Verbio Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Verbio's CEO is Claus Sauter, appointed in May 2006, has a tenure of 18.5 years. total yearly compensation is €1.02M, comprised of 75% salary and 25% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 21.2% of the company’s shares, worth €149.72M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 13.5 years and 14.4 years respectively.

Key information

Claus Sauter

Chief executive officer

€1.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	75.0%
CEO tenure	18.5yrs
CEO ownership	21.2%
Management average tenure	13.5yrs
Board average tenure	14.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Claus Sauter's remuneration changed compared to Verbio's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-€25m
Jun 30 2024	€1m	€768k	€20m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	€19m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	€52m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	€77m
Jun 30 2023	€1m	€768k	€132m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	€240m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	€298m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	€370m
Jun 30 2022	€1m	€768k	€316m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	€231m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	€169m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	€84m
Jun 30 2021	€1m	€768k	€93m

Compensation vs Market: Claus's total compensation ($USD1.07M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.46M).

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

CEO

Claus Sauter (58 yo)

18.5yrs

Tenure

€1,023,800

Compensation

Mr. Claus Sauter is the Founder and Chairman of Management Board of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG and has been its Chief Executive Officer since May 2006. He is Responsible for strategic corporate develo...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Claus Sauter	Founder	18.5yrs	€1.02m	21.2% € 149.7m
Oliver Ludtke	Deputy CEO	13.5yrs	€925.10k	no data
Olaf Troeber	CFO & Member of Management Board	2.3yrs	€560.50k	no data
Bernd Sauter	Executive Board Member for Europe & Member of Management Board	14.1yrs	€930.20k	15.17% € 107.2m
Theodor Niesmann	Chief Technical Officer & Member of Management Board	13.5yrs	€922.30k	no data
Stefan Schreiber	Executive Board Member for North America & Member of Management Board	4.3yrs	€627.70k	no data
Alina Kohler	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data

13.5yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VBK's management team is seasoned and experienced (13.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Alexander von Witzleben	Chairman of the Supervisory Board	18.3yrs	€90.00k	no data
Ulrike Kramer	Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board	14.4yrs	€67.50k	no data
Klaus Niemann	Member of the Supervisory Board	3.8yrs	€45.00k	no data

14.4yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Board: VBK's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.4 years average tenure).

Verbio Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie Ag Appoints Olaf Tröber as Chief Financial Officer

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, Annual General Meeting, Feb 03, 2023

Recent updates

First quarter 2025 earnings released: €0.36 loss per share (vs €0.34 profit in 1Q 2024)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 20%

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target decreased by 9.8% to €27.62

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Price target decreased by 8.1% to €31.62

Now 22% undervalued

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: €0.18 loss per share (vs €0.34 profit in 3Q 2023)

Verbio SE to Report Q3, 2025 Results on May 13, 2025

Verbio SE to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Feb 12, 2025

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

New major risk - Share price stability

New major risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: €0.02 (vs €0.40 in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of €0.20 per share at 1.0% yield

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Price target decreased by 7.5% to €54.10

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: €0.34 (vs €1.21 in 1Q 2023)

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG to Report Q3, 2024 Results on May 14, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG Proposes Dividend for the Year 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: €0.34 (vs €1.26 in 3Q 2022)

Price target decreased by 14% to €60.54

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target decreased by 9.9% to €81.05

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 08, 2024

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: €0.40 (vs €1.55 in 2Q 2022)

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Nov 09, 2023

Upcoming dividend of €0.20 per share at 0.3% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: €1.21 (vs €0.36 in 1Q 2022)

Price target increased to €89.70

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie Ag Appoints Olaf Tröber as Chief Financial Officer

Price target decreased to €81.10

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Price target decreased to €81.45

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Price target increased to €87.70

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target increased to €87.70

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Final Results on Sep 26, 2023

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, Annual General Meeting, Feb 03, 2023

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of €0.20 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Price target increased to €77.50

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS €0.36 (vs €0.50 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS €1.48 (vs €1.01 in FY 2020)

Price target increased to €52.83

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target increased to €46.48

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS €0.28 (vs €0.39 in 3Q 2020)

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target increased to €40.33

Price target increased to €45.75

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints