DKS Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

DKS' CEO is Takashi Sakamoto, appointed in Jun 2015, has a tenure of 8.92 years. directly owns 0.43% of the company’s shares, worth ¥134.48M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 3.4 years respectively.

Key information

Takashi Sakamoto

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	8.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.4%
Management average tenure	2.1yrs
Board average tenure	3.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For DKS (TSE:4461)

Mar 14

DKS (TSE:4461) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Feb 28

DKS Co. Ltd. (TSE:4461) Stock Rockets 72% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Feb 27

CEO

Takashi Sakamoto (76 yo)

8.9yrs

Tenure

Mr. Takashi Sakamoto has been Chairman and Executive Director of DKS Co.Ltd. since June 2013. and has been its Chief Executive Officer since June 2015.He served as President at DKS Co. Ltd. since June 201...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Takashi Sakamoto	Chairman & CEO	8.9yrs	no data	0.43% ¥ 134.5m
Naoki Yamaji	President	2.1yrs	no data	0.13% ¥ 39.4m
Shinji Shimizu	Executive Officer	2.1yrs	no data	0.031% ¥ 9.8m
Mami Sakamoto	Executive Officer & Executive GM of Public & Investor Relations Department	no data	no data	no data
Hideto Misawa	Senior Executive Officer & Executive GM of Sales Headquarters	6.1yrs	no data	no data
Osami Okamoto	Senior MD	2.1yrs	no data	0.13% ¥ 39.4m
Masayuki Hashimoto	Executive Officer and Executive GM of R&D Headquarters	no data	no data	no data
Takuya Shudo	Executive Officer and Supervisor of Administration of Group Companies & Sales Headquarters	no data	no data	no data
Toshihiko Katayama	Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data
Koji Shimizu	Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data
Jiro Owan	Executive Officer & GM of Yokkaichi Plant - Production Headquarters	no data	no data	no data
Yoshiyuki Mori	Executive Officer & Executive GM of Production Headquarters	no data	no data	no data

2.1yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 4461's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Takashi Sakamoto	Chairman & CEO	12.9yrs	no data	0.43% ¥ 134.5m
Naoki Yamaji	President	6.9yrs	no data	0.13% ¥ 39.4m
Shinji Shimizu	Executive Officer	1.9yrs	no data	0.031% ¥ 9.8m
Osami Okamoto	Senior MD	6.9yrs	no data	0.13% ¥ 39.4m
Hideya Naka	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	3.9yrs	no data	no data
Hideaki Onishi	Audit & Supervisory Board Member	2.9yrs	no data	0.15% ¥ 45.9m
Ichiji Kawamura	Audit & Supervisory Board Member	less than a year	no data	0.063% ¥ 19.7m
Tsutomu Taniguchi	Independent Outside Director	6.9yrs	no data	0.010% ¥ 3.3m
Toshitada Takahashi	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	3.9yrs	no data	no data
Katsumi Hashimoto	Independent Outside Director	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Hideyo Nakano	Independent Outside Director	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Kikuo Okuyama	Independent Outside Director	2.9yrs	no data	no data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 4461's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

DKS Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Less than half of directors are independent

DKS Co. Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of JP¥45.00 per share

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For DKS (TSE:4461)

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 14, 2024

DKS (TSE:4461) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

DKS Co. Ltd. (TSE:4461) Stock Rockets 72% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥81.18 (vs JP¥0.10 in 3Q 2023)

New major risk - Share price stability

Price target increased by 22% to JP¥2,200

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jan 30, 2024

DKS Co. Ltd. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥0.10 loss per share (vs JP¥51.20 loss in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥20.00 per share at 2.9% yield

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Oct 30, 2023

DKS Co. Ltd. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Half Year and Full Year of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥49.91 loss per share (vs JP¥9.62 profit in 1Q 2023)

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Jul 27, 2023

Dks Co. Ltd. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Upcoming dividend of JP¥40.00 per share at 4.4% yield

Price target decreased by 13% to JP¥2,280

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

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥0.10 (vs JP¥68.75 in 3Q 2022)

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jan 26, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%

Price target decreased to JP¥2,620

Less than half of directors are independent

Dks Co. Ltd. Expects to Pay Cash Dividends

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥51.19 loss per share (vs JP¥65.79 profit in 2Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥40.00 per share

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Oct 27, 2022

DKS Co. Ltd. Provides Consolidated Financial Guidance for the Half Year and Full Year for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥9.62 (vs JP¥48.16 in 1Q 2022)

DKS Co. Ltd. (TSE:4461) announces an Equity Buyback for 850,000 shares, representing 8.35% for ¥1,500 million.

Consensus forecasts updated

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Price target decreased to JP¥3,900

DKS Co. Ltd. Declares Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022, Payable on June 27, 2022; Provides Dividend Guidance for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

DKS Co. Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 16, 2022

Upcoming dividend of JP¥45.00 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥65.78 (vs JP¥66.24 in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥35.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥48.16 (vs JP¥33.44 in 1Q 2021)

Price target decreased to JP¥5,530

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to JP¥5,650

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥252 (vs JP¥198 in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥35.00 per share

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on May 13, 2021

New 90-day low: JP¥3,700

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥63.59 (vs JP¥63.93 in 3Q 2020)

Revenue and earnings miss expectations

New 90-day low: JP¥3,770

New 90-day high: JP¥4,610

DKS Co. Ltd. to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Jan 28, 2021

Price target raised to JP¥6,250

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