DIC Corporation

TSE:4631 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥441.2b

DIC Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

DIC's CEO is Takashi Ikeda, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 2.5 years. total yearly compensation is ¥142.00M, comprised of 52.1% salary and 47.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.024% of the company’s shares, worth ¥107.18M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 3.3 years respectively.

Key information

Takashi Ikeda

Chief executive officer

JP¥142.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage52.11%
CEO tenure2.5yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure5.5yrs
Board average tenure3.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Mar 27

DIC Corporation (TSE:4631) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets

Last week, you might have seen that DIC Corporation ( TSE:4631 ) released its full-year result to the market. The early...
Analysis Article • Sep 02

DIC (TSE:4631) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Firstly...
Analysis Article • Aug 16

DIC (TSE:4631) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Following the solid earnings report from DIC Corporation ( TSE:4631 ), the market responded by bidding up the stock...
Analysis Article • Jul 14

DIC Corporation (TSE:4631) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Key Insights DIC's estimated fair value is JP¥5,699 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price of...
Analysis Article • May 15

DIC Corporation's (TSE:4631) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

There wouldn't be many who think DIC Corporation's ( TSE:4631 ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x is worth a...
Analysis Article • Apr 23

Some Investors May Be Worried About DIC's (TSE:4631) Returns On Capital

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Typically, we'll want to notice a...
Analysis Article • Mar 31

These 4 Measures Indicate That DIC (TSE:4631) Is Using Debt Extensively

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Feb 03

The Price Is Right For DIC Corporation (TSE:4631)

It's not a stretch to say that DIC Corporation's ( TSE:4631 ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x right now seems...
Analysis Article • Oct 18

Does DIC (TSE:4631) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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 • Sep 24

DIC (TSE:4631) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Amongst other things...
Analysis Article • Sep 04

DIC Corporation (TSE:4631) Stock Rockets 28% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Those holding DIC Corporation ( TSE:4631 ) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 28% in the last...
Analysis Article • Aug 30

DIC Corporation's (TSE:4631) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 23% Below Its Share Price

Key Insights The projected fair value for DIC is JP¥2,409 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity DIC is estimated to...
Analysis Article • Jul 15

DIC (TSE:4631) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

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 • Jun 24

DIC's (TSE:4631) Dividend Will Be ¥50.00

DIC Corporation ( TSE:4631 ) will pay a dividend of ¥50.00 on the 2nd of September. This makes the dividend yield 3.2...
Analysis Article • Jun 21

DIC Corporation's (TSE:4631) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

It's not a stretch to say that DIC Corporation's ( TSE:4631 ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x right now seems...
Analysis Article • May 22

DIC (TSE:4631) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥50.00

DIC Corporation's ( TSE:4631 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥50.00 per share on 2nd of September. This...
Analysis Article • Apr 26

DIC (TSE:4631) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥50.00

DIC Corporation's ( TSE:4631 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥50.00 per share on 2nd of September. Based on...
Analysis Article • Apr 11

DIC (TSE:4631) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥50.00

DIC Corporation ( TSE:4631 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥50.00 per share on the 2nd of September...
Analysis Article • Apr 02

Here's What's Concerning About DIC's (TSE:4631) Returns On Capital

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? Firstly, we'd want to...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Takashi Ikeda's remuneration changed compared to DIC's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

JP¥45b

Dec 31 2025JP¥142mJP¥74m

JP¥32b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥32b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥28b

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

JP¥30b

Dec 31 2024JP¥136mJP¥72m

JP¥21b

Compensation vs Market: Takashi's total compensation ($USD877.84K) is about average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD849.25K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Takashi's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Takashi Ikeda (61 yo)

2.5yrs
Tenure
JP¥142,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Takashi Ikeda has been President of DIC Corporation since January 1, 2024 and also serves as its Representative Director since March 2024 and served as its Chief Executive officer since January 1, 2024...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Takashi Ikeda
President2.5yrsJP¥142.00m0.024%
¥ 107.2m
Shuji Furuta
Executive VPno dataJP¥101.00m0.021%
¥ 93.2m
Takeshi Asai
Sr. Managing EO2.5yrsno data0.016%
¥ 69.9m
Toshiro Ariga
Managing Executive Officer2.5yrsno datano data
Matthew Goldberg
Executive Officer & Group CHROno datano datano data
Myron Petruch
Managing Executive Officer & President of Color and Display Business Group9.6yrsno datano data
Koji Asada
Managing Executive Officer & Head of IT Strategy Unit8yrsno datano data
Kiyofumi Takano
Managing Executive Officer & GM of New Business Development Headquarters5.5yrsno datano data
Yoshinari Akiyama
Managing Exec officer5.5yrsno datano data
Masamichi Sota
MEO, President of Packaging & Graphic Business Group & GM of Printing Material Business Div.5.5yrsno datano data
Kuniko Torayama
Executive Officer4.5yrsno datano data
Takao Iribe
Executive Officer & Head of SCM Unitno datano datano data
5.5yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 4631's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Takashi Ikeda
President2.3yrsJP¥142.00m0.024%
¥ 107.2m
Shuji Furuta
Executive VP5.3yrsJP¥101.00m0.021%
¥ 93.2m
Takeshi Asai
Sr. Managing EO5.5yrsno data0.016%
¥ 69.9m
Masami Fujita
Independent Outside Director3.3yrsno data0.0021%
¥ 9.3m
Donna Costa
Independent Outside Director2.3yrsno datano data
Hiroyuki Ninomiya
Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member7.3yrsno data0.0053%
¥ 23.3m
Keita Nagura
Independent Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member5.3yrsno datano data
Shie Lundberg
Independent Outside Director1.3yrsno datano data
Keiko Kishigami
Independent Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member3.3yrsno datano data
Toshinobu Kitamura
Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Chairman2.3yrsno data0.0021%
¥ 9.3m
Shiro Saito
Independent Outside Director2.3yrsno datano data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 4631's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/10 00:48
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

DIC Corporation is covered by 13 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takao KanaiCitigroup Inc
Shinobu TakeuchiDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Takato WatabeDeutsche Bank