Snail Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Shi Hai
Chief executive officer
US$445.5k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 91.51% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 58.4% |
| Management average tenure | no data |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Apr 03
SNAL: Future Upside Will Be Driven By Expanding Survival Gaming Pipeline
Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for Snail from about $3.00 to roughly $2.75, citing updated views on growth, margins, and a higher required return. These factors collectively support a more conservative price target.Narrative Update • Mar 20
SNAL: Future Upside Will Be Driven By Expanding Survival Gaming Pipeline
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Snail to reflect a slightly higher discount rate and modestly lower profit margin assumptions, while keeping long term revenue growth and future P/E expectations broadly in line with prior estimates. What's in the News Snail hosted an invite-only showcase during the Game Developers Conference, previewing upcoming gaming content, new trailers, developer discussions, and multiple franchise updates across its pipeline, including the ARK series and other titles (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 06
SNAL: Future Upside Will Be Driven By New Survival Publishing Partnership
Analysts have nudged their Snail price targets slightly higher, reflecting updated fair value and profit margin assumptions that are partially offset by a modestly higher discount rate and a slightly lower future P/E input. What's in the News Snail partnered with independent studio Loric Games to launch Echoes of Elysium on Steam Early Access, a title focused on open-world exploration, crafting, and cooperative survival in an airborne setting (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 19
SNAL: Future Returns Will Be Driven By New Survival Game Launch
Analysts have modestly adjusted their price target on Snail, reflecting a slightly higher discount rate and updated assumptions for fair value, profit margin, revenue growth, and future P/E. Together, these factors point to a refined view of the stock’s risk and return profile in dollar terms.Narrative Update • Feb 05
SNAL: Future Returns Will Benefit From New Game Launch And Capital Restructuring
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Snail to align with updated fair value estimates of $3.00 per share. This reflects slightly refined assumptions around discount rate, profit margin and future P/E that still support a broadly similar outlook to prior models.Narrative Update • Jan 22
SNAL: Future Returns Will Benefit From New Capital Structure And Content Expansion
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Snail slightly, reflecting updated assumptions around fair value at $3.00, a discount rate near 10%, modestly lower profit margins, and a slightly higher future P/E estimate. What's in the News Nasdaq notified Snail on December 30, 2025 that its shares did not meet the $1.00 minimum closing bid price requirement for 30 consecutive business days, starting November 11, 2025, and granted a 180 day compliance period to June 29, 2026 to address the issue, potentially including a reverse stock split (Nasdaq notice).Narrative Update • Jan 08
SNAL: Future Returns Will Benefit From New Capital And Content Expansion
Analysts have modestly adjusted their fair value estimate for Snail to $3.00. This reflects slightly updated assumptions on discount rate, profit margin, and future P/E that fine tune their overall valuation view.Narrative Update • Dec 15
SNAL: Future Returns Will Benefit From Expanding Global Gaming Partnerships
Analysts have nudged their price target on Snail slightly higher to reflect modest improvements in valuation inputs, including a marginally lower discount rate and slightly more favorable forward earnings multiple assumptions. This results in a refined fair value estimate of approximately $3.00 per share.Narrative Update • Dec 01
SNAL: Future Earnings Outlook Will Improve With Expanding Industry Partnerships
Analysts have slightly revised Snail’s price target upward to $3.00 from $3.00, citing improvements in forecasted profit margins and a modest decrease in projected future P/E ratio. What's in the News Snail Games announced new cross-industry partnerships for its upcoming indie titles, Above the Snow and Rebel Engine, including collaborations with brands such as Cortazu, Fjordfiesta, and Heywood.Analysis Article • Nov 19
Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Snail, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAL)
Snail, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x might make it look like a buy right now compared...Narrative Update • Nov 17
SNAL: Shares Will Benefit From Improving EBITDA Outlook By 2026
Snail's analyst price target has been revised downward to $3.00 from $3.50. This change reflects adjusted expectations based on recent financial results and updates to future revenue growth and profit margin outlooks.Narrative Update • Aug 22
USD Stablecoin Launch And ARK Content Will Transform Digital Markets
Analysts have lowered Snail's price target from $4.00 to $3.50 following disappointing Q2 results and a weaker near-term financial outlook, although they maintain an Outperform rating due to the stock's compelling valuation and long-term upside potential. Analyst Commentary Lowered adjusted EBITDA expectations for 2026 following disappointing Q2 results.Analysis Article • Aug 01
Not Many Are Piling Into Snail, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 29%
The Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) share price has softened a substantial 29% over the previous 30 days, handing back much...Analysis Article • Jul 14
Does Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...Analysis Article • Jun 17
Snail, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SNAL) Shares Leap 32% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story
Those holding Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 32% in the last...Analysis Article • May 20
Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Firstly, we'll want...Analysis Article • Apr 17
Snail, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAL) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 35%
Unfortunately for some shareholders, the Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) share price has dived 35% in the last thirty days...Analysis Article • Feb 22
What You Can Learn From Snail, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SNAL) P/S After Its 25% Share Price Crash
The Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) share price has softened a substantial 25% over the previous 30 days, handing back much...Analysis Article • Feb 09
Does Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...
New Narrative • Jan 16
ARK's Mobile Launch And New Indie Games Will Expand Future Revenue Streams
Strategic focus on high-quality DLC and expanding ARK's mobile presence can improve user engagement and revenue growth.Analysis Article • Jan 05
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Snail, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SNAL) 33% Share Price Climb
Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 33% after a shaky period beforehand...Analysis Article • Dec 23
Snail's (NASDAQ:SNAL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business
If we're looking to avoid a business that is in decline, what are the trends that can warn us ahead of time? More often...Analysis Article • Nov 16
It's Down 38% But Snail, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAL) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) shares have retraced a considerable 38% in the last month, reversing a fair amount of their...Analysis Article • Aug 06
Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Analysis Article • Feb 09
Slammed 25% Snail, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAL) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
To the annoyance of some shareholders, Snail, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SNAL ) shares are down a considerable 25% in the last...CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$446k | US$408k | -US$27m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$430k | US$400k | US$2m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$336k | US$292k | -US$9m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$22k | n/a | US$948k |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$415k |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$473k | US$375k | US$8m |
Compensation vs Market: Shi's total compensation ($USD445.53K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD625.54K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Shi's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Shi Hai (53 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$445,527
Compensation
Mr. Shi Hai is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President at Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd. since April 2001. He has been Chairman and Director of Snail, Inc. since January 11, 2022 and...
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 4.3yrs | US$445.53k | 58.4% $ 12.1m | |
| CFO, Secretary & Director | 4.3yrs | US$407.68k | no data | |
| Senior VP | 4.3yrs | US$346.90k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$240.31k | 0.30% $ 61.8k | |
| Director | 4.3yrs | US$209.98k | no data | |
| Director | 4.3yrs | no data | 11.25% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$260.31k | 0.30% $ 61.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$136.00k | 0.22% $ 46.4k |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SNAL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/14 22:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Snail, Inc. is covered by 1 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 Kupinski | NOBLE Capital Markets, Inc. |