U.S. Energy Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

U.S. Energy's CEO is Ryan Smith, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is $966.42K, comprised of 33.1% salary and 66.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.23% of the company’s shares, worth $1.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 3.3 years respectively.

Key information

Ryan Smith

Chief executive officer

US$966.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	33.1%
CEO tenure	4.3yrs
CEO ownership	3.2%
Management average tenure	1.6yrs
Board average tenure	3.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

U.S. Energy Corp.'s (NASDAQ:USEG) Shares Bounce 25% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Apr 20

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ryan Smith's remuneration changed compared to U.S. Energy's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$966k	US$320k	-US$32m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$14m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Dec 31 2022	US$2m	US$300k	-US$963k
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$634k
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$240k	-US$2m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$727k
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Dec 31 2020	US$722k	US$240k	-US$6m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Dec 31 2019	US$559k	US$240k	-US$922k
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$696k
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$63k
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Dec 31 2018	US$627k	US$245k	-US$1m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Dec 31 2017	US$326k	US$151k	-US$2m

Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD966.42K) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD675.31K).

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

CEO

Ryan Smith (40 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

US$966,419

Compensation

Mr. Ryan Lewis Smith had been a Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Energy Corp. since May 23, 2017 until 2022 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since December 10, 2019. Mr. Smith serves as President at...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ryan Smith	President	4.3yrs	US$966.42k	3.23% $ 1.0m
Mark Zajac	Chief Financial Officer	less than a year	US$584.10k	1.03% $ 327.6k
Jakob Hulcy	Vice President of Operations	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Mason McGuire	Director of Corporate Development	2yrs	no data	no data

1.6yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: USEG's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ryan Smith	President	3.3yrs	US$966.42k	3.23% $ 1.0m
James Denny	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$203.50k	0.61% $ 191.8k
Randall Keys	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$212.50k	0.73% $ 232.7k
Joshua Batchelor	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$187.50k	0.40% $ 127.4k
D. Slack	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$203.50k	0.62% $ 197.6k
John Weinzierl	Independent Chairman of the Board	2.3yrs	US$375.00k	1.54% $ 488.9k
Duane King	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$187.50k	8.04% $ 2.5m

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

61.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: USEG's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

U.S. Energy Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

U.S. Energy Corp., Annual General Meeting, May 17, 2024

U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Insider recently bought US$90k worth of stock

U.S. Energy Corp., Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2022

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Recent updates

U.S. Energy Corp.'s (NASDAQ:USEG) Shares Bounce 25% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

U.S. Energy Corp., Annual General Meeting, May 17, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 675%

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Is U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) A Risky Investment?

U.S. Energy Corp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 26, 2024

A Look At The Fair Value Of U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:USEG)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Is U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) Using Debt Sensibly?

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Price target decreased by 8.1% to US$2.85

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.10 loss per share (vs US$0.005 profit in 2Q 2022)

Does U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes

U.S. Energy Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 30, 2023

Price target decreased by 7.1% to US$3.25

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$0.039 loss per share (vs US$0.39 loss in FY 2021)

We Think U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt

Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target decreased by 9.7% to US$3.50

U.S. Energy Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 23, 2023

Price target decreased to US$3.88

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.017 in 3Q 2021)

U.S. Energy Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 22, 2022

Insider recently bought US$90k worth of stock

U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

U.S. Energy Corp.: Unrecognized Potential

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.005 (vs US$0.044 loss in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.022 per share

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) completed the acquisition of Assets of Eagle Oil & Gas Co.

U.S. Energy Corp. Declares Cash Dividend on the Company's Common Stock, Payable on August 22, 2022

U.S. Energy declares $0.0225 dividend

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire Assets of Eagle Oil & Gas Co. for $11.8 million.

Old Hedges Are Killing U.S. Energy Corp

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) acquired Oil and Gas producing Properties located in Liberty County, TX for $1 million.

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) acquired Oil and Gas producing Properties located in Liberty County, TX for $1 million.

U.S. Energy Corp., Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2022

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Price target increased to US$6.25

Price target increased to US$6.25

Inaugural dividend of US$0.022 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

U.S. Energy Corp. Initiates First Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 2, 2022

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.017 (vs US$1.30 loss in 3Q 2020)

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) agreed to acquire Certain Oil and Gas Assets Of Synergy Offshore, LLC from Synergy Offshore, LLC.

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.044 loss per share (vs US$2.68 loss in 2Q 2020)

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.041 loss per share (vs US$0.30 loss in 1Q 2020)

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$3.94 loss per share (vs US$0.69 loss in FY 2019)

Director has left the company

U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Board Changes

New 90-day high: US$6.57

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: US$1.30 loss per share

U.S. Energy prices offering at $3/share

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) offers to acquire producing assets Located in Liberty County, Texas for $0.25 million.

U.S. Energy rallies on East Texas assets acquisition agreement

New 90-day low: US$4.02

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire 67 wells concentrated in Williams and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota from APEG Energy II, LP for approximately $17.8 million.

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG) acquired Select Upstream Assets of FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation (OTCPK:FPPP) for $0.5 million.

New 90-day low - US$4.54

Earnings released

CEO Compensation Analysis

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