Applied Digital Corporation

NasdaqGS:APLD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$905.6m

Applied Digital Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Applied Digital's CEO is Wes Cummins, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 4.08 years. total yearly compensation is $1.24M, comprised of 48.5% salary and 51.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.34% of the company’s shares, worth $12.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.5 years and 3.9 years respectively.

Key information

Wes Cummins

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage48.5%
CEO tenure4.1yrs
CEO ownership1.3%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure3.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Applied Digital: REIT Focus Is A Strategic Pivot For Growth

Apr 16

Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Shares Slammed 28% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

Mar 31
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Shares Slammed 28% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless
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400-Megawatt Ellendale Campus Will Increase HPC Capacity For AI

Mar 22 Strategic partnerships and extended financing improve Applied Digital's capital resources for expansion in high-performance computing and data center projects.

Applied Digital: A High-Risk Lottery Ticket In The AI Infrastructure Gold Rush

Mar 08

Applied Digital: Assessing The Macquarie Deal And FY Q2-25 Earnings

Jan 15

Applied Digital: Building A Starter Position On This High Growth Play

Jan 06

Applied Digital: A Generational Opportunity In The HPC Data Center Industry

Dec 31

After Leaping 56% Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Dec 02
After Leaping 56% Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Applied Digital: Q4 2024 Earnings And Nvidia Investment

Sep 06

Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Stocks Pounded By 29% But Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Aug 02
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Stocks Pounded By 29% But Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Applied Digital: An Alternative Way To Invest In AI Infrastructure

Jul 09

Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Stocks Shoot Up 25% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Jun 12
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Stocks Shoot Up 25% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Applied Digital Corporation's (NASDAQ:APLD) Stock Retreats 32% But Revenues Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Apr 25
Applied Digital Corporation's (NASDAQ:APLD) Stock Retreats 32% But Revenues Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Outlook

Apr 16
Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Outlook

Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Apr 14
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Applied Digital: A Growing List Of Challenges

Apr 12

These Analysts Just Made An Downgrade To Their Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) EPS Forecasts

Jan 21
These Analysts Just Made An Downgrade To Their Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) EPS Forecasts

Earnings Miss: Applied Digital Corporation Missed EPS And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Jan 19
Earnings Miss: Applied Digital Corporation Missed EPS And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Wes Cummins's remuneration changed compared to Applied Digital's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Feb 28 2025n/an/a

-US$244m

Nov 30 2024n/an/a

-US$271m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

-US$142m

May 31 2024US$1mUS$600k

-US$149m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

-US$91m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

-US$35m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

-US$52m

May 31 2023US$6mUS$313k

-US$45m

Feb 28 2023n/an/a

-US$43m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

-US$38m

Aug 31 2022n/an/a

-US$13m

May 31 2022US$5mUS$279k

-US$22m

Feb 28 2022n/an/a

-US$18m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

-US$16m

Aug 31 2021n/an/a

-US$15m

May 31 2021US$208kUS$52k

-US$568k

Compensation vs Market: Wes's total compensation ($USD1.24M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.97M).

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

CEO

Wes Cummins (46 yo)

4.1yrs

Tenure

US$1,237,002

Compensation

Mr. Wesley Theta Carl Cummins, also known as Wes, serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Applied Digital Corporation since March 2021 and its Director since March 11, 2021...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wesley Cummins
Chairman4.1yrsUS$1.24m1.34%
$ 12.1m
Mohammad Saidal Mohmand
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno data0.11%
$ 1.0m
Laura Laltrello
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Mark Chavez
General Counselless than a yearno datano data
Nick Phillips
Executive Vice President of Public Affairs4.3yrsno datano data
Erin Kraxberger
Chief Marketing Officerno datano datano data
LaTascha Durden
Vice President of Human Resourcesno datano datano data
Todd Gale
Chief Development Officerless than a yearno datano data
Chris Jackson
Senior Vice President of Operationsless than a yearno datano data

0.5yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: APLD's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wesley Cummins
Chairman4.1yrsUS$1.24m1.34%
$ 12.1m
Douglas Miller
Lead Independent Director4yrsUS$406.23k0.090%
$ 816.1k
Richard Nottenburg
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$1.43m0.14%
$ 1.3m
Charles Hastings
Independent Director4yrsUS$370.82k0.27%
$ 2.4m
Rachel Lee
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$359.58k0.035%
$ 319.2k
Ella Benson
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$336.43k0.045%
$ 408.9k

3.9yrs

Average Tenure

45.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: APLD's board of directors are considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/23 10:08
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/23 00:00
Earnings2025/02/28
Annual Earnings2024/05/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • 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

Applied Digital Corporation is covered by 11 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Lucas PipesB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Brett KnoblauchCantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Caydee BlankenshipCFRA Equity Research