Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

NasdaqGS:VIVO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

Meridian Bioscience Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Meridian Bioscience's CEO is Jack Kenny, appointed in Oct 2017, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is $4.60M, comprised of 15.4% salary and 84.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.28% of the company’s shares, worth $4.17M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

Jack Kenny

Chief executive officer

US$4.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.4%
CEO tenure5.3yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure3.6yrs
Board average tenure6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Meridian Bioscience Non-GAAP EPS of $0.16 misses by $0.01, revenue of $67.8M beats by $1M

Aug 05

Meridian Bioscience: High-Probability Merger Arbitrage

Jul 26

Meridian Bioscience downgraded at William Blair on $1.53B acquisition

Jul 07

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 27
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Meridian Bioscience: Correctly Valued

Jun 26

Many Would Be Envious Of Meridian Bioscience's (NASDAQ:VIVO) Excellent Returns On Capital

Jun 09
Many Would Be Envious Of Meridian Bioscience's (NASDAQ:VIVO) Excellent Returns On Capital

Meridian Bioscience: Deceptively Priced

Mar 14

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

Feb 03
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

These 4 Measures Indicate That Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Is Using Debt Safely

Jul 19
These 4 Measures Indicate That Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Is Using Debt Safely

If The COVID-19 Delta Variant Spreads This Fall, Meridian Is Still A Buy

Jul 08

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Might Become A Compounding Machine

May 10
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. 2021 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

May 08

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Mar 31
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Have Insiders Been Buying Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares?

Mar 11
Have Insiders Been Buying Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares?

Investors Who Bought Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 185%

Feb 24
Investors Who Bought Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 185%

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Revenues

Feb 09
Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Revenues

Meridian expands production capacity for COVID-19 tests with NIH funding

Feb 03

Should We Be Excited About The Trends Of Returns At Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO)?

Jan 27
Should We Be Excited About The Trends Of Returns At Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO)?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jack Kenny's remuneration changed compared to Meridian Bioscience's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2022US$5mUS$710k

US$42m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$43m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$62m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$60m

Sep 30 2021US$3mUS$690k

US$71m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$71m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$87m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$70m

Sep 30 2020US$3mUS$670k

US$46m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$44m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$21m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

US$19m

Sep 30 2019US$1mUS$650k

US$24m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$26m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$27m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

US$26m

Sep 30 2018US$2mUS$542k

US$24m

Compensation vs Market: Jack's total compensation ($USD4.60M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.11M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Jack's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Jack Kenny (53 yo)

5.3yrs

Tenure

US$4,598,825

Compensation

Mr. John P. Kenny, also known as Jack, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. since October 9, 2017. Mr. Kenny serves as President of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. and served as its...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Kenny
President5.3yrsUS$4.60m0.28%
$ 4.2m
Andrew Kitzmiller
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearUS$1.03m0.0092%
$ 137.4k
Julie Smith
Senior VP1.2yrsUS$786.42k0.097%
$ 1.5m
Lourdes Weltzien
Executive Vice President of Life Science Business Unit9.4yrsUS$1.23m0.13%
$ 2.0m
Tony Serafini-Lamanna
Executive Vice President of Diagnostics2.8yrsUS$1.20m0.038%
$ 567.0k
Jeff Pinkston
Director of Corporate Financeno datano datano data
Charles Wood
Vice President of Corporate Strategy3.1yrsno datano data
Emerson Moser
Senior VP & General Counselless than a yearno datano data
Melissa McCarey
Vice President of Global Human Resources4.8yrsno datano data
Susan Rolih
Consultant4.3yrsUS$626.75kno data
Melissa Lueke
Consultant4.1yrsUS$432.97kno data

3.6yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VIVO's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Kenny
President6.1yrsUS$4.60m0.28%
$ 4.2m
John Rice
Independent Director5.5yrsUS$176.25k0.056%
$ 833.6k
John McIlwraith
Chairman7.5yrsUS$212.75k0.043%
$ 638.2k
James Anderson
Independent Director13.6yrsUS$197.00k0.069%
$ 1.0m
Felicia Williams
Independent Director4.4yrsUS$192.50k0.017%
$ 247.7k
Anthony Bihl
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$189.63k0.028%
$ 422.8k
Dwight Ellingwood
Independent Director8.6yrsUS$177.50k0.033%
$ 487.1k
Catherine Sazdanoff
Independent Director7.5yrsUS$191.13k0.031%
$ 457.5k

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VIVO's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/02/01 08:26
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/30 00:00
Earnings2022/09/30
Annual Earnings2022/09/30

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Mark MassaroCanaccord Genuity
Zarak KhurshidCaris & Company