Media Chinese International Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Media Chinese International's CEO is Francis Tiong, appointed in Dec 2005, has a tenure of 18.92 years. total yearly compensation is $445.00K, comprised of 71.9% salary and 28.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.38% of the company’s shares, worth MYR642.93K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Francis Tiong

Chief executive officer

US$445.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	71.9%
CEO tenure	18.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.4%
Management average tenure	3.4yrs
Board average tenure	5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Francis Tiong's remuneration changed compared to Media Chinese International's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$11m
Mar 31 2024	US$445k	US$320k	-US$13m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Mar 31 2023	US$439k	US$326k	-US$245k
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Mar 31 2022	US$447k	US$338k	US$400k
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Mar 31 2021	US$442k	US$339k	-US$1m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$891k
Mar 31 2020	US$469k	US$338k	US$7m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Mar 31 2019	US$452k	US$326k	-US$11m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$11m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$11m
Mar 31 2018	US$397k	US$313k	-US$11m

Compensation vs Market: Francis's total compensation ($USD445.00K) is above average for companies of similar size in the MY market ($USD108.46K).

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

CEO

Francis Tiong (64 yo)

18.9yrs

Tenure

US$445,000

Compensation

Mr. Khang Yen Wong serves as an Executive Director at Media Chinese International Limited (Alternate name Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation Limited) since July 1, 2021. He serves as an Executive Director and...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kiew Tiong	Group CEO & Executive Director	18.9yrs	US$445.00k	0.38% MYR 642.9k
Sam Liew	Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$147.00k	no data
Khang Wong	Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$144.00k	0.000010% MYR 17.0
Yijia Tiong	Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$124.00k	no data
Pak Cheong Lam	Head of Finance	no data	no data	no data
Chi Ngai Ko	Chief Operating Officer of Ming Pao Newspapers Kimited	no data	no data	no data
Cheng Kang Kuik	Group Editor-in-Chief (Malaysia) cum Editor-in-Chief	no data	no data	no data
Siew Kheng Tong	Joint Company Secretary	12.4yrs	no data	no data
Ying Fat Yeung	Joint Company Secretary	3.4yrs	no data	no data
Heung Nam Leung	Editor-In-Chief of Ming Pao Daily News & Director of Ming Pao Newspaper Limited	no data	no data	no data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MEDIAC's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kiew Tiong	Group CEO & Executive Director	26.5yrs	US$445.00k	0.38% MYR 642.9k
Sam Liew	Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$147.00k	no data
Khang Wong	Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$144.00k	0.000010% MYR 17.0
Yijia Tiong	Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$124.00k	no data
Heung Nam Leung	Editor-In-Chief of Ming Pao Daily News & Director of Ming Pao Newspaper Limited	no data	no data	no data
Choon Tiong	Non-Executive Chairman	11.7yrs	US$83.00k	0.26% MYR 445.5k
Hiew King Diong	Honorary Chairman	5.6yrs	US$24.00k	7.27% MYR 12.4m
Kee Chong	Independent Non-Executive Director	8.6yrs	US$25.00k	no data
Kar Khoo	Independent Non Executive Director	8.4yrs	US$25.00k	no data
Koon Ip	Independent Non Executive Director	3.3yrs	US$36.00k	no data

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MEDIAC's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).

Media Chinese International Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Media Chinese International Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 18, 2023

Media Chinese International Limited Announces Changes of Board, Effective 1 December 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Media Chinese International Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 19, 2022

Media Chinese International Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 19, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: US$0.001 loss per share (vs US$0.001 loss in 2Q 2024)

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Nov 27, 2024

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0 (vs US$0.002 loss in 1Q 2024)

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Aug 29, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Dividend of RM0.007 announced

Media Chinese International Limited Announces Interim Dividend (Semi-Annual) for the Year Ended 31 March 2024, Payable on 09 July 2024

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q4, 2024 Results on May 28, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.001 loss per share (vs US$0 in 3Q 2023)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 28, 2024

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.001 loss per share (vs US$0.001 profit in 2Q 2023)

Media Chinese International Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2023

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 29, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.002 loss per share (vs US$0 in 1Q 2023)

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 29, 2023

Media Chinese International Limited Provides Group Earnings Guidance for the Three Months Ended 30 June 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Media Chinese International Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 18, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.001 (vs US$0.001 in 3Q 2022)

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2023

Price target decreased to RM0.16

Media Chinese International Limited Announces Changes of Board, Effective 1 December 2022

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.001 (vs US$0.001 in 2Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Nov 28, 2022

Media Chinese International Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2022

Price target decreased to RM0.18

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Aug 29, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Media Chinese International Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 19, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Media Chinese International Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 19, 2022

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q4, 2022 Results on May 26, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Feb 25, 2022

Group CEO & Executive Director recently bought RM106k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.001 loss per share (vs US$0.003 loss in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: US$0.001 loss per share (vs US$0.004 profit in FY 2020)

Independent Non-Executive Director Hon To Yu has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Executive Director Chew Leong has left the company

Joint Company Secretary Suk Han Tin has left the company

Price target increased to RM0.20

Media Chinese International Limited Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on 8 July 2021

Full year 2021 earnings released: US$0.001 loss per share (vs US$0.004 profit in FY 2020)

Media Chinese International Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended March 31, 2021

CEO & Executive Director recently sold RM97k worth of stock

New 90-day high: RM0.20

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.001 (vs US$0.002 in 3Q 2020)

Price target raised to RM0.17

Media Chinese International Limited to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 25, 2021

Price target lowered to RM0.16