Digimarc Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Digimarc's CEO is Riley McCormack, appointed in Apr 2021, has a tenure of 3.08 years. total yearly compensation is $2.35M, comprised of 16% salary and 84% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 17.8% of the company’s shares, worth $80.05M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 2.3 years respectively.

Key information

Riley McCormack

Chief executive officer

US$2.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	16.0%
CEO tenure	3.1yrs
CEO ownership	17.8%
Management average tenure	2.5yrs
Board average tenure	2.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 25%

Mar 13

Digimarc Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.47 beats by $0.11, revenue of $7.7M beats by $0.05M

Aug 03

Companies Like Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Jan 01

Health Check: How Prudently Does Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Use Debt?

Apr 10

Who Has Been Buying Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) Shares?

Mar 15

What Kind Of Investors Own Most Of Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC)?

Feb 17

Did Digimarc's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Share Price Deserve to Gain 38%?

Jan 13

Don't Ignore The Fact That This Insider Just Sold Some Shares In Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC)

Dec 09

Does Digimarc's (NASDAQ:DMRC) CEO Salary Compare Well With Industry Peers?

Nov 27

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Riley McCormack's remuneration changed compared to Digimarc's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$2m	US$375k	-US$46m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$48m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$52m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$56m
Dec 31 2022	US$2m	US$1	-US$60m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$56m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$44m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$44m
Dec 31 2021	US$330k	US$1	-US$35m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$46m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$51m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$43m
Dec 31 2020	US$215k	n/a	-US$44m

Compensation vs Market: Riley's total compensation ($USD2.35M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.41M).

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

CEO

Riley McCormack (47 yo)

3.1yrs

Tenure

US$2,350,618

Compensation

Mr. Riley Young McCormack serves as CEO, President and Director at Digimarc Corporation since April 12, 2021. Mr. McCormack served as Lead Independent Director at Digimarc Corporation since February 22, 20...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Riley McCormack	CEO, President & Director	3.1yrs	US$2.35m	17.8% $ 80.1m
Charles Beck	Executive VP	10.5yrs	US$1.09m	0.30% $ 1.4m
Tony Rodriguez	Executive VP & CTO	5.1yrs	US$962.41k	0.19% $ 872.2k
Ken Sickles	Executive VP & Chief Product Officer	2.5yrs	US$977.69k	0.14% $ 612.3k
George Karamanos	Executive VP	less than a year	no data	no data
Jennah Jevning	Vice President of Marketing	no data	no data	no data
Carle Quinn	Executive VP & Chief People Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Thomas Benton	Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer	less than a year	no data	0.037% $ 167.3k

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

49.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DMRC's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Riley McCormack	CEO, President & Director	3.6yrs	US$2.35m	17.8% $ 80.1m
Michael Park	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.032% $ 142.5k
Sandeep Dadlani	Independent Director	3.2yrs	US$163.01k	0.11% $ 477.1k
Kathleen Kool	Independent Director	2.2yrs	US$249.51k	0.11% $ 515.4k
Alicia Syrett	Independent Chairwoman	3.6yrs	US$253.51k	0.15% $ 659.3k
Milena Alberti-Perez	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$173.01k	0.069% $ 311.1k
LaShonda Anderson-Williams	Independent Director	less than a year	US$328.55k	0.049% $ 220.6k

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

49yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DMRC's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Digimarc Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Digimarc Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

Digimarc Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Independent Director recently sold US$151k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

High number of new directors

Digimarc Corporation Announces Board Changes

Recent updates

Digimarc Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

Digimarc Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Independent Director recently sold US$151k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 25%

Digimarc Corporation Powers New Consumer Engagement Capabilities and Insights

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Digimarc Corporation has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $32.499985 million.

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 28, 2024

Digimarc Corporation Announces Availability of Its Next-Generation Digital Watermarks Featuring More Advanced Security and Greater Access Control

Companies Like Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

High number of new directors

Digimarc Corporation Announces Board Changes

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

We're Not Very Worried About Digimarc's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Cash Burn Rate

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 06, 2023

Digimarc Corporation Appoints Tom Benton as Chief Revenue Officer

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023

Will Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Spend Its Cash Wisely?

Digimarc Corporation(NasdaqGS:DMRC) dropped from Russell Small Cap Comp Value Index

Digimarc Corporation Appoints Lashonda Anderson-Williams to Its Board of Directors, Effective June 12, 2023

Independent Director recently sold US$303k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

What Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) P/S Is Not Telling You

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Mar 01, 2023

High number of new directors

Executive VP & CTO recently sold US$60k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.76 loss per share (vs US$0.17 loss in 3Q 2021)

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 03, 2022

Digimarc Corporation Announces Results from Canadian Circular Plastics Taskforce Pilot Confirms Digimarc Recycle Improves Sortation of Flexible Packaging

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Digimarc Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.47 beats by $0.11, revenue of $7.7M beats by $0.05M

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Digimarc Corporation Launches Brand Integrity Solution to Help Brands Combat Costly Counterfeiting and Product Diversion

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target increased to US$31.00

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

Digimarc Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2022

Digimarc Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2022

Independent Chairwoman recently bought US$56k worth of stock

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Digimarc Corporation Appoints Jill Elliott, SPHR, as Chief People Officer

Digimarc Corporation to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 02, 2022

Digimarc Corporation (NasdaqGS:DMRC) completed the acquisition of EVRYTHNG Limited.

Companies Like Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.17 loss per share (vs US$0.68 loss in 3Q 2020)

Independent Chairwoman recently bought US$114k worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.94 loss per share (vs US$0.62 loss in 2Q 2020)

High number of new directors

Digimarc Corporation(NasdaqGS:DMRC) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

Independent Director has left the company

Independent Director has left the company

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.50 loss per share (vs US$0.74 loss in 1Q 2020)

Health Check: How Prudently Does Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Use Debt?

Digimarc Corporation Appoints Sandeep Dadlani to its Board of Directors

Who Has Been Buying Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) Shares?

Bernard Whitney Not to Stand for Re-Election at the Digimarc Corporation's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Paccor Polska Sp Z O O and Digimarc Corporation Takes Their Partnership to the Next Level

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$3.41 loss per share (vs US$2.79 loss in FY 2019)

Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints

New 90-day low: US$34.76

Digimarc Corporation Elects Sheela Zemlin as Board of Director