Cars.com Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Cars.com's CEO is T. Vetter, appointed in Jan 1997, has a tenure of 27.83 years. total yearly compensation is $7.18M, comprised of 10.4% salary and 89.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.48% of the company’s shares, worth $5.74M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 7.4 years respectively.

Key information

T. Vetter

Chief executive officer

US$7.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	10.4%
CEO tenure	27.8yrs
CEO ownership	0.5%
Management average tenure	3.1yrs
Board average tenure	7.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has T. Vetter's remuneration changed compared to Cars.com's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$39m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$25m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$108m
Dec 31 2023	US$7m	US$750k	US$118m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$120m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$113m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$24m
Dec 31 2022	US$6m	US$738k	US$17m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$9m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Dec 31 2021	US$7m	US$688k	US$11m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$21m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$24m
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$608k	-US$789m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$828m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$1b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$1b
Dec 31 2019	US$5m	US$567k	-US$445m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$432m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$29m
Dec 31 2018	US$5m	US$564k	US$39m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$181m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$186m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$198m
Dec 31 2017	US$4m	US$517k	US$224m

Compensation vs Market: T.'s total compensation ($USD7.18M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.48M).

Compensation vs Earnings: T.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

T. Vetter (53 yo)

27.8yrs

Tenure

US$7,183,222

Compensation

Mr. T. Alex Vetter co-founded Cars.com Inc. in 1997 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since November 2014. Mr. Vetter served as President at Cars.com Inc. until January 01, 2022. Mr. Vetter served a...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
T. Vetter	CEO & Director	27.8yrs	US$7.18m	0.48% $ 5.7m
Douglas Miller	President & Chief Commercial Officer	2.8yrs	US$2.61m	0.19% $ 2.2m
Sonia Jain	Chief Financial Officer	2.1yrs	US$3.00m	0.14% $ 1.7m
Angelique Strong Marks	Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	2.6yrs	US$1.34m	0.0025% $ 29.9k
William Swislow	Co-Founder	27.8yrs	no data	no data
Mitch Golub	Co-Founder	27.8yrs	no data	no data
Greg Heidorn	Chief Technology Officer	3.4yrs	no data	no data
Katherine Chen	Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Marita Thomas	Chief Communications Officer	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Jennifer Vianello	Chief Marketing Officer	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Sarah Archibong	Chief People Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Jennifer Newman	Editor-In-Chief	no data	no data	no data

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0HTZ's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
T. Vetter	CEO & Director	7.4yrs	US$7.18m	0.48% $ 5.7m
Scott Forbes	Independent Chairman of the Board	7.5yrs	US$350.01k	0.11% $ 1.3m
Jill Greenthal	Independent Director	7.5yrs	US$280.02k	0.086% $ 1.0m
Michael Kelly	Independent Director	6.5yrs	US$255.02k	0.046% $ 554.5k
Bryan Wiener	Independent Director	6.5yrs	US$255.02k	0.026% $ 309.3k
Jerri DeVard	Independent Director	7.5yrs	US$255.02k	0.042% $ 500.1k
Thomas Hale	Independent Director	7.4yrs	US$255.02k	0.027% $ 326.4k
Donald McGovern	Independent Director	7.4yrs	US$275.02k	0.086% $ 1.0m
Greg Revelle	Independent Director	7.4yrs	US$255.02k	0.080% $ 951.8k
Bala Subramanian	Independent Director	6.8yrs	US$255.02k	0.054% $ 648.6k
Jenell Ross	Independent Director	3.6yrs	US$255.02k	0.0014% $ 16.3k

7.4yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0HTZ's board of directors are considered experienced (7.4 years average tenure).

Cars.com Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

CEO & Director recently sold US$340k worth of stock

CEO & Director recently sold US$355k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$205k worth of stock

Insider recently sold US$368k worth of stock

CEO & Director recently sold US$525k worth of stock

Cars.com Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 05, 2024

Recent updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23%

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.28 (vs US$0.067 in 3Q 2023)

Cars.Com Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2024 and Reaffirms Full Year Guidance for 2024

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 07, 2024

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$1.41 in 2Q 2023)

Cars.com Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

CEO & Director recently sold US$340k worth of stock

Cars.com Inc.(NYSE:CARS) dropped from Russell 3000 Growth Index

CEO & Director recently sold US$355k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$205k worth of stock

Insider recently sold US$368k worth of stock

CEO & Director recently sold US$525k worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.012 (vs US$0.17 in 1Q 2023)

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Cars.com Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 05, 2024

President & Chief Commercial Officer recently sold US$293k worth of stock

President & Chief Commercial Officer recently sold US$251k worth of stock

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Cars.com Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2024

CEO & Director recently sold US$336k worth of stock

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2024

CEO & Director recently sold US$336k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Chief Financial Officer recently sold US$744k worth of stock

CEO & Director recently sold US$267k worth of stock

Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) acquired D2C Media Inc. for CAD 140 million.

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.067 (vs US$0.043 loss in 3Q 2022)

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

CEO & Director recently sold US$336k worth of stock

Cars.Com Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Year 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.41 (vs US$0.08 in 2Q 2022)

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Independent Director recently sold US$274k worth of stock

President & Chief Commercial Officer recently sold US$298k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.062 in 1Q 2022)

Cars.com Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Independent Director recently sold US$322k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.25 (vs US$0.11 in FY 2021)

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.043 loss per share (vs US$0.035 profit in 3Q 2021)

Cars.Com Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter 2022

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 03, 2022

Cars.com Inc. Appoints Sonia Jain as its Chief Financial Officer, Effective October 17, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.08 (vs US$0.087 in 2Q 2021)

Cars.Com Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2022

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.062 (vs US$0.078 in 1Q 2021)

Cars.Com Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year 2022

Cars.com Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 08, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

Cars.com Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Cars.com Releases Its 2022 'Top Picks' for Electric Vehicles

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary recently sold US$290k worth of stock

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

Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) announces an Equity Buyback for $200 million worth of its shares.

Cars.com Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 24, 2022

Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Assets of Accu-Trade, Galves Market Data and MADE Logistics from Accu-Trade, LLC for approximately $130 million.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week