Certara, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CERT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.7b

Certara Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Certara's CEO is Bill Feehery, appointed in Jun 2019, has a tenure of 5.58 years. total yearly compensation is $7.81M, comprised of 10.2% salary and 89.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.38% of the company’s shares, worth $23.63M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Bill Feehery

Chief executive officer

US$7.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.2%
CEO tenure5.6yrs
CEO ownership1.4%
Management average tenure2.5yrs
Board average tenure5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Worth US$10.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Dec 19
Is Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Worth US$10.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Nov 15
Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Is Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Potentially Undervalued?

Oct 24
Is Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Potentially Undervalued?

Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 20
Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Certara: Still Awaiting Consistent Growth

Sep 16

Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Shares Could Be 35% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Aug 31
Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Shares Could Be 35% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

There's Reason For Concern Over Certara, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CERT) Price

Jul 18
There's Reason For Concern Over Certara, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CERT) Price

Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jun 13
Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

When Should You Buy Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)?

Apr 11
When Should You Buy Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)?

Certara, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CERT) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Mar 21
Certara, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CERT) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Certara (NASDAQ:CERT)

Feb 17
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Certara (NASDAQ:CERT)

Certara: Applied BioMath Acquisition And Simcyp Launch Should Drive Growth

Jan 30

Calculating The Fair Value Of Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)

Dec 07
Calculating The Fair Value Of Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)

Oct 31
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)

Is It Time To Consider Buying Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)?

Sep 17
Is It Time To Consider Buying Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT)?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Suggests It's 29% Undervalued

Aug 30
An Intrinsic Calculation For Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) Suggests It's 29% Undervalued

Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Aug 03
Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Certara: A Story To Watch

Sep 27

Certara to raise capital in secondary stock offering

Aug 12

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Bill Feehery's remuneration changed compared to Certara's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$79m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$61m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$796k

-US$55m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$34m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$19m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$14m

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$796k

US$15m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$4m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$10m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$773k

-US$13m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$58m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$55m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$49m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$773k

-US$49m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$965k

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$601k

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$5m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$438k

-US$9m

Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD7.81M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.43M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Bill's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Bill Feehery (53 yo)

5.6yrs

Tenure

US$7,810,028

Compensation

Dr. William F. Feehery, also known as Bill, Ph.D. serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Certara, Inc. since June 2019 and Director since 2012. He had been the President of Industrial Biosciences Busines...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Feehery
CEO & Director5.6yrsUS$7.81m1.38%
$ 23.6m
Leif Pedersen
President & Chief Commercial Officer1.4yrsUS$2.14m0.062%
$ 1.1m
John Gallagher
SVP, Principal Accounting Officer & Chief Financial Officer1.8yrsUS$4.24m0.011%
$ 194.1k
Robert Aspbury
President of Certara Scientific Software5yrsUS$2.09m0.18%
$ 3.0m
Patrick Smith
President of Certara Drug Development Solutions3.2yrsUS$2.42m0.031%
$ 533.5k
Daniel Corcoran
Chief Counselless than a yearno datano data
Ron DiSantis
Senior Vice President of Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
Sheila Rocchio
Chief Marketing Officer1.6yrsno datano data
Rona Anhalt
Chief Human Resources Officerless than a yearno datano data
Frederic Bois
Senior Scientific Advisor5.8yrsno datano data
David Mitchell
Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagement3.3yrsno datano data
Hannah Jones
Senior VP & Head of PBPK Consulting Servicesno datano datano data

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CERT's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Feehery
CEO & Director5.6yrsUS$7.81m1.38%
$ 23.6m
Frederic Bois
Senior Scientific Advisor5.8yrsno datano data
James Cashman
Independent Chairman of the Board6.7yrsUS$319.51k0.28%
$ 4.9m
Matthew Walsh
Independent Director4.4yrsUS$252.01k0.12%
$ 2.0m
Eran Broshy
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$252.01k0.014%
$ 245.2k
Malcolm Rowland
Chair of Simcyp Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Yuichi Sugiyama
Member of Simcyp Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Nancy Killefer
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$252.01k0.015%
$ 257.3k
Donald Mager
Member of Simcyp Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Geoff Tucker
Member of Simcyp Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Lawrence Lesko
Member of Simcyp Scientific Advisory Board9.4yrsno datano data
J Houston
Member of Simcyp Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CERT's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 23:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Certara, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph VruwinkBaird
Luke SergottBarclays
Andrew MossBofA Global Research