Kuraray Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Kuraray's CEO is Hitoshi Kawahara, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 3.92 years. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth ¥94.59M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.9 years and 4.8 years respectively.

Key information

Hitoshi Kawahara

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure3.9yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure6.9yrs
Board average tenure4.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Kuraray (TSE:3405) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥27.00

Dec 03
Kuraray (TSE:3405) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥27.00

Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Nov 18
Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Kuraray Co., Ltd. Just Beat EPS By 19%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 16
Kuraray Co., Ltd. Just Beat EPS By 19%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Sep 23
Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Kuraray Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:3405) Earnings Despite 32% Price Jump

Sep 04
Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Kuraray Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:3405) Earnings Despite 32% Price Jump

Kuraray (TSE:3405) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥27.00

Aug 27
Kuraray (TSE:3405) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥27.00

Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Aug 12
Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Is Kuraray (TSE:3405) A Risky Investment?

Aug 08
Is Kuraray (TSE:3405) A Risky Investment?

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TSE:3405) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Jul 17
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TSE:3405) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Kuraray (TSE:3405) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

May 28
Kuraray (TSE:3405) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Is Kuraray (TSE:3405) Using Too Much Debt?

May 09
Is Kuraray (TSE:3405) Using Too Much Debt?

Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Apr 03
Kuraray's (TSE:3405) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Is Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TSE:3405) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Mar 23
Is Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TSE:3405) Trading At A 33% Discount?

CEO

Hitoshi Kawahara (62 yo)

3.9yrs

Tenure

Mr. Hitoshi Kawahara has been Representative Director and President of Kuraray Co., Ltd. Since January 1, 2021 and joined the Company since April 1984. He was Managing Executive Officer of Kuraray Co., Ltd...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Masaaki Ito
Executive Chairman10.5yrsno data0.025%
¥ 180.2m
Hitoshi Kawahara
President & Representative Director3.9yrsno data0.013%
¥ 94.6m
Akira Omura
Managing Executive Officer6.9yrsno datano data
Shinichi Takizawa
Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Departmentno datano datano data
Satoru Fujinami
Managing Exe. Officer and GM of General Affairs & HR Divisionno datano datano data
Matthias Gutweiler
Managing Executive Officer & Directorno datano datano data
Yoshimasa Sano
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Director14.7yrsno data0.0096%
¥ 69.8m
Nobuhiko Takai
Managing Executive Officer & Director8.7yrsno data0.0049%
¥ 36.0m
Toshihiro Omatsu
Managing Executive Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Keiji Taga
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Representative Director7.8yrsno data0.0086%
¥ 63.0m
Takaharu Kawahara
Executive Officer & President2.8yrsno datano data
Tomoyuki Watanabe
Managing Executive Officer & Directorno datano data0.0049%
¥ 36.0m

6.9yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 3405's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Masaaki Ito
Executive Chairman10.5yrsno data0.025%
¥ 180.2m
Hitoshi Kawahara
President & Representative Director5.8yrsno data0.013%
¥ 94.6m
Matthias Gutweiler
Managing Executive Officer & Director4.8yrsno datano data
Yoshimasa Sano
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Director8.8yrsno data0.0096%
¥ 69.8m
Nobuhiko Takai
Managing Executive Officer & Director4.8yrsno data0.0049%
¥ 36.0m
Keiji Taga
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Representative Director5.3yrsno data0.0086%
¥ 63.0m
Tomoyuki Watanabe
Managing Executive Officer & Directorless than a yearno data0.0049%
¥ 36.0m
Naoya Uehara
Standing Corporate Auditor3.8yrsno data0.0028%
¥ 20.3m
Satoshi Tanaka
Independent Outside Director4.8yrsno data0.0022%
¥ 15.8m
Naoko Mikami
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Kiyoto Ido
Independent Outside Director3.8yrsno data0.0012%
¥ 9.0m
Keiko Murata
Independent Outside Director4.8yrsno data0.00093%
¥ 6.8m

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 3405's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 07:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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

Kuraray Co., Ltd. is covered by 26 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Toshiro YoshinagaAizawa Securities Co. Ltd.
Mikiya YamadaBarclays
Kei RameauBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)