KOSÉ Corporation

TSE:4922 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥409.7b

KOSÉ Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

KOSÉ's CEO is Kazutoshi Kobayashi, appointed in Jun 2007, has a tenure of 17.58 years. total yearly compensation is ¥372.00M, comprised of 59.1% salary and 40.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.44% of the company’s shares, worth ¥10.01B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 8.6 years respectively.

Key information

Kazutoshi Kobayashi

Chief executive officer

JP¥372.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage59.1%
CEO tenure17.6yrs
CEO ownership2.4%
Management average tenure2.4yrs
Board average tenure8.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥70.00

Nov 14
KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥70.00

KOSÉ Corporation Just Missed Earnings; Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Nov 13
KOSÉ Corporation Just Missed Earnings; Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Is KOSÉ Corporation (TSE:4922) Trading At A 21% Discount?

Oct 28
Is KOSÉ Corporation (TSE:4922) Trading At A 21% Discount?

Is KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 12
Is KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Using Too Much Debt?

KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Aug 27
KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥70.00

Aug 12
KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥70.00

KOSÉ Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Aug 09
KOSÉ Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of KOSÉ Corporation (TSE:4922)

Jul 29
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of KOSÉ Corporation (TSE:4922)

We Think KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Jul 12
We Think KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥70.00

Jun 21
KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥70.00

KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥70.00

Jun 07
KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥70.00

Investors Appear Satisfied With KOSÉ Corporation's (TSE:4922) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%

Jun 02
Investors Appear Satisfied With KOSÉ Corporation's (TSE:4922) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%

KOSÉ Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

May 10
KOSÉ Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

KOSÉ's (TSE:4922) Dividend Will Be ¥70.00

May 08
KOSÉ's (TSE:4922) Dividend Will Be ¥70.00

KOSÉ's (TSE:4922) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

May 03
KOSÉ's (TSE:4922) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Getting In Cheap On KOSÉ Corporation (TSE:4922) Might Be Difficult

Apr 18
Getting In Cheap On KOSÉ Corporation (TSE:4922) Might Be Difficult

Is KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 02
Is KOSÉ (TSE:4922) Using Too Much Debt?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kazutoshi Kobayashi's remuneration changed compared to KOSÉ's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥8b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥15b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥15b

Dec 31 2023JP¥372mJP¥220m

JP¥12b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥18b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥19b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥21b

Dec 31 2022JP¥284mJP¥205m

JP¥19b

Dec 31 2021JP¥275mJP¥154m

JP¥17b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥14b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥13b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

JP¥12b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

JP¥10b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

JP¥12b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

JP¥20b

Mar 31 2020JP¥625mJP¥214m

JP¥27b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

JP¥29b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

JP¥33b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

JP¥32b

Mar 31 2019JP¥408mJP¥56m

JP¥37b

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

JP¥39b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

JP¥38b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

JP¥35b

Mar 31 2018JP¥198mJP¥127m

JP¥31b

Compensation vs Market: Kazutoshi's total compensation ($USD2.36M) is above average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD894.14K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kazutoshi's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Kazutoshi Kobayashi (62 yo)

17.6yrs

Tenure

JP¥372,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Kazutoshi Kobayashi serves as Chief Executive Officer at KOSE Corp and President at KOSE Corp since June 2007. Mr. Kobayashi served as an Executive Vice President and Vice President of KOSE Corp. He se...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kazutoshi Kobayashi
President17.6yrsJP¥372.00m2.44%
¥ 10.0b
Keita Matsunami
Executive Officer and GM of Accountingless than a yearno datano data
Hiroko Hanakura
General Manager of Investor Relations Departmentno datano datano data
Masato Nakade
Executive Officer & GM of Legal Dept.no datano datano data
Shingo Iwasaki
General Manager of Corporate Communication Officeno datano datano data
Shinji Tanaka
GM of Marketing and DECORTE Division & Directorno datano datano data
Takao Kobayashi
Senior Executive Directorno datano data12.25%
¥ 50.2b
Kazumasa Hanagata
General Manager of President Officeno datano datano data
Noboru Naitou
Managing Directorno datano datano data
Koichi Shibusawa
Executive Directorno datano data0.0053%
¥ 21.5m
Masanori Kobayashi
Chief Product Officer & Executive Directorless than a yearno data12.06%
¥ 49.4b
Tadanobu Hayashi
Senior Chief Manager of Supply Chain Management Department3.8yrsno datano data

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 4922's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kazutoshi Kobayashi
President33.8yrsJP¥372.00m2.44%
¥ 10.0b
Shinji Tanaka
GM of Marketing and DECORTE Division & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Takao Kobayashi
Senior Executive Director26.6yrsno data12.25%
¥ 50.2b
Koichi Shibusawa
Executive Director11.6yrsno data0.0053%
¥ 21.5m
Masanori Kobayashi
Chief Product Officer & Executive Director11.6yrsno data12.06%
¥ 49.4b
Atsuko Ogura
Executive Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Yoshinori Haratani
GM of Corporate Planning Department & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Yasukiyo Kobayashi
Honorary Chairman10.6yrsJP¥585.00m2.2%
¥ 9.0b
Kumi Kobayashi
Independent External Directorless than a yearno datano data
Yusuke Kobayashi
Director10.6yrsno data0.55%
¥ 2.2b
Yukino Kikuma
Independent External Director6.6yrsno datano data
Norika Yuasa
Independent External Director5.6yrsno datano data

8.6yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 4922's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/03 21:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

KOSÉ Corporation is covered by 32 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mitsuko MiyasakoBarclays
James MoonBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Haruka OnoBofA Global Research