Digimarc Corporation

NasdaqGS:DMRC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$794.4m

Digimarc Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Digimarc's CEO is Riley McCormack, appointed in Apr 2021, has a tenure of 3.75 years. total yearly compensation is $2.35M, comprised of 16% salary and 84% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 17.69% of the company’s shares, worth $140.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 1.6 years respectively.

Key information

Riley McCormack

Chief executive officer

US$2.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.0%
CEO tenure3.8yrs
CEO ownership17.7%
Management average tenure3.2yrs
Board average tenure1.6yrs

Recent management updates

Shareholders May Be A Bit More Conservative With Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) CEO Compensation For Now

Jun 01
Shareholders May Be A Bit More Conservative With Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) CEO Compensation For Now

Recent updates

Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Jan 28
Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

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

Oct 09
We're Not Very Worried About Digimarc's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Cash Burn Rate

Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Jul 16
Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

We're Hopeful That Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Jun 25
We're Hopeful That Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Shareholders May Be A Bit More Conservative With Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) CEO Compensation For Now

Jun 01
Shareholders May Be A Bit More Conservative With Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) CEO Compensation For Now

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

Mar 13
Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 25%

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

Feb 07
Companies Like Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

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

Oct 24
We're Not Very Worried About Digimarc's (NASDAQ:DMRC) Cash Burn Rate

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

Jul 03
Will Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Spend Its Cash Wisely?

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

May 06
What Digimarc Corporation's (NASDAQ:DMRC) P/S Is Not Telling You

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

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

Apr 10
Health Check: How Prudently Does Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Use Debt?

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

Mar 15
Who Has Been Buying Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) Shares?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Riley McCormack's remuneration changed compared to Digimarc's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$41m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$41m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$42m

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$375k

-US$46m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$48m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$52m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$56m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$1

-US$60m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$56m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$44m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$44m

Dec 31 2021US$330kUS$1

-US$35m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$46m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$51m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$43m

Dec 31 2020US$215kn/a

-US$44m

Compensation vs Market: Riley's total compensation ($USD2.35M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.22M).

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

CEO

Riley McCormack (48 yo)

3.8yrs

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Riley McCormack
CEO, President & Director3.8yrsUS$2.35m17.69%
$ 140.5m
Charles Beck
Executive VP11.2yrsUS$1.09m0.29%
$ 2.3m
Tony Rodriguez
Executive VP & CTO5.8yrsUS$962.41k0.18%
$ 1.5m
Ken Sickles
Executive VP & Chief Product Officer3.2yrsUS$977.69k0.13%
$ 1.0m
George Karamanos
Executive VPless than a yearno data0.095%
$ 752.4k
Jennah Jevning
Vice President of Marketingno datano datano data
Carle Quinn
Executive VP & Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Thomas Benton
Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer1.3yrsno data0.026%
$ 206.1k

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

50.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DMRC's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Riley McCormack
CEO, President & Director4.3yrsUS$2.35m17.69%
$ 140.5m
Sheila Cheston
Directorless than a yearno data0.048%
$ 380.0k
Michael Park
Independent Director1yrno data0.051%
$ 404.4k
Sandeep Dadlani
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$163.01k0.13%
$ 1.0m
Kathleen Kool
Independent Chairman of the board2.8yrsUS$249.51k0.12%
$ 925.5k
Dana McIlwain
Directorless than a yearno data0.049%
$ 386.2k
LaShonda Anderson-Williams
Independent Director1.6yrsUS$328.55k0.068%
$ 541.5k

1.6yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DMRC's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 03:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

Digimarc Corporation is covered by 12 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael CrawfordB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Jeffrey Van RheeCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Robert FurlongGARP Research & Securities Co.