u-blox Holding Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

u-blox Holding's CEO is Stephan Zizala, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is CHF1.23M, comprised of 39.9% salary and 60.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.037% of the company’s shares, worth CHF256.50K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 5.1 years respectively.

Key information

Stephan Zizala

Chief executive officer

CHF1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	39.9%
CEO tenure	1.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.04%
Management average tenure	4.7yrs
Board average tenure	5.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysts Just Made A Captivating Upgrade To Their u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN) Forecasts

Mar 22

Investors Could Be Concerned With u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Returns On Capital

Dec 18

Here's What's Concerning About u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Returns On Capital

Aug 21

Some Investors May Be Worried About u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Returns On Capital

May 10

When Should You Buy u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN)?

Mar 19

Would Shareholders Who Purchased u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Stock Five Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Feb 26

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Stephan Zizala's remuneration changed compared to u-blox Holding's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	CHF1m	CHF492k	-CHF9m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CHF47m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CHF102m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	CHF102m
Dec 31 2022	CHF966k	CHF123k	CHF102m

Compensation vs Market: Stephan's total compensation ($USD1.35M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD1.43M).

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

CEO

Stephan Zizala (51 yo)

1.3yrs

Tenure

CHF1,232,634

Compensation

Dr. Stephan Zizala serves as Chief Executive Officer at u-blox Holding AG since January 01, 2023. He joined u-blox Holding AG on October 01, 2022. He serves as Vice President and General Manager of Busines...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Stephan Zizala	Chief Executive Officer	1.3yrs	CHF1.23m	0.037% CHF 256.5k
Roland Jud	Chief Financial Officer	12.8yrs	CHF736.39k	0.13% CHF 905.1k
Markus Schafer	Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing	4.7yrs	CHF749.31k	0.037% CHF 257.6k
Jean-Pierre Wyss	Head of Production and Logistics & Executive Director	no data	CHF773.15k	0.32% CHF 2.2m
Andreas Thiel	Head of Product Centers	no data	CHF754.89k	0.55% CHF 3.8m
Rafael Duarte	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UBXN's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Jean-Pierre Wyss	Head of Production and Logistics & Executive Director	16.7yrs	CHF773.15k	0.32% CHF 2.2m
Elke Eckstein	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.5yrs	CHF147.46k	0.0030% CHF 20.9k
Karin Sonnenmoser	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.5yrs	CHF163.19k	0.027% CHF 185.2k
Ulrich Looser	Independent Non-Executive Director	6.1yrs	CHF162.77k	0.032% CHF 221.3k
Andre Muller	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	9.1yrs	CHF288.74k	0.046% CHF 316.3k
Markus Borchert	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.1yrs	CHF128.82k	0.021% CHF 144.4k
Fabian Rauch	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UBXN's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).

u-blox Holding Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 18, 2024

No independent directors

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2023

No independent directors

Recent updates

Analysts Just Slashed Their u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN) Earnings Forecasts

Dividend of CHF1.00 announced

u-blox Incorporates Newest Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth Chips in Two New Compact Modules

u-blox Launches New GNSS Platform for Enhanced Positioning Accuracy in Urban Environments

Full year 2023 earnings released: CHF1.21 loss per share (vs CHF14.60 profit in FY 2022)

Now 21% overvalued

Should You Think About Buying u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN) Now?

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 74%

u-blox Holding AG to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

We Like u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Is There Now An Opportunity In u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN)?

Price target decreased by 9.4% to CHF92.25

u-blox Announce its LARA-R6 LTE Cat 1 and LARA-L6 LTE Cat 4 Cellular Module

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox Introduces u-safe, Comprehensive Functional Safety Solution for Vehicle Positioning, Designed to Accelerate Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles

u-blox Introduces the Smallest Single-Mode LTE Cat 1bis IoT Module

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox Introduces its First Multi-Mmo Cellular and Satellite IoT Module with Embedded Positioning

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: CHF6.52 (vs CHF6.60 in 1H 2022)

Price target decreased by 12% to CHF102

Price target decreased by 7.3% to CHF110

New major risk - Share price stability

Now 31% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox Holding AG Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

u-blox AG Introduces its Newest Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 and Dual-Mode Bluetooth(R) 5.3 Module

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 18, 2024

u-blox Holding (VTX:UBXN) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN)?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

u-blox Holding (VTX:UBXN) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Now 21% undervalued

u-blox AG Announces JODY-W4, The First Automotive-Grade Module Supporting Wi-Fi 6E Technology and Bluetooth LE Audio Functionalities

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Now 29% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox Holding (VTX:UBXN) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Price target increased to CHF129

No independent directors

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At u-blox Holding (VTX:UBXN)

At CHF111, Is u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN) Worth Looking At Closely?

u-blox Holding AG Announces Explorer Kits for Product Designers Needing Centimeter-Level Positioning Accuracy

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%

Price target increased to CHF103

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2023

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target increased to CHF90.33

u-Blox AG Launches World’s Smallest GPS Module

Here's What's Concerning About u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Returns On Capital

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%

u-blox Holding AG Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

U-Blox Holding Ag Launches World’S Smallest Lte Cat 4 Module with Global Coverage and 2G/3G Fallback

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

u-blox Holding AG Announces the U-Blox Maya-W2 Tri-Radio Module

Price target increased to CHF80.83

No independent directors

Price target increased to CHF78.33

Price target increased to CHF75.50

Analysts Just Made A Captivating Upgrade To Their u-blox Holding AG (VTX:UBXN) Forecasts

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

u-blox Holding AG Launches Scalable Digital Certificate Management System for IoT Devices

u-blox introduces two new LTE Cat 1 module platforms

Investors Could Be Concerned With u-blox Holding's (VTX:UBXN) Returns On Capital

Price target increased to CHF68.50

Price target decreased to CHF61.80