K Laser Technology Inc.

TWSE:2461 Stock Report

Market Cap: NT$3.4b

K Laser Technology Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

K Laser Technology's CEO is Alex Kuo, appointed in Aug 2002, has a tenure of 22.5 years. total yearly compensation is NT$6.07M, comprised of 31% salary and 69% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.42% of the company’s shares, worth NT$288.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 13.7 years respectively.

Key information

Alex Kuo

Chief executive officer

NT$6.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage31.0%
CEO tenure22.5yrs
CEO ownership8.4%
Management average tenure5.2yrs
Board average tenure13.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

K Laser Technology's (TWSE:2461) Earnings Might Not Be As Promising As They Seem

Nov 22
K Laser Technology's (TWSE:2461) Earnings Might Not Be As Promising As They Seem

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past K Laser Technology's (TWSE:2461) Soft Earnings

Mar 22
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past K Laser Technology's (TWSE:2461) Soft Earnings

We Think That There Are Issues Underlying K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) Earnings

Apr 08
We Think That There Are Issues Underlying K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) Earnings

Did K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) Share Price Deserve to Gain 71%?

Mar 18
Did K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) Share Price Deserve to Gain 71%?

Here's What We Make Of K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) Returns On Capital

Feb 20
Here's What We Make Of K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) Returns On Capital

We Think K Laser Technology (TPE:2461) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Jan 24
We Think K Laser Technology (TPE:2461) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Calculating The Fair Value Of K Laser Technology Inc. (TPE:2461)

Dec 29
Calculating The Fair Value Of K Laser Technology Inc. (TPE:2461)

How Does K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) CEO Salary Compare to Peers?

Dec 08
How Does K Laser Technology's (TPE:2461) CEO Salary Compare to Peers?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Alex Kuo's remuneration changed compared to K Laser Technology's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

NT$274m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

NT$279m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

NT$68m

Dec 31 2023NT$6mNT$2m

NT$104m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

NT$189m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

NT$213m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

NT$248m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

NT$277m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

NT$225m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

NT$282m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

NT$332m

Dec 31 2021NT$13mNT$2m

NT$364m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

NT$394m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

NT$330m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

NT$253m

Dec 31 2020NT$9mNT$5m

NT$144m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-NT$59m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-NT$97m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-NT$123m

Dec 31 2019NT$3mNT$2m

-NT$120m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

NT$58m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

NT$65m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

NT$59m

Dec 31 2018NT$4mNT$2m

NT$66m

Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD185.34K) is above average for companies of similar size in the TW market ($USD112.53K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Alex's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Alex Kuo

22.5yrs

Tenure

NT$6,074,000

Compensation

Mr. Wei-Wu Kuo, also known as Alex, serves as the Group Chief Executive Officer at K Laser Technology Inc. since August 21, 2002 and has been its General Manager since August 9, 2017. Mr. Kuo has been acti...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wei-Wu Kuo
Group CEO22.5yrsNT$6.07m8.42%
NT$ 288.9m
Teresa Huang
Accounting Officer19.1yrsNT$2.31mno data
Lin Liugong
Chief Technology Officer5.2yrsno datano data
Jacky Chen
Director of Marketing & Business4.1yrsno data0.099%
NT$ 3.4m
Sappho Chen
Chief Sustainability Officerless than a yearno data0.018%
NT$ 616.9k

5.2yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: 2461's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wei-Wu Kuo
Group CEO36.9yrsNT$6.07m8.42%
NT$ 288.9m
Daniel Kuo
Director32.7yrsNT$538.00k0.48%
NT$ 16.4m
Lisa Hsu
Director13.7yrsNT$287.00k0.64%
NT$ 21.9m
Gen-Sen Chang-Hsieh
Independent Director13.7yrsNT$162.00kno data
Bi-Xin Huang
Independent Director7.8yrsNT$390.00kno data
C. L. Kuo
Director7.8yrsNT$12.00kno data
Ren Liu
Independent Director4.8yrsNT$162.00kno data
Zheng An Wang
Independent Directorno dataNT$234.00kno data
Hua Sheng Xu
Independent Directorno dataNT$234.00kno data
Li Hua Liao
Independent Directorno dataNT$234.00kno data

13.7yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Board: 2461's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 20:04
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

K Laser Technology Inc. is covered by 3 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
Xi Hao BauCapital Securities Corporation
E.Shin KuoE.Sun Securities Investment Consulting Co. Ltd.
Ssu-Han FuJih Sun Securities Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.