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Avalara Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Scott McFarlane

Chief executive officer

US$11.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage5.0%
CEO tenure23.8yrs
CEO ownership0.8%
Management average tenure3.3yrs
Board average tenure5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Avalara ticks higher as holders said to approve $8.2B sale to Vista Equity

Oct 14

Glass Lewis recommends AVLR shareholders vote against $8.4B sale to Vista Equity

Oct 05

Avalara announces 18 newly certified integrations into business applications

Sep 26

Avalara holder plans to vote against $8.2B sale to Vista Equity

Sep 15

Avalara holder said to plan to vote against $8.2B sale to Vista Equity - report

Sep 08

Avalara: Disappointed By The Takeout Offer, Though Valuation Is Reasonable

Aug 15

Vista Equity agrees to buy Avalara for $8.4B

Aug 08

Avalara: Tax Compliance Cross-Selling Opportunities Turn Us Bullish

Jul 25

Avalara surges 16% on report on takeover approach

Jul 07

Avalara: Best Time To Buy This SaaS Leader

May 07

Avalara Q4 Earnings Preview: Will The Report Change The Story?

Feb 09

Avalara: Risk/Reward Equation Is Well Balanced

Nov 07

Avalara: Let This Bloated Stock Come Down To Earth

Oct 19

We Remain At Buy On Avalara After Q2 Earnings

Aug 07

Avalara: Great Performance At A Terrible Price

Jul 20

Avalara (AVLR) Investor Presentation -Slideshow

Jun 02

Avalara: Best To Wait

May 06

Avalara Has Further To Fall

May 02

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Scott McFarlane's remuneration changed compared to Avalara's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$163m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$138m

Dec 31 2021US$11mUS$556k

-US$136m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$111m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$91m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$70m

Dec 31 2020US$9mUS$494k

-US$55m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$50m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$51m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$55m

Dec 31 2019US$11mUS$475k

-US$52m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$56m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$67m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$71m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$450k

-US$76m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$80m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$66m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$63m

Dec 31 2017US$2mUS$410k

-US$64m

Mar 31 2017n/an/a

-US$60m

Dec 31 2016US$2mUS$380k

-US$58m

Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD11.21M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.65M).

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


CEO

Scott McFarlane (65 yo)

23.8yrs

Tenure

US$11,208,434

Compensation

Mr. Scott M. McFarlane Co-founded Avalara, Inc., in 1999 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since February 2007, Chairman since March 2014 and Director since May 2004. Mr. McFarlane served as Preside...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott McFarlane
Co-Founder23.8yrsUS$11.21m0.76%
$ 62.5m
Amit Mathradas
President & COO3.6yrsUS$4.18m0.11%
$ 9.0m
Ross Tennenbaum
Executive VP2.5yrsUS$4.05m0.096%
$ 7.9m
Alesia Pinney
Executive VP9.5yrsUS$2.68m0.056%
$ 4.7m
Jared Vogt
Co-Founder & Member of Advisory Board23.8yrsUS$1.26mno data
Daniel Manning
Chief Accounting Officerno datano data0.019%
$ 1.6m
Daniel Fields
Executive VP & CTO4.4yrsno datano data
Jennifer Gianola
Vice President of Investor Relations2.3yrsno datano data
Liz Armbruester
Senior Vice President of Global Compliance Operations1.8yrsno datano data
Greg Stivers
Senior Vice President of Salesno datano datano data
Jay Lee
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer2.9yrsno datano data
Jayme Fishman
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development2.2yrsno datano data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AVLR's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott McFarlane
Co-Founder18.4yrsUS$11.21m0.76%
$ 62.5m
Jared Vogt
Co-Founder & Member of Advisory Board3.8yrsUS$1.26mno data
Edward Gilhuly
Independent Director11.6yrsUS$242.88k0.25%
$ 20.8m
Stephen Arnold
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Tami Reller
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$250.88k0.078%
$ 6.4m
Brian Sharples
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$244.88k0.0033%
$ 274.8k
Rajeev Singh
Lead Independent Director5.6yrsUS$258.88k0.015%
$ 1.3m
William Harris
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
William Ingram
Director2.8yrsUS$233.88k0.0037%
$ 310.4k
Bill Baker
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Marion Foote
Independent Director11.4yrsUS$253.88k0.53%
$ 43.9m
Kathleen Zwickert
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$248.88k0.0043%
$ 353.5k

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AVLR's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/10/19 06:39
End of Day Share Price 2022/10/18 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

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

Avalara, Inc. is covered by 21 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew DeGasperiBerenberg
Daniel JesterBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Bradley SillsBofA Global Research