Akerna Corp.

NasdaqCM:KERN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.2m

Akerna Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Akerna's CEO is Jessica Billingsley, appointed in Jun 2019, has a tenure of 4.67 years. total yearly compensation is $462.30K, comprised of 64.4% salary and 35.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.59% of the company’s shares, worth $19.17K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 4.7 years respectively.

Key information

Jessica Billingsley

Chief executive officer

US$462.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage64.4%
CEO tenure4.7yrs
CEO ownership0.6%
Management average tenure3.6yrs
Board average tenure4.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Akerna Corp.'s (NASDAQ:KERN) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Oct 19
Akerna Corp.'s (NASDAQ:KERN) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Akerna announces $5M private placement of convertible redeemable preferred stock

Oct 03

Akerna Corp. (NASDAQ:KERN) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 12%

Aug 14
Akerna Corp. (NASDAQ:KERN) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 12%

Akerna GAAP EPS of -$0.83, revenue of $6.1M

Aug 10

Akerna slashes 48%, prices $10M offering

Jun 30

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Nov 05

Is Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Aug 18
Is Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Is Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) Using Debt Sensibly?

May 03
Is Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) Using Debt Sensibly?

The Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) Share Price Has Gained 14% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More

Mar 10
The Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) Share Price Has Gained 14% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More

Here's What Akerna Corp.'s (NASDAQ:KERN) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Feb 03
Here's What Akerna Corp.'s (NASDAQ:KERN) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

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Feb 02

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jessica Billingsley's remuneration changed compared to Akerna's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$21m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$41m

Dec 31 2022US$462kUS$298k

-US$60m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$64m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$60m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$46m

Dec 31 2021US$584kUS$263k

-US$31m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$26m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$29m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$28m

Dec 31 2020US$458kUS$125k

-US$26m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$18m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$18m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-US$15m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$13m

Jun 30 2019US$523kUS$9k

-US$12m

Compensation vs Market: Jessica's total compensation ($USD462.30K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD673.84K).

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

CEO

Jessica Billingsley (46 yo)

4.7yrs

Tenure

US$462,303

Compensation

Ms. Jessica Billingsley is Independent Director at Nxu, Inc. since July 01, 2023. She was Advisor of Treehouse Global Ventures, LLC until October 2022. She was employed at Treehouse Global Ventures, LLC un...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jessica Billingsley
Founder4.7yrsUS$462.30k0.59%
$ 19.2k
Larry Ditto
Chief Financial Officer1.8yrsUS$202.71k0.065%
$ 2.1k
David McCullough
Chief Technology Officer3.6yrsUS$240.43k0.037%
$ 1.2k
Georgia Jablon
Communications Managerno datano datano data

3.6yrs

Average Tenure

46yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KERN's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jessica Billingsley
Founder4.7yrsUS$462.30k0.59%
$ 19.2k
Scott Sozio
Director5.3yrsUS$298.40k0.15%
$ 5.0k
Tahira Rehmatullah
Independent Director4.7yrsUS$71.22k0.031%
$ 1.0k
Matthew Kane
Independent Director4.7yrsUS$71.22k0.30%
$ 9.7k

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

43yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KERN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/02/13 18:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/02/09 00:00
Earnings2023/09/30
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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

Akerna Corp. is covered by 4 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brian KinstlingerAlliance Global Partners
Scott BuckH.C. Wainwright & Co.
Eric MartinuzziLake Street Capital Markets, LLC