Qualys, Inc.

NasdaqGS:QLYS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.1b

Qualys Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Qualys' CEO is Sumedh Thakar, appointed in Oct 2019, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $7.78M, comprised of 7.2% salary and 92.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.27% of the company’s shares, worth $13.73M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Sumedh Thakar

Chief executive officer

US$7.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.2%
CEO tenure5.2yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure4.8yrs
Board average tenure5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Qualys: The Easy Gains Were Already Made (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 27

What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Nov 23
What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) P/E Is Not Telling You

Oct 05
What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) P/E Is Not Telling You

Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

Sep 17
Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

Qualys Stock: The Cybersecurity Compounder No One Is Talking About

Sep 17

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

Aug 30
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

Qualys Is Leading The Charge In Cloud-Based IT Security And Compliance

Jul 18

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Jul 17
An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Qualys: Near-Term Alpha Is Likely, Despite Long-Term Restraints

Jul 10

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Jun 24
Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Pay Packet

Jun 06
Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Pay Packet

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

May 30
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

May 09
Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

May 08
Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Qualys: Recent Pullback Due To Over-Reaction, Risk-Reward Remains Attractive

Apr 19

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Mar 14
Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Feb 10
An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Qualys Faces Tough 2024 As Revenue Growth Will Sag (Downgrade)

Feb 06

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

Jan 23
Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sumedh Thakar's remuneration changed compared to Qualys's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$170m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$171m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$162m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$558k

US$152m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$139m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$120m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$112m

Dec 31 2022US$11mUS$550k

US$108m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$101m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$102m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$96m

Dec 31 2021US$9mUS$502k

US$71m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$73m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$68m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$73m

Dec 31 2020US$8mUS$383k

US$92m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$88m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$85m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$75m

Dec 31 2019US$7mUS$335k

US$69m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$63m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$67m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$61m

Dec 31 2018US$6mUS$325k

US$57m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$46m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$31m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$28m

Dec 31 2017US$8mUS$325k

US$40m

Compensation vs Market: Sumedh's total compensation ($USD7.78M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.00M).

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

CEO

Sumedh Thakar (48 yo)

5.2yrs

Tenure

US$7,783,232

Compensation

Mr. Sumedh S. Thakar serves as Chief Executive Officer at Qualys, Inc. since 2021 and has been its President since October 24, 2019 and serves as its Director since February 2021. He had been Interim Chief...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sumedh Thakar
President5.2yrsUS$7.78m0.27%
$ 13.7m
Joo Mi Kim
CFO & Principal Accounting Officer4.5yrsUS$4.44m0.11%
$ 5.5m
Bruce Posey
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary12.6yrsUS$2.80m0.053%
$ 2.8m
Nicolas Chaillan
Federal Chief Technology Officer6.8yrsno datano data
Blair King
Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
Tami Casey
Director of Global Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Rima Bruno
Chief Human Resource Officerno datano datano data
Jonathan Trull
Chief Information Security Officer & Senior VP for Security Solution Architectureno datano datano data
Dilip Bachwani
CTO & EVP of Enterprise TruRisk Platform2.9yrsno datano data
Dino DiMarino
Chief Revenue Officer1.4yrsno datano data

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

47yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: QLYS's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sumedh Thakar
President3.8yrsUS$7.78m0.27%
$ 13.7m
Arnold Schaeffer
Member of Technical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Gerhard Eschelbeck
Member of CTO & CISO Advisory Board5.4yrsno datano data
Emir Arslanagic
Member of Technical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Rebecca Bace
Member of Technical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
David Mortman
Member of Technical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Matthew Pemble
Member of Technical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Mike Schiffman
Member of Technical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Jeffrey Hank
Independent Chair14.9yrsUS$316.23k0.031%
$ 1.6m
Thomas Berquist
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$469.81kno data
Kristi Rogers
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$267.75k0.019%
$ 999.5k
John Zangardi
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$275.25k0.025%
$ 1.3m

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: QLYS's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 18:21
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Qualys, Inc. is covered by 52 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jamie SheltonArete Research Services LLP
Shrenik KothariBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research