Skillsoft Corp.

NYSE:SKIL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$198.5m

Skillsoft Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Skillsoft's CEO is Ron Hovsepian, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.42% of the company’s shares, worth $833.37K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 3.6 years respectively.

Key information

Ron Hovsepian

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure3.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Skillsoft Corp.'s (NYSE:SKIL) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 31%

Dec 17
Skillsoft Corp.'s (NYSE:SKIL) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 31%

Skillsoft Q3: A Turnaround Showing Signs Of Progress

Dec 13

Is Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) A Risky Investment?

Dec 12
Is Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) A Risky Investment?

Skillsoft: Ambitious Targets Set Amid Ongoing Debt Concerns

Jul 24

Improved Revenues Required Before Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE:SKIL) Stock's 48% Jump Looks Justified

Jul 12
Improved Revenues Required Before Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE:SKIL) Stock's 48% Jump Looks Justified

Health Check: How Prudently Does Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Use Debt?

Jul 05
Health Check: How Prudently Does Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Use Debt?

Improved Revenues Required Before Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE:SKIL) Stock's 28% Jump Looks Justified

May 28
Improved Revenues Required Before Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE:SKIL) Stock's 28% Jump Looks Justified

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Skillsoft Corp.'s (NYSE:SKIL) 28% Share Price Plunge

Mar 22
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Skillsoft Corp.'s (NYSE:SKIL) 28% Share Price Plunge

Is Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Feb 03
Is Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Revenues Working Against Skillsoft Corp.'s (NYSE:SKIL) Share Price

Dec 07
Revenues Working Against Skillsoft Corp.'s (NYSE:SKIL) Share Price

Skillsoft Corp. Is Showing Some Hard Warning Signs

Nov 20

Is Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 13
Is Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Using Too Much Debt?

Health Check: How Prudently Does Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Use Debt?

Jan 08
Health Check: How Prudently Does Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) Use Debt?

Skillsoft revenue of $139.39M beats by $0.65M

Dec 06

Skillsoft appoints CFO, reaffirms FY23 outlook

Oct 11

Downgrade: Here's How This Analyst Sees Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE:SKIL) Performing In The Near Term

Sep 08
Downgrade: Here's How This Analyst Sees Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE:SKIL) Performing In The Near Term

Skillsoft GAAP EPS of -$0.74 misses by $0.54, revenue of $140.57M misses by $26.83M

Sep 07

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ron Hovsepian's remuneration changed compared to Skillsoft's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 31 2024n/an/a

-US$336m

Jul 31 2024n/an/a

-US$340m

Apr 30 2024n/an/a

-US$333m

Jan 31 2024n/an/a

-US$349m

Oct 31 2023n/an/a

-US$160m

Jul 31 2023n/an/a

-US$715m

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

-US$811m

Jan 31 2023US$255kn/a

-US$790m

Oct 31 2022n/an/a

-US$764m

Jan 31 2022US$256kn/a

-US$88m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$22m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-US$72m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$31m

Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Ron's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.

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

CEO

Ron Hovsepian (63 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

US$254,645

Compensation

Mr. Ronald W. Hovsepian, also known as Ron, had been Advisor to the CEO and Director at Indigo Agriculture Inc. since February 2024 until 2024. He serves as President at Indigo Ag, Inc. since September 202...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Walker
Chief Financial Officer2.3yrsUS$2.77m0.33%
$ 659.9k
Apratim Purakayastha
GM of Enterprise Solutions & Chief Product and Technology Officer8.5yrsUS$2.62m0.24%
$ 482.6k
Ronald Hovsepian
Executive Chairman & Principal Executive Officerless than a yearUS$254.65k0.42%
$ 833.4k
Jose Torres
Chief Accounting Officer2.3yrsno data0.089%
$ 177.3k
Chad Lyne
Senior Vice President of Strategic Finance & Investor Relations Officerno datano datano data
Ciara Harrington
Chief People Officer3yrsno datano data
Matthew Glitzer
Chief Revenue Officer1.8yrsno data0.088%
$ 175.4k
Lindsey Padrino
Chief Strategy Officer2yrsno datano data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SKIL's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ronald Hovsepian
Executive Chairman & Principal Executive Officer3.6yrsUS$254.65k0.42%
$ 833.4k
Karen Mills
Independent Director5.6yrsUS$244.65kno data
Michael Klein
Director3.6yrsUS$161.75k4.12%
$ 8.2m
James Frankola
Directorless than a yearno data0.30%
$ 599.0k
Helena Foulkes
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$171.75k0.17%
$ 329.4k
Lawrence Summers
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$171.75k0.36%
$ 717.6k
Peter Schmitt
Director3.6yrsUS$161.75k0.062%
$ 122.2k
Fahd Beg
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Paul Peake
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data

3.6yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SKIL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 04:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/01/31

Data Sources

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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Skillsoft Corp. is covered by 5 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
Mark SchappelBenchmark Company
Thomas SinglehurstCitigroup Inc
Robert SimmonsD.A. Davidson & Co.