Cohu Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Cohu's CEO is Luis Muller, appointed in Dec 2014, has a tenure of 10.42 years. total yearly compensation is $4.83M, comprised of 14.8% salary and 85.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.93% of the company’s shares, worth €6.81M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.5 years and 10.4 years respectively.
Key information
Luis Muller
Chief executive officer
US$4.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 14.80% |
| CEO tenure | 10.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.9% |
| Management average tenure | 3.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 10.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$86m |
| Dec 28 2024 | US$5m | US$715k | -US$70m |
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$50m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$29m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Dec 30 2023 | US$7m | US$709k | US$28m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$52m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$73m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$91m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$5m | US$667k | US$97m |
| Sep 24 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$96m |
| Jun 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$95m |
| Mar 26 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$161m |
| Dec 25 2021 | US$5m | US$619k | US$167m |
| Sep 25 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$161m |
| Jun 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$131m |
| Mar 27 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Dec 26 2020 | US$3m | US$544k | -US$14m |
| Sep 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$45m |
| Jun 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$49m |
| Mar 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$64m |
| Dec 28 2019 | US$3m | US$584k | -US$69m |
| Sep 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$110m |
| Jun 29 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$94m |
| Mar 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$63m |
| Dec 29 2018 | US$3m | US$586k | -US$32m |
Compensation vs Market: Luis's total compensation ($USD4.83M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.25M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Luis's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Luis Muller (54 yo)
Dr. Luis A. Muller has been an Independent Director of Celestica Inc. since August 31, 2021. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Cohu, Inc. since December 28, 2014. Prior to joining Co...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 10.4yrs | US$4.83m | 0.93% € 6.8m | |
| CFO & Executive Officer | 17.5yrs | US$1.83m | 0.42% € 3.1m | |
| Chief Customer Officer & Executive Officer | 6.6yrs | US$1.47m | 0.13% € 962.8k | |
| VP & General Counsel | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product Officer & Executive Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.029% € 214.7k |
Experienced Management: CU3's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 10.4yrs | US$4.83m | 0.93% € 6.8m | |
| Independent Director | 13.4yrs | US$251.85k | 0.059% € 432.5k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 25.6yrs | US$302.13k | 0.82% € 6.0m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 15.5yrs | US$263.35k | 0.057% € 417.3k | |
| Independent Director | 10.8yrs | US$236.27k | 0.033% € 243.4k | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$236.85k | 0.035% € 260.3k | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$229.35k | 0.013% € 97.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$229.35k | 0.025% € 180.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | US$218.51k | 0% € 0 |
Experienced Board: CU3's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/19 08:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/28 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cohu, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Craig Ellis | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Richard Ryan | Colliers Securities |
| Christian Schwab | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |