Ajinomoto Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Ajinomoto's CEO is Taro Fujie, appointed in Apr 2022, has a tenure of 2.33 years. total yearly compensation is ¥210.00M, comprised of 28.6% salary and 71.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.007% of the company’s shares, worth $1.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 2.2 years respectively.
Key information
Taro Fujie
Chief executive officer
JP¥210.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 28.6% |
| CEO tenure | 2.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.007% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥84b |
| Mar 31 2024 | JP¥210m | JP¥60m | JP¥87b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥95b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥93b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥94b |
| Mar 31 2023 | JP¥157m | JP¥74m | JP¥94b |
Compensation vs Market: Taro's total compensation ($USD1.46M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.17M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Taro's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Taro Fujie (63 yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
JP¥210,000,000
Compensation
Mr. Taro Fujie serves as Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. since April 2022 and serves as its Director since June 23, 2022. He served as a Corpo...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Executive Officer | 2.3yrs | JP¥210.00m | 0.0074% $ 1.4m | |
| Executive Officer | 2.6yrs | JP¥107.00m | 0.00089% $ 172.8k | |
| EVP, Representative Executive Officer | 3.6yrs | JP¥119.00m | 0.0053% $ 1.0m | |
| Executive Officer & Deputy GM of Bio & Fine Chemicals Division | 1.3yrs | JP¥180.00m | no data | |
| Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0011% $ 215.5k | |
| General Manager of IR Group - Global Finance Department | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | no data | no data | 0.0037% $ 722.2k | |
| Executive Officer and In charge of Diversity & HR | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.00030% $ 58.2k | |
| Executive Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0050% $ 972.6k | |
| Executive Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.0075% $ 1.5m | |
| Executive Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0029% $ 572.7k |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AJIN.F's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Executive Officer | 2.2yrs | JP¥210.00m | 0.0074% $ 1.4m | |
| EVP, Representative Executive Officer | 2.2yrs | JP¥119.00m | 0.0053% $ 1.0m | |
| Executive Officer | 2.2yrs | no data | 0.0027% $ 514.5k | |
| Executive Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 302.8k | |
| Outside Independent Director | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Chair of the Board | 5.2yrs | no data | 0.00040% $ 77.7k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 3.2yrs | no data | 0.00016% $ 31.1k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 3.2yrs | no data | 0.00026% $ 50.5k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.0046% $ 883.3k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
2.2yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AJIN.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/08/25 13:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/05/28 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Takayuki Hayano | Barclays |
| Ritsuko Tsunoda | BofA Global Research |
| Siti Bte Salikin | CFRA Equity Research |