Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

NasdaqGS:CMTL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$106.5m

Comtech Telecommunications Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Comtech Telecommunications' CEO is John Ratigan, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $802.56K, comprised of 46.5% salary and 53.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.062% of the company’s shares, worth $66.53K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 2.9 years respectively.

Key information

John Ratigan

Chief executive officer

US$802.6k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage46.5%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.06%
Management average tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure2.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Comtech's Restructuring Is Risky And Only Makes Sense Under Very Optimistic Assumptions

Oct 19

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (NASDAQ:CMTL) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Sep 12
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (NASDAQ:CMTL) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL)

Jun 13
Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Feb 06
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Take Care Before Jumping Onto Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Even Though It's 36% Cheaper

Dec 18
Take Care Before Jumping Onto Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Even Though It's 36% Cheaper

Is Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 01
Is Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Comtech Telecommunications Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Sep 28

Comtech bags foreign military sales contract

Sep 21

Comtech names new CEO; reiterates outlook

Aug 10

Comtech taps Peterman to replace Kornberg as chairman

Jul 25

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Ratigan's remuneration changed compared to Comtech Telecommunications's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jul 31 2024US$803kUS$374k

-US$135m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD802.56K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD653.16K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare John's compensation with company performance.


CEO

John Ratigan

less than a year

Tenure

US$802,561

Compensation

Mr. John Ratigan serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Comtech Telecommunications Corp. since October 28, 2024 and was its Interim Chief Executive Officer since March 13, 2024 until...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Ratigan
Presidentless than a yearUS$802.56k0.062%
$ 66.5k
Michael Bondi
Chief Financial Officer6.2yrsUS$1.44m0.43%
$ 461.0k
Donald Walther
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary1.7yrsUS$1.02m0.087%
$ 92.4k
Jeff Robertson
President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segmentless than a yearUS$930.09k0.081%
$ 86.8k
Kenneth Traub
Executive Chairmanless than a yearno data0.091%
$ 96.8k
Anirban Chakraborty
Chief Technology Officer1.5yrsno datano data
Jennie Kerr
Chief People Officer3yrsno datano data
Jeffrey Harig
President of the Government Group of Comtech EF Data Corp.4.8yrsno datano data
Daniel Gizinski
President of Satellite & Space Communications Segmentno datano data0.073%
$ 77.7k
Jon Opalski
Divisional Chief Operating Officer2.5yrsno datano data
Ashley Clark
Chief of Staffno datano datano data
Nancy Stallone
Treasurer & Assistant Corporate Secretary3.7yrsUS$624.59k0.18%
$ 196.5k

2.1yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CMTL's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Ratigan
Presidentless than a yearUS$802.56k0.062%
$ 66.5k
Kenneth Traub
Executive Chairmanless than a yearno data0.091%
$ 96.8k
Yacov Shamash
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$210.86k0.073%
$ 77.2k
Lawrence Waldman
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$310.81k0.067%
$ 71.7k
Michael Hildebrandt
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Judy Chambers
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$245.00k0.095%
$ 100.8k
Mark Quinlan
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$205.86k0%
$ 0
Wendi Carpenter
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$205.86k0.016%
$ 16.6k
Bruce Crawford
Lead Independent Director1.5yrsUS$239.71k0%
$ 0

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CMTL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:06
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/07/31
Annual Earnings2024/07/31

Data Sources

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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

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is covered by 15 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy LongBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Michael CiarmoliBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Michael CrawfordB. Riley Securities, Inc.