LY Corporation

TSE:4689 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥2.9t

LY Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

LY's CEO is Takeshi Idezawa, appointed in Apr 2023, has a tenure of 2.75 years. total yearly compensation is ¥852.00M, comprised of 10.6% salary and 89.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth ¥55.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 4.8 years respectively.

Key information

Takeshi Idezawa

Chief executive officer

JP¥852.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.56%
CEO tenure2.8yrs
CEO ownership0.002%
Management average tenure5yrs
Board average tenure4.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Return Trends At LY (TSE:4689) Aren't Appealing

Jan 13
Return Trends At LY (TSE:4689) Aren't Appealing

LY's (TSE:4689) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Dec 26
LY's (TSE:4689) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Do LY's (TSE:4689) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Dec 23
Do LY's (TSE:4689) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

LY (TSE:4689) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Nov 24
LY (TSE:4689) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

LY (TSE:4689) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥7.30

Nov 07
LY (TSE:4689) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥7.30

LY Corporation's (TSE:4689) Price In Tune With Earnings

Nov 02
LY Corporation's (TSE:4689) Price In Tune With Earnings

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of LY Corporation (TSE:4689)

Oct 19
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of LY Corporation (TSE:4689)

LY (TSE:4689) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 05
LY (TSE:4689) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

LY Corporation Just Recorded A 32% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Aug 06
LY Corporation Just Recorded A 32% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

These 4 Measures Indicate That LY (TSE:4689) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Aug 03
These 4 Measures Indicate That LY (TSE:4689) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Are Investors Undervaluing LY Corporation (TSE:4689) By 46%?

Jul 20
Are Investors Undervaluing LY Corporation (TSE:4689) By 46%?

The Price Is Right For LY Corporation (TSE:4689)

Jul 07
The Price Is Right For LY Corporation (TSE:4689)

Returns On Capital At LY (TSE:4689) Have Hit The Brakes

Jun 19
Returns On Capital At LY (TSE:4689) Have Hit The Brakes

Earnings Update: LY Corporation (TSE:4689) Just Reported Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

May 09
Earnings Update: LY Corporation (TSE:4689) Just Reported Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

LY (TSE:4689) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Apr 28
LY (TSE:4689) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

LY's (TSE:4689) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 18
LY's (TSE:4689) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

LY (TSE:4689) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥7.00

Mar 04
LY (TSE:4689) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥7.00

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

Feb 11
Results: LY Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

LY's (TSE:4689) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 10
LY's (TSE:4689) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

What You Can Learn From LY Corporation's (TSE:4689) P/E

Feb 05
What You Can Learn From LY Corporation's (TSE:4689) P/E

LY's (TSE:4689) Dividend Will Be ¥5.56

Jan 21
LY's (TSE:4689) Dividend Will Be ¥5.56
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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Takeshi Idezawa's remuneration changed compared to LY's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥205b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥151b

Mar 31 2025JP¥852mJP¥90m

JP¥153b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥118b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥107b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥127b

Mar 31 2024JP¥1bJP¥90m

JP¥113b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥121b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥232b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥191b

Mar 31 2023JP¥179mJP¥46m

JP¥179b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥191b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥63b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥76b

Mar 31 2022JP¥64mJP¥42m

JP¥77b

Compensation vs Market: Takeshi's total compensation ($USD5.39M) is above average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD1.40M).

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

CEO

Takeshi Idezawa (52 yo)

2.8yrs
Tenure
JP¥852,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Takeshi Idezawa serves as Part Time Director at PayPay Corporation. He had been Co-Chief Executive Officer at LY Corporation since March 1, 2021 until April 01, 2023 and serves as its President and CEO...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Takeshi Idezawa
President2.8yrsJP¥852.00m0.0019%
¥ 55.7m
Jungho Shin
Group Chief Product Officer4.8yrsJP¥299.00m0.42%
¥ 12.0b
Ryosuke Sakaue
Executive Corporate Officer & CFOno datano datano data
In-Joon Hwang
Executive Corporate Officer & Chief Global Investment Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Euivin Park
Executive Corporate Officer & CTOno datano datano data
Hideyuki Nakahara
Executive Corporate Officer & CISOno datano datano data
Shuichi Kukita
Executive VP5.3yrsno datano data
Tomoaki Tanida
Executive Officerno datano datano data
Takao Ozawa
Senior Managing Corporate Officerno dataJP¥158.00mno data
Yuji Umemura
Chief Information Security Officer11.8yrsno datano data
Yusuke Tanaka
Corporate Officer & Executive VPno datano datano data
Hiroshi Kataoka
Executive Corporate Officer & Media Search Domain Lead9.8yrsno datano data
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 4689's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Takeshi Idezawa
President4.8yrsJP¥852.00m0.0019%
¥ 55.7m
Tadashi Kunihiro
Independent Outside Director4.8yrsJP¥16.00m0.000080%
¥ 2.3m
Yoshio Usumi
Independent Outside Director6.6yrsJP¥32.00m0.000080%
¥ 2.3m
Kentaro Kawabe
Representative Chairperson7.6yrsJP¥347.00m0.012%
¥ 345.6m
Toshiya Segoshi
Auditor5.3yrsno datano data
Maiko Hasumi
Independent Outside Director4.8yrsJP¥16.00m0.000080%
¥ 2.3m
Yuko Takahashi
Independent Outside Director1.6yrsJP¥13.00mno data
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 4689's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/13 07:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/13 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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
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

LY Corporation is covered by 28 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Keiichi YoneshimaBarclays
Yoshitaka NagaoBofA Global Research
Keiichi YoneshimaCitigroup Inc