Sphere 3D Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Kurt Kalbfleisch
Chief executive officer
US$1.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 29.34% |
| CEO tenure | 10.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.4% |
| Management average tenure | no data |
| Board average tenure | 3.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Sphere 3D Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ANY) Shares Not Telling The Full Story
Jul 01
Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) Looks Inexpensive After Falling 29% But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Mar 11Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Sphere 3D Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ANY) 30% Price Drop
Dec 28Sphere 3D Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ANY) Shares Bounce 36% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
Nov 07Will Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
Oct 18Take Care Before Jumping Onto Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) Even Though It's 27% Cheaper
Aug 15Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Sphere 3D's (NASDAQ:ANY) Cash Burn Situation
Jul 17A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Sphere 3D Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ANY) 40% Share Price Climb
May 21It's Down 27% But Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Apr 06Slammed 27% Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Feb 07Even With A 53% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Sphere 3D Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ANY) Performance Completely
Dec 18Market Cool On Sphere 3D Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ANY) Revenues Pushing Shares 25% Lower
Aug 16Sphere 3D secures the delivery of 2,946 s19j Pros from U.S. customs
Sep 20Sphere 3D Seeks Bitcoin Miner Ramp As Gryphon Merger Deal Ends
Aug 03Sphere 3D June bitcoin production down 3% sequentially
Jul 08Sphere 3D: Pivoting To Crypto Mining With Leadership Ambitions And Key Differentiators
Dec 10If Sphere 3D Gets Into Cryptomining, The Upside Potential Is More Than 25%
Oct 05Is Sphere 3D A Buy Ahead Of Merger With Gryphon Digital Mining?
Sep 09CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$320k | -US$9m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$24m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$917k | US$320k | -US$23m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$132m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$146m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$182m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$2m | US$210k | -US$193m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$85m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$68m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$30m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$200k | US$100k | -US$18m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$73k | US$73k | -US$6m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$823k | US$300k | -US$13m |
Compensation vs Market: Kurt's total compensation ($USD1.09M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD655.06K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kurt's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Kurt Kalbfleisch (59 yo)
Mr. Kurt L. Kalbfleisch has been Secretary & Chief Financial Officer of Sphere 3D Corp. since December 01, 2014 and serves as its Acting CEO since February 2025 and served as its Senior Vice President sinc...
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 8.2yrs | US$356.24k | 0.015% $ 2.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$333.74k | 0.75% $ 118.8k | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$333.74k | 0.75% $ 118.8k |
Experienced Board: ANY's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/08 13:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Sphere 3D Corp. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 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 |
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| Hubert Mak | Cormark Securities Inc. |
| Kevin Dede | H.C. Wainwright & Co. |
| Edward Yew | Jacob Securities Inc. |