ASKUL Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

ASKUL's CEO is Akira Yoshioka, appointed in Aug 2019, has a tenure of 4.67 years. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth ¥28.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 3.9 years respectively.

Key information

Akira Yoshioka

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	4.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.01%
Management average tenure	3.4yrs
Board average tenure	3.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is ASKUL (TSE:2678) A Risky Investment?

Mar 31

CEO

Akira Yoshioka (55 yo)

4.7yrs

Tenure

Mr. Akira Yoshioka serves as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of ASKUL Corporation since August 2, 2019. Mr. Yoshioka had served as the Chief Operating Officer of ASKUL Co...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Akira Yoshioka	President	4.7yrs	no data	0.012% ¥ 28.4m
Tsuguhiro Tamai	Director	8.2yrs	no data	0.0021% ¥ 4.7m
Katsuhiro Kawamura	Executive Officer	2.1yrs	no data	0.0021% ¥ 4.7m
Shinichi Hokari	Executive Officer	less than a year	no data	0.0010% ¥ 2.4m
Hiroyuki Ueno	Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data
Tamami Ito	Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data
Hideo Sakurai	Executive Officer & GM of Customer Service Headquarters	no data	no data	no data
Hironori Koshimizu	Supervisor of LOHACO Business Unit	9.5yrs	no data	0.0031% ¥ 7.1m
Kazuyuki Ikeda	Executive Officer & Chief Digital Transformation Officer	no data	no data	no data
Takeshi Narimatsu	Executive Officer & GM of Logistics Division	no data	no data	no data
Mizuki Takehisa	Executive Officer & GM of Merchandising Division	2.1yrs	no data	no data
Saori Onsen	Executive Officer & GM of EC Headquarters	no data	no data	no data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 2678's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Akira Yoshioka	President	11.7yrs	no data	0.012% ¥ 28.4m
Tsuguhiro Tamai	Director	3.7yrs	no data	0.0021% ¥ 4.7m
Katsuhiro Kawamura	Executive Officer	less than a year	no data	0.0021% ¥ 4.7m
Shinichi Hokari	Executive Officer	1.7yrs	no data	0.0010% ¥ 2.4m
Hironori Koshimizu	Supervisor of LOHACO Business Unit	7.7yrs	no data	0.0031% ¥ 7.1m
Hideo Amanuma	Executive Officer	no data	no data	no data
Toshio Imamura	Audit & Supervisory Board Member	no data	no data	0.20% ¥ 461.8m
Kazuo Tsukahara	Independent Outside Director	4.1yrs	no data	0.0010% ¥ 2.4m
Genri Goto	Independent Outside Director	4.1yrs	no data	0.0031% ¥ 7.1m
Naomi Aoyama	Independent Outside Director	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Tadahisa Imaizumi	Non-Executive Director	3.7yrs	no data	1.6% ¥ 3.7b
Yumiko Ichige	Independent Outside Director	4.1yrs	no data	0.0041% ¥ 9.5m

3.9yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 2678's board of directors are considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).

ASKUL Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 04, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 04, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

ASKUL Corporation Announces Management Changes

Recent updates

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Is ASKUL (TSE:2678) A Risky Investment?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jul 03, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Mar 15, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Askul Corporation Announces Dividend for the Second Quarter End of Fiscal Year Ending May 20,2024, Payable on January 22, 2024 ;Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2024

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of JP¥18.00 per share at 1.7% yield

ASKUL Corporation to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Dec 15, 2023

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

5490069 Provides Dividend Guidance for the Second Quarter End and Year End of Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2024

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Sep 15, 2023

New major risk - Earnings quality

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 04, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of JP¥16.00 per share at 1.8% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) agreed to acquire 85% stake in AP67 Co., Ltd. from Advantage Partners VI, a fund managed by Advantage Partners, Inc.

Now 20% undervalued

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Mar 15, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

ASKUL Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2023, Payable on January 23, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of JP¥16.00 per share

ASKUL Corporation to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Dec 15, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

ASKUL Corporation Provides Year End Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2023

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Sep 15, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

ASKUL Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2023

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 04, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Jul 01, 2023

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Jul 01, 2023

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Jul 01, 2022

ASKUL Corporation Announces New Corporate Structure

ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) announces an Equity Buyback for 5,000,000 shares, representing 4.88% for ¥10,000 million.

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Upcoming dividend of JP¥15.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥21.01 (vs JP¥14.71 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥75.83 (vs JP¥55.38 in FY 2020)

ASKUL Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2022

Price target decreased to JP¥4,216

Upcoming dividend of JP¥25.00 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥52.65 (vs JP¥37.70 in 3Q 2020)

ASKUL Corporation Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2021

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Jul 02, 2021

New 90-day low: JP¥3,525

New 90-day low: JP¥3,600

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Mar 16, 2021

New 90-day low: JP¥3,730

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

ASKUL Corporation Announces Management Changes

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥38.18

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Dec 15, 2020

ASKUL Corporation Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending May 20, 2021

An unknown buyer acquired 68.5% stake in ecohai Co.Ltd from ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678).

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