Comtech Telecommunications Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Comtech Telecommunications' CEO is Ken Traub, appointed in Nov 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.09% of the company’s shares, worth €57.95K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Ken Traub

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	0.09%
Management average tenure	2.9yrs
Board average tenure	3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Ken Traub (62 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

Mr. Kenneth H. Traub, also known as Ken, B.A., M.B.A., NACD DC, has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. since January 13, 2025 and serves as its Executive Chairma...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Michael Bondi	Chief Financial Officer	6.3yrs	US$1.44m	0.43% € 275.9k
Donald Walther	Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	1.8yrs	US$1.02m	0.086% € 55.3k
Jeff Robertson	President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segment	less than a year	US$930.09k	0.081% € 51.9k
Kenneth Traub	CEO, President & Executive Chairman	less than a year	no data	0.090% € 57.9k
Anirban Chakraborty	Chief Technology Officer	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Jennie Kerr	Chief People Officer	3.2yrs	no data	no data
Jeffrey Harig	President of the Government Group of Comtech EF Data Corp.	4.9yrs	no data	no data
Daniel Gizinski	President of Satellite & Space Communications Segment	no data	no data	0.074% € 47.6k
Jon Opalski	Divisional Chief Operating Officer	2.7yrs	no data	no data
Ashley Clark	Chief of Staff	no data	no data	no data
Nancy Stallone	Executive VP	3.8yrs	US$624.59k	0.18% € 117.6k
Rich Luhrs	President of Comtech Systems	6.1yrs	no data	no data

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CC6's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kenneth Traub	CEO, President & Executive Chairman	less than a year	no data	0.090% € 57.9k
Yacov Shamash	Independent Director	8.3yrs	US$210.86k	0.072% € 46.2k
Lawrence Waldman	Independent Director	9.5yrs	US$310.81k	0.067% € 42.9k
Michael Hildebrandt	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.13% € 82.2k
John Ratigan	Director	less than a year	US$802.56k	0.062% € 39.8k
Judy Chambers	Independent Director	3.5yrs	US$245.00k	0.094% € 60.4k
Mark Quinlan	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$205.86k	0% € 0
Wendi Carpenter	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$205.86k	0.015% € 10.0k
Bruce Crawford	Lead Independent Director	1.7yrs	US$239.71k	0% € 0

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CC6's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/02/11 05:56
End of Day Share Price	2025/02/11 00:00
Earnings	2024/10/31
Annual Earnings	2024/07/31

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.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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

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Analyst Sources

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is covered by 14 analysts. 4 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
Timothy Long	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Michael Ciarmoli	Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Michael Crawford	B. Riley Securities, Inc.

Comtech Telecommunications Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Executive Changes

Comtech Telecommunications Corp., Annual General Meeting, Jan 13, 2025

Comtech Appoints Michael Hildebrandt as New Independent Director

Comtech Appoints Daniel Gizinski as New President of Satellite & Space Communications Segment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints John Ratigan as Chief Executive Officer

Comtech Names Telecommunications Appoints Jeff Robertson as President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segment

Recent updates

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Unaudited Impairment Charges for the Three Months Ended October 31, 2024

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Executive Changes

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Jan 13, 2025

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives Non-Compliance Letter from Nasdaq

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed amended 10-Q filing

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed 10-Q filing

Comtech Telecommunications Corp., Annual General Meeting, Jan 13, 2025

Comtech Appoints Michael Hildebrandt as New Independent Director

Comtech Appoints Daniel Gizinski as New President of Satellite & Space Communications Segment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints John Ratigan as Chief Executive Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

Michael Porcelain Issues an Open Letter to Shareholders of Comtech Telecommunications

Michael Porcelain Nominates Candidates to Comtech Telecommunications

Comtech Completes First Province-Wide Migration to NG9-1-1 Infrastructure in Canada

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(NasdaqGS:CMTL) dropped from Russell 3000 Index

Comtech Launches Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Public Safety Solution

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jun 18, 2024

Comtech Names Telecommunications Appoints Jeff Robertson as President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Ellen M. Lord Notifies Resignation as Member of Board of Directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed amended 10-Q filing

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed 10-Q filing

New minor risk - Profitability

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.11 loss per share (vs US$0.46 loss in 1Q 2023)

Comtech Appoints John Ratigan as Chief Corporate Development Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Dec 07, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Stellant Systems, Inc. completed the acquisition of Power Systems Technology from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL).

Stellant Systems, Inc. completed the acquisition of Power Systems Technology from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL).

New minor risk - Financial position

Stellant Systems, Inc. entered into an definitive agreement to acquire Power Systems Technology from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL) for $40 million.

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$1.21 loss per share (vs US$1.63 loss in FY 2022)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Oct 12, 2023

Comtech Launches Network Agnostic Dynamic Cloud Platform for Satellite Providers

Comtech Corporation Unveils New Bridge Solutions to Increase Access to Global Hybrid Connectivity

Comtech Telecommunications Corp Announces Resignation of Yelena Simonyuk, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Effective August 31, 2023

High number of new directors

Chairman recently bought €47k worth of stock

Now 30% undervalued after recent price drop

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.33 loss per share (vs US$0.063 loss in 3Q 2022)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Changes in Board of Directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jun 08, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.23 loss per share (vs US$0.89 loss in 2Q 2022)

Chairman recently bought €522k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.46 loss per share (vs US$0.42 loss in 1Q 2022)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Sales Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Dec 08, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Retirement of Fred Kornberg from the Board

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$1.25 loss per share (vs US$2.86 loss in FY 2021)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Sep 29, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Ken Peterman as Chief Executive Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Showcases All of the Next Generation 911 Solutions At the Annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Conference and Expo

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Elects Current Independent Director Ken Peterman as Chairman of the Board, Effective July 22, 2022

Independent Director recently bought €100k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.063 loss per share (vs US$0.031 profit in 3Q 2021)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 19, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Strengthens Leadership Team for Its U.S. Based Satellite-Focused Business Line

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Promotes Timothy Jenkins to President of its Safety & Security Technologies Product Group

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Ken Peterman to Board of Directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Update on Putative Stockholder Class Action Complaint

High number of new directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Maria Hedden as Chief Operating Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Mar 10, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Unveils Breakthrough Next Generation ELEVATE™ VSAT Platform