Equity Commonwealth Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

David Helfand

Chief executive officer

US$6.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	12.9%
CEO tenure	10yrs
CEO ownership	1.0%
Management average tenure	10yrs
Board average tenure	9.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Equity Commonwealth: Sam Zell's Cash Box Comes With Free Offices Despite Possible RE Opportunities

Dec 04

Equity Commonwealth: REIT Trading At Negative EV Ready To Deploy Cash At Attractive Returns

Sep 05

Further Downside For Office REITs Is In Store, But Equity Commonwealth Might Be An Exception

Jun 12

Here's Why Equity Commonwealth's (NYSE:EQC) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns

Jun 17

Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Presents At BMO Capital Virtual Meetings at Nareitweek 2021 - Slideshow

Jun 09

Equity Commonwealth Purchase Of Monmouth Is More Akin To An IPO Than A Merger

May 09

Equity Commonwealth acquires Monmouth Real Estate Investment for $3.4B

May 05

Did Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?

Mar 18

How Much Are Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

Dec 03

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Helfand's remuneration changed compared to Equity Commonwealth's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$86m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$83m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$78m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$64m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$51m
Dec 31 2022	US$6m	US$824k	US$29m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$7m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$13m
Dec 31 2021	US$6m	US$824k	-US$24m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$24m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$21m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$9m
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$824k	US$443m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$461m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$484m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$699m
Dec 31 2019	US$6m	US$800k	US$485m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$484m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$493m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$288m
Dec 31 2018	US$6m	US$800k	US$265m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$228m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$228m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$185m
Dec 31 2017	US$6m	US$637k	US$22m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD6.39M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.66M).

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

CEO

David Helfand (58 yo)

10yrs

Tenure

US$6,385,922

Compensation

Mr. David A. Helfand serves as Chairman of the Board at Equity Commonwealth since May 20, 2023. He serves as a Senior Advisor at Equity Group Investments since June 2023. He served as an Advisor at Equity...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Helfand	President	10yrs	US$6.39m	1.03% $ 21.1m
William Griffiths	Executive VP	3.1yrs	US$1.68m	0.086% $ 1.8m
David Weinberg	Executive VP & COO	10yrs	US$3.58m	0.42% $ 8.5m
Orrin Shifrin	Executive VP	10yrs	US$2.59m	0.18% $ 3.7m
Andrew Levy	Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer	2.2yrs	no data	0.0022% $ 43.9k

10.0yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: EQC's management team is seasoned and experienced (10 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Helfand	President	10yrs	US$6.39m	1.03% $ 21.1m
Gerald Spector	Independent Trustee	9.8yrs	US$175.01k	0.13% $ 2.7m
Martin Edelman	Independent Trustee	9.8yrs	US$166.01k	0% $ 0
Peter Linneman	Lead Independent Trustee	10yrs	US$204.01k	0.040% $ 821.8k
Mary Robertson	Independent Trustee	9.8yrs	US$180.01k	0.040% $ 808.3k
James Star	Independent Trustee	9.8yrs	US$181.01k	0.074% $ 1.5m
Ellen-Blair Chube	Independent Trustee	3.7yrs	US$174.01k	0.015% $ 296.9k

9.8yrs

Average Tenure

69yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: EQC's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).

Equity Commonwealth Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Executive VP recently sold US$963k worth of stock

Equity Commonwealth Appoints David Helfand as Chair of the Board of Trustees

Equity Commonwealth Announces Demise of Sam Zell as Chairman of the Board

Insufficient new directors

Executive VP recently sold US$1.3m worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.19 in 1Q 2023)

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 01, 2024

Land & Buildings Investment Management Sends a Letter to Equity Commonwealth Board

Full year 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$0.9 (vs US$0.42 in FY 2022)

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 12, 2024

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Equity Commonwealth: Sam Zell's Cash Box Comes With Free Offices Despite Possible RE Opportunities

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 30, 2023

Equity Commonwealth: REIT Trading At Negative EV Ready To Deploy Cash At Attractive Returns

Executive VP recently sold US$963k worth of stock

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Further Downside For Office REITs Is In Store, But Equity Commonwealth Might Be An Exception

Equity Commonwealth: An Outperforming Office REIT With External Challenges

Equity Commonwealth Appoints David Helfand as Chair of the Board of Trustees

Equity Commonwealth Announces Demise of Sam Zell as Chairman of the Board

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 26%

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Equity Commonwealth Declares Special Cash Distribution, Payable on March 9, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Equity Commonwealth reports Q4 results

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 08, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 1,700%

Price target decreased to US$25.50

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

Executive VP recently sold US$1.3m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$1.00 per share

Equity Commonwealth Declares Special Cash Distribution, Payable on October 18, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Equity Commonwealth Q2 FFO, revenue up Y/Y

Equity Commonwealth Charges You Nothing For Sam Zell

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 04, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Equity Commonwealth Announces Promotion of William H. Griffiths to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.039 loss per share (vs US$0.013 loss in 3Q 2020)

What Does $4B And A Rock Solid Foundation Equal?

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.032 loss per share (vs US$0.21 profit in 2Q 2020)

Consensus forecasts updated

Equity Commonwealth(NYSE:EQC) dropped from Russell Midcap Index

Here's Why Equity Commonwealth's (NYSE:EQC) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns

Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Presents At BMO Capital Virtual Meetings at Nareitweek 2021 - Slideshow

Equity Commonwealth Purchase Of Monmouth Is More Akin To An IPO Than A Merger

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.082 loss per share (vs US$3.46 profit in 1Q 2020)

Equity Commonwealth acquires Monmouth Real Estate Investment for $3.4B

Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer has left the company

Did Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?

Equity Commonwealth Appoints Bill Griffiths as Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Effective April 1, 2021

Analysts update estimates

Analysts update estimates

Full year 2020 earnings released: FFO US$0.13 per share (vs US$0.73 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

New 90-day high: US$28.60

New 90-day high: US$27.49

Equity Commonwealth to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 10, 2021

How Much Are Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

James Corl Resigns from Equity Commonwealth's Board of Trustees

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue and earnings beat expectations

New 90-day low: US$26.41

Price target lowered to US$32.25