Astrotech Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Astrotech's CEO is Tom Pickens, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 17.92 years. total yearly compensation is $1.33M, comprised of 33.9% salary and 66.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.89% of the company’s shares, worth €881.53K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 6.2 years respectively.

Key information

Tom Pickens

Chief executive officer

US$1.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	33.9%
CEO tenure	17.9yrs
CEO ownership	7.9%
Management average tenure	3.3yrs
Board average tenure	6.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tom Pickens's remuneration changed compared to Astrotech's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Jun 30 2024	US$1m	US$450k	-US$12m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$11m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Jun 30 2023	US$483k	US$450k	-US$10m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Jun 30 2022	US$1m	US$450k	-US$8m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Jun 30 2021	US$880k	US$435k	-US$8m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Jun 30 2020	US$535k	US$430k	-US$8m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Jun 30 2019	US$535k	US$421k	-US$8m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Jun 30 2018	US$555k	US$472k	-US$13m

Compensation vs Market: Tom's total compensation ($USD1.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD478.33K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tom's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Tom Pickens (67 yo)

17.9yrs

Tenure

US$1,327,105

Compensation

Mr. Thomas Boone Pickens, III, also known as Tom, serves as CTO at Astrotech Corporation since February 2023. He was Independent Director at NaturalShrimp Incorporated from April 2022 until 2023 and curren...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Thomas Pickens	CEO, CTO & Chairman	17.9yrs	US$1.33m	7.89% € 881.5k
Jaime Hinojosa	CFO, Treasurer & Secretary	2.7yrs	US$640.00k	0.42% € 46.8k
Joe Levinthal	Chief Science Officer of AgLAB Inc.	3.3yrs	no data	no data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SP5's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Thomas Pickens	CEO, CTO & Chairman	20.9yrs	US$1.33m	7.89% € 881.5k
Robert McFarland	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$130.50k	0.65% € 73.1k
Daniel Russler	Independent Director	13.8yrs	US$130.50k	0.90% € 100.0k
Thomas Wilkinson	Lead Independent Director	6.2yrs	US$319.00k	1.25% € 140.0k
James Becker	Independent Director	2.5yrs	US$130.50k	0.97% € 108.2k

6.2yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SP5's board of directors are considered experienced (6.2 years average tenure).

Astrotech Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Astrotech Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Dec 13, 2024

Astrotech Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Dec 15, 2023

Astrotech Appoints Thomas B. Pickens III as Chief Technology Officer

Astrotech Corporation Appoints Bob Mcfarland to Board of Directors

Astrotech Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Nov 15, 2022

High number of new directors

Recent updates

First quarter 2025 earnings released: US$2.01 loss per share (vs US$1.79 loss in 1Q 2024)

Astrotech Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Dec 13, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Full year 2024 earnings released: US$7.12 loss per share (vs US$5.95 loss in FY 2023)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$1.93 loss per share (vs US$1.47 loss in 3Q 2023)

Astrotech Introduces the "Gold Standard" of Mass Spectrometry into Narcotic Trace Detector

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: US$1.62 loss per share (vs US$1.50 loss in 2Q 2023)

Astrotech Corporation Announces Exciting New Technology Application

Astrotech Corporation Presents the First Process Control System for Cannabinoid Oil Distillation Systems

Astrotech Corporation Presents the First Process Control System for Cannabinoid Oil Distillation Systems

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$1.79 loss per share (vs US$1.57 loss in 1Q 2023)

Astrotech Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Dec 15, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$5.95 loss per share (vs US$5.24 loss in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$1.47 loss per share (vs US$1.32 loss in 3Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$1.50 loss per share (vs US$1.38 loss in 2Q 2022)

Astrotech Appoints Thomas B. Pickens III as Chief Technology Officer

Astrotech Corporation Appoints Bob Mcfarland to Board of Directors

Astrotech Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.052 loss per share (vs US$0.043 loss in 1Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.052 loss per share (vs US$0.043 loss in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$0.17 loss per share (vs US$0.35 loss in FY 2021)

Astrotech Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Nov 15, 2022

High number of new directors

Astrotech Gets an Additional 180 Days Until December 19, 2022 to Get Compliance

Astrotech Corporation Appoints Jim Becker to its Board of Directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.044 loss per share (vs US$0.13 loss in 3Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

Astrotech Corporation Announces Death of Director, Ronald W. Cantwell

Astrotech Corporation Announces Executive Changes Effective April 15, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.043 loss per share (vs US$0.27 loss in 1Q 2021)

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.043 loss per share (vs US$0.27 loss in 1Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

Full year 2021 earnings released: US$0.35 loss per share (vs US$1.31 loss in FY 2020)

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.13 loss per share (vs US$0.34 loss in 3Q 2020)

COO & VP has left the company

New 90-day low: €1.36

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.10 loss per share (vs US$0.35 loss in 2Q 2020)

Astrotech Corporation has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $9.247989 million.

New 90-day high: €2.34

Astrotech Corporation Announces Resignation of Mark Adams as Member of the Board of Director

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.27 loss per share

Astrotech Corporation has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $3.275006 million.

New 90-day low - €1.30

Full year earnings released - €1.31 loss per share

New 90-day high - €2.96

CEO Compensation Analysis

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