SoundThinking Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

SoundThinking's CEO is Ralph Clark, appointed in Aug 2010, has a tenure of 14.25 years. total yearly compensation is $4.71M, comprised of 9.6% salary and 90.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.14% of the company’s shares, worth €4.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 7 years respectively.

Key information

Ralph Clark

Chief executive officer

US$4.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	9.6%
CEO tenure	14.3yrs
CEO ownership	3.1%
Management average tenure	1.8yrs
Board average tenure	7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ralph Clark's remuneration changed compared to SoundThinking's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Dec 31 2023	US$5m	US$450k	-US$3m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Dec 31 2022	US$5m	US$450k	US$6m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$863k
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$450k	-US$4m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$175k
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Dec 31 2020	US$2m	US$450k	US$1m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Dec 31 2019	US$1m	US$300k	US$2m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$773k
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Dec 31 2018	US$970k	US$300k	-US$3m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Dec 31 2017	US$731k	US$300k	-US$10m

Compensation vs Market: Ralph's total compensation ($USD4.71M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD782.05K).

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

CEO

Ralph Clark (65 yo)

14.3yrs

Tenure

US$4,708,088

Compensation

Mr. Ralph A. Clark serves as Director at Glowforge Inc. since August 2021. He has been Independent Director at TriNet Group, Inc. since March 16, 2021. Mr. Clark joined the TriNet Group, Inc. on March 16,...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ralph Clark	President	14.3yrs	US$4.71m	3.14% € 4.7m
Alan Stewart	CFO & Secretary	3.8yrs	US$1.52m	0.84% € 1.2m
Nasim Golzadeh	MD of TechnoLogic & Executive VP of Engineering for Investigative Solutions	5.7yrs	US$1.42m	0.25% € 366.5k
Robert Showen	Founder & Chief Scientist	30.8yrs	no data	no data
Jason Dunham	Founder	no data	no data	no data
Paul Ames	Senior Vice President of Products & Technology	10yrs	US$220.00k	no data
Robert Klepper	Senior VP of Product Management & Corporate Development	1.3yrs	US$1.69m	no data
Gregg Makuch	Senior Vice President of Marketing	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Erin Edwards	Senior VP of Sales	1.1yrs	no data	0.093% € 138.5k
Anne Mueller	Senior Vice President of Human Resources	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Tom Chittum	Senior Vice President of Forensic Services	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Larry S. Jackson	Senior Vice President of Customer Success & Analytics	1.8yrs	no data	no data

1.8yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 918's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ralph Clark	President	14.3yrs	US$4.71m	3.14% € 4.7m
Pascal Levensohn	Independent Chair of the Board	17.8yrs	US$227.86k	0.28% € 418.8k
William Bratton	Independent Director	7yrs	US$169.98k	0.22% € 324.6k
Marc Morial	Independent Director	9.2yrs	US$182.48k	0.22% € 331.8k
Deborah Grant	Independent Director	3.4yrs	US$177.98k	0.087% € 129.1k
Josh Cohen	Observer	no data	no data	no data
Roberta Jacobson	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$172.98k	0.10% € 148.3k
Ruby Sharma	Independent Director	2.9yrs	US$184.98k	0.097% € 143.4k

7.0yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 918's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).

SoundThinking Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Soundthinking, Inc. Appoints Adan Pope as Senior Vice President of Data and Artificial Intelligence

SoundThinking, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2024

SoundThinking, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments

Independent Director recently sold €53k worth of stock

President recently sold €331k worth of stock

President recently sold €497k worth of stock

Recent updates

Soundthinking, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2024 and Introduces Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2025

Soundthinking, Inc. Appoints Adan Pope as Senior Vice President of Data and Artificial Intelligence

SoundThinking, Inc. announced delayed 10-Q filing

SoundThinking, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 06, 2024

SoundThinking, Inc. Announces Impairment of Property and Equipment for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

SoundThinking, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2024

SoundThinking, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 14, 2024

New minor risk - Profitability

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

SoundThinking, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

SoundThinking, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2024

SoundThinking, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

SoundThinking, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

SoundThinking, Inc. Announces Launch of Shotcast

SoundThinking, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments

SoundThinking, Inc. (NasdaqCM:SSTI) acquired SafePointe, LLC.

SoundThinking, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

SoundThinking, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 08, 2023

Independent Director recently sold €53k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 41%

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.15 loss per share (vs US$0.032 profit in 1Q 2022)

President recently sold €331k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.53 (vs US$0.38 loss in FY 2021)

ShotSpotter, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 22, 2023

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.33 (vs US$0.081 loss in 3Q 2021)

ShotSpotter, Inc. Introduces Full Year 2023 Revenue Guidance

ShotSpotter, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 08, 2022

President recently sold €497k worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.25 (vs US$0.021 loss in 2Q 2021)

ShotSpotter, Inc. Reiterates Revenue Guidance Full Year 2022

ShotSpotter, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 09, 2022

ShotSpotter, Inc. Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Investigative Case Management Tool Dedicated to Solving Gun Crime

ShotSpotter, Inc. Reiterates Financial guidance for Full Year 2022

ShotSpotter, Inc. Announces Major Upgrade of Patrol Management Software to Prevent Crime

ShotSpotter, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 22, 2022

ShotSpotter, Inc. (NasdaqCM : SSTI) acquired Forensic Logic, Inc. for $20 million.

ShotSpotter, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 22, 2022

President recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.021 loss per share (vs US$0.076 profit in 2Q 2020)

High number of new directors

ShotSpotter, Inc.(NasdaqCM:SSTI) dropped from Russell 2000 Growth-Defensive Index

Independent Director Merline Saintil has left the company

Insider recently sold €65k worth of stock

Independent Chair of the Board recently sold €370k worth of stock

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.007 (vs US$0.001 in 1Q 2020)

ShotSpotter, Inc. Announces Impairment of Property and Equipment for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.11 (vs US$0.16 in FY 2019)

Independent Director recently sold €2.2m worth of stock

Chief Financial Officer recently bought €236k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.11 (vs US$0.16 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

ShotSpotter, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 25, 2021

New 90-day high: €41.40

ShotSpotter, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Interim Chief Financial Officer has left the company

ShotSpotter Launches New Program to Provide 24x7 Outdoor “Dome of Protection” for Public Officials and Citizens at Government Campuses

New 90-day high: €37.40

ShotSpotter, Inc. Announces New Contracts

New 90-day high: €30.80

Independent Chair of the Board recently sold €80k worth of stock

ShotSpotter Releases New Shooting Investigation Tool

ShotSpotter, Inc. (NasdaqCM:SSTI) completed the acquisition of LEEDS, LLC from Jorge Abrantes and Daniel Leston.

Independent Director recently sold €64k worth of stock

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.05

Revenue beats expectations

ShotSpotter, Inc. Increases Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2020

New 90-day high: €28.80

ShotSpotter, Inc. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Nov 09, 2020

ShotSpotter, Inc. Announces Interim CFO Changes