Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG

OTCPK:COCX.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$33.1b

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli's CEO is Adalbert Lechner, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 8.33 years. total yearly compensation is CHF4.72M, comprised of 28.6% salary and 71.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.003% of the company’s shares, worth $999.25K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.3 years and 9.1 years respectively.

Key information

Adalbert Lechner

Chief executive officer

CHF 4.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage28.6%
CEO tenure8.3yrs
CEO ownership0.003%
Management average tenure8.3yrs
Board average tenure9.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Adalbert Lechner's remuneration changed compared to Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024CHF 5mCHF 1m

CHF 672m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 679m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 685m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CHF 678m

Dec 31 2023CHF 4mCHF 1m

CHF 671m

Compensation vs Market: Adalbert's total compensation ($USD5.70M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.44M).

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

CEO

Adalbert Lechner

8.3yrs

Tenure

CHF 4,719,000

Compensation

Dr. Adalbert Lechner, Ph.D. in Law, has been Group Chief Executive Officer at Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG since October 1, 2022 and serves as its Member of Group Management since January 1, 2017....

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ernst Tanner
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors32.3yrsCHF 1.21m1.33%
$ 438.5m
Adalbert Lechner
Group CEO & Member of Group Management8.3yrsCHF 4.72m0.0030%
$ 999.2k
Martin Hug
Group CFO8.3yrsno data0.0026%
$ 857.0k
Alain Germiquet
Member of Group Management8.3yrsno data0.0030%
$ 999.2k
Daniel Studer
Head of U.S. Operations & Member of the Group Management2.7yrsno data0.0013%
$ 430.1k
Guido Steiner
Member of Group Management & Group Operations Officer8.3yrsno data0.0013%
$ 430.1k
Jennifer Picenoni
Member of Group Management17.3yrsno data0.00043%
$ 142.3k
Nicole Uhrmeister
Chief Human Resources Officer & Member of the Group Management1.5yrsno datano data
Ana Dominguez
Member of Management Boardless than a yearno datano data
Rudi Blatter
Chief Executive Officer of Lindt Canada30.3yrsno datano data
Stephen Loane
Chief Executive Officer of Lindt Australiano datano datano data
Fabrizio Parini
Chief Executive Officer of Lindt Italy15.7yrsno datano data

8.3yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: COCX.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ernst Tanner
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors32.3yrsCHF 1.21m1.33%
$ 438.5m
Thomas Rinderknecht
Independent Non-Executive Director9.1yrsCHF 216.00kno data
Dieter Weisskopf
Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors3.1yrsCHF 358.00k0.0022%
$ 714.7k
Rudolf Sprüngli
Non-Executive Director37.3yrsCHF 185.00k0.47%
$ 155.9m
Elisabeth Gürtler
Non-Executive Director16.3yrsCHF 185.00k0.00043%
$ 142.3k
Silvio Denz
Non-Executive Director7yrsCHF 185.00k0.0065%
$ 2.1m
Monique Bourquin
Non-Executive Director2.1yrsCHF 218.00kno data

9.1yrs

Average Tenure

70yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: COCX.F's board of directors are considered experienced (9.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/01 13:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG is covered by 35 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andreas von ArxBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Jean-Philippe BertschyBank Vontobel AG