S&W Seed Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
S&W Seed's CEO is Mark Herrmann, appointed in Jul 2023, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $693.53K, comprised of 72.1% salary and 27.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.099% of the company’s shares, worth $16.13K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
Mark Herrmann
Chief executive officer
US$693.5k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 72.1% |
| CEO tenure | 1.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Not Many Are Piling Into S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW) Stock Yet As It Plummets 33%
Oct 01
S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW) Stock Rockets 30% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company
Aug 08Investors Give S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW) Shares A 33% Hiding
Jun 08The Market Lifts S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW) Shares 27% But It Can Do More
Feb 24There Are Some Holes In S&W Seed's (NASDAQ:SANW) Solid Earnings Release
Feb 21What Is S&W Seed Company's (NASDAQ:SANW) Share Price Doing?
Feb 07Health Check: How Prudently Does S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) Use Debt?
Dec 24Is S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) Using Debt Sensibly?
Sep 16A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From S&W Seed Company's (NASDAQ:SANW) Share Price
Aug 09Is S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) A Risky Investment?
Apr 12Is S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) A Risky Investment?
Dec 28S&W Seed GAAP EPS of -$0.31, revenue of $20M, updates FY revenue guidance
Sep 28S&W Seed Is Losing Money Too Fast
Sep 07Is S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) Using Debt Sensibly?
Aug 31Does S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
May 21S&W Seed Is Trading At Too Good A Price To Pass Up
Dec 07CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$34m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Jun 30 2024 | US$694k | US$500k | -US$31m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$16m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Jun 30 2023 | US$103k | n/a | US$14m |
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD693.53K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD643.82K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Mark Herrmann (63 yo)
1.7yrs
Tenure
US$693,525
Compensation
Mr. Mark J. Herrmann is President and Chief Executive Officer of S&W Seed Company since July 1, 2023. He was Independent Director of S&W Seed Company since December 14, 2022 until July 1, 2023. He has expe...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO | 1.7yrs | US$693.53k | 0.099% $ 16.1k | |
| CFO & Corporate Secretary | 1.8yrs | US$606.96k | 0.060% $ 9.8k | |
| Global Director of Human Resources | 5.3yrs | no data | no data |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: SANW's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$171.87k | 0.81% $ 132.7k | |
| Director | 10.3yrs | US$209.14k | 1.21% $ 196.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$115.74k | 0.37% $ 60.6k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 6.7yrs | US$286.46k | 1.88% $ 306.4k |
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SANW's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/03/13 00:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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
S&W Seed Company is covered by 8 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Sarkis Sherbetchyan | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Michael Malouf | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Brent Rystrom | Feltl and Company, Inc. |