BARK, Inc.

NYSE:BARK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$330.5m

BARK Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

BARK's CEO is Matt Meeker, appointed in Oct 2011, has a tenure of 13.17 years. total yearly compensation is $1.45M, comprised of 36.2% salary and 63.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.79% of the company’s shares, worth $19.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 3.8 years respectively.

Key information

Matt Meeker

Chief executive officer

US$1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage36.2%
CEO tenure13.2yrs
CEO ownership5.8%
Management average tenure3.1yrs
Board average tenure3.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

BARK: Tails Are Waging Once Again

Nov 26

BARK (NYSE:BARK) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Oct 25
BARK (NYSE:BARK) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

BARK: Ready To Bite Back

Oct 10

Further Upside For BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 31% Bounce

Sep 05
Further Upside For BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 31% Bounce

Is BARK (NYSE:BARK) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Jul 23
Is BARK (NYSE:BARK) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

BARK, Inc.: Waiting For The Bite

Jul 18

BARK: No Growth And Weak Profitability Keeps Me Away

Jun 04

BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

May 31
BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Is BARK (NYSE:BARK) Using Debt Sensibly?

Apr 15
Is BARK (NYSE:BARK) Using Debt Sensibly?

BARK: 'Show Me' Story Is Improving, Path To Profitability In Sight

Mar 08

BARK: Fighting For Support

Feb 19

Market Participants Recognise BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Revenues Pushing Shares 31% Higher

Feb 13
Market Participants Recognise BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Revenues Pushing Shares 31% Higher

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK)?

Feb 06
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK)?

BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Dec 24
BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

BARK: Waiting For The 'Show Me' Moment

Sep 28

BARK: Slow, But Steady Progress

Aug 23

BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Aug 10
BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

BARK: A High Risk, High Reward Play

Jun 09

BARK FQ3 results in-line, co says reducing workforce by about 12%

Feb 09

BARK: May Surprise To The Upside On Execution Of Strategy

Jan 16

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Matt Meeker's remuneration changed compared to BARK's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$30m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$35m

Mar 31 2024US$1mUS$525k

-US$37m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$46m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$57m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$58m

Mar 31 2023US$1mUS$519k

-US$62m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-US$84m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$76m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$59m

Mar 31 2022US$433kUS$375k

-US$68m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-US$39m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$50m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$57m

Mar 31 2021US$445kUS$356k

-US$31m

Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD1.45M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.15M).

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

CEO

Matt Meeker (50 yo)

13.2yrs

Tenure

US$1,448,300

Compensation

Mr. Matt Meeker co-founded BARK, Inc. (formerly known as Bark & Co) in October 2011. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of BARK, Inc. since January 10, 2022 and its Executive Chairman since September 202...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matt Meeker
Co-Founder13.2yrsUS$1.45m5.79%
$ 19.1m
Henrik Werdelin
Co-Founder13.2yrsno data6.65%
$ 22.0m
Zahir Ibrahim
Chief Financial Officer1.9yrsUS$1.98m0.31%
$ 1.0m
Allison Koehler
Chief Legal Officer3yrsUS$776.60k0.21%
$ 702.3k
Carly Strife
Co-Founder12.9yrsno data5.09%
$ 16.8m
Brian Dostie
Vice President of Accounting & Controllerno datano data0.023%
$ 77.3k
Michael Mougias
Vice President of Investor Relations3.4yrsno datano data
Michael Parness
CMO & GM of Playless than a yearno datano data
Michael Novotny
President of Food3.2yrsUS$346.93kno data
Michael Black
Chief Revenue Officer & GM of Consumablesless than a yearno data0.00014%
$ 462.7
Meghan Knoll
Chief Direct-to-Consumer Officerless than a yearno data0.023%
$ 75.2k

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

49yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BARK's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matt Meeker
Co-Founder13.2yrsUS$1.45m5.79%
$ 19.1m
Henrik Werdelin
Co-Founder13.2yrsno data6.65%
$ 22.0m
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Lead Independent Director7yrsUS$190.00k0.38%
$ 1.2m
James McGinty
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$170.00k0.034%
$ 114.0k
Laurence Bodner
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$327.05kno data
Michele Meyer
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$341.25k0%
$ 0
Paulette Dodson
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$341.25k0%
$ 0

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BARK's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 22:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

BARK, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 4 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 GrahamCanaccord Genuity
Maria RippsCanaccord Genuity
Ygal ArounianCitigroup Inc