Energy Focus, Inc.

NasdaqCM:EFOI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.0m

Energy Focus Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Energy Focus' CEO is Jay Huang, appointed in Aug 2023, has a tenure of 2.92 years. total yearly compensation is $19.00, comprised of 36.8% salary and 63.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 29.34% of the company’s shares, worth $5.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.5 years and 3 years respectively.

Key information

Jay Huang

Chief executive officer

US$19.0

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage36.84%
CEO tenure2.9yrs
CEO ownership29.3%
Management average tenure3.5yrs
Board average tenure3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Sep 14

Is Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) Using Debt Sensibly?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Seeking Alpha • Sep 12

Energy Focus names Lesley Matt as CEO

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) has announced that Ms. Lesley Matt will join the company as its new CEO, effective Sept. 12, 2022. Ms. Matt spent over 12 years at TCP Lighting, helping grow the product portfolio of the Cleveland. In connection with her appointment as CEO, the Board of Directors approved an inducement award of stock options for Ms. Matt in accordance with Nasdaq listing rule.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 11

Energy Focus GAAP EPS of -$0.35 misses by $0.09, revenue of $1.5M misses by $0.91M

Energy Focus press release (NASDAQ:EFOI): Q2 GAAP EPS of -$0.35 misses by $0.09. Revenue of $1.5M (-28.5% Y/Y) misses by $0.91M. Shares +2.75% PM.
Analysis Article • Dec 14

Is Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) A Risky Investment?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Aug 15

Bearish: This Analyst Is Revising Their Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFOI) Revenue and EPS Prognostications

One thing we could say about the covering analyst on Energy Focus, Inc. ( NASDAQ:EFOI ) - they aren't optimistic...
Analysis Article • Jul 17

Would Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Feb 13

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jay Huang's remuneration changed compared to Energy Focus's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$899k

Dec 31 2025US$19US$7

-US$1m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$965k

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$1m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$1m

Dec 31 2024US$24US$12

-US$2m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2023US$15US$3

-US$4m

Compensation vs Market: Jay's total compensation ($USD19.00) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD659.91K).

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

CEO

Jay Huang (52 yo)

2.9yrs
Tenure
US$19
Compensation

Mr. Chiao-Chieh Huang, also known as Jay, was Independent Chairman of Energy Focus, Inc. from January 23, 2023 until August 24, 2023 & serves as It's Chief Executive Officer & Director since August 24, 202...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Chiao-Chieh Huang
CEO, President2.9yrsUS$19.0029.34%
$ 5.6m
Randy Gianas
Senior Vice President3.5yrsUS$171.81k0%
$ 0
Laszlo Takacs
Chief Technology Officer8.7yrsno datano data
Stephen Davis
Director of Government & Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Edward Gilmore
CEO of Little Grapevineno datano datano data
3.5yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: EFOI's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Chiao-Chieh Huang
CEO, President3.5yrsUS$19.0029.34%
$ 5.6m
Wen-Jeng Chang
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$14.00kno data
Chao-Jen Huang
Independent Director3yrsUS$11.00kno data
Shou-Jang Lee
Independent Director3yrsUS$5.00kno data
Kin-Fu Chen
Independent Chairman3yrsUS$12.0010.39%
$ 2.0m
Wen-Cheng Chen
Independent Director2.1yrsUS$14.00kno data
Sophia Shee
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$2.00kno data
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: EFOI's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/10 06:39
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

Energy Focus, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MillerBenchmark Company
Carter DriscollB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Jonathan DorsheimerCanaccord Genuity