Link and Motivation Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Link and Motivation's CEO is Hideki Sakashita, appointed in Jan 2013, has a tenure of 11.83 years. directly owns 3.46% of the company’s shares, worth ¥2.04B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 10.3 years respectively.

Key information

Hideki Sakashita

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	11.8yrs
CEO ownership	3.5%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	10.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Link and Motivation Inc. (TSE:2170) As Its Stock Soars 26%

Aug 27

Is Link and Motivation (TSE:2170) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 05

CEO

Hideki Sakashita (57 yo)

11.8yrs

Tenure

Mr. Hideki Sakashita has been the President of Link And Motivation Inc. since January 2013 and has been its Representative Director since January 2013 and previously served as its Director from March 2000...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Hideki Sakashita	President & Representative Director	11.8yrs	no data	3.46% ¥ 2.0b
Hiroyuki Kitsu	Managing Executive Officer & Head of Individual Development Division	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Masanao Kawauchi	Managing Executive Officer & Head of Organizational Development Division	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Yuji Kawamura	Executive Officer & Head of Matching Division	no data	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 2170's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Hideki Sakashita	President & Representative Director	11.8yrs	no data	3.46% ¥ 2.0b
Yoshihisa Ozasa	Chairman of the Board	24.7yrs	no data	42.26% ¥ 24.9b
Shunichi Ohno	Director	16.7yrs	no data	0.43% ¥ 254.4m
Tominaga Kenji	Independent Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	24.7yrs	no data	0.36% ¥ 209.3m
Tomoyuki Yuasa	Independent Outside Director	8.7yrs	no data	no data
Kakuyama Takashi	Independent Outside Director	4.7yrs	no data	no data
Hiromi Kuriyama	Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member	2.7yrs	no data	no data
Yasumasa Matsuoka	Independent Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	1.7yrs	no data	0.0028% ¥ 1.7m

10.3yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 2170's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.3 years average tenure).

Link and Motivation Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Link and Motivation Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 28, 2024

Link and Motivation Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 30, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Link and Motivation Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 30, 2022

Recent updates

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of JP¥3.00 per share

Earnings Tell The Story For Link and Motivation Inc. (TSE:2170) As Its Stock Soars 26%

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥10.68 (vs JP¥7.46 in 2Q 2023)

First quarter dividend of JP¥3.00 announced

Link and Motivation Inc. announces Quarterly dividend, payable on December 25, 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Is Link and Motivation (TSE:2170) Using Too Much Debt?

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥4.84 (vs JP¥3.78 in 1Q 2023)

Fourth quarter dividend of JP¥3.00 announced

Link and Motivation Inc. (TSE:2170) announces an Equity Buyback for 1,700,000 shares, representing 1.57% for ¥1,000 million.

Upcoming dividend of JP¥2.90 per share

Link and Motivation Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 13, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of JP¥2.90 announced

Link and Motivation Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 28, 2024

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

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Link and Motivation Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 13, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥2.90 per share at 2.0% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥5.14 (vs JP¥7.51 in 3Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Upcoming dividend of JP¥2.80 per share at 2.6% yield

Price target decreased by 15% to JP¥715

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥7.46 (vs JP¥5.30 in 2Q 2022)

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of JP¥2.80 per share at 2.5% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥3.78 (vs JP¥3.66 in 1Q 2022)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Upcoming dividend of JP¥2.80 per share at 2.1% yield

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Link and Motivation Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 30, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.90 per share

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target increased to JP¥1,050

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: JP¥7.52 (vs JP¥3.34 in 3Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.90 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target increased to JP¥870

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: JP¥5.30 (vs JP¥5.60 in 2Q 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.90 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

Link and Motivation Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 12, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.90 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Link and Motivation Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 30, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.90 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥3.35 (vs JP¥3.87 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.90 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥5.60 (vs JP¥0.12 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.80 per share

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥2.34 (vs JP¥3.53 in 1Q 2020)

Full year 2020 earnings released: JP¥9.49 loss per share (vs JP¥10.30 profit in FY 2019)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥1.80 per share

Revenue beats expectations, earnings disappoint

Full year 2020 earnings released: JP¥9.49 loss per share (vs JP¥10.30 profit in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: JP¥654

Link and Motivation Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 12, 2021

Link and Motivation Inc. (TSE:2170) completed the acquisition of an additional 36.22% stake in OpenWork Inc.

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