Altair Engineering Inc.

DB:8A2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €9.0b

Altair Engineering Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Jim Scapa

Chief executive officer

US$7.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage11.8%
CEO tenure40yrs
CEO ownership39.7%
Management average tenure5.1yrs
Board average tenure6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jim Scapa's remuneration changed compared to Altair Engineering's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$33m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$27m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$10m

Dec 31 2023US$7mUS$860k

-US$9m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$17m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$45m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$57m

Dec 31 2022US$5mUS$830k

-US$43m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$57m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$32m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 31 2021US$4mUS$830k

-US$9m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$6m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$623k

-US$10m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$14m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$22m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$830k

-US$8m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$15m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$2m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$4m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$830k

US$16m

Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD7.32M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.34M).

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

CEO

Jim Scapa (67 yo)

40yrs

Tenure

US$7,318,992

Compensation

Mr. James R. Scapa, also known as Jim, is President & Director of RapidMiner, Inc. He has been President and Director of Datawatch Corporation since December 13, 2018. Mr. Scapa is Founder of Altair Engine...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Scapa
Founder40yrsUS$7.32m39.65%
€ 3.6b
Matthew Brown
Chief Financial Officer3.8yrsUS$2.56m0.023%
€ 2.0m
Stephanie Buckner
Chief Operating Officer3yrsUS$1.13m0.021%
€ 1.9m
Srikanth Mahalingam
Chief Technology Officer3yrsUS$1.30m0.031%
€ 2.7m
Nelson Dias
Chief Revenue Officer7yrsUS$1.11m0.032%
€ 2.8m
Brian Gayle
Senior VP6.3yrsno data0.014%
€ 1.3m
Stephen Palmtag
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Raoul Maitra
Chief Legal Officer4.9yrsno data0.022%
€ 2.0m
Amy Messano
Chief Marketing Officer6yrsUS$1.16m0%
€ 0
Gilma Saravia
Chief People Officer4.9yrsUS$1.29m0.010%
€ 911.5k
Martin Nichols
Chief Purchasing Officer5.3yrsno datano data
Ming Zhou
Senior Vice President of Software Development - Structural Analysis and Optimizationno datano datano data

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 8A2's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Scapa
Founder40yrsUS$7.32m39.65%
€ 3.6b
Shekar Ayyar
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$270.00k0.011%
€ 943.8k
Stephen Earhart
Independent Director13.7yrsUS$270.00k0.074%
€ 6.6m
Trace Harris
Independent Non-Employee Director8.4yrsUS$270.00k0.022%
€ 2.0m
Mary Boyce
Independent Director6.8yrsUS$270.00k0.034%
€ 3.0m
James Anderson
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$270.00k0.015%
€ 1.4m
Sandra Carter
Independent Director3.1yrsUS$270.00k0.012%
€ 1.1m

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 8A2's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/01 04:43
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Altair Engineering Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Mark SchappelBenchmark Company
Andrew DeGasperiBerenberg