SPARX Group Management

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Key information

Shuhei Abe

Chief executive officer

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Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	34.9yrs
CEO ownership	39.3%
Management average tenure	no data
Board average tenure	6.9yrs

Recent management updates

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CEO

Shuhei Abe (69 yo)

34.9yrs

Tenure

Mr. Shuhei Abe serves as Group CIO at SPARX Group Co., Ltd. since June 09, 2023. He serves as Group Chief Executive Officer at SPARX Group Co., Ltd.since April 2011. Mr. Abe serves as the President and Ch...

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Shuhei Abe	Group CEO	34.9yrs	no data	39.34% ¥ 28.4b
Masatoshi Fukami	Director	21.9yrs	no data	0.75% ¥ 540.9m
Kimikazu Nomi	Independent Outside Director	6.9yrs	no data	no data
Kazuyoshi Kimura	Independent Outside Director	3.9yrs	no data	0.10% ¥ 73.0m
Toshihiko Nakagawa	Independent Outside Director	8.9yrs	no data	0.051% ¥ 36.5m
Eiko Hakoda	Independent Outside Director	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Kimie Morishita	Independent Outside Director	less than a year	no data	no data

6.9yrs

Average Tenure

69yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 8739's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).

SPARX Group Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

SPARX Group Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

SPARX Group Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 10, 2022

Recent updates

SPARX Group Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥66.00 per share

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 07, 2024

Dividend increased to JP¥66.00

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥29.93 (vs JP¥21.23 in 3Q 2023)

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Establishes SPARX Green Battery Energy Storage System Fund

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Revise A Year-End Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ending on March 31, 2024

Nihon Monozukuri Mirai Fund, managed by SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TSE:8739) completed the acquisition of 45% stake in IJTT Co., Ltd. (TSE:7315) for ¥10.2 billion.

Nihon Monozukuri Mirai Fund, managed by SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TSE:8739) completed the acquisition of IJTT Co., Ltd. (TSE:7315).

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jan 31, 2024

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TSE:8739) announces an Equity Buyback for 330,000 shares, representing 0.79% for ¥500 million.

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥32.94 (vs JP¥30.17 in 2Q 2023)

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Oct 31, 2023

New minor risk - Earnings quality

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥50.70 (vs JP¥26.80 in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥113 (vs JP¥102 in FY 2022)

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Jul 31, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥113 (vs JP¥102 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥60.00 per share at 4.1% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥21.23 (vs JP¥36.18 in 3Q 2022)

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2023

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jan 31, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥3.35 (vs JP¥29.46 in 2Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥3.35 (vs JP¥29.46 in 2Q 2022)

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TSE:8739) announces an Equity Buyback for 200,000 shares, representing 0.49% for ¥300 million.

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Oct 31, 2022

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TSE:8739) has concluded an agreement to acquire Nine operational solar power plants from West Energy Solution Inc.

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥5.36 (vs JP¥5.31 in 1Q 2022)

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jul 29, 2022

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2022, Payable on June 13, 2022

SPARX Group Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 10, 2022

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 06, 2022

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces the Reopening of Its Tokyo Offices

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Revises Year-End Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending on March 31, 2022

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces the Partial Closure of Its Tokyo Offices and Its Continued Operations

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. announced that it has received $30 million in funding from HighLight Capital, Shenzhen Qianhai Rotary Stone Fund Management Co., Ltd.

SPARX Group Announces the Reopening of Its Tokyo Offices

Volkswagen AG (XTRA:VOW3) acquired an unknown stake in 24M Technologies, Inc. from North Bridge Venture Partners, SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TSE:8739) and Koch Strategic Platforms, LLC.

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces the Partial Opening of its Tokyo Offices

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces the Partial Opening of Its Tokyo Offices

Sparx Group Co., Ltd. Announces Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2021, Payable on June 9, 2021

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces the Full Closure of Its Tokyo Offices and Its Continued Operations

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Announces Partial Opening of its Tokyo Offices (In Minato, Tokyo) Starting on March 22

Nomura and SPARX Group Announce Strategic Alliance to Establish Listed Investment Corporation

SPARX Group Co., Ltd Temporarily Closes All Its Tokyo Offices, Effective from January 8, 2021

SPARX Group Co., Ltd to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Jan 29, 2021

SPARX Group Co., Ltd to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Oct 30, 2020

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