Hour Loop, Inc.

NasdaqCM:HOUR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$71.0m

Hour Loop Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Hour Loop's CEO is Sam Lai, appointed in Jun 2013, has a tenure of 11.67 years. total yearly compensation is $624.88K, comprised of 80% salary and 20% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 47.44% of the company’s shares, worth $33.68M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.5 years and 3.7 years respectively.

Key information

Sam Lai

Chief executive officer

US$624.9k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage80.0%
CEO tenure11.7yrs
CEO ownership47.4%
Management average tenure7.5yrs
Board average tenure3.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Investors Give Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOUR) Shares A 52% Hiding

Jan 24
Investors Give Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOUR) Shares A 52% Hiding

Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 20
Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Market Cool On Hour Loop, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HOUR) Revenues

Nov 14
Market Cool On Hour Loop, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HOUR) Revenues

We Think Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Jul 19
We Think Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOUR) Following 27% Share Price Slump

Apr 26
Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOUR) Following 27% Share Price Slump

Would Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Apr 08
Would Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOUR) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Feb 15
Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOUR) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Hour Loop, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HOUR) Shares Climb 31% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Dec 06
Hour Loop, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HOUR) Shares Climb 31% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR)

Aug 19
Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR)

Hour Loop GAAP EPS of -$0.01, revenue of $14.8M

Aug 12

I Wouldn't Short Sell Hour Loop

Mar 08

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sam Lai's remuneration changed compared to Hour Loop's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$2m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$1m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$129k

Dec 31 2023US$625kUS$500k

-US$2m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2022US$615kUS$500k

-US$1m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$2m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$3m

Dec 31 2021US$653kUS$350k

US$5m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$5m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$5m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$5m

Dec 31 2020US$815kUS$99k

US$4m

Dec 31 2019US$82kUS$77k

-US$425k

Compensation vs Market: Sam's total compensation ($USD624.88K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD632.75K).

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

CEO

Sam Lai (42 yo)

11.7yrs

Tenure

US$624,884

Compensation

Mr. Sam Lai has been Chief Executive Officer and Director at Hour Loop, Inc since June 2013 and its Chairman of Board since April 2021 and serves as its Interim Chief Financial Officer since March 29, 2022...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sam Lai
Chairman of Board11.7yrsUS$624.88k47.44%
$ 33.7m
Sau Kuen Yu
Senior VP & Director11.7yrsUS$1.03m47.44%
$ 33.7m
Rahul Ratan
Advisor2.9yrsUS$205.78kno data
Emily Wu
Human Resources Manager of Flywheel Consulting Limited3.3yrsno datano data

7.5yrs

Average Tenure

46.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HOUR's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sam Lai
Chairman of Board11.7yrsUS$624.88k47.44%
$ 33.7m
Sau Kuen Yu
Senior VP & Director11.7yrsUS$1.03m47.44%
$ 33.7m
Minghui Gao
Independent Director3.3yrsno data0.060%
$ 42.3k
Michael Lenner
Independent Director3.7yrsno data0.062%
$ 44.4k
Hillary Bui
Independent Director2yrsno data0.044%
$ 31.2k

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

46yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HOUR's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/16 21:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/14 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

Hour Loop, Inc. is covered by 1 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
Michael AlbaneseD. Boral Capital LLC.