Knightscope Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Knightscope's CEO is Bill Li, appointed in Apr 2013, has a tenure of 11.67 years. total yearly compensation is $1.08M, comprised of 45.7% salary and 54.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.58% of the company’s shares, worth $2.01M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.1 years and 0.8 years respectively.

Key information

Bill Li

Chief executive officer

US$1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage45.7%
CEO tenure11.7yrs
CEO ownership3.6%
Management average tenure9.1yrs
Board average tenureless than a year

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 17
Is Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Using Too Much Debt?

Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:KSCP) Shares Slammed 30% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

Sep 14
Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:KSCP) Shares Slammed 30% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Knightscope, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KSCP) P/S

Mar 06
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Knightscope, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KSCP) P/S

Knightscope, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KSCP) 35% Cheaper Price Remains In Tune With Revenues

Aug 15
Knightscope, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KSCP) 35% Cheaper Price Remains In Tune With Revenues

Knightscope to acquire CASE Emergency Systems for over $6M

Oct 11

Orange County Convention Center to utilize Knightscope K5 ASR

Oct 03

Knightscope announces contract with commercial real estate broker

Sep 22

Healthcare provider increases Knightscope security robot order

Sep 15

We Think Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Aug 19
We Think Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Massachusetts REIT signs contract for two Knightscope ASRs

Aug 18

Knightscope signs contract with a growing multifamily real estate firm

Jul 18

Knightscope announces new contract for Autonomous Security Robot

Jul 08

California casino renews Knightscope agreement for the third year

Jul 01

Knightscope: The Market Just Isn't Large Enough Yet

Jun 22

Knightscope Looks Overvalued Based On Fundamentals But Being Short Doesn't Look Appealing

Feb 01

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Bill Li's remuneration changed compared to Knightscope's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$29m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$27m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$493k

-US$22m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$27m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$18m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$497k

-US$26m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$30m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$30m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$48m

Dec 31 2021US$530kUS$300k

-US$44m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$34m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$34m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Dec 31 2020US$444kUS$264k

-US$20m

Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD1.08M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD654.40K).

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


CEO

Bill Li (54 yo)

11.7yrs

Tenure

US$1,079,377

Compensation

Mr. William Santana Li, also known as Bill, serves as Chairman since April 2013 at Knightscope, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director since April 2013 and serves as its President sinc...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Li
President11.7yrsUS$1.08m3.58%
$ 2.0m
Mercedes Soria
Executive VP11.6yrsUS$541.05k0.054%
$ 30.4k
Apoorv Dwivedi
Executive VPless than a yearno data0.00012%
$ 67.5
Stacy Stephens
Executive VP & Chief Client Officer11.6yrsno data1.42%
$ 801.0k
Aaron Lehnhardt
Executive VP & Chief Design Officer9.1yrsno datano data
Jason Gonzalez
Senior Vice President of Client Development2.9yrsno datano data
Ronald Gallegos
Senior Vice President of Client Experienceless than a yearno datano data

9.1yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KSCP's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.1 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Li
President11.7yrsUS$1.08m3.58%
$ 2.0m
Robert Mocny
Member of Federal Government Advisory Board & Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.000090%
$ 50.6
Melvin Torrie
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0%
$ 0
Jan Lane
Member of Federal Government Advisory Boardno datano datano data
James Williams
Member of Federal Government Advisory Boardno datano datano data
William Billings
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00052%
$ 292.4

0.8yrs

Average Tenure

53.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KSCP's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Knightscope, Inc. is covered by 1 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
Edward WooAscendiant Capital Markets LLC