Clearside Biomedical, Inc.

NasdaqGM:CLSD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$66.9m

Clearside Biomedical Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Clearside Biomedical's CEO is George Lasezkay, appointed in Apr 2019, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is $1.30M, comprised of 41.9% salary and 58.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.5% of the company’s shares, worth $331.13K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 6.7 years respectively.

Key information

George Lasezkay

Chief executive officer

US$1.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage41.9%
CEO tenure6.1yrs
CEO ownership0.5%
Management average tenure2.7yrs
Board average tenure6.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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FDA Alignment And Phase 3 Trials Will Advance AMD Therapy

Apr 09 FDA alignment on CLS-AX for wet AMD and Phase 2b outcomes may boost revenues and market leadership upon approval.

Here's Why We're Watching Clearside Biomedical's (NASDAQ:CLSD) Cash Burn Situation

Nov 06
Here's Why We're Watching Clearside Biomedical's (NASDAQ:CLSD) Cash Burn Situation

We're Keeping An Eye On Clearside Biomedical's (NASDAQ:CLSD) Cash Burn Rate

Jun 24
We're Keeping An Eye On Clearside Biomedical's (NASDAQ:CLSD) Cash Burn Rate

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Clearside Biomedical's (NASDAQ:CLSD) Cash Burn Situation

Nov 12
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Clearside Biomedical's (NASDAQ:CLSD) Cash Burn Situation

Analyst Forecasts Just Became More Bearish On Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD)

Aug 11
Analyst Forecasts Just Became More Bearish On Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD)

Clearside Biomedical Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 08

Clearside Biomedical: A Pivotal 2022 Ahead

Apr 13

Clearside's Safety Data In Wet AMD And Emphasis On SCS Microinjector Make It Great Speculative Play

Dec 22

Clearside Biomedical (NASDAQ:CLSD) Is In A Strong Position To Grow Its Business

Sep 30
Clearside Biomedical (NASDAQ:CLSD) Is In A Strong Position To Grow Its Business

Clearside's Value Proposition Is Far From Clear

Aug 07

We Think Clearside Biomedical (NASDAQ:CLSD) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Jun 17
We Think Clearside Biomedical (NASDAQ:CLSD) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has George Lasezkay's remuneration changed compared to Clearside Biomedical's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$1mUS$547k

-US$34m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$32m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$33m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$35m

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$547k

-US$32m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$37m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$36m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$35m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$532k

-US$33m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$83k

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$516k

US$376k

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$25m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$23m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$23m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$503k

-US$18m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$14m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$18m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$18m

Dec 31 2019US$1mUS$385k

-US$31m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$49m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$67m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$82m

Dec 31 2018US$150kn/a

-US$83m

Compensation vs Market: George's total compensation ($USD1.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD661.71K).

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

CEO

George Lasezkay (72 yo)

6.1yrs

Tenure

US$1,304,873

Compensation

Dr. George M. Lasezkay, Pharm D, & J.D. has been Chief Executive Officer at Clearside BioMedical, Inc. since March 2020, serves as President since March 1, 2020 and served as its Interim Chief Executive Of...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
George Lasezkay
President6.1yrsUS$1.30m0.50%
$ 331.1k
Charles Deignan
Chief Financial Officer13.3yrsUS$782.08k0.48%
$ 322.8k
Ngai Hang Chong
Chief Medical Officer1.2yrsUS$1.21m0.13%
$ 86.5k
Jenny Kobin
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Rick McElheny
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Alliance Management2.7yrsno datano data
Rafael Andino
Senior Vice President of Engineering & Manufacturing2.3yrsno datano data

2.7yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CLSD's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
George Lasezkay
President7.8yrsUS$1.30m0.50%
$ 331.1k
Christy Shaffer
Independent Director13.3yrsUS$96.05k0.10%
$ 67.9k
Benjamin Yerxa
Independent Director3.2yrsUS$93.55k0.023%
$ 15.5k
Jeffrey Edwards
Independent Director6.7yrsUS$98.55k0.20%
$ 131.9k
Clay Thorp
Independent Director13.3yrsUS$117.72k0.23%
$ 152.4k
Carl Regillo
Member of Scientific Advisory Board5.1yrsno datano data
William Humphries
Independent Director13.3yrsUS$81.05k0.066%
$ 44.2k
David Boyer
Member of Scientific Advisory Board5.1yrsno datano data
Nancy Hutson
Independent Director5.1yrsUS$93.55k0.12%
$ 80.5k
Richard Croarkin
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$101.05k0.22%
$ 146.8k
Thomas Ciulla
Chairman of Scientific Advisory Boardno dataUS$749.87k0%
$ 0
Anthony Gibney
Independent Chairman of the Board1.1yrsUS$146.61k0.13%
$ 86.5k

6.7yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CLSD's board of directors are considered experienced (6.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/01 01:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/01 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • 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

Clearside Biomedical, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniil GataulinChardan Capital Markets, LLC
Donald EllisCitizens JMP Securities, LLC
Jonathan WollebenCitizens JMP Securities, LLC