Acme United Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Acme United's CEO is Walter Johnsen, appointed in Nov 1995, has a tenure of 28.42 years. total yearly compensation is $1.84M, comprised of 52.4% salary and 47.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.56% of the company’s shares, worth $13.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 25.3 years and 23.3 years respectively.

Key information

Walter Johnsen

Chief executive officer

US$1.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	52.4%
CEO tenure	28.4yrs
CEO ownership	8.6%
Management average tenure	25.3yrs
Board average tenure	23.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

What You Need To Know About Acme United Corporation's (NYSEMKT:ACU) Investor Composition

Mar 08

The Returns At Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) Provide Us With Signs Of What's To Come

Jan 15

There's A Lot To Like About Acme United's (NYSEMKT:ACU) Upcoming US$0.13 Dividend

Jan 02

Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Acme United Corporation's (NYSEMKT:ACU) Stock Up Recently?

Dec 24

A Quick Analysis On Acme United's (NYSEMKT:ACU) CEO Salary

Dec 11

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Acme United Corporation's (NYSEMKT:ACU) Share Registry?

Nov 29

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Walter Johnsen's remuneration changed compared to Acme United's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$2m	US$967k	US$18m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Dec 31 2022	US$1m	US$903k	US$3m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$844k	US$14m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$9m
Dec 31 2020	US$2m	US$804k	US$8m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$7m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$7m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Dec 31 2019	US$1m	US$749k	US$6m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Dec 31 2018	US$1m	US$712k	US$5m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Dec 31 2017	US$1m	US$692k	US$4m

Compensation vs Market: Walter's total compensation ($USD1.84M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.60M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Walter's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Walter Johnsen (72 yo)

28.4yrs

Tenure

US$1,844,606

Compensation

Mr. Walter C. Johnsen has been an Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Acme United Corp. since January 1, 2007 and November 30, 1995 respectively. Mr. Johnsen served as President of Acme Unite...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Walter Johnsen	Chairman of the Board & CEO	28.4yrs	US$1.84m	8.56% $ 13.7m
Brian Olschan	President	25.3yrs	US$1.54m	1.13% $ 1.8m
Paul Driscoll	VP, CFO	22.3yrs	US$937.30k	1.34% $ 2.1m
William Dossmann	VP & Chief Information Officer	no data	no data	no data
Georg Bettin	Managing Director of Europe	no data	no data	no data
Scott Torreso	VP & Controller	no data	no data	no data

25.3yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ACU's management team is seasoned and experienced (25.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Walter Johnsen	Chairman of the Board & CEO	29.3yrs	US$1.84m	8.56% $ 13.7m
Brian Olschan	President	24.3yrs	US$1.54m	1.13% $ 1.8m
Richmond Holden	Independent Director	26.3yrs	US$126.40k	0.42% $ 669.2k
Stevenson Ward	Independent Director	23.3yrs	US$127.45k	0.90% $ 1.4m
Susan Murphy	Independent Director	21.3yrs	US$117.46k	0.20% $ 319.8k
Rex Davidson	Independent Director	18yrs	US$121.78k	0.034% $ 53.9k
Brian Barker	Independent Director	5yrs	US$117.46k	0.036% $ 57.0k

23.3yrs

Average Tenure

71yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ACU's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 23.3 years average tenure).

Acme United Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Acme United Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 22, 2024

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$158k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

President exercised options and sold US$97k worth of stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Recent updates

Acme United Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 19, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Acme United Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 22, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.15 announced

Acme United Corporation Approves Cash Dividend, Payable on April 19, 2024

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$158k worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.98 (vs US$0.86 in FY 2022)

Acme United Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 01, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.15 per share at 1.3% yield

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 22%

President notifies of intention to sell stock

GSM Holdings, Inc. acquired Camillus and Cuda hunting and fishing product lines from Acme United Corporation (NYSEAM:ACU) for $19.8 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.60 (vs US$0.018 in 3Q 2022)

Acme United Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 23, 2023

Acme United Corporation (NYSEAM:ACU) acquired Assets of Hawktree Solutions, Inc. for approximately $1 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 2.0% yield

Acme United Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Its Outstanding Common Stock, Payable on October 24, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

President exercised options and sold US$97k worth of stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.97 (vs US$0.78 in 2Q 2022)

Acme United Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 21, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 2.2% yield

Acme United Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on July 24, 2023

VP, CFO exercised options and sold US$128k worth of stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.28 (vs US$0.24 in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 2.4% yield

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.86 (vs US$3.93 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share

Acme United Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on January 27, 2023

VP, CFO exercised options and sold US$56k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.018 (vs US$0.58 in 3Q 2021)

Acme United Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 21, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share

Acme United Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on October 24, 2022

Chairman of the Board & CEO exercised options and sold US$167k worth of stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.78 (vs US$2.16 in 2Q 2021)

Acme United Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 22, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share

Acme United Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on July 22, 2022

Acme United Corporation (NYSEAM:ACU) acquired Assets of Live Safely Products, LLC.

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.61 in 1Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.61 in 1Q 2021)

Acme United Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 22, 2022

Acme United Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 25, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Acme United Corporation to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 01, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

VP, CFO exercised options and sold US$132k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.58 (vs US$0.47 in 3Q 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.16 (vs US$0.95 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

Acme United Corporation Board Approves Cash Dividend Payable on April 22, 2021

Acme United Corporation announced delayed annual 10-K filing