American West Metals Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
American West Metals' CEO is Dave O’Neill, appointed in Oct 2021, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is A$471.81K, comprised of 82.7% salary and 17.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.46% of the company’s shares, worth $1.09M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Dave O’Neill
Chief executive officer
AU$471.8k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 82.66% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.5% |
| Management average tenure | 4.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | AU$472k | AU$390k | -AU$20m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -AU$24m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -AU$25m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -AU$21m |
| Jun 30 2024 | AU$620k | AU$370k | -AU$20m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -AU$18m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -AU$16m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -AU$14m |
| Jun 30 2023 | AU$451k | AU$323k | -AU$13m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -AU$13m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -AU$13m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -AU$15m |
| Jun 30 2022 | AU$197k | AU$180k | -AU$16m |
Compensation vs Market: Dave's total compensation ($USD315.42K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD572.27K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dave's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Dave O’Neill
Mr. David O’Neill, also known as Dave, Bsc (Hons) Applied Science (Geology) is a Managing Director of American West Metals Limited since October 29, 2021 and serves as its Director since November 17, 2020....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD & Director | 4.3yrs | AU$471.81k | 2.46% $ 1.1m | |
| Principal Geologist | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Company Secretary | 5.2yrs | no data | 0.47% $ 207.4k |
Experienced Management: AWML.F's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD & Director | 5.2yrs | AU$471.81k | 2.46% $ 1.1m | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 3.2yrs | AU$160.16k | 0.19% $ 86.5k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 5.2yrs | AU$133.80k | 2.36% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.8yrs | AU$113.63k | no data | |
| Member of North American Technical Advisory Board | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of North American Technical Advisory Board | no data | AU$450.36k | 0.069% $ 30.9k |
Experienced Board: AWML.F's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/19 21:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
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
American West Metals Limited is covered by 2 analysts. 1 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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| Michael Bentley | MST Financial Services Pty Limited |
| Dorab Postmaster | Shaw and Partners Limited |