Cochlear Limited

BMV:COH N Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$183.6b

Cochlear Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Cochlear's CEO is Dig Howitt, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 5.92 years. total yearly compensation is A$4.97M, comprised of 38.8% salary and 61.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.074% of the company’s shares, worth MX$136.31M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.9 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Dig Howitt

Chief executive officer

AU$5.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage38.8%
CEO tenure5.9yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure5.9yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dig Howitt's remuneration changed compared to Cochlear's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2022n/an/a

AU$261m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

AU$275m

Jun 30 2022AU$5mAU$2m

AU$289m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

AU$273m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

AU$257m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

AU$291m

Jun 30 2021AU$5mAU$2m

AU$324m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

AU$82m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-AU$160m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-AU$199m

Jun 30 2020AU$3mAU$2m

-AU$238m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

AU$34m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

AU$306m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

AU$291m

Jun 30 2019AU$4mAU$2m

AU$277m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

AU$270m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

AU$264m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

AU$255m

Jun 30 2018AU$3mAU$2m

AU$246m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

AU$234m

Dec 31 2017n/an/a

AU$223m

Sep 30 2017n/an/a

AU$223m

Jun 30 2017AU$1mAU$655k

AU$224m

Mar 31 2017n/an/a

AU$215m

Dec 31 2016n/an/a

AU$206m

Sep 30 2016n/an/a

AU$198m

Jun 30 2016AU$1mAU$529k

AU$189m

Compensation vs Market: Dig's total compensation ($USD3.36M) is below average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.70M).

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

CEO

Dig Howitt (56 yo)

5.9yrs

Tenure

AU$4,970,599

Compensation

Mr. Diggory William Howitt, also known as Dig, BE (Hons), MBA has been President of Cochlear Limited since July 31, 2017 and its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director since January 3, 2018. Mr. How...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Diggory Howitt
CEO, MD5.9yrsAU$4.97m0.074%
MX$ 136.3m
Stuart Sayers
Chief Financial Officer7.1yrsAU$1.71m0.0043%
MX$ 7.9m
Jan Janssen
Chief Technology Officer5.6yrsAU$1.97m0.012%
MX$ 22.6m
Anthony Bishop
President of Asia Pacific & Latin Americano dataAU$1.45m0.0047%
MX$ 8.6m
Lisa Aubert
President of North America1.2yrsAU$973.00k0.00018%
MX$ 330.4k
Richard Brook
President of EMEAno dataAU$2.12m0.012%
MX$ 22.4m
Karen O'Driscoll
Chief Information Officerless than a yearno datano data
Kristina Devon
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Jennifer Stevenson
VP of Corporate Communications & Brandno datano datano data
Dean Phizacklea
Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing7yrsno datano data
Jennifer Hornery
Senior Vice President of Global People & Culture6.4yrsno datano data
Greg Bodkin
Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chainno datano datano data

5.9yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: COH N's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Diggory Howitt
CEO, MD5.6yrsAU$4.97m0.074%
MX$ 136.3m
Andrew Denver
Independent Non-Executive Director16.3yrsAU$259.43k0.0064%
MX$ 11.8m
Michael Daniell
Independent Non-Executive Director3.4yrsAU$269.49k0.0022%
MX$ 3.9m
Catriona Deans
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board8.4yrsAU$518.91k0.0069%
MX$ 12.6m
Yasmin Allen
Independent Non-Executive Director12.8yrsAU$290.29k0.0056%
MX$ 10.4m
Bruce G. Robinson
Independent Non-Executive Director6.5yrsAU$269.89k0.0018%
MX$ 3.3m
Karen Lee Penrose
Non-Executive Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.0014%
MX$ 2.7m
Glen Boreham
Independent Non-Executive Director8.4yrsAU$285.29k0.0046%
MX$ 8.4m
Michael J. Del Prado
Independent Non-Executive Director1.4yrsAU$124.65k0.00089%
MX$ 1.6m
Christine McLoughlin
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsAU$258.78k0.0029%
MX$ 5.3m

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: COH N's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/06/13 19:24
End of Day Share Price 2023/03/16 00:00
Earnings2022/12/31
Annual Earnings2022/06/30

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Cochlear Limited is covered by 29 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John HesterANZ Equities Pty Limited
Saul HadassinBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Stuart RobertsBell Potter