Aqua Metals, Inc.

NasdaqCM:AQMS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$13.4m

Aqua Metals Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Aqua Metals' CEO is Steve Cotton, appointed in May 2018, has a tenure of 6.58 years. total yearly compensation is $2.46M, comprised of 19.8% salary and 80.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.67% of the company’s shares, worth $357.38K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.6 years and 5.9 years respectively.

Key information

Steve Cotton

Chief executive officer

US$2.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage19.8%
CEO tenure6.6yrs
CEO ownership2.7%
Management average tenure6.6yrs
Board average tenure5.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS) Shares Could Be 36% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Nov 05
Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS) Shares Could Be 36% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) A Risky Investment?

Dec 06
Is Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) A Risky Investment?

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Jun 30
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Is Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Feb 28
Is Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Aqua Metals enters into $6M interim loan agreement

Sep 01

We're Keeping An Eye On Aqua Metals' (NASDAQ:AQMS) Cash Burn Rate

Jul 22
We're Keeping An Eye On Aqua Metals' (NASDAQ:AQMS) Cash Burn Rate

Aqua Metals and Dragonfly sign LOI for supplying lithium hydroxide

Jul 21

Aqua Metals: History Rhymes And I'm Bearish

Jun 29

Aqua Metals, Down 82%, Still Don't Quite Buy The Story

Feb 16

Companies Like Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Feb 01
Companies Like Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Oct 15
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Aqua Metals, Inc. - Nibble The Stock For A Covered Call Sale And Monitor For Trading

Aug 22

We're Not Very Worried About Aqua Metals' (NASDAQ:AQMS) Cash Burn Rate

Jul 02
We're Not Very Worried About Aqua Metals' (NASDAQ:AQMS) Cash Burn Rate

Aqua Metals to join Russell Microcap Index

Jun 08

Analysts Expect Breakeven For Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS) Before Long

May 03
Analysts Expect Breakeven For Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS) Before Long

Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS): Are Analysts Optimistic?

Jan 20
Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS): Are Analysts Optimistic?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Steve Cotton's remuneration changed compared to Aqua Metals's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$27m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$26m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$25m

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$488k

-US$24m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$18m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$17m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$16m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$472k

-US$15m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$16m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$19m

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$450k

-US$18m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$29m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$29m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$25m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$450k

-US$26m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$22m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$38m

Dec 31 2019US$3mUS$450k

-US$45m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$47m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$45m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$44m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$260k

-US$40m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$34m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$29m

Dec 31 2017US$202kUS$202k

-US$27m

Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD2.46M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD651.40K).

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

CEO

Steve Cotton (58 yo)

6.6yrs

Tenure

US$2,463,000

Compensation

Mr. Stephen Cotton, also known as Steve, has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aqua Metals, Inc. since January 7, 2019 and its President since May 2, 2018. Mr. Cotton founded IntelliBatt, LLC in...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Cotton
CEO, President & Director6.6yrsUS$2.46m2.67%
$ 357.4k
Judd Merrill
CFO & Corporate Secretary6.1yrsUS$1.25m0.74%
$ 98.7k
Benjamin Taecker
Chief Engineering & Operating Officer6.9yrsUS$873.00k0.28%
$ 37.9k
David Regan
Director Marketingno datano datano data
Eric West
Corporate Controllerno datano datano data

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AQMS's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Cotton
CEO, President & Director5.9yrsUS$2.46m2.67%
$ 357.4k
Vincent DiVito
Non-Executive Chairman & Lead Independent Director9.6yrsUS$302.00k0.34%
$ 45.6k
Molly Zhang
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$198.00k0.31%
$ 42.2k

5.9yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AQMS's board of directors are considered experienced (5.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 03:27
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
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

Aqua Metals, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael LeggBenchmark Company
Ilya GrozovskyB. Riley Wealth
Amit DayalH.C. Wainwright & Co.