Kaizen Platform, Inc.

TSE:4170 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥2.8b

Kaizen Platform Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Kaizen Platform's CEO is Kenji Sudo, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 5.17 years. directly owns 23.12% of the company’s shares, worth ¥648.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

Kenji Sudo

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure5.2yrs
CEO ownership23.1%
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jan 27

Kaizen Platform (TSE:4170) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key...
Analysis Article • Nov 14

Not Many Are Piling Into Kaizen Platform, Inc. (TSE:4170) Just Yet

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.2x in the IT industry in Japan, you could be forgiven for...
Analysis Article • Sep 30

We Think Kaizen Platform (TSE:4170) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

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 • Jul 09

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Kaizen Platform (TSE:4170)

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Firstly, we'd want to identify a...
Analysis Article • May 07

The Market Lifts Kaizen Platform, Inc. (TSE:4170) Shares 31% But It Can Do More

Kaizen Platform, Inc. ( TSE:4170 ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 31% in the...
Analysis Article • Apr 15

Is Kaizen Platform (TSE:4170) A Risky Investment?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Oct 01

These 4 Measures Indicate That Kaizen Platform (TSE:4170) Is Using Debt Safely

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Feb 28

Kaizen Platform (TSE:4170) Is Using Debt Safely

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...

CEO

Kenji Sudo (45 yo)

5.2yrs
Tenure

Mr. Kenji Sudo is CEO of Kaizen Platform, Inc. from March 2021; Director from April 2017 and has been its Executive Officer & Chairman.

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenji Sudo
Executive Officer5.2yrsno data23.12%
¥ 648.9m
Hajime Takasaki
Executive Officer5.2yrsno data0.35%
¥ 9.7m
Hidenao Asai
Executive Officer and GM of Accountingno datano datano data
Kenichiro Ando
Executive Officer & CTOless than a yearno datano data
Tomoo Tada
Executive Officer & Chief Marketing Officer2.3yrsno datano data
Toru Sakai
Executive Officer & Chief Growth Officer5.9yrsno data0.93%
¥ 26.1m
Daisuke Yoshida
Executive Officerless than a yearno datano data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
47yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 4170's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenji Sudo
Executive Officer9.1yrsno data23.12%
¥ 648.9m
Hajime Takasaki
Executive Officer5.2yrsno data0.35%
¥ 9.7m
Kaoru Oda
Full Time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Chair7.8yrsno datano data
Masanori Sugiyama
Independent Outside Director5.8yrsno data0.018%
¥ 494.9k
Tomoichi Imai
Outside Auditor2.2yrsno datano data
Eriko Hayashi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member7.2yrsno datano data
Akiko Suginoura
Independent Outside Director4.2yrsno data0.018%
¥ 494.9k
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 4170's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/08 20:39
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/08 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

Kaizen Platform, Inc. is covered by 2 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
Yuka HayashibaraMizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
null nullStorm Research Limited