vs JP¥31.32 in FY 2020)

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co. (TSE:2154) announces an Equity Buyback for 4,000,000 shares, representing 4.4% for ¥4,000 million.

Upcoming dividend of JP¥27.00 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥25.07 (vs JP¥13.81 loss in 3Q 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target raised to JP¥1,550

New 90-day high: JP¥1,320

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥28.11 (vs JP¥21.08 in 2Q 2020)

Revenue beats expectations, earnings disappoint

BeNEXT Group Inc. (TSE:2154) entered into a merger agreement to acquire Yumeshin Holdings Co.,Ltd. (JASDAQ:2362) for ¥60.5 billion.

BeNEXT Group Inc. to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Feb 10, 2021

BeNEXT Group Inc. (TSE:2154) acquired Arrow Trust Systems Co.,Ltd. from TKTH Investment Limited Partnership for ¥1.3 billion.

New 90-day high: JP¥1,263

Upcoming Dividend of JP¥17.00 Per Share

BeNEXT Group Inc. to Report Q1, 2021 Results on Nov 13, 2020

CEO