Climb Global Solutions Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Climb Global Solutions' CEO is Dale Foster, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is $3.22M, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.21% of the company’s shares, worth $12.50M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.5 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Dale Foster
Chief executive officer
US$3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.5% |
| CEO tenure | 4.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLMB) Stock Rockets 29% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Nov 22
Climb Global Solutions: After Doubling In 6 Months, Future Growth Mostly Priced In
Oct 22Earnings Not Telling The Story For Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLMB) After Shares Rise 33%
Aug 31Climb Global Solutions: Q2, Returning To Earnings Growth Momentum (Rating Downgrade)
Aug 09Investors Appear Satisfied With Climb Global Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLMB) Prospects
Jul 17Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Climb Global Solutions' (NASDAQ:CLMB) Recent Growth In Returns
Jun 29Climb Global Solutions: Cash Can Fund Acquisitions And Double Earnings By 2026
May 09Headwaters Capital - Climb Global Solutions: The Middle Man For The Middle Man
Apr 14There May Be Reason For Hope In Climb Global Solutions' (NASDAQ:CLMB) Disappointing Earnings
Mar 13Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Climb Global Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLMB) P/E Ratio
Mar 01Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.17
Aug 06Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLMB)?
Aug 04Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.17
May 07Climb Global Solutions, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
May 06Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Apr 26What Is Climb Global Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CLMB) Share Price Doing?
Jan 13Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.17
Nov 08Climb Channel Solutions, part of Wayside Technology Group joins hands with Calamu
Sep 13Wayside Technology acquires EMEA IT channel distributor Spinnakar for $11.8M
Aug 18Wayside Technology Group (NASDAQ:WSTG) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.17
Aug 07Wayside Technology GAAP EPS of $0.63, revenue of $67.86M
Aug 03Wayside Technology Group: Q1 EPS +74%, 23% Net Cash, 12x Ex-Cash P/E
May 11Wayside Technology: Get Ready To Be Bored, And Profitable
Mar 17Wayside Technology Group's (NASDAQ:WSTG) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals
Mar 16Wayside Technology Group (NASDAQ:WSTG) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.17
Mar 06Wayside Technology Group: Record 4Q EPS +34%, Upgrading Price Target, 22% Net Cash
Mar 04Should You Be Adding Wayside Technology Group (NASDAQ:WSTG) To Your Watchlist Today?
Mar 04Wayside Technology: 4x EPS Growth In Q3, 32% Net Cash, 7x P/E
Nov 08Wayside Technology: 33% Top-Line Growth, 11.2x P/E, 29% Net Cash
Aug 06Wayside Technology names Andrew Clark as CFO
Jun 09CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$16m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$500k | US$12m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$377k | US$12m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$1m | US$325k | US$9m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$8m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$322k | US$4m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$498k | US$254k | US$7m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$548k | US$248k | US$3m |
Compensation vs Market: Dale's total compensation ($USD3.22M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.16M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dale's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Dale Foster (60 yo)
4.9yrs
Tenure
US$3,223,774
Compensation
Mr. Dale Richard Foster has been Chief Executive Officer of Climb Global Solutions (formerly known as Wayside Technology Group, Inc.) since January 20, 2020 and Director since January 15, 2020. He also ser...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.9yrs | US$3.22m | 2.21% $ 12.5m | |
| VP & CFO | 3.5yrs | US$774.84k | 0.68% $ 3.8m | |
| VP of Operations & Chief Information Officer | 9.8yrs | US$569.98k | 1.21% $ 6.8m | |
| VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 6.9yrs | US$709.02k | 0.77% $ 4.4m | |
| President & COO | less than a year | no data | 0.49% $ 2.7m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.39% $ 2.2m | |
| Managing Director | 2.3yrs | no data | no data |
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CLMB's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.9yrs | US$3.22m | 2.21% $ 12.5m | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$185.00k | 0.31% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$160.00k | 0.17% $ 952.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$175.00k | 0.41% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$180.00k | 0.21% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | US$233.16k | 0.13% $ 732.0k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 6.8yrs | US$200.00k | 0.57% $ 3.2m |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CLMB's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 21:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .
Analyst Sources
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Vincent Colicchio | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Brian Hollenden | Sidoti & Company, LLC |