FRONTEO Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

FRONTEO's CEO is Masahiro Morimoto, appointed in Aug 2003, has a tenure of 20.75 years. directly owns 17.24% of the company’s shares, worth ¥4.38B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 5.4 years respectively.

Key information

Masahiro Morimoto

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	20.8yrs
CEO ownership	17.2%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	5.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is FRONTEO (TSE:2158) A Risky Investment?

Apr 02

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By FRONTEO, Inc.'s (TSE:2158) 26% Share Price Surge

Feb 26

CEO

Masahiro Morimoto (57 yo)

20.8yrs

Tenure

Mr. Masahiro Morimoto founded FRONTEO, Inc. in August 2003 and has been its Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2003. Mr. Morimoto has been Executive Chairman at FRONT...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masahiro Morimoto	Founder	20.8yrs	no data	17.24% ¥ 4.4b
Mari Yamamoto	AI Solution Business Management & President's Office Manager and Director	4.8yrs	no data	0.0083% ¥ 2.1m
Masato Takahashi	Operating Officer	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Hiroyoshi Toyoshiba	Executive Officer & Director of Neuro-Language Science Institute Dr. AI Solution CTO (Mathematics)	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Naritomo Ikeue	Exec Officer	2.3yrs	no data	6.86% ¥ 1.7b

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 2158's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masahiro Morimoto	Founder	20.8yrs	no data	17.24% ¥ 4.4b
Mari Yamamoto	AI Solution Business Management & President's Office Manager and Director	2.8yrs	no data	0.0083% ¥ 2.1m
Masao Torii	Independent Outside Director	2.3yrs	no data	0.0036% ¥ 920.3k
Takaharu Yasumoto	Outside Statutory Auditor	13.9yrs	no data	0.010% ¥ 2.6m
Taeko Nagayama	Independent Outside Director	2.8yrs	no data	0.013% ¥ 3.2m
Hirooki Kirisawa	Independent Outside Director	13.9yrs	no data	0.30% ¥ 75.3m
Makoto Funahashi	Independent Outside Director	15.9yrs	no data	0.019% ¥ 4.8m
Kunihiro Sudo	Standing Statutory Auditor	13.1yrs	no data	0.021% ¥ 5.5m
Kei Okubo	Outside Statutory Auditor	7.9yrs	no data	no data
Yukio Osawa	Member of Advisory Board	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Katsuya Tamai	Member of Advisory Board	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Satoru Tezuka	Member of Advisory Board	2.8yrs	no data	no data

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

69yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 2158's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

FRONTEO Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

High number of new and inexperienced directors

FRONTEO, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Is FRONTEO (TSE:2158) A Risky Investment?

New major risk - Share price stability

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 15, 2024

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By FRONTEO, Inc.'s (TSE:2158) 26% Share Price Surge

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥3.71 loss per share (vs JP¥10.68 loss in 3Q 2023)

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 14, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥1.47 loss per share (vs JP¥7.83 loss in 2Q 2023)

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 14, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: JP¥11.52 loss per share (vs JP¥8.78 loss in 1Q 2023)

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 14, 2023

New major risk - Share price stability

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥10.68 loss per share (vs JP¥2.98 profit in 3Q 2022)

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 14, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥7.83 loss per share (vs JP¥8.70 profit in 2Q 2022)

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Nov 14, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: JP¥8.78 loss per share (vs JP¥12.04 profit in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Aug 15, 2022

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 31%

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

FRONTEO, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2022

Price target increased to JP¥4,700

Less than half of directors are independent

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 20, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on May 20, 2021

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 15, 2021

FRONTEO, Inc. announced that it has received ¥799.9338 million in funding from Focus Systems Corporation, Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.

FRONTEO, Inc. announced that it expects to receive ¥799.9338 million in funding from Focus Systems Corporation, Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.

FRONTEO, Inc. to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Nov 16, 2020

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