Kingsoft Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Kingsoft's CEO is Tao Zou, appointed in Dec 2016, has a tenure of 7.92 years. total yearly compensation is CN¥2.04M, comprised of 77.8% salary and 22.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.051% of the company’s shares, worth HK$21.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.6 years and 11.7 years respectively.

Key information

Tao Zou

Chief executive officer

CN¥2.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	77.8%
CEO tenure	7.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.05%
Management average tenure	4.6yrs
Board average tenure	11.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tao Zou's remuneration changed compared to Kingsoft's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	CN¥1b
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	CN¥912m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	CN¥576m
Dec 31 2023	CN¥2m	CN¥2m	CN¥483m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CN¥327m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-CN¥6b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-CN¥6b
Dec 31 2022	CN¥2m	CN¥2m	-CN¥6b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CN¥6b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	CN¥188m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	CN¥378m
Dec 31 2021	CN¥4m	CN¥2m	CN¥395m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	CN¥951m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	CN¥1b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	CN¥1b
Dec 31 2020	CN¥2m	CN¥2m	CN¥2b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	CN¥97m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	CN¥1b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	CN¥228m
Dec 31 2019	CN¥2m	CN¥2m	-CN¥31m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-CN¥36m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-CN¥600m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	CN¥499m
Dec 31 2018	CN¥2m	CN¥2m	CN¥389m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	CN¥411m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	CN¥578m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	CN¥665m
Dec 31 2017	CN¥2m	CN¥2m	CN¥683m

Compensation vs Market: Tao's total compensation ($USD281.46K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Hong Kong market ($USD791.09K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tao's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Tao Zou (49 yo)

7.9yrs

Tenure

CN¥2,040,000

Compensation

Mr. Tao Zou served as Director of Cheetah Mobile Inc. until July 01, 2024. He has been Vice Chairman of the Board at Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited since December 2018 and its Director since December 2016...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Jun Lei	Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman	26.3yrs	CN¥422.00k	13.18% HK$ 5.5b
Tao Zou	CEO & Executive Director	7.9yrs	CN¥2.04m	0.051% HK$ 21.6m
Yi Li	VP & Acting CFO	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Francie Lu	IR Director	no data	no data	no data
Bo Peng	Assistant President & Legal Director	no data	no data	no data
Wai Wai Kwok	Senior Vice President	6.7yrs	no data	no data
Weiwei Guo	Senior Vice President	4.6yrs	no data	no data
Ou Lu	Company Secretary	less than a year	no data	no data

4.6yrs

Average Tenure

45yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 3888's management team is considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Jun Lei	Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman	26.3yrs	CN¥422.00k	13.18% HK$ 5.5b
Tao Zou	CEO & Executive Director	15.3yrs	CN¥2.04m	0.051% HK$ 21.6m
Pak Kwan Kau	Non-Executive Director	26.3yrs	CN¥458.00k	7.16% HK$ 3.0b
Shun Tak Wong	Independent Non-Executive Director	10.3yrs	CN¥458.00k	no data
Wenjie Wu	Independent Non-Executive Director	11.7yrs	CN¥458.00k	no data
Zuotao Chen	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.6yrs	CN¥320.00k	no data
Leiwen Yao	Non-Executive Director	2.3yrs	no data	no data

11.7yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 3888's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.7 years average tenure).

Kingsoft Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Kingsoft Corporation Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 22, 2024

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Announces Board Changes

Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman recently bought HK$49m worth of stock

Non-Executive Director recently sold HK$103m worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Announces Executive Changes

Recent updates

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 19, 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 24%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.29 (vs CN¥0.04 in 2Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.29 (vs CN¥0.04 in 2Q 2023)

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 20, 2024

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.14 per share

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 22, 2024

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.36 (vs CN¥4.44 loss in FY 2022)

Kingsoft Corporation Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 22, 2024

Dividend of HK$0.14 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.36 (vs CN¥4.43 loss in FY 2022)

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Announces Final Dividend or the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Payable on 19 June 2024

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 20, 2024

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Announces Board Changes

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.02 (vs CN¥4.44 loss in 3Q 2022)

Now 22% undervalued

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 21, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.04 (vs CN¥0.10 loss in 2Q 2022)

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 22, 2023

Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman recently bought HK$49m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.13 per share at 0.4% yield

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥0.14 (vs CN¥0.07 in 1Q 2022)

Non-Executive Director recently sold HK$103m worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: CN¥4.43 loss per share (vs CN¥0.29 profit in FY 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 15, 2022

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Announces Executive Changes

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: CN¥0.10 loss per share (vs CN¥0.04 profit in 2Q 2021)

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Financial Year End 31 December 2021

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.12 per share

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 24, 2022

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Proposes Final Dividend for the Financial Year End 31 December 2021, Payable on 21 June 2022

Kingsoft Corporation Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 25, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Key Executive recently sold HK$2.6m worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CN¥0.41 (vs CN¥0.49 in 3Q 2020)

Kingsoft Corporation Limited (SEHK:3888) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 137,272,872 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on May 26,2 021.

Non-Executive Director recently bought HK$31m worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CN¥0.04 (vs CN¥0.16 in 2Q 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CN¥0.09

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.20 per share

CEO & Executive Director recently sold HK$28m worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS CN¥1.17 (vs CN¥0.023 loss in FY 2019)

Full year 2020 earnings released

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Mar 23, 2021

New 90-day high: HK$68.55

New 90-day high: HK$60.45

Non-Executive Director recently sold HK$74m worth of stock

New 90-day high: HK$48.40

Revenue beats expectations

New 90-day high: HK$45.35

Kingsoft Corporation Limited to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Aug 18, 2020

Kingsoft Corporation Limited Announces Change of Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong

CEO Compensation Analysis

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