Equus Total Return Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Equus Total Return's CEO is John Hardy, appointed in Jun 2011, has a tenure of 13.5 years. total yearly compensation is $981.29K, comprised of 51.8% salary and 48.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 27.44% of the company’s shares, worth $3.99M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 14.2 years and 15.8 years respectively.
Key information
John Hardy
Chief executive officer
US$981.3k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 51.8% |
| CEO tenure | 13.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 27.4% |
| Management average tenure | 14.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 15.8yrs |
Recent management updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$981k | US$508k | US$13m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$960k | US$481k | -US$1m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$13k |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$916k | US$458k | US$3m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$1m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$383k | -US$12m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$842k | US$350k | US$2m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$648k | US$350k | US$51k |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$4m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$1m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$638k | US$313k | -US$829k |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD981.29K) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD651.40K).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
John Hardy (72 yo)
13.5yrs
Tenure
US$981,286
Compensation
Mr. John A. Hardy has been the Chief Executive Officer of Equus Total Return, Inc. since June 2, 2011. Mr. Hardy served as the Chief Executive Officer of Versatile Systems Inc. from January 1997 to Decembe...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 13.5yrs | US$981.29k | 27.44% $ 4.0m | |
| CFO, Senior VP & Treasurer | 18.1yrs | US$321.31k | no data | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | 14.9yrs | US$425.19k | 1.96% $ 284.4k | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations & Engineering | 1.6yrs | no data | no data |
14.2yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: EQS's management team is seasoned and experienced (14.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 14.6yrs | US$981.29k | 27.44% $ 4.0m | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | 16.9yrs | US$425.19k | 1.96% $ 284.4k | |
| Independent Director | 14.6yrs | US$105.00k | 0.34% $ 48.8k | |
| Independent Director | 19.5yrs | US$105.00k | 0.14% $ 20.9k |
15.8yrs
Average Tenure
69yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: EQS's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 04:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Equus Total Return, 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Adrian Kowollik | First Berlin Equity Research GmbH |