IRIDEX Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
IRIDEX's CEO is Patrick Mercer, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of 1.5 years. total yearly compensation is $1.11M, comprised of 32.5% salary and 67.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.86% of the company’s shares, worth $138.63K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 0.8 years respectively.
Key information
Patrick Mercer
Chief executive officer
US$1.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 32.50% |
| CEO tenure | 1.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.9% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Revenues Working Against IRIDEX Corporation's (NASDAQ:IRIX) Share Price Following 26% Dive
Jun 11
Is IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?
May 14Iridex's Strategic Review Process Should Bear Fruit 'Soon'
Mar 28Little Excitement Around IRIDEX Corporation's (NASDAQ:IRIX) Revenues
Feb 14Will IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
Oct 04Lacklustre Performance Is Driving IRIDEX Corporation's (NASDAQ:IRIX) 32% Price Drop
Aug 12Will IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
Apr 14We're Hopeful That IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) Will Use Its Cash Wisely
Oct 12Is IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) Using Too Much Debt?
Feb 25CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Jun 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Mar 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Dec 28 2024 | US$1m | US$360k | -US$9m |
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Dec 30 2023 | US$518k | US$336k | -US$10m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$568k | US$317k | -US$8m |
| Oct 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Jul 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Apr 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Jan 01 2022 | US$765k | US$317k | -US$5m |
| Oct 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Jul 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Apr 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jan 02 2021 | US$472k | US$316k | -US$6m |
| Sep 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Jun 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Mar 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Dec 28 2019 | US$500k | US$277k | -US$9m |
Compensation vs Market: Patrick's total compensation ($USD1.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD591.09K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Patrick's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Patrick Mercer (53 yo)
Mr. Patrick Mercer is Chief Executive Officer of IRIDEX Corporation from October 1, 2024 and serves as its President since May 22, 2024 and was its Chief Operating Officer since September 2018 until Octobe...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 6.6yrs | US$84.76k | 0.76% $ 123.6k | |
| CEO, President & Director | 1.5yrs | US$1.11m | 0.86% $ 138.6k | |
| Vice President of International Sales | 6.3yrs | US$529.31k | 0.53% $ 85.9k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$241.32k | 0.23% $ 37.6k | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: IRIX's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 6.6yrs | US$84.76k | 0.76% $ 123.6k | |
| CEO, President & Director | less than a year | US$1.11m | 0.86% $ 138.6k | |
| Director | less than a year | US$864.47k | 1.77% $ 286.2k | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$52.50k | 0.55% $ 88.4k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: IRIX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/13 12:59 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/28 |
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
IRIDEX Corporation is covered by 3 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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| Scott Henry | Roth Capital Partners |
| Joseph Munda | Sidoti & Company, LLC |
| Thomas Stephan | Stifel, Equities Research |