Mercantile Bank Corporation

NasdaqGS:MBWM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$780.1m

Mercantile Bank Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Mercantile Bank's CEO is Ray Reitsma, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $1.14M, comprised of 42.7% salary and 57.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.46% of the company’s shares, worth $3.57M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Ray Reitsma

Chief executive officer

US$1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.7%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.5%
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

A Great Quarter Is A Great Time To Downgrade Mercantile Bank Corporation

Oct 15

Mercantile Bank's (NASDAQ:MBWM) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.36

Aug 21
Mercantile Bank's (NASDAQ:MBWM) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.36

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.36

Jul 19
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.36

Mercantile Bank: Q2 2024 Earnings Spike The Price

Jul 17

Mercantile Bank Corporation Just Beat EPS By 17%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Apr 19
Mercantile Bank Corporation Just Beat EPS By 17%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Mercantile Bank: A Fantastic Prospect For Investors To Bank On

Apr 14

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 22
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ:MBWM) Price Target To US$44.67

Jan 19
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ:MBWM) Price Target To US$44.67

Mercantile Bank: Analysis Of Q4 2023 Earnings, Maintain Hold

Jan 19

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.34

Aug 28
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.34

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.34

Aug 14
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.34

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.34

Jul 21
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.34

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 21
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.33

Jan 20
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.33

Mercantile Bank GAAP EPS of $1.01 beats by $0.03, revenue of $49.6M beats by $1.9M

Oct 18

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.32

Jul 22
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.32

Mercantile Bank raises dividend by 3.2% to $0.32

Jul 19

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.31

Jan 21
Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.31

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ray Reitsma's remuneration changed compared to Mercantile Bank's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$80m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$81m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$83m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$485k

US$82m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$84m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$79m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$71m

Dec 31 2022US$962kUS$441k

US$61m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$51m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$50m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$56m

Dec 31 2021US$871kUS$406k

US$59m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$61m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$57m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$48m

Dec 31 2020US$782kUS$401k

US$44m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$43m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$45m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$48m

Dec 31 2019US$734kUS$371k

US$49m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$48m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$45m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$43m

Dec 31 2018US$677kUS$347k

US$42m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$38m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$37m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$35m

Dec 31 2017US$614kUS$330k

US$31m

Compensation vs Market: Ray's total compensation ($USD1.14M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.21M).

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


CEO

Ray Reitsma (61 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

US$1,135,848

Compensation

Mr. Raymond E. Reitsma, also known as Ray, has been the President of Mercantile Bank since January 1, 2017 and is its Chief Executive Officer from June 1, 2024. Mr. Reitsma served as Executive Vice Preside...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Raymond Reitsma
Presidentless than a yearUS$1.14m0.46%
$ 3.6m
Charles Christmas
Executive VP26.8yrsUS$813.08k0.72%
$ 5.6m
Brett Hoover
Executive VP & Chief Human Resource Officer1.8yrsUS$434.71k0.087%
$ 675.4k
Scott Setlock
Executive VPless than a yearno data0.17%
$ 1.3m
Sonali Allen
Senior VP and Chief Compliance & Community Development Officer of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data
Mark Augustyn
Chief Commercial Banking Officer of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data
Jeff Kaiser
Senior VP & Head of Risk Management Departmentno datano datano data
Douglas Holtrop
Executive VP & Senior Lending Officer of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data
Tara Randall
Senior VP & Chief Retail Banking Officer of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data
Justin Karl
Executive VP & Senior Lending Officer of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data
Douglas Ouellette
Senior VP & Chief Community Banking Officer of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data
David Miller
Senior VP and Training & Marketing Director of Mercantile Bankno datano datano data

1.3yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MBWM's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Raymond Reitsma
President1.1yrsUS$1.14m0.46%
$ 3.6m
David Ramaker
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$64.67k0.078%
$ 607.4k
Michael Price
Independent Chairman27.8yrsUS$90.30k0.33%
$ 2.6m
Robert Kaminski
Director7.9yrsUS$1.48m0.70%
$ 5.5m
Michelle Eldridge
Independent Director7.9yrsUS$68.58k0.11%
$ 851.2k
Michael Davenport
Lead Independent Director4.3yrsUS$62.39k0.058%
$ 449.8k
Nelson Sanchez
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.020%
$ 159.7k
Amy Sparks
Independent Director1.1yrsUS$49.00k0.027%
$ 206.8k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MBWM's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).