Nathan's Famous Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Nathan's Famous' CEO is Eric Gatoff, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 17.33 years. total yearly compensation is $1.84M, comprised of 32.7% salary and 67.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.93% of the company’s shares, worth €4.88M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 28.3 years respectively.

Key information

Eric Gatoff

Chief executive officer

US$1.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	32.7%
CEO tenure	17.3yrs
CEO ownership	1.9%
Management average tenure	5yrs
Board average tenure	28.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Eric Gatoff's remuneration changed compared to Nathan's Famous's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 24 2023	n/a	n/a	US$19m
Sep 24 2023	n/a	n/a	US$20m
Jun 25 2023	n/a	n/a	US$20m
Mar 26 2023	US$2m	US$603k	US$20m
Dec 25 2022	n/a	n/a	US$19m
Sep 25 2022	n/a	n/a	US$17m
Jun 26 2022	n/a	n/a	US$15m
Mar 27 2022	US$1m	US$500k	US$14m
Dec 26 2021	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Sep 26 2021	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Jun 27 2021	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Mar 28 2021	US$1m	US$396k	US$11m
Dec 27 2020	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Sep 27 2020	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Jun 28 2020	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Mar 29 2020	US$1m	US$500k	US$13m
Dec 29 2019	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Sep 29 2019	n/a	n/a	US$21m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$22m
Mar 31 2019	US$1m	US$510k	US$21m
Dec 23 2018	n/a	n/a	US$19m
Sep 23 2018	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Jun 24 2018	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Mar 25 2018	US$1m	US$500k	US$3m

Compensation vs Market: Eric's total compensation ($USD1.84M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD709.44K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Eric's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Eric Gatoff (54 yo)

17.3yrs

Tenure

US$1,844,372

Compensation

Mr. Eric Gatoff has been the Chief Executive Officer for Nathan's Famous, Inc. since January 1, 2007. Mr. Gatoff served as Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Nathan's Famous, Inc. from October 2003 to...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Howard Lorber	Executive Chairman of the Board	37.3yrs	US$4.40m	23.99% $ 60.7m
Eric Gatoff	CEO & Director	17.3yrs	US$1.84m	1.93% $ 4.9m
Robert Steinberg	VP of Finance	3.9yrs	US$403.03k	no data
Jim Hicks	Director of Operational Services & Training	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Leigh Platte	Senior Vice President of Food Service	5.7yrs	US$333.67k	no data

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NFA's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Howard Lorber	Executive Chairman of the Board	37.3yrs	US$4.40m	23.99% $ 60.7m
Eric Gatoff	CEO & Director	19.3yrs	US$1.84m	1.93% $ 4.9m
Attilio Petrocelli	Lead Independent Director	31.3yrs	US$32.00k	1.76% $ 4.4m
Wayne Norbitz	Independent Director	35.3yrs	US$31.00k	no data
Robert Eide	Independent Director	37.3yrs	US$39.00k	0.44% $ 1.1m
Brian Genson	Independent Director	25.3yrs	US$41.00k	0.23% $ 584.7k
Barry Leistner	Independent Director	35.3yrs	US$40.00k	0.93% $ 2.4m
Charles Raich	Independent Director	20.3yrs	US$32.00k	1.12% $ 2.8m
Andrew Levine	Independent Director	3.9yrs	US$31.00k	no data
Joanne Podell	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data

28.3yrs

Average Tenure

74yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NFA's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 28.3 years average tenure).

Nathan's Famous Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Independent Director recently sold €91k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €126k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €134k worth of stock

Nathan's Famous, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2023

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Appoints Joanne Podell as Independent Member of the Board

Independent Director recently sold €127k worth of stock

Recent updates

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Independent Director recently sold €91k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.50 per share at 3.0% yield

Third quarter dividend of US$0.50 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.64 (vs US$0.80 in 3Q 2023)

Independent Director recently sold €126k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.50 per share at 3.1% yield

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.40 (vs US$1.46 in 2Q 2023)

Nathan’S Famous Introduces New Menu Item, the New York Chopped Cheese Hero

Independent Director recently sold €134k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.50 per share at 2.6% yield

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.50 Per Share Payable on September 1, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.81 (vs US$1.74 in 1Q 2023)

Nathan's Famous, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2023

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Appoints Joanne Podell as Independent Member of the Board

Now 20% undervalued

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Declares First Quarterly Cash Dividend for Fiscal 2024, Payable on June 28, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.80 (vs US$3.30 in FY 2022)

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 23% undervalued

Now 22% undervalued

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.50 per share at 2.6% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.80 (vs US$0.52 in 3Q 2022)

Independent Director recently sold €127k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.46 (vs US$0.86 in 2Q 2022)

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 2, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.74 (vs US$1.40 in 1Q 2022)

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 2, 2022

Nathan's Famous, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 13, 2022

Nathan's Famous, Inc.(NasdaqGS:NATH) dropped from Russell 2000 Value-Defensive Index

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.30 (vs US$2.69 in FY 2021)

Nathan's Famous Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Payable on June 24, 2022

Nathan's Famous Launches New Spicy Asian Barbecue and Slaw Menu Items

Insufficient new directors

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 4, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$0.86 (vs US$0.89 in 2Q 2021)

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Launches New Bacon Cheddar Cheesy Burger in Celebration of National Cheeseburger Day

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$1.40 (vs US$0.97 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.69 (vs US$3.19 in FY 2020)

Nathan’s Famous Launches Natural Casing Footlong Hot Dog

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Nathan’s Famous, Inc. Partners with Meatless Farm to Launch First Gourmet Plant-Based Hot Dog

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: €55.00

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Expands NY Cheesesteak Menu, Now Includes Topped Hot Dog and Fries Alongside Popular Hero Sandwich

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.33 (vs US$0.29 in 3Q 2020)

Nathan's Famous, Inc. Expands Through Third Party Delivery to Canada

Market bids up stock over the past week

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: €45.40

Nathan’s Famous, Inc. Launches New Chicken Wings and Waffles Virtual Concept, Wings of New York

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.89

New 90-day low - €42.40

Earnings released

New 90-day low - €45.80

Nathan's Famous, Inc.(NasdaqGS:NATH) dropped from Russell 2000 Growth-Defensive Index

Nathan's Famous, Inc.(NasdaqGS:NATH) dropped from Russell 2000 Dynamic Index

CEO Compensation Analysis

CEO

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