Mesa Laboratories Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Mesa Laboratories' CEO is Gary Owens, appointed in Sep 2017, has a tenure of 7.17 years. total yearly compensation is $5.44M, comprised of 13.9% salary and 86.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.8% of the company’s shares, worth €4.61M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.2 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

Gary Owens

Chief executive officer

US$5.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	13.9%
CEO tenure	7.2yrs
CEO ownership	0.8%
Management average tenure	7.2yrs
Board average tenure	4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Gary Owens's remuneration changed compared to Mesa Laboratories's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$246m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$250m
Mar 31 2024	US$5m	US$754k	-US$254m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$948k
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$717k
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Mar 31 2023	US$5m	US$733k	US$930k
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Mar 31 2022	US$18m	US$579k	US$2m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Mar 31 2021	US$3m	US$524k	US$3m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Mar 31 2020	US$3m	US$600k	US$2m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Mar 31 2019	US$3m	US$520k	US$7m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$249k
Mar 31 2018	US$1m	US$417k	-US$3m

Compensation vs Market: Gary's total compensation ($USD5.44M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.42M).

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

CEO

Gary Owens (56 yo)

7.2yrs

Tenure

US$5,435,566

Compensation

Mr. Gary M. Owens has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. since September 1, 2017. Mr. Owens joined as Chief Operating Officer in March 2017. Mr. Owens served as...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Gary Owens	CEO, President & Director	7.2yrs	US$5.44m	0.80% € 4.6m
John Sakys	VP, CFO & Chief Accounting Officer	12.1yrs	US$1.94m	0.22% € 1.3m
Brian Archbold	Senior Vice President of Continuous Improvement	6.8yrs	US$1.62m	0% € 0

7.2yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MLI's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Gary Owens	CEO, President & Director	7.2yrs	US$5.44m	0.80% € 4.6m
Shiraz Ladiwala	Lead Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$220.03k	0.057% € 327.2k
John Sullivan	Independent Chairman of the Board	15.7yrs	US$255.13k	1.34% € 7.7m
R. Tripeny	Independent Director	2.4yrs	US$220.13k	0.049% € 285.1k
Mark Capone	Independent Director	less than a year	US$90.03k	0.013% € 77.1k
Shannon Hall	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$220.13k	0.051% € 296.5k
Jennifer Alltoft	Independent Director	5.7yrs	US$220.13k	0.064% € 369.8k

4.5yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MLI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).

Mesa Laboratories Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

CEO, President & Director recently sold €529k worth of stock

Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 30, 2024

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Mark Capone to Its Board of Directors

Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 25, 2023

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Announces John B. Schmieder, Member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Member of the Audit Committee Decide Not to Stand for Re-Election

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Tony Tripeny as Member of Audit Committee

Recent updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.63 (vs US$0.23 loss in 2Q 2024)

CEO, President & Director recently sold €529k worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 30, 2024

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 16, 2024

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

Full year 2024 earnings released: US$47.21 loss per share (vs US$0.17 profit in FY 2023)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Reports Impairment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets for the Fourth Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Third quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 14, 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on May 24, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.39 (vs US$0.084 in 3Q 2023)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Mark Capone to Its Board of Directors

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2024

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 05, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share at 0.7% yield

New minor risk - Share price stability

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.23 loss per share (vs US$0.24 profit in 2Q 2023)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MLAB) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Beijing GKE Science & Technology Co. LTD for €5 million.

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MLAB) acquired Sterilization indicators business of GKE-GmbH and SAL GmbH from Gke-GmbH for €80 million.

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 06, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share at 0.5% yield

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.10 loss per share (vs US$0.27 loss in 1Q 2023)

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 25, 2023

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.36 in FY 2022)

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share at 0.4% yield

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Announces John B. Schmieder, Member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Member of the Audit Committee Decide Not to Stand for Re-Election

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share at 0.4% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.084 (vs US$0.39 loss in 3Q 2022)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 06, 2023

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MLAB) acquired Substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities from Belyntic GmbH.

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Tony Tripeny as Member of Audit Committee

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.71 in 2Q 2022)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Independent Director recently sold €196k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €98k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.27 loss per share (vs US$0.39 profit in 1Q 2022)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 26, 2022

Mesa Labs Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2022

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Tony Tripeny to Its Board of Directors

CEO, President & Director recently sold €313k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Announces Termination of Greg DiNoia as Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations, Effective June 30, 2022

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Insider recently sold €78k worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$0.71 (vs US$0.52 in 2Q 2021)

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MLAB) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agena Bioscience, Inc. from its shareholders for approximately $300 million.

Independent Director recently sold €137k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Insider recently sold €152k worth of stock