Kopin Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Kopin's CEO is Michael Murray, appointed in Sep 2022, has a tenure of 2.25 years. total yearly compensation is $950.90K, comprised of 47.3% salary and 52.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.47% of the company’s shares, worth $2.91M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 1.7 years respectively.
Key information
Michael Murray
Chief executive officer
US$950.9k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 47.3% |
| CEO tenure | 2.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.5% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Benign Growth For Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN) Underpins Stock's 41% Plummet
Sep 22
Earnings Release: Here's Why Analysts Cut Their Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN) Price Target To US$2.63
Aug 12Kopin Corporation's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Share Price Boosted 66% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too
Jul 19Is Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?
Jun 27Little Excitement Around Kopin Corporation's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Revenues As Shares Take 56% Pounding
Apr 26Kopin Corporation's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Shares Climb 33% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
Feb 19We're Hopeful That Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) Will Use Its Cash Wisely
Jan 31Is Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN) Trading At A 50% Discount?
Nov 03Calculating The Fair Value Of Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN)
Jul 13We're Not Very Worried About Kopin's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Cash Burn Rate
Jun 14Here's Why We're Watching Kopin's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Cash Burn Situation
Mar 13We're Keeping An Eye On Kopin's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Cash Burn Rate
Oct 27Kopin: A Contrarian View
Oct 06Kopin secures initial $3M first production order for new weapon sight module
Sep 29Kopin appoints Michael Murray as new chief
Sep 07Kopin GAAP EPS of -$0.06 misses by $0.02, revenue of $11.91M misses by $0.65M
Aug 02Kopin receives $3.8M production orders for helicopter pilot’s helmet mounted display
Jul 21Kopin: Arguably One Of The Most Torqued Micro-Caps Near $1
Jun 19Is Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?
Jun 04Augmented, Virtual And Mixed Reality - Kopin CEO Dr. John C. C. Fan
Apr 05We're Not Worried About Kopin's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Cash Burn
Feb 09Kopin: Lens To The Metaverse
Jan 21Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Kopin's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Cash Burn Situation
Oct 30Intellicheck and SemiLEDs among tech gainers; Kopin and Ultra Clean among losers
Jun 18CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$47m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$50m |
| Dec 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$20m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$19m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$23m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$128k | -US$19m |
Compensation vs Market: Michael's total compensation ($USD950.90K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.41M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Michael Murray (50 yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
US$950,902
Compensation
Mr. Michael Murray served as President of Cyber at Ultra Electronics Holdings plc. He is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Kopin Corporation since September 06, 2022 and serves as its President since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Chairman | 2.3yrs | US$950.90k | 1.47% $ 2.9m | |
| Treasurer & CFO | 26.3yrs | US$456.77k | 0.33% $ 655.1k | |
| COO for Government & Industrial and Strategic Business Officer | no data | US$430.86k | 0.21% $ 416.7k | |
| Investor Relations Executive | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Business Development & Strategy | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing - Solos | 7yrs | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: KOPN's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Chairman | 2.3yrs | US$950.90k | 1.47% $ 2.9m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.042% $ 83.2k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.042% $ 83.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$90.71k | 0.084% $ 166.4k | |
| Independent Director | 29yrs | US$77.95k | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$78.70k | 0.062% $ 121.9k |
1.7yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: KOPN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 10:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kopin Corporation is covered by 8 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kevin Dede | H.C. Wainwright & Co. |
| Glenn Mattson | Ladenburg Thalmann & Company |
| Jaeson Allen Schmidt | Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC |