Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

NasdaqCM:DLPN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.9m

Dolphin Entertainment Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Dolphin Entertainment's CEO is Bill O'Dowd, appointed in Jan 1996, has a tenure of 28.92 years. total yearly compensation is $682.88K, comprised of 58.6% salary and 41.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.15% of the company’s shares, worth $256.40K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.5 years and 10 years respectively.

Key information

Bill O'Dowd

Chief executive officer

US$682.9k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage58.6%
CEO tenure28.9yrs
CEO ownership2.1%
Management average tenure9.5yrs
Board average tenure10yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 03
Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Too Much Debt?

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 98%

Oct 16
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 98%

Does Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 21
Does Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DLPN) Revenues

Jul 02
Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DLPN) Revenues

Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Too Much Debt?

May 10
Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Too Much Debt?

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DLPN) Share Price

Jan 19
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DLPN) Share Price

Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) A Risky Investment?

Jul 04
Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) A Risky Investment?

Dolphin Is In Show Me Mode

Oct 04

Does Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 31
Does Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dolphin entertainment regains compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements

Jul 25

Dolphin Entertainment GAAP EPS of -$0.13 misses by $0.19, revenue of $9.18M misses by $0.18M

Jul 18

Dolphin Entertainment: A High Risk But Higher Reward Bet

May 25

Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Mar 19
Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Oct 23
Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Increases to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DLPN) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Sep 17
Increases to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DLPN) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Is Dolphin Entertainment Stock A Buy Or Sell Now?

Sep 14

Bullish: Analysts Just Made An Incredible Upgrade To Their Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) Forecasts

Aug 19
Bullish: Analysts Just Made An Incredible Upgrade To Their Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) Forecasts

Why I Am Letting Dolphin Swim In My Portfolio

Jul 08

Dolphin Entertainment set to join Russell Microcap Index

Jun 08

Is Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) Trading At A 25% Discount?

Mar 28
Is Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) Trading At A 25% Discount?

Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 02
Is Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) Using Too Much Debt?

Dolphin Entertainment buys B/HI

Jan 13

Dolphin Entertainment announces 1-for-5 reverse stock split

Nov 25

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Bill O'Dowd's remuneration changed compared to Dolphin Entertainment's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$20m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$15m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$22m

Dec 31 2023US$683kUS$400k

-US$24m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$17m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$6m

Dec 31 2022US$685kUS$400k

-US$5m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$6m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$4m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2021US$683kUS$400k

-US$6m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$9m

Dec 31 2020US$528kUS$245k

-US$2m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$3m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$1m

Dec 31 2019US$583kUS$300k

-US$3m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$4m

Dec 31 2018US$529kUS$250k

-US$3m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$5m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$3m

Dec 31 2017US$507kUS$250k

US$7m

Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD682.88K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD653.16K).

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


CEO

Bill O'Dowd (55 yo)

28.9yrs

Tenure

US$682,880

Compensation

Mr. William O'Dowd, IV, also known as Bill, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. since June 25, 2008 and its President since 1996. Mr. O'Dowd founded Dolphin Ent...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William O'Dowd
Chairman28.9yrsUS$682.88k2.15%
$ 256.4k
Mirta Negrini
CFO, COO & Director11.2yrsUS$300.00k0.0013%
$ 158.8
Charles Dougiello
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of The Doorno datano datano data
Lois O'Neill
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of The Doorno datano datano data
Cosette Chaput
Founding Partner & CEO Always Alphaless than a yearno datano data
Amanda Lundberg
Chief Executive Officer of 42West7.8yrsno datano data
Marilyn Laverty
Chief Executive Officer of Shore Fire Mediano datano datano data

9.5yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DLPN's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William O'Dowd
Chairman16.5yrsUS$682.88k2.15%
$ 256.4k
Mirta Negrini
CFO, COO & Director10yrsUS$300.00k0.0013%
$ 158.8
Nelson Famadas
Independent Director10yrsno data0.018%
$ 2.1k
Hilarie Bass
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Michael Espensen
Independent Director16.5yrsno data0.00025%
$ 29.9
Nicholas Stanham
Independent Director10yrsno data0.090%
$ 10.7k
Claudia Grillo
Independent Director5.5yrsno data0.00068%
$ 81.2

10.0yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DLPN's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 23:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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
  • Stock prices
  • 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

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 3 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.

AnalystInstitution
Jon HickmanLadenburg Thalmann & Company
Allen KleeMaxim Group
RAHUL SOWANIRedChip Companies, Inc.