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Daicel Corporation

TSE:4202 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥357.2b

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Daicel Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Yasuhiro Sakaki

Chief executive officer

JP¥100.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage72.00%
CEO tenure1.4yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenureno data
Board average tenure3.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • May 19

There May Be Reason For Hope In Daicel's (TSE:4202) Disappointing Earnings

The market for Daicel Corporation's ( TSE:4202 ) shares didn't move much after it posted weak earnings recently. We...
Analysis Article • Feb 08

Results: Daicel Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Investors in Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) had a good week, as its shares rose 7.7% to close at JP¥1,568 following...
Analysis Article • Feb 06

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 23rd of June. This...
Analysis Article • Feb 04

Daicel Corporation (TSE:4202) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

When close to half the companies in Japan have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 15x, you may consider Daicel...
Analysis Article • Jan 16

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 23rd of June...
Analysis Article • Sep 20

Daicel (TSE:4202) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 on the 3rd of December. Based on this payment, the...
Analysis Article • Sep 05

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥30.00

The board of Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 3rd of December, with...
Analysis Article • Aug 22

Daicel (TSE:4202) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥30.00

The board of Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 3rd...
Analysis Article • Aug 08

Daicel (TSE:4202) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 3rd of December...
Analysis Article • Aug 05

Earnings Update: Daicel Corporation (TSE:4202) Just Reported Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

TSE:4202 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore Daicel's Fair Values from the Community and select yours Daicel...
Analysis Article • Jul 23

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥30.00

The board of Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 3rd of December, with...
Analysis Article • Jul 09

Daicel's (TSE:4202) Dividend Will Be ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 3rd of December...
Analysis Article • Jun 23

Daicel Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

The annual results for Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) were released last week, making it a good time to revisit its...
Analysis Article • Jun 01

Is There An Opportunity With Daicel Corporation's (TSE:4202) 35% Undervaluation?

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Daicel fair value estimate is JP¥1,903 Daicel's JP¥1,234 share...
Analysis Article • Mar 18

There's No Escaping Daicel Corporation's (TSE:4202) Muted Earnings

Daicel Corporation's ( TSE:4202 ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 6.5x might make it look like a strong buy right...
Analysis Article • Feb 27

Are Investors Undervaluing Daicel Corporation (TSE:4202) By 31%?

Key Insights The projected fair value for Daicel is JP¥1,891 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Daicel is...
Analysis Article • Feb 10

Daicel (TSE:4202) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 24th of June. This...
Analysis Article • Feb 07

Daicel Corporation Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

As you might know, Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) last week released its latest third-quarter, and things did not turn...
Analysis Article • Jan 23

Is Daicel (TSE:4202) A Risky Investment?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • Jan 06

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

The board of Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 24th...
Analysis Article • Dec 23

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share on the 24th of June. This...
Analysis Article • Dec 04

Daicel (TSE:4202) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 on the 24th of June. This will take the annual payment to...
Analysis Article • Nov 19

There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Daicel's (TSE:4202) Earnings

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for Daicel Corporation's ( TSE:4202 ) stock hasn't moved much. Our...
Analysis Article • Nov 09

Earnings Miss: Daicel Corporation Missed EPS By 14% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

The analysts might have been a bit too bullish on Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ), given that the company fell short of...
Analysis Article • Nov 07

An Intrinsic Calculation For Daicel Corporation (TSE:4202) Suggests It's 24% Undervalued

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Daicel fair value estimate is JP¥1,868 Daicel's JP¥1,421 share...
Analysis Article • Aug 27

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 4th of December...
Analysis Article • Aug 06

Market Cool On Daicel Corporation's (TSE:4202) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Lower

The Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial...
Analysis Article • Jul 25

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥27.00

Daicel Corporation's ( TSE:4202 ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to ¥27.00 on...
Analysis Article • Jul 11

Daicel (TSE:4202) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable...
Analysis Article • Jun 11

Do Daicel's (TSE:4202) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...
Analysis Article • May 21

Daicel's (TSE:4202) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Daicel Corporation ( TSE:4202 ) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with a healthy...
Analysis Article • May 02

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Daicel Corporation's (TSE:4202) Tunnel

When close to half the companies in Japan have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 15x, you may consider Daicel...
Analysis Article • Mar 27

Daicel's (TSE:4202) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Daicel Corporation's ( TSE:4202 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥25.00 per share on 26th of June. This will...
Analysis Article • Mar 23

Is Daicel (TSE:4202) A Risky Investment?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article • Mar 05

Daicel (TSE:4202) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Daicel Corporation's ( TSE:4202 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥25.00 per share on 26th of June. This will...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Yasuhiro Sakaki's remuneration changed compared to Daicel's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

JP¥10b

Mar 31 2026JP¥100mJP¥72m

JP¥10b

Compensation vs Market: Yasuhiro's total compensation ($USD649.00K) is about average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD892.14K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Yasuhiro's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Yasuhiro Sakaki (64 yo)

1.4yrs
Tenure
JP¥100,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Yasuhiro Sakaki was Senior Managing Executive Officer, GM of Corporate Strategy & SCM Division and Director of Daicel Corporation. Mr. Sakaki was Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Pl...


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yasuhiro Sakaki
President6.3yrsJP¥100.00m0.033%
¥ 117.5m
Yoshimi Ogawa
Executive Board Chairman15.3yrsJP¥119.00m0.067%
¥ 239.2m
Kotaro Sugimoto
Senior Managing Exec. Officer7.3yrsno data0.034%
¥ 120.3m
Naotaka Kawaguchi
Senior Managing Executive Officer2.3yrsno data0.023%
¥ 83.9m
Toshio Shiwaku
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Director2.3yrsno data0.019%
¥ 67.1m
Toshio Asano
Independent External Director7.3yrsno datano data
Yuriya Komatsu
Independent Outside Director4.3yrsno datano data
Seiji Kito
Independent Outside Director1.3yrsno datano data
Keita Nishiyama
Independent Outside Director3.3yrsno datano data
Mikio Yagi
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Chairman3.3yrsno data0.0090%
¥ 32.2m
Hisae Kitayama
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member4.3yrsno datano data
Mari Okajima
Independent Outside Director3.3yrsno datano data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 4202's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 16:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
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Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
  • ICE Market Data
  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 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

Daicel Corporation is covered by 18 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mikiya YamadaBarclays
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Sze TeeCGS International

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