Climb Global Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Climb Global Solutions' CEO is Dale Foster, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.67 years. total yearly compensation is $3.22M, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.24% of the company’s shares, worth €8.90M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 4.7 years respectively.

Key information

Dale Foster

Chief executive officer

US$3.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	15.5%
CEO tenure	4.7yrs
CEO ownership	2.2%
Management average tenure	3.3yrs
Board average tenure	4.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dale Foster's remuneration changed compared to Climb Global Solutions's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$11m
Dec 31 2023	US$3m	US$500k	US$12m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$11m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Dec 31 2022	US$1m	US$377k	US$12m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$11m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$11m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Dec 31 2021	US$1m	US$325k	US$9m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Dec 31 2020	US$1m	US$322k	US$4m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Dec 31 2019	US$498k	US$254k	US$7m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Dec 31 2018	US$548k	US$248k	US$3m

Compensation vs Market: Dale's total compensation ($USD3.22M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Dale's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Dale Foster (60 yo)

4.7yrs

Tenure

US$3,223,774

Compensation

Mr. Dale Richard Foster has been Chief Executive Officer of Climb Global Solutions (formerly known as Wayside Technology Group, Inc.) since January 20, 2020 and Director since January 15, 2020. He also ser...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Dale Foster	CEO & Director	4.7yrs	US$3.22m	2.24% $ 8.9m
Andrew Clark	VP & CFO	3.3yrs	US$774.84k	0.70% $ 2.8m
Vito Legrottaglie	VP of Operations & Chief Information Officer	9.6yrs	US$569.98k	1.22% $ 4.8m
Charles Bass	VP & Chief Marketing Officer	6.7yrs	US$709.02k	0.79% $ 3.2m
Timothy Popovich	President & COO	less than a year	no data	0.49% $ 2.0m
Matthew Sullivan	Chief Accounting Officer	2.6yrs	no data	0.40% $ 1.6m
Gerard Brophy	Managing Director	2.1yrs	no data	no data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PYA's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Dale Foster	CEO & Director	4.7yrs	US$3.22m	2.24% $ 8.9m
Andrew Bryant	Independent Director	5.2yrs	US$185.00k	0.31% $ 1.2m
Greg Scorziello	Independent Director	2.6yrs	US$160.00k	0.17% $ 671.4k
John McCarthy	Independent Director	5.3yrs	US$175.00k	0.42% $ 1.6m
Gerri Gold	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$180.00k	0.21% $ 847.8k
Kimberly Boren	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$233.16k	0.13% $ 516.1k
Jeffrey Geygan	Independent Chairman of the Board	6.6yrs	US$200.00k	0.57% $ 2.3m

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PYA's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Climb Global Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Climb Global Solutions, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 13, 2024

CEO & Director recently sold €210k worth of stock

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Appoints Timothy Popovich as Chief Operating Officer

Insider recently sold €147k worth of stock

VP & CFO recently sold €342k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €92k worth of stock

Recent updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 28%

Now 9.0% overvalued after recent price rise

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.77 (vs US$0.31 in 2Q 2023)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Declares A Quarterly Dividend, Payable on August 22, 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Climb Global Solutions, Inc.(NasdaqGM:CLMB) dropped from Russell Small Cap Comp Value Index

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

First quarter dividend of US$0.17 announced

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.61 (vs US$0.74 in 1Q 2023)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Declares A Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 17, 2024

Climb Global Solutions, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 13, 2024

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

CEO & Director recently sold €210k worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.17 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.80 (vs US$2.81 in FY 2022)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Appoints Timothy Popovich as Chief Operating Officer

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

Insider recently sold €147k worth of stock

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 17, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.54 (vs US$0.50 in 3Q 2022)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NasdaqGM:CLMB) acquired Data Solutions Ltd for €15.4 million.

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 20%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.31 (vs US$0.63 in 2Q 2022)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on August 18, 2023

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

VP & CFO recently sold €342k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.76 (vs US$0.61 in 1Q 2022)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 19, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Independent Director recently bought €92k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 25%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.89 (vs US$2.09 in FY 2021)

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Mar 02, 2023

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Appoints Kimberly S. Boren to Its Board

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.55 in 3Q 2021)

Climb Global Solutions Inc Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 18, 2022

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 03, 2022

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (NasdaqGM:WSTG) acquired Spinnakar Limited for $11.8 million.

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (NasdaqGM:WSTG) acquired Spinnakar Limited for $11.8 million.

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.65 (vs US$0.49 in 2Q 2021)

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on August 19, 2022

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Announces Demise of Ross Crane, Member of the Board of Directors

Wayside Technology Group, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 23, 2023

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Climb Channel Solutions Promotes Tim Popovich to President of Climb Channel Solutions North America

VP & Chief Marketing Officer recently sold €202k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.63 (vs US$0.35 in 1Q 2021)

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 20, 2022

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 06, 2022

Wayside Technology Group, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2022

Insider recently sold €142k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 18, 2022

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Elects Greg Scorziello to Board of Directors

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 03, 2022

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Appoints Matthew Sullivan as the Chief Accounting Officer

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.57 (vs US$0.12 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.50 (vs US$0.13 in 2Q 2020)

Executive Officer Michael Vesey has left the company

Independent Director Diana Kurty has left the company

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.36 (vs US$0.18 in 1Q 2020)

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 21, 2021