Kadokawa Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Takeshi Natsuno

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	3yrs
CEO ownership	0.1%
Management average tenure	2.2yrs
Board average tenure	3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Kadokawa (TSE:9468)

May 31

These 4 Measures Indicate That Kadokawa (TSE:9468) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 19

CEO

Takeshi Natsuno (59 yo)

3yrs

Tenure

Mr. Takeshi Natsuno is the CEO since June 2021 and Director of Kadokawa Corporation since June 2019 and served as its Chief Executive Officer since 2021 until 2021 and served as its Executive Officer since...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Takeshi Natsuno	CEO & Director	3yrs	no data	0.14% ¥ 593.7m
Shinobu Murakawa	COO & Director	1.9yrs	no data	0.0075% ¥ 32.5m
Masahiro Onai	Chief Compliance Officer	1.4yrs	no data	no data
Masafumi Kurihara	Corporate Officer of Marketing	1.4yrs	no data	no data
Naohisa Yamashita	Chief Human Resources Officer	3.7yrs	no data	0.027% ¥ 116.8m
Yoichi Yasumoto	Corporate Officer of Information Systems	2.4yrs	no data	no data
Masayuki Aoyagi	Executive Officer & Chief Publishing Officer	no data	no data	no data
Takashi Sensui	Chief Global Officer & Executive Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Takeshi Kikuchi	Chief Anime Officer	3.4yrs	no data	no data
Masanori Kawakane	Corporate Officer of Publishing Business	no data	no data	no data
Hidetaka Miyazaki	Corporate Officer of Game Business	no data	no data	no data
Ichiro Hashiba	Chief Digital Officer & Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data

2.2yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 9468's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Takeshi Natsuno	CEO & Director	5yrs	no data	0.14% ¥ 593.7m
Shinobu Murakawa	COO & Director	2yrs	no data	0.0075% ¥ 32.5m
Naohisa Yamashita	Chief Human Resources Officer	4yrs	no data	0.027% ¥ 116.8m
Nobuo Kawakami	Director	5.3yrs	no data	6.1% ¥ 26.6b
Akihiko Shiba	Outside Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Ayumi Uzawa	Outside Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Ruth Marie Jarman	Independent Outside Director	4yrs	no data	no data
Noriko Kase	Director	4yrs	no data	0.0067% ¥ 29.2m
Yu Sasamoto	Outside Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Hiroo Unoura	Independent Outside Director	3yrs	no data	no data
Cindy Chou	Director	3yrs	no data	no data
Tadaaki Sugiyama	Outside Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 9468's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Kadokawa Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Kadokawa Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2024

Kadokawa Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 22, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Kadokawa Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Kadokawa (TSE:9468)

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Kadokawa Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 26%

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Upcoming dividend of JP¥30.00 per share

These 4 Measures Indicate That Kadokawa (TSE:9468) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥16.25 (vs JP¥11.62 in 3Q 2023)

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 08, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥2.05 (vs JP¥20.79 in 2Q 2023)

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 02, 2023

New minor risk - Earnings quality

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: JP¥27.59 (vs JP¥54.85 in 1Q 2023)

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Kadokawa Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 22, 2023

Kadokawa Corporation (TSE:9468) announces an Equity Buyback for 8,000,000 shares, representing 5.64% for ¥20,000 million.

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of JP¥30.00 per share at 1.1% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 19%, revenue upgraded

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥11.62 (vs JP¥18.27 in 3Q 2022)

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥20.79 (vs JP¥23.95 in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: JP¥54.85 (vs JP¥31.21 in 1Q 2022)

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jul 29, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Kadokawa Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2022

Now 29% undervalued

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of JP¥25.00 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues miss analyst expectations

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥47.91 (vs JP¥44.67 in 2Q 2021)

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target increased to JP¥5,050

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥62.41 (vs JP¥39.90 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥155 (vs JP¥130 in FY 2020)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥155 (vs JP¥130 in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of JP¥50.00 per share

New 90-day high: JP¥4,300

Price target raised to JP¥4,550

Kadokawa Corporation announced that it has received ¥9.99999925 billion in funding from CyberAgent, Inc., Sony Corporation

Analysts increase EPS estimates to JP¥153

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥61.38 (vs JP¥27.35 in 3Q 2020)

Revenue beats expectations, earnings disappoint

New 90-day high: JP¥3,900

Kadokawa Corporation announced that it expects to receive ¥9.99999925 billion in funding from CyberAgent, Inc., Sony Corporation

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 04, 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: JP¥3,375

Price target raised to JP¥4,100

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Oct 29, 2020

Kakao Corp. (KOSE:A035720) acquired an additional 2.7% stake in Kadokawa Corporation (TSE:9468) for KRW 41.2 billion.

Kadokawa Corporation to Report Q1, 2021 Results on Jul 30, 2020

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