Sierra Wireless, Inc.

NasdaqGS:SWIR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

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Sierra Wireless Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Sierra Wireless' CEO is Phil Brace, appointed in Jul 2021, has a tenure of 1.5 years. total yearly compensation is $3.93M, comprised of 6.5% salary and 93.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.068% of the company’s shares, worth $819.49K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 2.8 years respectively.

Key information

Phil Brace

Chief executive officer

US$3.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.46%
CEO tenure1.5yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure2yrs
Board average tenure2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Semtech, Sierra Wireless receive DOJ second request on deal

Oct 18

Sierra Wireless jumps 18% on report of Semtech buyout talks

Aug 01

Sierra Wireless - Going Wild

Jul 08

Turnaround At Sierra Wireless

Apr 14

Why Sierra Wireless Is Due For A Dip

Jul 08

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Phil Brace's remuneration changed compared to Sierra Wireless's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$25m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$53m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$74m

Dec 31 2021US$4mUS$254k

-US$89m

Compensation vs Market: Phil's total compensation ($USD3.93M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.11M).

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


CEO

Phil Brace (51 yo)

1.5yrs
Tenure
US$3,926,749
Compensation

Mr. Philip Gordon Brace, also known as Phil, is President and Chief Executive Officer at Sierra Wireless, Inc. since July 26, 2021 and also serves as Director since August 2021. He had been Executive Vice...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Philip Brace
President1.5yrsUS$3.93m0.068%
$ 819.5k
Samuel Cochrane
Chief Financial Officer2.7yrsUS$1.15m0.054%
$ 654.9k
Roy MacLean
Senior Vice President of Operations1.9yrsUS$532.56k0.035%
$ 429.7k
James Ryan
Senior VP of Product2.1yrsUS$666.40kno data
Pravinchandra Desale
Senior Vice President of Engineering1.2yrsUS$2.35m0.046%
$ 556.2k
David Climie
Vice President of Investor Relations8.8yrsno datano data
Jennifer Farac
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary2.8yrsno data0.00063%
$ 7.6k
Steve Harmon
Senior Vice President of Global Sales1.2yrsUS$1.77m0.042%
$ 504.0k
2.0yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SWIR's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Philip Brace
President1.4yrsUS$3.93m0.068%
$ 819.5k
Gregory Waters
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$181.57k0.17%
$ 2.1m
Martin McCourt
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$172.57k0.11%
$ 1.3m
Karima Bawa
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$176.87kno data
Lori O'Neill
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$186.37kno data
Thomas Sieber
Independent Director9yrsUS$181.57k0.19%
$ 2.3m
Russell Jones
Independent Chairman4.3yrsUS$187.37k0.077%
$ 929.9k
James Anderson
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$172.57k0.057%
$ 693.9k
Raj Talluri
Board Observer2.8yrsno datano data
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SWIR's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/01/13 10:25
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/12 00:00
Earnings2022/09/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

Sierra Wireless, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Amir RozwadowskiBarclays
Scott SearleBenchmark Company
Thanos MoschopoulosBMO Capital Markets Equity Research