Universal Electronics Inc.

DB:UE1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €35.6m

Universal Electronics Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Universal Electronics' CEO is Rick Carnifax, appointed in Jul 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $522.94K, comprised of 62.5% salary and 37.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.11% of the company’s shares, worth €39.19K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 3.4 years respectively.

Key information

Rick Carnifax

Chief executive officer

US$522.9k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage62.52%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure3.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rick Carnifax's remuneration changed compared to Universal Electronics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$22m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$16m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$22m

Dec 31 2024US$523kUS$327k

-US$24m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$27m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$43m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$46m

Dec 31 2023US$714kUS$302k

-US$98m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$98m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$71m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$58m

Dec 31 2022US$447kUS$257k

US$407k

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$982k

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$7m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$5m

Dec 31 2021US$406kUS$246k

US$5m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$24m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$31m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$40m

Dec 31 2020US$309kUS$148k

US$39m

Compensation vs Market: Rick's total compensation ($USD522.94K) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD442.35K).

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

CEO

Rick Carnifax (38 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
US$522,940
Compensation

Mr. Richard K. Carnifax also known as Rick, has been Chief Operating Officer of Universal Electronics Inc. since 2025 and serves as its Interim Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer from...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Carnifax
COO, Interim CEO & Principal Executive Officerless than a yearUS$522.94k0.11%
€ 39.2k
Cheung Chong
Executive Vice President of Global Sales2.2yrsUS$539.22k0.28%
€ 100.5k
Ramzi Ammari
Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning & Strategy15.9yrsUS$749.96k0.30%
€ 107.5k
Sui Ho
Interim CFOless than a yearno datano data
Richard Firehammer
Head of Global Compliance3.9yrsUS$551.30kno data
Norman Sheridan
Senior Vice President of Engineeringno datano datano data
Hrag Ohannessian
Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Home Automation10.9yrsno datano data
Arsham Hatambeiki
Senior Vice President of Product and Technologyno datano datano data
Joseph Haughawout
Senior Vice President of Product & Developmentno datano datano data
Jonathan Hooker
Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Retailno datano datano data
Raymond Ho
Interim CFOless than a yearno datano data
Louis Hughes
Strategic Advisor to the CEOno dataUS$1.34mno data
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: UE1's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Mutch
Directorless than a yearno data0.038%
€ 13.7k
Satjiv Chahil
Independent Director23.3yrsUS$201.30k1.13%
€ 403.3k
Michael Burger
Directorno datano data0.035%
€ 12.6k
Romulo Pontual
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$208.16k0.16%
€ 58.2k
Sue Ann Hamilton
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$211.30k0.26%
€ 91.5k
Eric Singer
Independent Chairman of the Board2yrsUS$211.19k0.47%
€ 166.8k
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
65.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: UE1's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/25 06:41
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/23 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

Universal Electronics Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey Van SinderenB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Jason UrsanerCJS Securities, Inc.
Jonathan GoldbergDeutsche Bank