Kokuyo Co., Ltd.

TSE:7984 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥330.8b

Kokuyo Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Kokuyo's CEO is Hidekuni Kuroda, appointed in Mar 2015, has a tenure of 10.17 years. total yearly compensation is ¥102.00M, comprised of 47.1% salary and 52.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.098% of the company’s shares, worth ¥324.03M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 2.2 years respectively.

Key information

Hidekuni Kuroda

Chief executive officer

JP¥102.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage47.06%
CEO tenure10.2yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure2.8yrs
Board average tenure2.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

May 11
Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

May 06
Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Apr 27
Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥45.50

Apr 11
Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥45.50

Is Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 02
Is Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Using Too Much Debt?

Here's What To Make Of Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Mar 19
Here's What To Make Of Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Mar 02
Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7984) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 51% Above Its Share Price

Feb 14
Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7984) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 51% Above Its Share Price

Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7984) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Dec 19
Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7984) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥38.00

Dec 03
Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥38.00

Is Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 21
Is Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Using Too Much Debt?

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Kokuyo (TSE:7984)

Nov 04
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Kokuyo (TSE:7984)

Revenue Miss: Kokuyo Co., Ltd. Fell 7.6% Short Of Analyst Revenue Estimates And Analysts Have Been Revising Their Models

Oct 31
Revenue Miss: Kokuyo Co., Ltd. Fell 7.6% Short Of Analyst Revenue Estimates And Analysts Have Been Revising Their Models

Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥38.00

Sep 06
Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥38.00

Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7984) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Aug 17
Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7984) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥38.00

Aug 02
Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥38.00

The Kokuyo Co., Ltd. (TSE:7984) Interim Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Aug 01
The Kokuyo Co., Ltd. (TSE:7984) Interim Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Returns On Capital At Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Have Hit The Brakes

Jul 25
Returns On Capital At Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Have Hit The Brakes

Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥38.00

Apr 25
Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥38.00

Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥38.00

Apr 11
Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥38.00

Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Apr 07
Kokuyo's (TSE:7984) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

We Think Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Mar 05
We Think Kokuyo (TSE:7984) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Hidekuni Kuroda's remuneration changed compared to Kokuyo's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

JP¥20b

Dec 31 2024JP¥102mJP¥48m

JP¥22b

Compensation vs Market: Hidekuni's total compensation ($USD704.62K) is about average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD925.40K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Hidekuni's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Hidekuni Kuroda (48 yo)

10.2yrs
Tenure
JP¥102,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Hidekuni Kuroda has been President of Kokuyo Furniture Co., Ltd. Mr. Kuroda has been President of Kokuyo Co., Ltd. since March 2015 and is its CEO and Representative Corporate Officer since June 2024....

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hidekuni Kuroda
President10.2yrsJP¥102.00m0.098%
¥ 324.0m
Hitoshi Honda
Managing Officer & Head of Finance and Accountingno datano datano data
Yasunari Koshikawa
Managing Officer and GM of Human Resources & Culture Divisionno datano datano data
Naotaka Umeda
Managing Officer and Head of CSV Divisionno datano datano data
Masahiro Fukui
Managing Officer & Deputy GM of Global Workplace Business Division7.3yrsno datano data
Toshio Naito
Corporate Officerno datano data0.018%
¥ 60.1m
Kosuke Ono
Managing Officer & Deputy GM of Workplace Business Dvisionno datano datano data
Koji Morita
Managing Officer & Deputy GM of Workplace Business Divisionno datano datano data
Noritomo Miyazawa
Managing Officer & GM of Business Supply Division3.3yrsno datano data
Akira Yata
Managing Officer & GM of Workplace Business Division2.3yrsno datano data
Masaharu Inoue
Managing Officer & Deputy GM of Global Stationery Business Division2.3yrsno datano data
Takashi Onoda
Managing Officer & GM of Risk Management Division2.3yrsno datano data
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 7984's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hidekuni Kuroda
President16.2yrsJP¥102.00m0.098%
¥ 324.0m
Toshio Naito
Corporate Officer4.2yrsno data0.018%
¥ 60.1m
Shinichiro Omori
Independent Outside Director3.2yrsno data0.00035%
¥ 1.2m
Riku Sugie
Independent Outside Director2.2yrsno data0.00035%
¥ 1.2m
Yoko Toyoshi
Independent Outside Director1.2yrsno datano data
Yuko Gomi
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Katsuaki Tojo
Director1.2yrsno data0.0053%
¥ 17.5m
Fukutaka Hashimoto
Independent Outside Director1.2yrsno data0.00035%
¥ 1.2m
Takehiro Kamigamaa
Independent Outside Director of the Board4.2yrsno data0.00035%
¥ 1.2m
2.2yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 7984's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/20 11:08
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/20 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Kokuyo Co., Ltd. is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Yusuke MiuraDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Satoshi SakaeNomura Securities Co. Ltd.
Ryozo MinagawaSMBC NIKKO