Clearfield Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Clearfield's CEO is Cheri Beranek, appointed in Jun 2007, has a tenure of 17.42 years. total yearly compensation is $1.06M, comprised of 40% salary and 60% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.19% of the company’s shares, worth $13.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.2 years and 12.7 years respectively.

Key information

Cheri Beranek

Chief executive officer

US$1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage40.0%
CEO tenure17.4yrs
CEO ownership3.2%
Management average tenure6.2yrs
Board average tenure12.7yrs

Recent management updates

Shareholders Will Probably Not Have Any Issues With Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) CEO Compensation

Feb 16
Shareholders Will Probably Not Have Any Issues With Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) CEO Compensation

Recent updates

Health Check: How Prudently Does Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Use Debt?

Nov 14
Health Check: How Prudently Does Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Use Debt?

Clearfield: Interesting Developments And A Longer Time Frame To Hold The Stock

Aug 31

What Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

May 23
What Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Shareholders Will Probably Not Have Any Issues With Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) CEO Compensation

Feb 16
Shareholders Will Probably Not Have Any Issues With Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) CEO Compensation

Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Revenue and EPS estimates

Nov 12
Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Revenue and EPS estimates

Is Now The Time To Put Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 25
Is Now The Time To Put Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) On Your Watchlist?

Is There Now An Opportunity In Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)?

Jun 07
Is There Now An Opportunity In Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)?

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Analysts Just Cut Their EPS Forecasts Substantially

May 06
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Analysts Just Cut Their EPS Forecasts Substantially

Here's Why Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Mar 10
Here's Why Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)?

Jan 10
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)?

Is Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) A Risky Investment?

Dec 04
Is Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) A Risky Investment?

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)

Nov 22
New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)

Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD)

Oct 03
Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD)

Here's Why We Think Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Is Well Worth Watching

Sep 19
Here's Why We Think Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Is Well Worth Watching

Is It Time To Consider Buying Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)?

Aug 19
Is It Time To Consider Buying Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD)?

Clearfield's Compelling Catalyst

Aug 16

Forecast: Analysts Think Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) Business Prospects Have Improved Drastically

Aug 03
Forecast: Analysts Think Clearfield, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLFD) Business Prospects Have Improved Drastically

Clearfield rallies after over doubled earnings, bullish outlook: FQ3 Results

Jul 29

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Cheri Beranek's remuneration changed compared to Clearfield's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$12m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$9m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$13m

Sep 30 2023US$1mUS$425k

US$33m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$47m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$54m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$53m

Sep 30 2022US$2mUS$374k

US$49m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$40m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$33m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$28m

Sep 30 2021US$2mUS$362k

US$20m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$16m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$13m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$10m

Sep 30 2020US$822kUS$351k

US$7m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$6m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$4m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

US$4m

Sep 30 2019US$537kUS$322k

US$5m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$5m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$5m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

US$4m

Sep 30 2018US$335kUS$322k

US$4m

Compensation vs Market: Cheri's total compensation ($USD1.06M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.22M).

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


CEO

Cheri Beranek (62 yo)

17.4yrs

Tenure

US$1,061,862

Compensation

Ms. Cheryl P. Beranek, also known as Cheri, serves as Director at Key Tronic Corporation from January 2004. She has been Chief Executive Officer and President at Clearfield, Inc. (formerly, APA Enterprises...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Cheryl Beranek
CEO, President & Director17.4yrsUS$1.06m3.19%
$ 13.5m
Daniel Herzog
Chief Financial Officer13.3yrsUS$666.39k0.38%
$ 1.6m
John Hill
Chief Operating Officer16.1yrsUS$1.06m1.36%
$ 5.7m
Skip Hansen
Chief Information Officer2.3yrsno datano data
Frank Brixius
General Counsel & Secretary1.4yrsno datano data
Kevin Morgan
Chief Marketing Officer8.3yrsno datano data
Bob Cody
Vice President of Human Resources & Office of Resource Management2.3yrsno datano data
Allen Griser
Chief Commercial Officer4.2yrsno datano data

6.2yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CLFD's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Cheryl Beranek
CEO, President & Director17.3yrsUS$1.06m3.19%
$ 13.5m
Ronald Roth
Independent Chairman of the Board22.8yrsUS$110.73k10.1%
$ 42.6m
Charles Hayssen
Independent Director16.2yrsUS$109.96k0.98%
$ 4.1m
Patrick Goepel
Independent Director9.2yrsUS$99.96k0.30%
$ 1.3m
Donald Hayward
Independent Director17.3yrsUS$109.96k0.084%
$ 355.3k
Carol Wirsbinski
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$109.19k0.032%
$ 136.8k
Roger Harding
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$99.96k0.21%
$ 889.2k
Walter Jones
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$99.96k0.043%
$ 179.5k

12.7yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CLFD's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.7 years average tenure).