KLab Inc.

TSE:3656 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥14.9b

KLab Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

KLab's CEO is Tetsuya Sanada, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of 1.5 years. directly owns 0.41% of the company’s shares, worth ¥60.91M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 2.5 years respectively.

Key information

Tetsuya Sanada

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure1.5yrs
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure3.1yrs
Board average tenure2.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Dec 12

There's Reason For Concern Over KLab Inc.'s (TSE:3656) Massive 65% Price Jump

Despite an already strong run, KLab Inc. ( TSE:3656 ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 65% in the last...
Analysis Article • Oct 28

There's Reason For Concern Over KLab Inc.'s (TSE:3656) Massive 28% Price Jump

KLab Inc. ( TSE:3656 ) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 28% gain in the last month alone. The last 30...
Analysis Article • Oct 16

KLab (TSE:3656) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Sep 01

KLab Inc.'s (TSE:3656) Shares Climb 27% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Despite an already strong run, KLab Inc. ( TSE:3656 ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 27% in the last...
Analysis Article • Apr 10

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For KLab Inc. (TSE:3656)

It's not a stretch to say that KLab Inc.'s ( TSE:3656 ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.7x right now seems quite...
Analysis Article • Jan 09

KLab Inc.'s (TSE:3656) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.3x in the Entertainment industry in Japan, you could be...
Analysis Article • Aug 07

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For KLab Inc.'s (TSE:3656) Shares

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.1x in the Entertainment industry in Japan, you could be...
Analysis Article • Apr 16

KLab Inc.'s (TSE:3656) 26% Share Price Plunge Could Signal Some Risk

KLab Inc. ( TSE:3656 ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 26% after a relatively good period beforehand. The drop...
Analysis Article • Apr 01

Is KLab (TSE:3656) Using Too Much Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...

CEO

Tetsuya Sanada (62 yo)

1.5yrs
Tenure

Mr. Tetsuya Sanada serves as Chairman of Klab Inc. since March 2019 and is its President from March 27, 2025 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer since 2025. He established KLab Inc. in August 20...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Tetsuya Sanada
President1.5yrsno data0.41%
¥ 60.9m
Kazuyuki Takata
CFO, Manager of Corporate Administration Dept & Director14.4yrsno data0.14%
¥ 20.5m
Yoshio Hanawa
Professional Executive Officer & CTOno datano datano data
Yosuke Igarashi
Directorno datano data0.24%
¥ 36.0m
Shun Fujiyoshi
Executive Officer & Chief Gaming Architectno datano datano data
Toshiyuki Yanagawa
Executive Officerno datano datano data
Makoto Hatayama
Executive Officer4.7yrsno datano data
Katsuhiko Inoue
Executive Officerless than a yearno datano data
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 3656's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Tetsuya Sanada
President26.1yrsno data0.41%
¥ 60.9m
Kazuyuki Takata
CFO, Manager of Corporate Administration Dept & Director12.5yrsno data0.14%
¥ 20.5m
Yosuke Igarashi
Director21.3yrsno data0.24%
¥ 36.0m
Hitomi Yamaguchi
Former CFO4.5yrsno datano data
Yoshiki Nakane
Director7.5yrsno data0.11%
¥ 15.9m
Hiroshi Murakami
Outside Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Shoji Inoue
Independent Outside Director10.5yrsno data0.018%
¥ 2.7m
Yosuke Yamaguchi
Outside Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ryusuke Harada
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Shintaro Yamada
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Salem Khaled Humaid Mohamed Al Qasimi
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Kenji Ueda
Outside Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
49.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 3656's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 07:34
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

KLab Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Koki ShiraishiDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Yasuyoshi MimuraIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.
Tomoya NakajimaMarusan Securities Co. Ltd.