Equinox Gold Corp.

TSX:EQX Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$3.4b

Equinox Gold Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Equinox Gold's CEO is Greg Smith, appointed in Mar 2017, has a tenure of 7.75 years. total yearly compensation is $3.17M, comprised of 19.8% salary and 80.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.079% of the company’s shares, worth CA$2.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.8 years and 4.7 years respectively.

Key information

Greg Smith

Chief executive officer

US$3.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage19.8%
CEO tenure7.8yrs
CEO ownership0.08%
Management average tenure7.8yrs
Board average tenure4.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX)

Dec 09
Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX)

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Equinox Gold Corp.'s (TSE:EQX) Third-Quarter Report

Nov 09
Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Equinox Gold Corp.'s (TSE:EQX) Third-Quarter Report

Potential Upside For Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX) Not Without Risk

Jul 12
Potential Upside For Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX) Not Without Risk

News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX) Forecasts

May 07
News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX) Forecasts

Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX) Stock Rockets 38% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Mar 28
Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX) Stock Rockets 38% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

These 4 Measures Indicate That Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Is Using Debt Extensively

Feb 23
These 4 Measures Indicate That Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Is Using Debt Extensively

Investors Holding Back On Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX)

Feb 02
Investors Holding Back On Equinox Gold Corp. (TSE:EQX)

Here's Why Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Nov 11
Here's Why Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Equinox Gold Corp. Beat Analyst Profit Forecasts, And Analysts Have New Estimates

Aug 06
Equinox Gold Corp. Beat Analyst Profit Forecasts, And Analysts Have New Estimates

Is Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 05
Is Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Using Too Much Debt?

Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Mar 21
Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Here's Why Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Dec 20
Here's Why Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Greg Smith's remuneration changed compared to Equinox Gold's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$245m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$247m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$626k

US$29m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$48m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$15m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$69m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$582k

-US$106m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$20m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$485m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$404k

US$555m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$537m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$548m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$67m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$374k

US$22m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$77m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$73m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$5m

Dec 31 2019US$981kUS$308k

-US$18m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$35m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$51m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$42m

Dec 31 2018US$810kUS$220k

-US$38m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$37m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$34m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$20m

Dec 31 2017US$1mUS$229k

-US$13m

Compensation vs Market: Greg's total compensation ($USD3.17M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD2.16M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Greg's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Greg Smith (48 yo)

7.8yrs

Tenure

US$3,168,552

Compensation

Mr. Gregory D. Smith, also known as Greg, CPA, C. A., serves as Chairman of Versamet Royalties Corporation. He has been Assistant Governor since January 2022 and General Manager Finance and Commercial Oper...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gregory Smith
CEO, President & Director7.8yrsUS$3.17m0.079%
CA$ 2.7m
Peter Hardie
Chief Financial Officer8.3yrsUS$2.03m0.038%
CA$ 1.3m
Douglas Reddy
Chief Operating Officer4.3yrsUS$2.22m0.051%
CA$ 1.7m
Susan Toews
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary6.7yrsUS$1.28m0.0086%
CA$ 289.7k
Robert Heffernan
Executive Vice President of Exploration8.3yrsUS$1.42m0.034%
CA$ 1.1m
Kelly Boychuk
Senior Vice President of Technical Servicesno datano data0.0054%
CA$ 182.6k
Rhylin Pauline Bailie
Vice President of Investor Relations8.2yrsno datano data
Gordana Vicentijevic
Senior Vice President of Project Development3.6yrsno data0.0082%
CA$ 279.2k
Sebastian D'Amici
Senior Vice President of Finance & Treasuryno datano data0.021%
CA$ 708.5k

7.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: EQX's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gregory Smith
CEO, President & Director2.3yrsUS$3.17m0.079%
CA$ 2.7m
Ross Beaty
Independent Chairman of the Board7yrsUS$302.88k5.86%
CA$ 198.7m
Gordon Campbell
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$160.00k0.0061%
CA$ 206.7k
Trudy Curran
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.0010%
CA$ 35.2k
Marshall Koval
Independent Director7yrsUS$156.59k0.047%
CA$ 1.6m
Lenard Boggio
Lead Independent Director7yrsUS$164.00k0.016%
CA$ 551.6k
Sally Eyre
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$160.00k0.0027%
CA$ 91.5k
Maryse Belanger
Independent Director4.6yrsUS$166.00k0.0034%
CA$ 113.5k

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: EQX's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 23:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

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

Equinox Gold Corp. is covered by 20 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin O'HalloranBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Brian QuastBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Carey MacRuryCanaccord Genuity