Advanced Drainage Systems Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Advanced Drainage Systems' CEO is Donald Barbour, appointed in Sep 2017, has a tenure of 7.17 years. total yearly compensation is $8.32M, comprised of 11.7% salary and 88.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.43% of the company’s shares, worth €41.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.1 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

Donald Barbour

Chief executive officer

US$8.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	11.7%
CEO tenure	7.2yrs
CEO ownership	0.4%
Management average tenure	6.1yrs
Board average tenure	6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Donald Barbour's remuneration changed compared to Advanced Drainage Systems's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$492m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$498m
Mar 31 2024	US$8m	US$975k	US$510m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$501m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$477m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$494m
Mar 31 2023	US$7m	US$930k	US$507m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$461m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$442m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$353m
Mar 31 2022	US$6m	US$900k	US$230m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$206m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$188m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$191m
Mar 31 2021	US$6m	US$870k	US$185m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$169m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$144m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$87m
Mar 31 2020	US$6m	US$870k	-US$205m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$204m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$209m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$192m
Mar 31 2019	US$4m	US$825k	US$70m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$64m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$79m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$69m
Mar 31 2018	US$4m	US$467k	US$56m

Compensation vs Market: Donald's total compensation ($USD8.32M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.78M).

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

CEO

Donald Barbour (62 yo)

7.2yrs

Tenure

US$8,315,222

Compensation

Mr. Donald Scott Barbour has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. since September 1, 2017. He serves as Independent Director at Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc....

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Donald Barbour	CEO, President & Director	7.2yrs	US$8.32m	0.43% € 41.8m
Scott Cottrill	Executive VP	9yrs	US$3.22m	0.14% € 13.7m
Kevin Talley	Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer	8.3yrs	US$2.06m	0.095% € 9.3m
Darin Harvey	Executive Vice President of Supply Chain	6.1yrs	US$1.93m	0.025% € 2.4m
Tim Makowski	Chief Accounting Officer	no data	no data	0.028% € 2.8m
Michael Higgins	Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Brian King	Executive Vice President of Product Management & Marketing	4yrs	no data	0.020% € 1.9m
Robert Klein	Executive Vice President of Market Management	no data	US$1.44m	0.13% € 12.8m
Thomas Waun	Executive Vice President of International	4.4yrs	no data	0.019% € 1.8m
Craig Taylor	Executive Vice President of Infiltrator Water Technologies	1.5yrs	no data	0.0086% € 844.0k

6.1yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 6DA's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Donald Barbour	CEO, President & Director	7.2yrs	US$8.32m	0.43% € 41.8m
Joseph Chlapaty	Chairman Emeritus	7.2yrs	US$9.23m	no data
Manuel Perez de la Mesa	Independent Director	5.3yrs	US$269.27k	0.028% € 2.7m
Anil Seetharam	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$239.27k	0.018% € 1.7m
Tanya Fratto	Independent Director	11.8yrs	US$237.47k	0.037% € 3.6m
Robert Eversole	Independent Chairman of Board	16.8yrs	US$370.91k	0.078% € 7.6m
Luther Kissam	Director	less than a year	no data	0.0011% € 106.4k
Anesa Chaibi	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$237.47k	0.0083% € 812.8k
M.A. Haney	Independent Director	10.8yrs	US$237.47k	0.0091% € 888.9k
Michael Coleman	Independent Director	6.5yrs	US$257.47k	0.014% € 1.3m
Alexander Fischer	Independent Director	10.8yrs	US$257.47k	0.020% € 1.9m
Kelly Gast	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$239.27k	0.0076% € 742.5k

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 6DA's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).

Advanced Drainage Systems Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Elects Luke Kissam to Board of Directors

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 18, 2024

Executive Vice President of Sales recently sold €1.6m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €677k worth of stock

Executive Vice President of Sales recently sold €1.5m worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €1.5m worth of stock

Recent updates

Second quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$1.68 (vs US$1.73 in 2Q 2024)

Advanced Drainage Systems Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2024

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Nov 08, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

First quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$2.08 (vs US$2.20 in 1Q 2024)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 13, 2024

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Elects Luke Kissam to Board of Directors

Now 24% overvalued after recent price rise

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Aug 08, 2024

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 18, 2024

Executive Vice President of Sales recently sold €1.6m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €677k worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$6.52 (vs US$6.16 in FY 2023)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on May 16, 2024

Executive Vice President of Sales recently sold €1.5m worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €1.5m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share

Insider recently sold €1.4m worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Third quarter dividend of US$0.14 announced

Now 41% overvalued after recent price rise

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.36 (vs US$1.00 in 3Q 2023)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2024

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Launches of Three New Products That Deepen Infiltrator Water Technologies’ Portfolio of Highly Innovative Onsite Septic Wastewater Solutions

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 08, 2024

Executive Vice President of Sales recently sold €1.7m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 0.5% yield

Insider recently sold €665k worth of stock

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.73 (vs US$1.82 in 2Q 2023)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 0.4% yield

Advanced Drainage Systems Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.20 (vs US$2.25 in 1Q 2023)

Insufficient new directors

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 20, 2023

Insider recently sold €671k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 0.6% yield

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$6.16 (vs US$3.22 in FY 2022)

Insider recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share at 0.5% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.00 (vs US$0.88 in 3Q 2022)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Senior Vice President of Sales recently sold €937k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share

Executive Vice President recently sold €2.8m worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €410k worth of stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.82 (vs US$0.90 in 2Q 2022)

Advanced Drainage Systems Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Nov 03, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share

Now 21% undervalued

Chief Accounting Officer recently sold €725k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.25 (vs US$0.89 in 1Q 2022)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2022

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Insider recently sold €2.1m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.22 (vs US$2.64 in FY 2021)