Signpost Corporation

TSE:3996 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥2.7b

Signpost Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Signpost's CEO is Yasushi Kanbara, appointed in Mar 2007, has a tenure of 19.17 years. directly owns 32.3% of the company’s shares, worth ¥867.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9 years and 7 years respectively.

Key information

Yasushi Kanbara

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure19.2yrs
CEO ownership32.3%
Management average tenure9yrs
Board average tenure7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Oct 28

Signpost's (TSE:3996) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

The market wasn't impressed with the soft earnings from Signpost Corporation ( TSE:3996 ) recently. Our analysis has...
Analysis Article Oct 15

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Signpost Corporation (TSE:3996)

Key Insights Signpost's estimated fair value is JP¥371 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price of...
Analysis Article Sep 18

Signpost (TSE:3996) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Apr 03

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Signpost (TSE:3996)

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Ideally, a business will show two...
Analysis Article Dec 27

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) Price

When close to half the companies in the IT industry in Japan have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 1x, you may...
Analysis Article Oct 18

We Think Signpost's (TSE:3996) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

Investors were underwhelmed by the solid earnings posted by Signpost Corporation ( TSE:3996 ) recently. We did some...
Analysis Article Aug 06

With A 27% Price Drop For Signpost Corporation (TSE:3996) You'll Still Get What You Pay For

Signpost Corporation ( TSE:3996 ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a...
Analysis Article Mar 09

Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Despite an already strong run, Signpost Corporation ( TSE:3996 ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 28% in...
Analysis Article Mar 08

Is Signpost (TSE:3996) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...

CEO

Yasushi Kanbara (60 yo)

19.2yrs
Tenure

Mr. Yasushi Kanbara is President, CEO & Chairman of Signpost Corporation from March 2007.


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yasushi Kanbara
President19.2yrsno data32.3%
¥ 867.4m
Yasutaka Nishijima
Senior MDless than a yearno data2.67%
¥ 71.8m
Yuichi Nishijima
Head of Quality Control Management9yrsno data0.025%
¥ 682.7k
Atsushi Ukai
GM of Innovation Business Division & Directorno datano datano data
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 3996's management team is seasoned and experienced (9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yasushi Kanbara
President19.2yrsno data32.3%
¥ 867.4m
Yasutaka Nishijima
Senior MD18yrsno data2.67%
¥ 71.8m
Yuichi Nishijima
Head of Quality Control Management13yrsno data0.025%
¥ 682.7k
Atsushi Ukai
GM of Innovation Business Division & Director2yrsno datano data
Kazuhiko Ishiguro
Outside Auditor7yrsno data0.0078%
¥ 210.0k
Toshimichi Ueda
Independent Outside Director9yrsno data0.0085%
¥ 227.5k
Yusuke Okui
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Chairman5yrsno data4.61%
¥ 123.9m
Hiroaki Kobayashi
Independent Outside Director7.8yrsno data0.0085%
¥ 227.5k
Hiroaki Fujimiya
Outside Corporate Auditor6yrsno data0.039%
¥ 1.0m
Akihisa Fujita
Independent Outside Director3yrsno datano data
Yozo Takeda
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member1yrno data2.39%
¥ 64.1m
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 3996's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/17 23:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/15 00:00
Earnings2026/02/28
Annual Earnings2026/02/28

Data Sources

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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

Signpost Corporation is covered by 1 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
Kaname FujitaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.