Sonova Holding AG

SWX:SOON Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 17.6b

Sonova Holding Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sonova Holding's CEO is Arnd Kaldowski, appointed in Oct 2017, has a tenure of 7.17 years. directly owns 0.032% of the company’s shares, worth CHF5.67M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 5.5 years respectively.

Key information

Arnd Kaldowski

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure7.2yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure3.1yrs
Board average tenure5.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Investor Optimism Abounds Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON) But Growth Is Lacking

Dec 19
Investor Optimism Abounds Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON) But Growth Is Lacking

Is Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) A Risky Investment?

Dec 05
Is Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) A Risky Investment?

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON)

Nov 22
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON)

Here's What To Make Of Sonova Holding's (VTX:SOON) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Nov 08
Here's What To Make Of Sonova Holding's (VTX:SOON) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON)?

Sep 23
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON)?

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) P/E Ratio

Sep 09
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) P/E Ratio

These 4 Measures Indicate That Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Aug 27
These 4 Measures Indicate That Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 32% Above Its Share Price

Jul 31
Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 32% Above Its Share Price

Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON) Shares Could Be 44% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 26
Sonova Holding AG (VTX:SOON) Shares Could Be 44% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

These 4 Measures Indicate That Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 26
These 4 Measures Indicate That Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Returns At Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Mar 12
Returns At Sonova Holding (VTX:SOON) Appear To Be Weighed Down

What Is Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) Share Price Doing?

Feb 28
What Is Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) Share Price Doing?

Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Jan 04
Sonova Holding AG's (VTX:SOON) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Arnd Kaldowski's remuneration changed compared to Sonova Holding's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 565m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 583m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CHF 601m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

CHF 601m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

CHF 601m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

CHF 624m

Mar 31 2023CHF 4mCHF 900k

CHF 648m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

CHF 647m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

CHF 646m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

CHF 648m

Mar 31 2022CHF 4mCHF 900k

CHF 649m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

CHF 660m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

CHF 672m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

CHF 626m

Mar 31 2021CHF 3mCHF 710k

CHF 581m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

CHF 456m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

CHF 332m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

CHF 408m

Mar 31 2020CHF 4mCHF 900k

CHF 483m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

CHF 551m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

CHF 619m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

CHF 537m

Mar 31 2019CHF 3mCHF 891k

CHF 454m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

CHF 436m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

CHF 417m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

CHF 409m

Mar 31 2018CHF 4mCHF 447k

CHF 400m

Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Arnd's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the Swiss market.

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

CEO

Arnd Kaldowski (57 yo)

7.2yrs

Tenure

CHF 3,655,667

Compensation

Mr. Arnd Kaldowski has been the Chief Executive Officer at Sonova Holding AG since April 1, 2018 and its Chief Operating Officer since October 1, 2017 and its Member of Management Board since October 1, 20...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Arnd Kaldowski
CEO, COO & Member of Management Board7.2yrsCHF 3.66m0.032%
CHF 5.7m
Birgit Conix
CFO & Member of Management Board3.6yrsno data0.00033%
CHF 58.1k
Ludger Althoff
Group VP of Operations & Member of Management Board5.9yrsno data0.0024%
CHF 428.1k
Robert Woolley
Group VP of Hearing Instruments & Member of the Management Board2.7yrsno datano data
Katya Kruglova
GVP of Human Resources & Communications and Member of Management Board1.6yrsno datano data
Oliver Lux
Group VP Audiological Care & Member of Management Boardless than a yearno datano data
Lilika Beck
Group VP Consumer Hearing & Member of Management Boardless than a yearno datano data
Alistair Simpson
Member of Management Board & Group Vice President Cochlear Implantsless than a yearno datano data
Thomas Bernhardsgrutter
Senior Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Jan Metzdorff
President of Hearing Instruments Wholesale for USno datano datano data
Fabia Muller
Launch Program Managerno datano datano data
Jacqueline Drexler
Audiology Managerno datano datano data

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SOON's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Spoerry
Independent Chairman21.9yrsCHF 846.15k0.098%
CHF 17.2m
Gilbert Achermann
Non-executive memberless than a yearno datano data
Stacy Seng
Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman10.9yrsCHF 313.97k0.016%
CHF 2.9m
W. T. van der Vis
Non-Executive Independent Director15.5yrsCHF 297.93k0.011%
CHF 1.9m
Lukas Braunschweiler
Independent Non-Executive Director6.5yrsCHF 738.51k0.030%
CHF 5.3m
Roland Diggelmann
Independence Non-Executive Director3.5yrsCHF 298.93k0.0019%
CHF 343.5k
Julie Tay
Independent Director2.5yrsCHF 254.50k0.0011%
CHF 202.6k
Adrian Widmer
Independent Non-Executive Director4.5yrsCHF 320.32k0.0032%
CHF 560.2k
Lynn Bleil
Independent Non-Executive Director8.5yrsCHF 298.43k0.011%
CHF 1.9m
Gregory Behar
Independent Non-Executive Director3.5yrsCHF 277.04k0.0019%
CHF 343.5k

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SOON's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 06:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Sonova Holding AG is covered by 46 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Fabrice FarigouleAlphaValue
Alexander KlebanBarclays
Hassan Al-WakeelBarclays