Roland Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Masahiro Minowa

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Roland (TSE:7944) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥85.00

Dec 03

Roland (TSE:7944) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥85.00

Nov 12

Earnings Miss: Roland Corporation Missed EPS By 49% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Nov 10

CEO

Masahiro Minowa (52 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

Mr. Masahiro Minowa is Chief Executive Officer since July,01 2024 and Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Officer of Roland Corporation from March 30, 2022 and has been Director of Roland Corporation fr...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masahiro Minowa	CEO, CIO & Representative Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Yuichi Hakamada	Executive Officer & CFO	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Tim Walter	Chief Sales Officer & Executive Officer	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Yuko Maeda	Executive Officer & CHRO	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Naoyuki Tamura	Senior Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data
Jay Wanamaker	Executive Vice President of Global Sales	no data	no data	no data
Yasunobu Suzuki	Chief Production Officer	2.8yrs	no data	0.11% ¥ 112.6m
Noriyuki Honda	Director of Audit Office	6.8yrs	no data	0.0036% ¥ 3.8m
Tony Price	President & CEO of Roland Corporation U.S.	4.3yrs	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 7944's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masahiro Minowa	CEO, CIO & Representative Director	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Yasunobu Suzuki	Chief Production Officer	1.8yrs	no data	0.11% ¥ 112.6m
Brian K. Heywood	Independent Outside Director	10.2yrs	no data	no data
Mikio Katayama	Independent Outside Director	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Yoshito Imaishi	Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Hiroshi Yamamoto	Independent Outside Director	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Toshihiko Oinuma	Independent Outside Director	4.8yrs	no data	no data
Kazuhiro Ishihara	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	4.8yrs	no data	no data
Yoji Morizumi	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	4.8yrs	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 7944's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/10 23:28
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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

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Analyst Sources

Roland Corporation is covered by 7 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
null null	Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Satoshi Sakae	Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Mitsuhiro Osawa	Ichiyoshi Research Institute Inc.

Roland Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Roland Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2024

Roland Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 29, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Roland Corporation Announces Resignation of Brian K. Heywood as Director

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of JP¥85.00 per share

Roland (TSE:7944) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥85.00

Roland Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Feb 13, 2025

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Roland (TSE:7944) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥85.00

Earnings Miss: Roland Corporation Missed EPS By 49% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Roland's (TSE:7944) Dividend Will Be ¥85.00

Roland Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 07, 2024

Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Roland (TSE:7944)

Roland's (TSE:7944) Dividend Will Be ¥85.00

Second quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Dividend of JP¥85.00 announced

The Price Is Right For Roland Corporation (TSE:7944)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Roland Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥85.00 per share

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Roland Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Six Months and Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024

Final dividend of JP¥85.00 announced

Roland Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Now 22% undervalued

Roland (TSE:7944) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

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

Roland Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2024

Roland Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 14, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥85.00 per share at 3.8% yield

Price target decreased by 7.2% to JP¥5,167

New minor risk - Financial position

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Roland Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 08, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Roland Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 09, 2023

Upcoming dividend of JP¥85.00 per share at 4.0% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Roland Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the First Six Months and Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023

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

Roland Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 29, 2023

Price target decreased by 7.3% to JP¥5,533

Roland Corporation Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Roland Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 13, 2023

Upcoming dividend of JP¥78.00 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues miss analyst expectations

Roland Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending December 31, 2022

Roland Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 09, 2022

Roland Corporation (TSE:7944) entered into definitive agreement to acquire Drum Workshop, Inc. on September 12, 2022.

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Roland Corporation Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending December 31, 2022

Roland Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 08, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥78.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Roland Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the First Half and Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Roland Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 11, 2022

Price target decreased to JP¥5,833

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Roland Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the First Six Months of 2022 and Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Roland Corporation (TSE:7944) announces an Equity Buyback for 550,000 shares, representing 2% for ¥2,000 million.

Roland Corporation Provides Dividend Guidance for the Second Quarter and Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥69.00 per share

Upcoming dividend of JP¥47.00 per share

Consensus EPS estimates increase to JP¥299

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Roland Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Six Months and Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021