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Cepton Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Cepton's CEO is Jun Pei, appointed in Jan 2016, has a tenure of 2.92 years. total yearly compensation is $558.27K, comprised of 57.3% salary and 42.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.09% of the company’s shares, worth $8.39M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.6 years and 2.9 years respectively.
Key information
Jun Pei
Chief executive officer
US$558.3k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 57.3% |
| CEO tenure | 9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 16.1% |
| Management average tenure | 5.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Will Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
Jun 28
After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar
Apr 05Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook
Apr 03Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation
Mar 27Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation
Sep 22Shareholders In Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Should Look Beyond Earnings For The Full Story
Aug 24Cepton picks internal executive for COO role
Aug 01Cepton: Better Times Ahead
Jul 22Cepton: Short Squeezes Provide Interesting Short Selling Opportunities
Mar 01CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$27m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$42m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$558k | US$320k | -US$49m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$58m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$64m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$47m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$908k | US$312k | US$9m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$14m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$23m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$265k | US$265k | -US$37m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$29m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$24m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$205k | US$205k | -US$20m |
Compensation vs Market: Jun's total compensation ($USD558.27K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD642.40K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jun's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Jun Pei (55 yo)
9yrs
Tenure
US$558,273
Compensation
Dr. Jun Pei is CEO & Chairman of the Board and President of Cepton, Inc. (f/k/a Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.). from February 2022. Dr. Pei serves as the CEO of Cepton since co-founding in 2016. Dr. Pei...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 9yrs | US$558.27k | 16.09% $ 8.4m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.8yrs | US$608.48k | 0.034% $ 17.9k | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 2.9yrs | US$655.07k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Co-Founder & Chairman of Technology Advisory Board | 9yrs | US$224.34k | 6.43% $ 3.4m | |
| Interim CFO & Principal Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.015% $ 8.0k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 8.3yrs | US$1.16m | 0.31% $ 160.7k |
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CPTN's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 2.9yrs | US$558.27k | 16.09% $ 8.4m | |
| Co-Founder & Chairman of Technology Advisory Board | 1.8yrs | US$224.34k | 6.43% $ 3.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$106.70k | 0.33% $ 174.2k | |
| Non-Independent Director | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 2.9yrs | no data | 16.15% $ 8.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$96.70k | 0.11% $ 57.5k | |
| Director | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$98.28k | 0.11% $ 57.5k |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CPTN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/08 11:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/06 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 * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cepton, Inc. is covered by 7 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 |
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| Richard Shannon | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Samik Chatterjee | J.P. Morgan |
| Matthew Galinko | Maxim Group |