XBiotech Inc.

NasdaqGS:XBIT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$136.6m

XBiotech Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

XBiotech's CEO is John Simard, appointed in Mar 2005, has a tenure of 19.83 years. total yearly compensation is $5.56M, comprised of 19.2% salary and 80.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 12.54% of the company’s shares, worth $17.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.2 years and 7.8 years respectively.

Key information

John Simard

Chief executive officer

US$5.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage19.2%
CEO tenure19.8yrs
CEO ownership12.5%
Management average tenure7.2yrs
Board average tenure7.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Dec 30
XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Is XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Aug 30
Is XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

XBiotech: Several Shots On Goal In Big Target Market Indications

May 24

Is XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

May 13
Is XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

We're Not Very Worried About XBiotech's (NASDAQ:XBIT) Cash Burn Rate

Feb 09
We're Not Very Worried About XBiotech's (NASDAQ:XBIT) Cash Burn Rate

We're Hopeful That XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Oct 25
We're Hopeful That XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase XBiotech Inc.'s (NASDAQ:XBIT) CEO Compensation

Jun 16
We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase XBiotech Inc.'s (NASDAQ:XBIT) CEO Compensation

XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

May 11
XBiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Read This Before Buying XBiotech Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIT) Shares

Mar 18
Read This Before Buying XBiotech Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIT) Shares

Here's Why We Don't Think XBiotech's (NASDAQ:XBIT) Statutory Earnings Reflect Its Underlying Earnings Potential

Jan 08
Here's Why We Don't Think XBiotech's (NASDAQ:XBIT) Statutory Earnings Reflect Its Underlying Earnings Potential

XBiotech's influenza-COVID-19 therapeutic cocktail shows effective anti-virus activity

Nov 19

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Simard's remuneration changed compared to XBiotech's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$33m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$35m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$1m

-US$25m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$23m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$28m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2022US$5mUS$881k

-US$33m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$36m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$27m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$20m

Dec 31 2021US$8mUS$777k

-US$17m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$13m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$12m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$14m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$684k

-US$11m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$677m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$673m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$674m

Dec 31 2019US$11mUS$591k

US$669m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$24m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$23m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$23m

Dec 31 2018US$1mUS$585k

-US$21m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD5.56M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD642.40K).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

John Simard (62 yo)

19.8yrs

Tenure

US$5,556,481

Compensation

Mr. John Simard is the Founder of XBiotech, Inc. and serves as its Chairman and has been its Chief Executive Officer and President since March 2005. Mr. Simard serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Offic...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Simard
Founder19.8yrsUS$5.56m12.54%
$ 17.1m
Angela Hu
Director of Finance1.9yrsUS$279.29k0.084%
$ 114.2k
Sushma Shivaswamy
Chief Scientific Officer7.2yrsUS$720.50k0%
$ 0

7.2yrs

Average Tenure

46yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: XBIT's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Simard
Founder19.8yrsUS$5.56m12.54%
$ 17.1m
W. McKenzie
Independent Director15.9yrsUS$190.94k8.65%
$ 11.8m
Tak Mak
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Peter Libby
Member of Scientific Advisory Board & Independent Director6.3yrsUS$163.94k0.082%
$ 112.0k
Alice Gottlieb
Member of Scientific Advisory Board6.3yrsno datano data
Alexander Knuth
Member of Scientific Advisory Board7.8yrsno datano data
Razelle Kurzrock
Member of Scientific Advisory Board7.8yrsno datano data
Andrew Hendifar
Member of Scientific Advisory Board7.8yrsno datano data
Jan-Paul Waldin
Lead Independent Director6.9yrsUS$196.94k0.66%
$ 897.1k
Evangelos Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Mark Rupp
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data

7.8yrs

Average Tenure

75yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: XBIT's board of directors are considered experienced (7.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/07 05:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/07 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • 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

XBiotech Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kumaraguru RajaNOBLE Capital Markets, Inc.
Joseph CatanzaroPiper Sandler Companies