NJ TECH CORNER: IDT Corporation
Company Overview
IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT) is a multinational telecommunications and payments company. The Newark-based company, founded by Howard Jonas in 1990, provides its services to individuals and businesses primarily through its flagship BOSS Revolution and net2Phone brands. IDT has a workforce of over 1,200 employees on six continents. The company has made forays into a wide variety of industries outside of its core telecom and payments business divisions. These industries include cloud computing, energy, entertainment, publishing, and pharmaceuticals. The company says these endeavors have often resulted in public spin-offs or acquisitions that have disrupted whole industries.
Shares of common stock outstanding (as of Oct. 19, 2017): |
24,841,407 |
Share price of stock (November 29, 2017) |
$15.53 |
Share price of stock (one year ago) |
$21.11 |
Current valuation (as of November 29, 2017) |
$385.78 million |
Valuation one year ago |
$486.82 million |
Stock Symbol: |
NYSE:IDT |
Revenues (as of July 31, 2017) |
$1.506 billion |
Revenues (previous year) |
$1.496 billion |
Net Income (as of July 31, 2017) |
$9.641 million |
Net Income (previous year) |
$25.258 million |
Management Team
Name |
Age |
Title |
Shmuel Jonas |
36 |
CEO; Managing Member, Arlington Suites, LLC |
Howard S. Jonas |
61 |
Chairman |
Bill Pereiro |
52 |
CEO and President, IDT Telecom |
Marcelo Fischer |
50 |
Senior Vice President-Finance; Chief Financial Officer, IDT Telecom |
Joyce J. Mason |
58 |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Mitch Silberman |
49 |
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |
Menachem Ash |
45 |
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Legal Affairs |
Anthony S. Davidson |
49 |
Senior Vice President of Technology; Executive Vice President, Carrier Operations of IDT Telecom |
Board of Directors
Name |
Age |
Title |
Howard S. Jonas |
61 |
Chairman |
Bill Pereiro |
52 |
CEO and President, IDT Telecom |
Michael Chenkin |
66 |
CPA; former consultant to security industry |
Rev. Eric F. Consentino |
60 |
Member and Governance Fellow, National Association of Corporate Directors; former Rector of Episcopal Church of the Divine Love |
Dr. Judah Schorr |
65 |
President, Judah Schorr MD PC and Tutto Anesthesia; Attending Physician at Anesthesia Services at Bergen Regional Medical Center; Managing Partner, Chavrusa Corp. |
Noteworthy Control
Name |
Shares of common stock owned |
% of total common shares |
Howard S. Jonas |
5,279,503 |
20.4% |
The Vanguard Group |
1,799,996 |
7.7% |
Blackrock, Inc. |
1,203,298 |
5.2% |
Renaissance Technologies, LLC |
1,381,306 |
5.9% |
[All information for NJ Tech Corner was taken from the company’s annual reports and proxy statements and other company sources, with the exception of the company’s stock price and valuation.]