Security National Financial Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Security National Financial's CEO is Scott Quist, appointed in Jul 2002, has a tenure of 23.25 years. total yearly compensation is $1.35M, comprised of 55.9% salary and 44.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2% of the company’s shares, worth $4.23M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 14 years and 12.3 years respectively.
Key information
Scott Quist
Chief executive officer
US$1.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 55.86% |
| CEO tenure | 23.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.0% |
| Management average tenure | 14yrs |
| Board average tenure | 12.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Earnings Working Against Security National Financial Corporation's (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) Share Price Following 26% Dive
Apr 08
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Security National Financial Corporation's (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) Earnings Yet
Nov 19Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Security National Financial Corporation's (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) CEO Pay Packet
Jun 20With EPS Growth And More, Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) Is Interesting
Mar 30Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) Shareholders Have Enjoyed An Impressive 106% Share Price Gain
Mar 01Is Security National Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) Popular Amongst Insiders?
Feb 01
Do Security National Financial's (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Dec 28How Much Does Security National Financial's (NASDAQ:SNFC.A) CEO Make?
Nov 30CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$23m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$23m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$752k | US$27m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$21m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$1m | US$693k | US$14m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$26m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$24m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$652k | US$26m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$23m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$1m | US$589k | US$40m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$57m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$796k | US$559k | US$56m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$53m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$27m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$728k | US$528k | US$11m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$9m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$661k | US$489k | US$22m |
Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD1.35M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.51M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Scott Quist (72 yo)
Mr. Scott Milton Quist serves as Chairman of the Board at Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc. since 2025 and served as its CEO until 2025. Mr. Quist was Chairman of the Board & CEO of Security N...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 23.3yrs | US$1.35m | 2% $ 4.2m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 12.3yrs | US$834.21k | 0.52% $ 1.1m | |
| VP, National Marketing Director of Life Insurance & Director | no data | US$685.93k | 1.21% $ 2.6m | |
| President - Mortgage Operations | 15.8yrs | US$1.08m | 1.05% $ 2.2m | |
| President – Memorial Services | 10.3yrs | US$979.27k | 0.22% $ 462.6k | |
| VP & Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 18.9yrs | US$366.25k | 0.69% $ 1.5m | |
| General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Controller | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Actuarial Services | 2.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SNFC.A's management team is seasoned and experienced (14 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 39.4yrs | US$1.35m | 2% $ 4.2m | |
| VP, National Marketing Director of Life Insurance & Director | 12.3yrs | US$685.93k | 1.21% $ 2.6m | |
| President - Mortgage Operations | 12.3yrs | US$1.08m | 1.05% $ 2.2m | |
| President – Memorial Services | 4.8yrs | US$979.27k | 0.22% $ 462.6k | |
| Independent Director | 12.8yrs | US$53.62k | 0.17% $ 359.7k | |
| Independent Director | 30.1yrs | US$53.62k | 0.17% $ 369.1k | |
| Independent Director | 27yrs | US$77.05k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 11.8yrs | US$53.62k | 0.073% $ 154.0k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$79.30k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: SNFC.A's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/03 21:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Security National Financial Corporation 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ganesh D.N. | Virtua Research Inc. |