Telos Corporation

NasdaqGM:TLS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$247.5m

Telos Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Telos' CEO is John Wood, appointed in Jan 2003, has a tenure of 30.92 years. total yearly compensation is $1.25M, comprised of 48% salary and 52% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.27% of the company’s shares, worth $20.48M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

John Wood

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage48.0%
CEO tenure22yrs
CEO ownership8.3%
Management average tenure3.7yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) 31% Share Price Climb

Nov 07
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) 31% Share Price Climb

Little Excitement Around Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues As Shares Take 25% Pounding

Aug 28
Little Excitement Around Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues As Shares Take 25% Pounding

We're Hopeful That Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Aug 12
We're Hopeful That Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

May 14
Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Situation

Apr 15
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Situation

Telos: Rating Upgrade To Buy As Growth Outlook Turns Positive

Apr 03

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Analysts Just Trimmed Their Revenue Forecasts By 11%

Mar 19
Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Analysts Just Trimmed Their Revenue Forecasts By 11%

We Think Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Dec 13
We Think Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Situation

Aug 17
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Situation

News Flash: 6 Analysts Think Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Earnings Are Under Threat

Mar 18
News Flash: 6 Analysts Think Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Earnings Are Under Threat

Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenue and EPS estimates

Nov 10
Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenue and EPS estimates

Telos nabs U.S. Transportation Security approval to operate PreCheck system, stock +12%

Oct 20

Telos attracts bullish rating at Wedbush on fed cybersecurity momentum

Sep 12

Telos expands growth at U.S. Airports

Aug 25

Telos Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 08

Telos: Not So Secure Security Offering

May 20

Telos Corporation Grows But Contends With Government Program Delays

Jan 28

Significant Recurrent Sales And Internationalization Make Telos A Buy

Nov 17

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Aug 19
Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Is There An Opportunity With Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) 23% Undervaluation?

Aug 15
Is There An Opportunity With Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) 23% Undervaluation?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Wood's remuneration changed compared to Telos's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$50m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$600k

-US$34m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$42m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$41m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$48m

Dec 31 2022US$11mUS$600k

-US$53m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$45m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$41m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$45m

Dec 31 2021US$12mUS$604k

-US$43m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$34m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$29m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$11m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$621k

US$2m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$6m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$5m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$600k

-US$6m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$7m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$600k

-US$2m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD1.25M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.38M).

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

CEO

John Wood (60 yo)

22yrs

Tenure

US$1,249,826

Compensation

Mr. John B. Wood serves as Chief Executive Officer of Telos Corporation since January 2003 and had also been its President since January 2003. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Wood provid...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Wood
Chairman & CEO22yrsUS$1.25m8.27%
$ 20.5m
G. Bendza
Executive VP & CFO3.5yrsUS$1.03m0.46%
$ 1.1m
E. Robbins
Executive VP & General Counsel2.9yrsUS$994.18k0.27%
$ 657.0k
Mark Griffin
Executive Vice President of Security Solutions3.2yrsUS$1.00m0.95%
$ 2.4m
Victoria Harding
Controller2.9yrsno data0.10%
$ 257.5k
Chace Hatcher
Senior Vice President Technology & Strategyno datano datano data
Christina Mouzavires
Investor Relations Officerno datano datano data
Donna Hill
Vice President of Human Resources3.9yrsno data0.059%
$ 145.8k
Alvin Whitehead
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Secure Communications17yrsno datano data
Ralph Buona
Vice President of Corporate Business Developmentno datano datano data
Tom Dimtsios
Head of Information Security and Assurance Practice10.7yrsno datano data
Stephen Horvath
Senior Vice President of Xacta Solutionsno datano datano data

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: TLS's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Wood
Chairman & CEO30.9yrsUS$1.25m8.27%
$ 20.5m
Fredrick Schaufeld
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$226.90k3.36%
$ 8.3m
David Borland
Independent Director20.8yrsUS$216.10k0.26%
$ 637.9k
John Maluda
Director15.3yrsUS$298.50k0.19%
$ 463.3k
Bonnie Carroll
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$215.00k0.13%
$ 313.0k
Keith Alexander
Member of Advisory Board4.7yrsno datano data
Bradley Jacobs
Independent Director3yrsUS$228.00k0.15%
$ 378.8k
Derrick Dockery
Independent Director3yrsUS$212.50k0.12%
$ 289.3k

4.5yrs

Average Tenure

66.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: TLS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 05:44
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 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

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Analyst Sources

Telos Corporation is covered by 7 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Keith BachmanBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Zachary CumminsB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Rudy KessingerD.A. Davidson & Co.