Leading Edge Materials Corp.

TSXV:LEM Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$70.5m

Leading Edge Materials Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Kurt Budge

Chief executive officer

CA$359.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage100.00%
CEO tenure2yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Mar 28

Is Leading Edge Materials (CVE:LEM) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although...
Analysis Article • Jun 20

We Think Leading Edge Materials (CVE:LEM) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although...
Analysis Article • Feb 22

We Think Leading Edge Materials (CVE:LEM) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although...
Analysis Article • Nov 02

Here's Why We're Watching Leading Edge Materials' (CVE:LEM) Cash Burn Situation

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, biotech and...
Analysis Article • Jan 29

We're Hopeful That Leading Edge Materials (CVE:LEM) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kurt Budge's remuneration changed compared to Leading Edge Materials's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jan 31 2026n/an/a

-CA$3m

Oct 31 2025CA$360kCA$360k

-CA$3m

Jul 31 2025n/an/a

-CA$3m

Apr 30 2025n/an/a

-CA$3m

Jan 31 2025n/an/a

-CA$3m

Oct 31 2024CA$157kCA$157k

-CA$3m

Compensation vs Market: Kurt's total compensation ($USD261.60K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD150.73K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kurt's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Kurt Budge (56 yo)

2yrs
Tenure
CA$359,520
Compensation

Mr. Kurt Richard Budge, MBA, MEng, ARSM, severs as Chief Executive Officer of Leading Edge Materials Corp. since May 19, 2024 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer since May 2024. He had been the...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kurt Budge
Chief Executive Officer2yrsCA$359.52kno data
Sanjay Swarup
Chief Financial Officer5.2yrsCA$39.61kno data
Stefan Derksen
General Counsel3.5yrsno datano data
Manuela Balaj-Coroiu
Corporate Secretary4.1yrsCA$25.48kno data
Mikael Ranggård
Senior Legal Advisor and Directorno dataCA$62.48kno data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure

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

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Lars-Eric Johansson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6yrsCA$32.40k2.65%
CA$ 1.9m
Daniel Major
Independent Director6yrsCA$32.40k0.24%
CA$ 172.7k
Heather White
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Dag Eriksen
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Eric Krafft
Director6yrsCA$32.40k38.73%
CA$ 27.3m
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: LEM's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/20 22:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/20 00:00
Earnings2026/01/31
Annual Earnings2025/10/31

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

Leading Edge Materials Corp. is covered by 1 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrey LitvinEdison Investment Research