Cogeco Communications Inc.

DB:COG Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.8b

Cogeco Communications Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Cogeco Communications' CEO is Frederic Perron, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is CA$3.91M, comprised of 21.4% salary and 78.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.019% of the company’s shares, worth €353.21K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 5.4 years respectively.

Key information

Frederic Perron

Chief executive officer

CA$3.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage21.4%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure1.1yrs
Board average tenure5.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Frederic Perron's remuneration changed compared to Cogeco Communications's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Aug 31 2024CA$4mCA$837k

CA$336m

May 31 2024n/an/a

CA$340m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

CA$366m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

CA$370m

Aug 31 2023CA$2mCA$670k

CA$392m

May 31 2023n/an/a

CA$411m

Feb 28 2023n/an/a

CA$415m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

CA$428m

Aug 31 2022CA$2mCA$647k

CA$423m

May 31 2022n/an/a

CA$415m

Feb 28 2022n/an/a

CA$410m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

CA$402m

Aug 31 2021CA$2mCA$630k

CA$402m

Compensation vs Market: Frederic's total compensation ($USD2.72M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.52M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Frederic's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Frederic Perron (49 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

CA$3,914,220

Compensation

Mr. Frederic Perron, BComm, MIM, serves as President, CEO & Director at Cogeco Communications Inc. & Cogeco Inc. since March 11, 2024. He had been President of Cogeco Connexion at Cogeco Communications Inc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Frederic Perron
Presidentless than a yearCA$3.91m0.019%
€ 353.2k
Patrice Ouimet
CFO & Senior VP10.1yrsCA$2.18m0.022%
€ 410.7k
Tim Dinesen
Chief Technology & Information Officer1.3yrsCA$992.07kno data
Linda Gillespie
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer2.7yrsCA$1.04m0.0020%
€ 36.4k
Sean Brushett
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno data0.0083%
€ 153.0k
Troy Crandall
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Paul Cowling
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer and Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Francois-Philippe Lessard
Vice President of Corporate Development2.8yrsno data0.0010%
€ 18.5k
Marie Lepage
Senior Vice President of Transformationless than a yearno data0.0054%
€ 99.8k
Nancy Audette
Senior Vice President of Growth Initiativesless than a yearno data0.0034%
€ 62.5k
Michael Henry
Chief Commercial Officerno datano datano data
Julie Latreille
VP & Treasurer2.7yrsno data0.00053%
€ 9.8k

1.1yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: COG's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Frederic Perron
Presidentless than a yearCA$3.91m0.019%
€ 353.2k
Joanne Ferstman
Independent Director8.9yrsCA$220.00kno data
Bernard Lord
Independent Director4.9yrsCA$215.00kno data
Louis Audet
Chairman of the Board32.9yrsCA$212.50k0.27%
€ 5.0m
James Cherry
Lead Independent Director5.9yrsCA$133.75k0.0024%
€ 44.0k
Mary-Ann Bell
Independent Director1.9yrsCA$118.75k0.0021%
€ 39.6k
Pippa Dunn
Independent Director5.9yrsCA$192.50kno data
Colleen Abdoulah
Independent Director5.9yrsCA$273.04k0.0067%
€ 123.3k
Normand Legault
Independent Director1.9yrsCA$130.00kno data
Arun Bajaj
Independent Directorless than a yearCA$117.50kno data

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: COG's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 04:30
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Cogeco Communications Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Phillip HuangBarclays
Tim CaseyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Matthew GriffithsBofA Global Research