Sony Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sony Group's CEO is Kenichiro Yoshida, appointed in Apr 2018, has a tenure of 6.67 years. directly owns 0.03% of the company’s shares, worth ¥5.99B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.7 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure6.7yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure6.7yrs
Board average tenure5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

With EPS Growth And More, Sony Group (TSE:6758) Makes An Interesting Case

Dec 14
With EPS Growth And More, Sony Group (TSE:6758) Makes An Interesting Case

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)?

Nov 30
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)?

Sony Group Corporation Just Recorded A 41% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Nov 12
Sony Group Corporation Just Recorded A 41% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Slowing Rates Of Return At Sony Group (TSE:6758) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Nov 09
Slowing Rates Of Return At Sony Group (TSE:6758) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Estimating The Fair Value Of Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)

Oct 11
Estimating The Fair Value Of Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)

Sony Group's (TSE:6758) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥50.00

Sep 26
Sony Group's (TSE:6758) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥50.00

Is Sony Group (TSE:6758) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 05
Is Sony Group (TSE:6758) Using Too Much Debt?

Is There Now An Opportunity In Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)?

Aug 23
Is There Now An Opportunity In Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)?

Earnings Beat: Sony Group Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Aug 10
Earnings Beat: Sony Group Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Sony Group (TSE:6758) Shareholders

Jul 02
Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Sony Group (TSE:6758) Shareholders

Sony Group Corporation Just Recorded A 5.3% Revenue Beat: Here's What Analysts Think

Jun 29
Sony Group Corporation Just Recorded A 5.3% Revenue Beat: Here's What Analysts Think

Slowing Rates Of Return At Sony Group (TSE:6758) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Jun 17
Slowing Rates Of Return At Sony Group (TSE:6758) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Sony Group Corporation's (TSE:6758) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

May 12
Sony Group Corporation's (TSE:6758) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

A Look At The Fair Value Of Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)

Apr 10
A Look At The Fair Value Of Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)?

Mar 28
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758)?

The Returns On Capital At Sony Group (TSE:6758) Don't Inspire Confidence

Mar 01
The Returns On Capital At Sony Group (TSE:6758) Don't Inspire Confidence

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kenichiro Yoshida's remuneration changed compared to Sony Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥1t

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥985b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥971b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥923b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥880b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥962b

Mar 31 2023JP¥651mJP¥240m

JP¥1t

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥975b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥1t

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥931b

Apr 01 2022n/an/a

JP¥882b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

JP¥838b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥802b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥1t

Mar 31 2021JP¥545mJP¥195m

JP¥1t

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

JP¥976b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

JP¥894b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

JP¥624b

Mar 31 2020JP¥454mJP¥175m

JP¥582b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

JP¥657b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

JP¥857b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

JP¥842b

Mar 31 2019JP¥397mJP¥160m

JP¥916b

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

JP¥812b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

JP¥679b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

JP¥636b

Mar 31 2018JP¥438mJP¥80m

JP¥491b

Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Kenichiro's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the JP market.

Compensation vs Earnings: Kenichiro's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Kenichiro Yoshida (65 yo)

6.7yrs

Tenure

JP¥651,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida had been the Chairman of Sony Group Corporation (formerly known as Sony Corporation) since June 01, 2020 until June 28, 2022 and has been its Director since June 19, 2014 and serves a...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hiroaki Kitano
Senior EVP & CTO2.7yrsJP¥96.00m0.0027%
¥ 525.4m
Shiro Kambe
Senior EVP & Corporate Executive Officer14.9yrsJP¥94.00m0.0049%
¥ 967.9m
Kazushi Ambe
Senior EVP & Corporate Executive Officer10.1yrsJP¥93.00m0.0019%
¥ 377.3m
Toshimoto Mitomo
Executive Deputy President6.7yrsJP¥111.00m0.0028%
¥ 559.0m
Kenichiro Yoshida
CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer & Chairman6.7yrsJP¥651.00m0.030%
¥ 6.0b
Hiroki Totoki
President6.7yrsJP¥223.00m0.0097%
¥ 1.9b
J. Hill
Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations and Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Natsuko Takei
Senior General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department6.7yrsno datano data
Shoji Nemoto
Head of Disc Manufacturing Business19.1yrsno datano data
Yasuhiro Ueda
Head of Technology Policy & Relationsno datano datano data
Kazuhiko Takeda
Senior VP6.4yrsno datano data
Fumiaki Sakai
Head of Information System6.7yrsno datano data

6.7yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 6758's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenichiro Yoshida
CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer & Chairman10.5yrsJP¥651.00m0.030%
¥ 6.0b
Hiroki Totoki
President5.5yrsJP¥223.00m0.0097%
¥ 1.9b
Neil Hunt
Independent Outside Director1.5yrsno data0.000080%
¥ 15.8m
William Morrow
Independent Outside Director1.5yrsno data0.000080%
¥ 15.8m
Shingo Konomoto
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Yoshihiko Hatanaka
Independent Chairman of the Board5.5yrsno data0.00042%
¥ 83.0m
Wendy Mira Becker
Independent Outside Director5.5yrsno data0.00042%
¥ 83.0m
Sakie Akiyama
Independent Outside Director5.5yrsno data0.00042%
¥ 83.0m
Joseph A. Kraft
Independent Outside Director4.5yrsno data0.00033%
¥ 65.2m
Keiko Kishigami
Independent Outside Director4.5yrsno data0.00033%
¥ 65.2m

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 6758's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 06:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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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

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Analyst Sources

Sony Group Corporation is covered by 52 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nam Hyung KimArete Research Services LLP
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research