Cyanotech Corporation

OTCPK:CYAN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.5m

Cyanotech Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Cyanotech's CEO is Matt Custer, appointed in May 2021, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $266.39K, comprised of 73.2% salary and 26.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.093% of the company’s shares, worth $3.29K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 10.8 years respectively.

Key information

Matt Custer

Chief executive officer

US$266.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage73.20%
CEO tenure5.2yrs
CEO ownership0.09%
Management average tenure5.2yrs
Board average tenure10.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Feb 15

Cyanotech Corporation (NASDAQ:CYAN) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 39%

Cyanotech Corporation ( NASDAQ:CYAN ) shareholders won't be pleased to see that the share price has had a very rough...
Analysis Article Feb 09

Is Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Using Debt Sensibly?

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Analysis Article Oct 05

Is Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

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Analysis Article Sep 30

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Cyanotech's (NASDAQ:CYAN) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Aug 14

Here's Why Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Seeking Alpha Aug 10

Cyanotech GAAP EPS of -$0.08, revenue of $6.72M

Cyanotech press release (NASDAQ:CYAN): Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.08. Revenue of $6.72M (-25.0% Y/Y).
Analysis Article Jun 08

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

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Analysis Article May 12

Is Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) A Risky Investment?

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Seeking Alpha Mar 19

The ESG Future Of Food Protein Production: Cyanotech

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Analysis Article Mar 04

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

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Analysis Article Jan 11

We Think Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

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Analysis Article Nov 30

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Jun 08

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

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Analysis Article Feb 23

Cyanotech's (NASDAQ:CYAN) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations

Cyanotech Corporation ( NASDAQ:CYAN ) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we...
Analysis Article Feb 08

These 4 Measures Indicate That Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Jan 04

Returns On Capital Tell Us A Lot About Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN)

Ignoring the stock price of a company, what are the underlying trends that tell us a business is past the growth phase...
Analysis Article Nov 30

Cyanotech Corporation's (NASDAQ:CYAN) Stock Has Seen Strong Momentum: Does That Call For Deeper Study Of Its Financial Prospects?

Most readers would already be aware that Cyanotech's (NASDAQ:CYAN) stock increased significantly by 21% over the past...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Matt Custer's remuneration changed compared to Cyanotech's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2025US$266kUS$195k

-US$3m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-US$5m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2024US$275kUS$195k

-US$5m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$5m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$4m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$4m

Mar 31 2023US$291kUS$195k

-US$3m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-US$2m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$749k

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$1m

Mar 31 2022US$261kUS$180k

US$2m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$2m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$1m

Mar 31 2021US$205kUS$168k

US$920k

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$1m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$585k

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$658k

Mar 31 2020US$150kUS$142k

US$387k

Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD266.39K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD659.85K).

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


CEO

Matt Custer (43 yo)

5.2yrs
Tenure
US$266,388
Compensation

Mr. Matthew Keith Custer, also known as Matt, has been President of Cyanotech Corporation since May 20, 2021 and has been its CEO and Director since June 16, 2022. He served as Cyanotech’s Vice President a...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matthew Custer
President5.2yrsUS$266.39k0.093%
$ 3.3k
Gerald Cysewski
Co-Founder43.5yrsUS$48.79k2.03%
$ 71.5k
Jennifer Miyashiro
CFO, VP of Finance & Administration and Treasurerless than a yearno datano data
Glenn Jensen
Vice President of Operations6.9yrsUS$177.82k0.61%
$ 21.6k
Jennifer Brand
Vice President of Sales1.2yrsno datano data
Amy Nordin
VP of HR & Corporate Secretary10.5yrsno data0.12%
$ 4.4k
Collette Kakuk
Chief Strategic & Commercial Officer2.9yrsno data0.065%
$ 2.3k
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CYAN's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matthew Custer
President4.1yrsUS$266.39k0.093%
$ 3.3k
David Mulder
Independent Director10.2yrsUS$64.00k2.81%
$ 99.0k
Michael Davis
Independent Chairman of the Board23.3yrsUS$50.00k24.33%
$ 858.2k
David Vied
Independent Director11.5yrsUS$64.00k3.11%
$ 109.5k
10.8yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CYAN's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/05 18:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/01 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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
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  • 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

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