MP Materials Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

MP Materials' CEO is James Litinsky, appointed in Nov 2020, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is $1.60M, comprised of 37.5% salary and 62.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 10.4% of the company’s shares, worth $294.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 3.4 years respectively.

Key information

James Litinsky

Chief executive officer

US$1.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage37.5%
CEO tenure3.4yrs
CEO ownership10.4%
Management average tenure3.4yrs
Board average tenure3.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

MP Materials: Securing America's Future With Massive Short Squeeze Potential

Apr 15

Revenues Not Telling The Story For MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP)

Mar 22
Revenues Not Telling The Story For MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP)

MP Materials: A Potential Bargain At 52-Week Lows

Mar 12

Analysts Just Slashed Their MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Earnings Forecasts

Mar 04
Analysts Just Slashed Their MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Earnings Forecasts

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jan 23
MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

MP Materials: The Only U.S. REE Producer With Top Notch Balance Sheet

Jan 17

MP Materials: Rare Earth Leader With Potential Significant Upside

Jan 10

MP Materials: Close To Complete Its Full Integration

Dec 16

MP Materials: Sell Before 2024 Or Hold For Revival Of Rare Earth Hype?

Nov 30

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Nov 17
MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Energy Transition And Robots - Why MP Materials Has So Much Potential

Oct 17

MP Materials: Approaching My Buy Zone

Sep 20

MP Materials: Geopolitical Wager On REE Industry Fragmentation

Sep 13

MP Materials: It's A Good Time To Make A Move

Aug 16

MP Materials: Farm To Table, Mining Edition

Aug 09

Some Analysts Just Cut Their MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Estimates

Aug 06
Some Analysts Just Cut Their MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Estimates

Investors Will Want MP Materials' (NYSE:MP) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Aug 02
Investors Will Want MP Materials' (NYSE:MP) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Betting On America With MP Materials

Jul 06

Here's Why MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Jun 22
Here's Why MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

MP Materials: Making Progress

May 24

News Flash: 10 Analysts Think MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Earnings Are Under Threat

May 11
News Flash: 10 Analysts Think MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Earnings Are Under Threat

Are MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Mar 27
Are MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Analysts Just Shaved Their MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Forecasts Dramatically

Feb 26
Analysts Just Shaved Their MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Forecasts Dramatically

MP Materials, Sumitomo forge rare earth supply deal in Japan

Feb 21

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Jan 13
MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Some Confidence Is Lacking In MP Materials Corp.'s (NYSE:MP) P/E

Dec 16
Some Confidence Is Lacking In MP Materials Corp.'s (NYSE:MP) P/E

MP Materials Non-GAAP EPS of $0.36 beats by $0.06, revenue of $124.45M beats by $6.73M

Nov 03

MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Nov 03
MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sell MP Materials: It's Still Expensive

Oct 21

MP Materials' (NYSE:MP) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Oct 15
MP Materials' (NYSE:MP) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

MP Materials: Prices For Rare Earths Are Tumbling

Aug 15

MP Materials: A Cash-Flow Machine With Terrific Execution

Aug 09

Here's Why MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Aug 07
Here's Why MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

MP Materials jumps 9% on move to MidCap 400 index

Jul 22

MP Materials: Rare Earths, Geopolitics, And The Drive To Net-Zero

Jul 12

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jul 02
MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP)

Jun 13
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP)

MP Materials: Phenomenal Execution Makes The Stock A Buy

May 19

MP Materials: US Based Rare Earth Mining Needed Now

Mar 18

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has James Litinsky's remuneration changed compared to MP Materials's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$24m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$108m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$175m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$241m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$600k

US$289m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$271m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$251m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$204m

Dec 31 2021US$35mn/a

US$135m

Compensation vs Market: James's total compensation ($USD1.60M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.66M).

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


CEO

James Litinsky (45 yo)

3.4yrs

Tenure

US$1,599,032

Compensation

Mr. James Henry Litinsky is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at JHL Capital Group LLC. Mr. Litinsky founded JHL Capital Group LLC in 2006. He founded MP Materials Corp. He...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Litinsky
Chairman3.4yrsUS$1.60m10.4%
$ 294.8m
Ryan Corbett
Chief Financial Officer5.3yrsUS$3.04m0.15%
$ 4.3m
Michael Rosenthal
Chief Operating Officer3.4yrsUS$1.42m0.79%
$ 22.4m
Elliot Hoops
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary2.9yrsUS$1.88m0.018%
$ 513.1k
Martin Sheehan
Senior VP of Investor Relationsno datano datano data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

44.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MP's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Litinsky
Chairman3.4yrsUS$1.60m10.4%
$ 294.8m
Arnold Donald
Independent Director1.1yrsno data0%
$ 0
Randall Weisenburger
Lead Independent Director3.4yrsUS$207.50k0.082%
$ 2.3m
Maryanne Lavan
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$172.50k0%
$ 0
Connie Duckworth
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$180.00k0.0085%
$ 242.1k
Richard Myers
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$165.00k0%
$ 0
Andrew McKnight
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$170.00k0.22%
$ 6.1m

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MP's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).


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