Issuer Direct Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Issuer Direct's CEO is Brian Balbirnie, appointed in Feb 2006, has a tenure of 18.17 years. total yearly compensation is $215.25K, comprised of 97.6% salary and 2.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.24% of the company’s shares, worth $7.18M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 6.6 years respectively.

Key information

Brian Balbirnie

Chief executive officer

US$215.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	97.6%
CEO tenure	18.2yrs
CEO ownership	16.2%
Management average tenure	2.9yrs
Board average tenure	6.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Should You Think About Buying Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Now?

Mar 11

Here's What To Make Of Issuer Direct's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Returns On Capital

Feb 14

Issuer Direct Corporation's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Stock On An Uptrend: Could Fundamentals Be Driving The Momentum?

Jan 23

Read This Before Buying Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Shares

Jan 08

Did Business Growth Power Issuer Direct's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Share Price Gain of 246%?

Dec 24

Should You Think About Buying Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Now?

Dec 11

Should You Rely On Issuer Direct's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Earnings Growth?

Nov 28

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brian Balbirnie's remuneration changed compared to Issuer Direct's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$766k
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Dec 31 2022	US$215k	US$210k	US$2m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Dec 31 2021	US$299k	US$208k	US$3m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Dec 31 2020	US$300k	US$200k	US$2m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$707k
Dec 31 2019	US$200k	US$200k	US$686k
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$682k
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$568k
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$722k
Dec 31 2018	US$218k	US$200k	US$837k
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Dec 31 2017	US$227k	US$195k	US$2m

Compensation vs Market: Brian's total compensation ($USD215.25K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD668.06K).

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

CEO

Brian Balbirnie (52 yo)

18.2yrs

Tenure

US$215,250

Compensation

Mr. Brian R. Balbirnie co-founded Issuer Direct Corporation in 2006. Mr. Balbirnie serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Issuer Direct Corporation and serves as its Director since 2007. Mr...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Balbirnie	Founder	18.2yrs	US$215.25k	16.24% $ 7.2m
Steven Knerr	Controller	2.3yrs	US$226.24k	no data
Preston Burnett	Director of Operations	no data	no data	no data
Mark Lloyd	Chief Technology Officer	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Jennifer Hammers	Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing	2.9yrs	no data	no data
Dee Brown	Director of Human Resources	5.2yrs	no data	no data

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ISDR's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Balbirnie	Founder	17.3yrs	US$215.25k	16.24% $ 7.2m
Michael Nowlan	Independent Chairperson of the Board	6.6yrs	US$102.98k	0.55% $ 243.9k
James Galleher	Independent Director	10.1yrs	US$102.98k	1.72% $ 762.6k
Graeme Rein	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$102.98k	1.44% $ 637.9k
Marti Lazear	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$102.98k	0.13% $ 58.4k

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ISDR's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).

Issuer Direct Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Founder recently bought US$58k worth of stock

Issuer Direct Corporation Announces Board and Committee Changes

Issuer Direct Corporation Announces the Appointment of Mark J. Lloyd as the Company's Chief Technology Officer

Independent Director recently bought US$54k worth of stock

Issuer Direct Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 08, 2022

VP of Finance & Controller exercised options to buy US$219k worth of stock.

Recent updates

Issuer Direct Corporation Announces the Launch of the ACCESSWIRE Media Suite, an All-in-One Solution for Media Engagement

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 20%

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Founder recently bought US$58k worth of stock

New minor risk - Earnings quality

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

New minor risk - Insider selling

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Issuer Direct Corporation Announces Board and Committee Changes

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Price target decreased by 10.0% to US$27.00

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 29%

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Issuer Direct Corporation Announces the Appointment of Mark J. Lloyd as the Company's Chief Technology Officer

Independent Director recently bought US$54k worth of stock

Price target increased to US$30.00

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.19 (vs US$0.27 in 3Q 2021)

Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEAM:ISDR) acquired iNewswire.com LLC from Lead Capital, LLC for $44 million.

Price target decreased to US$26.00

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Issuer Direct Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 08, 2022

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

VP of Finance & Controller exercised options to buy US$219k worth of stock.

Independent Chairman of the Board recently sold US$55k worth of stock

Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEAM:ISDR) announces an Equity Buyback for $5 million worth of its shares.

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.27 (vs US$0.21 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.29 (vs US$0.21 in 2Q 2020)

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$0.83

High number of new directors

Issuer Direct Corporation(NYSEAM:ISDR) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$0.74

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.14 (vs US$0.06 in 1Q 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Chairman of the Board recently sold US$139k worth of stock

Independent Chairman of the Board exercised options to buy US$115k worth of stock.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Should You Think About Buying Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Now?

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.56 (vs US$0.18 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Issuer Direct Corporation Announces Upgrades to its Subscription Platform

Here's What To Make Of Issuer Direct's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Returns On Capital

New 90-day high: US$23.75

Issuer Direct Corporation's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Stock On An Uptrend: Could Fundamentals Be Driving The Momentum?

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Read This Before Buying Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Shares

New 90-day low: US$18.50

Did Business Growth Power Issuer Direct's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Share Price Gain of 246%?

Should You Think About Buying Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Now?

Should You Rely On Issuer Direct's (NYSEMKT:ISDR) Earnings Growth?

Independent Director recently sold US$244k worth of stock

Independent Director exercised options to buy US$371k worth of stock.

Independent Chairman of the Board recently sold US$104k worth of stock

Independent Chairman of the Board exercised options to buy US$177k worth of stock.