Liberum's executive turnover data for May 2013 was quite similar to April 2013's data. The overall executive turnover level was reasonably positive and while it still continues to have areas for concern, it remains a positive indicator for the Amercian economy. All four key executive turnover categories (CEOs, CFOs, C-level Execs and Board of Directors) saw percentage declines from the same month a year earlier but May saw a reasonable increase from April 2013 in overall executive turnover for three out of the four key categories (CEO change total remained nearly the same) which remains a positive sign for the economy and was similar to the trend Liberum observed for April 2013 as compared to March 2013. Liberums exexecutive data successfully predicted both May's ADP Employment Report and the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics May Employment Report which were both predicted by most pundents to be somewhat negative..
Below is a breakdown of the key executive category percentage changes for May 2013 compared with May a year earlier and the previous month of April 2013.
- For May 2013 CEO changes declined 8% from a year earlier, CFO changes declined 4%, overall C-level (as defined by Liberum Research as board of directors, CEOs, CFOs down to corporate VPs) changes declined 13% and board of director changes declined 5% as compared with May 2012 totals.
- The month to month change in executive turnover (April 2013 to May 2013) showed a slightly different picture with a 0% change in CEOs, CFO changes increased 12%, overall C-level changes increased 10% and board of director changes increased 18%, respectively.
Below are the overall turnover figures for May. The information is just illustrative of how institutional investors could view executive turnover and its possible relationship with a company's performance. Using Liberum's database could offer a totally new perspective on investment.
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KEY CEO CHANGES - MAY 201331 COMPANIES WITH CEO CHANGES WORTH RE-EXAMINING
According to Liberum's Management Change Database, a total of 223 CEO related changes occurred during May 2013. Here are 31 from the time period that caught my eye. By significant, I'm looking for situations where I think a particularly strong or weak choice has been made - given the apparent current state of the company - or where there is an interesting special situation.
DATE COMPANY TICKER EXCHANGE MARKET CAP $ MILLIONS
05-01 Gryphon Gold Gorp GYPH OBB
05-01 Symmetricom, Inc. SYMM NASDAQ
05-02 Agere Systems, Inc. AGR
05-02 First Data Corporation FDC
05-02 Intel Corporation INTC NASDAQ 119300
05-02 Thq Inc. THQIQ OTN 206
05-03 Big Lots Inc. BIG NYSE 2134
05-07 Liberty Energy Co LBYE OTN 7
05-07 WebMD Health Corp. WBMD NASDAQ 1420
05-08 Bg Medicine, Inc. BGMD NASDAQ
05-08 Fusion-Io, Inc. C FIO NYSE 1478
05-09 Carbon Sciences, CABN OTN
05-10 A.P. Pharma, Inc. APPA OBB 134
05-15 Harvard Bioscience, Inc. HBIO NASDAQ 156
05-16 Eastman Chemical Company EMN NYSE 11448
05-17 Bar Harbor Bankshares BHB NYSE 140
05-17 Helmer Directiona EXLA 180
05-18 Capital Southwest Corp. CSWC NASDAQ 521
05-20 Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK NYSE 14021
05-20 SMTC Corporation (USA) SMTX NASDAQ 33
05-20 Vision-Sciences, Inc. VSCI NASDAQ 49
05-21 Alternative Energ AEGY OBB 623
05-21 Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. FBC NYSE 767
05-21 Protext Mobility TXTM OTN 764
05-22 iGATE Corporation IGTE NASDAQ 821
05-23 Forest Laboratories, Inc. FRX NYSE 10365
05-23 The Procter & Gamble Company PG NYSE 224400
05-24 Apollo Group, Inc. APOL NASDAQ 2364
05-24 Gleacher & Compan GLCH NASDAQ 84
05-29 Cannabis Science CBIS OTN 31
05-30 Tessera Technologies, Inc. TSRA NASDAQ 1105
MAY 2013 MANAGEMENT CHANGE STATISTICS
C-LEVEL MANAGEMENT CHANGE STATISTICS
GRAND TOTAL - 1512
GRAND TOTAL - 1512
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS
> Banking - 171> Drugs/Biotech - 120
> Energy - 108
> Energy - 108
MAY 2013 CEO CHANGE STATISTICS
GRAND TOTAL - 223
GRAND TOTAL - 223
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS
> Banking - 25> Drugs/Biotech - 20
> Energy - 20
> Energy - 20
MAY 2013 CFO CHANGE STATISTICS
GRAND TOTAL - 212
GRAND TOTAL - 212
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS
> Banking - 17
> Drugs/Biotech - 17
> Metals/Mining - 14
> Drugs/Biotech - 17
> Metals/Mining - 14
MAY 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTOR CHANGE STATISTICS
GRAND TOTAL - 542
GRAND TOTAL - 542
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS
> Drugs/Biotech - 62
> Energy - 55
> Banking - 46
> Energy - 55
> Banking - 46
Investors need to diligently monitor key management changes. Certain management changes should be viewed as a "special situation" that can have a direct and major impact on a company's performance and share price.
- New CEOs know more than the market about the company. Their decision to take the position contains information. Likewise the departing CEO.
- Likewise departing CFOs New CEOs will bring new skills and often-times a new direction. This is normally significant, and worth analyzing.
Liberum Research, the independent research firm focused on corporate management change, has developed an online relational database designed to assist institutional investors develop special situation investment ideas related to executive management change. While special situation investing traditionally revolves around corporate restructuring, spin-offs and acquisitions, executive management changes, depending on the circumstances, can represent a short or long-term investment opportunity.
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