Hokuto Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Hokuto's CEO is Masayoshi Mizuno, appointed in Jul 2006, has a tenure of 18.33 years. directly owns 1.89% of the company’s shares, worth ¥1.04B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 18.3 years and 8.9 years respectively.

Key information

Masayoshi Mizuno

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	18.3yrs
CEO ownership	1.9%
Management average tenure	18.3yrs
Board average tenure	8.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Hokuto (TSE:1379) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

May 21

CEO

Masayoshi Mizuno (59 yo)

18.3yrs

Tenure

Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno has been President of Hokuto Corp. since July 20, 2006 and has been its Chairperson and also served as its Director of New Business. In April 1990, Mr. Mizuno joined Hokuto Corporation...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masayoshi Mizuno	President	18.3yrs	no data	1.89% ¥ 1.0b
Tomio Takato	Senior MD	21.6yrs	no data	0.047% ¥ 26.0m
Satoshi Inatomi	GM of Production Headquarters & Director	no data	no data	0.016% ¥ 8.7m
Akira Hara	Operating Officer & Head of Corporate Planning Department	less than a year	no data	no data

18.3yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 1379's management team is seasoned and experienced (18.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masayoshi Mizuno	President	18.3yrs	no data	1.89% ¥ 1.0b
Tomio Takato	Senior MD	21.6yrs	no data	0.047% ¥ 26.0m
Satoshi Inatomi	GM of Production Headquarters & Director	7.4yrs	no data	0.016% ¥ 8.7m
Takako Kotake	Independent Outside Director	11.4yrs	no data	no data
Haruo Kitamura	Independent Outside Director	11.4yrs	no data	no data
Minoru Ikezawa	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	10.4yrs	no data	0.0032% ¥ 1.7m
Yoshio Kanda	Chairman of Board of Corporate Auditor	7.4yrs	no data	no data
Koji Tsuchiya	Audit & Supervisory Board Member	2.4yrs	no data	no data
Kenichi Takehana	Outside Auditor	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Jun Ikeda	Independent Outside Director	3.4yrs	no data	no data

8.9yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 1379's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).

Hokuto Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Hokuto Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2024

Hokuto Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Hokuto Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

First half 2025 earnings released: JP¥15.73 loss per share (vs JP¥19.47 loss in 1H 2024)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Nov 14, 2024

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: JP¥18.98 (vs JP¥10.48 loss in 1Q 2024)

Final dividend of JP¥10.00 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥111 (vs JP¥64.43 loss in FY 2023)

Hokuto Corporation Declares Year-End Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2024, Payable on June 24, 2024

Hokuto (TSE:1379) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥111 (vs JP¥64.43 loss in FY 2023)

Hokuto Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2024

Hokuto Corporation announced that it has received ¥10.01991984 billion in funding

Hokuto Corporation announced that it expects to receive ¥10.01991984 billion in funding

Upcoming dividend of JP¥40.00 per share

Hokuto Corporation announced that it expects to receive ¥10.01991984 billion in funding

Dividend of JP¥30.00 announced

Hokuto Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 10, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥65.89 (vs JP¥15.97 in 3Q 2023)

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 09, 2024

Hokuto Corporation Announces Second Quarter-End Dividend for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023, Payable on December 5, 2023

Hokuto Corporation Announces Second Quarter-End Dividend for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023, Payable on December 5, 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥8.99 loss per share (vs JP¥52.24 loss in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share at 2.2% yield

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 10, 2023

Hokuto Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ending September 30, 2023 and for the Full Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥10.48 loss per share (vs JP¥17.63 loss in 1Q 2023)

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 10, 2023

Hokuto Corporation Provides Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ending September 30, 2023 and for the Full Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

Hokuto Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: JP¥64.43 loss per share (vs JP¥80.25 profit in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥30.00 per share at 3.2% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥15.97 (vs JP¥59.13 in 3Q 2022)

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 10, 2023

Hokuto Corporation Announces Dividend for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023, Payable on December 5, 2022; Provides Year End Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥52.24 loss per share (vs JP¥3.43 loss in 2Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Nov 11, 2022

Hokuto Corporation Provides Dividend Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023; Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥17.63 loss per share (vs JP¥16.01 loss in 1Q 2022)

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Aug 12, 2022

Hokuto Corporation Announces Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2022, Payable on June 29, 2022; Provides Guidance for End of Second Quarter and Year Ending March 31, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: JP¥80.25 (vs JP¥129 in FY 2021)

Hokuto Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Hokuto Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 13, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥50.00 per share

Hokuto Corporation Provides Dividend Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Hokuto Corporation Provides Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: JP¥3.43 loss per share (vs JP¥8.72 profit in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥10.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: JP¥16.01 loss per share (vs JP¥8.15 profit in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥129 (vs JP¥48.57 in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥50.00 per share

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Hokuto Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on May 14, 2021

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥76.15 (vs JP¥4.64 in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day low: JP¥2,058

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 02, 2021

Hokuto Corporation to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Nov 02, 2020

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