Couchbase Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Couchbase's CEO is Matt Cain, appointed in Apr 2017, has a tenure of 7.58 years. total yearly compensation is $7.95M, comprised of 6.4% salary and 93.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.43% of the company’s shares, worth $14.87M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

Matt Cain

Chief executive officer

US$7.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.4%
CEO tenure7.6yrs
CEO ownership1.4%
Management average tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Couchbase's (NASDAQ:BASE) Cash Burn Situation

Nov 15
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Couchbase's (NASDAQ:BASE) Cash Burn Situation

Couchbase: Tremendous Salvage Value In This Discarded Database Play

Oct 29

After Leaping 27% Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Oct 20
After Leaping 27% Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Is There An Opportunity With Couchbase, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BASE) 36% Undervaluation?

Aug 20
Is There An Opportunity With Couchbase, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BASE) 36% Undervaluation?

Couchbase, Inc.: Rating Downgrade On Lowered Growth Expectations

Jun 19

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Shares Slammed 29% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

Jun 07
Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Shares Slammed 29% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

Couchbase Q1 Earnings: Strong Growth With A Step Towards Profitability

Jun 06

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Couchbase's (NASDAQ:BASE) Cash Burn Situation

May 30
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Couchbase's (NASDAQ:BASE) Cash Burn Situation

With Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Apr 11
With Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Couchbase: Possible Beat And Raise In FY25

Mar 22

Is Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Feb 02
Is Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Not Flying Under The Radar

Jan 03
Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Not Flying Under The Radar

We Think Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Nov 18
We Think Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Calculating The Fair Value Of Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE)

Sep 01
Calculating The Fair Value Of Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE)

We Think Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Jun 07
We Think Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE)

May 11
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE)

We're Not Very Worried About Couchbase's (NASDAQ:BASE) Cash Burn Rate

Jan 28
We're Not Very Worried About Couchbase's (NASDAQ:BASE) Cash Burn Rate

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Sep 23
Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Couchbase GAAP EPS of -$0.34 beats by $0.05, revenue of $39.8M beats by $3.94M

Sep 07

Couchbase Doubles Down On Headcount Growth As Losses Mount

Aug 30

Couchbase: A Strong Database Play But Watch Out For Profitability

Jun 23

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Apr 20
Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Couchbase: A First Assessment

Apr 18

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Matt Cain's remuneration changed compared to Couchbase's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jul 31 2024n/an/a

-US$79m

Apr 30 2024n/an/a

-US$79m

Jan 31 2024US$8mUS$510k

-US$80m

Oct 31 2023n/an/a

-US$75m

Jul 31 2023n/an/a

-US$76m

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

-US$71m

Jan 31 2023US$2mUS$485k

-US$68m

Oct 31 2022n/an/a

-US$65m

Jul 31 2022n/an/a

-US$64m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

-US$65m

Jan 31 2022US$6mUS$450k

-US$61m

Oct 31 2021n/an/a

-US$59m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

-US$55m

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

-US$49m

Jan 31 2021US$2mUS$400k

-US$44m

Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD7.95M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.21M).

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


CEO

Matt Cain (46 yo)

7.6yrs

Tenure

US$7,949,143

Compensation

Mr. Matthew M. Cain, also known as Matt, has been the Chief Executive Officer at Couchbase, Inc. since April 12, 2017 and serves as its President since April 2017 and Chair since November 2022. Mr. Cain ha...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matthew Cain
Chair, President & CEO7.6yrsUS$7.95m1.43%
$ 14.9m
Gregory Henry
Senior VP & CFO8yrsUS$3.79m0.76%
$ 7.8m
Huw Owen
Senior VP & Chief Revenue Officer2.4yrsUS$2.47m0.060%
$ 619.3k
James Phillips
Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Productsno datano datano data
Dustin Sallings
Co-Founder and Chief Architectno datano datano data
Steve Yen
Co-Founderno datano datano data
Jan Lehnardt
Co-Founderno datano datano data
William Carey
Chief Accounting Officer1.6yrsno data0.021%
$ 218.4k
Julie Irish
Senior VP & Chief Information Officerless than a yearno datano data
Margaret Chow
Senior VP4.7yrsUS$878.58k0.35%
$ 3.6m
Josh Harbert
SVP & Chief Marketing Officerless than a yearno datano data
Fidelma Butler
Senior VP & Chief People Officer1.8yrsno datano data

2.1yrs

Average Tenure

47yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BASE's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matthew Cain
Chair, President & CEO7.6yrsUS$7.95m1.43%
$ 14.9m
Cadir Lee
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Carol Carpenter
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$237.65k0.033%
$ 343.9k
David Scott
Independent Director6.2yrsUS$239.15k0.042%
$ 434.7k
Frank Artale
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Richard Simonson
Lead Independent Director4.4yrsUS$268.90k0.061%
$ 634.0k
InSik Rhee
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Michael Olson
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Roy Fielding
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Chris Wensel
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Robert Johnson
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Josh Berkus
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BASE's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).