Liberty Global Ltd.

WBAG:A3ES4W Stock Report

Market Cap: €6.0b

Liberty Global Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Liberty Global's CEO is Mike Fries, appointed in Jun 2005, has a tenure of 18.5 years. total yearly compensation is $19.00M, comprised of 13.5% salary and 86.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.39% of the company’s shares, worth €82.72M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.7 years and 14.3 years respectively.

Key information

Mike Fries

Chief executive officer

US$19.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage13.5%
CEO tenure18.5yrs
CEO ownership1.4%
Management average tenure11.7yrs
Board average tenure14.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mike Fries's remuneration changed compared to Liberty Global's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$5b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$4b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2022US$19mUS$3m

US$592m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$6b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$4b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$13b

Dec 31 2021US$62mUS$3m

US$13b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$12b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$10b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2020US$45mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$446m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$260m

Dec 31 2019US$123mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$476m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$477m

Dec 31 2018US$33mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$2b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$2b

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$3b

Dec 31 2017US$17mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2017n/an/a

US$674m

Jun 30 2017n/an/a

US$999m

Mar 31 2017n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2016US$40mUS$2m

US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD19.00M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD2.46M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Mike Fries (60 yo)

18.5yrs

Tenure

US$19,002,343

Compensation

Mr. Michael Thomas Fries, also known as Mike, serves as the President of the Board at Sunrise Communications AG since November 2020. He serves as Chairman of the Board at Virgin Media Inc. He has been the...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Fries
Vice Chairman18.5yrsUS$19.00m1.39%
€ 82.7m
Charles Henry Bracken
Executive VP & CFO6.9yrsUS$5.10m0.013%
€ 790.6k
Enrique Rodriguez
Executive VP & CTO5.4yrsUS$4.21m0.13%
€ 7.6m
Bryan Hall
Executive VP11.9yrsUS$4.30m0.072%
€ 4.3m
Andrea Salvato
Executive VP & Chief Development Officer11.9yrsUS$4.95m0.061%
€ 3.6m
Jason Waldron
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer6.9yrsno data0.030%
€ 1.8m
Veenod Kurup
Chief Information Officer & MD7.8yrsno datano data
Frederick Westerman
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Responsibility18.5yrsno datano data
Amy Blair
Senior VP & Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Eric Lennon
Managing Director of Technology Integration11.7yrsno datano data
Dana Strong
Chief Transformation Officer and Senior Vice President8.9yrsno datano data
Manuel Kohnstamm
Senior VP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer11.8yrsno datano data

11.7yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: A3ES4W's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Fries
Vice Chairman18.5yrsUS$19.00m1.39%
€ 82.7m
Madalina Suceveanu
MD of Mobile & Cloud Technology1.5yrsno datano data
J. Wargo
Independent Director18.5yrsUS$344.90k0.064%
€ 3.8m
Andrew Cole
Independent Director10.5yrsUS$329.74k0.022%
€ 1.3m
John Malone
Chairman18.5yrsUS$2.75m7.55%
€ 449.7m
Larry Romrell
Independent Director18.5yrsUS$373.52k0.014%
€ 805.5k
Anthony Werner
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Paul Gould
Independent Director18.5yrsUS$399.54k0.32%
€ 19.3m
Miranda T. Curtis
Independent Director13.5yrsUS$329.94k0.079%
€ 4.7m
Richard Green
Independent Director15yrsUS$342.78k0.0070%
€ 415.2k
Marisa Drew
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$349.50k0.00065%
€ 38.7k
Daniel Sanchez
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$379.64k0.0014%
€ 81.6k

14.3yrs

Average Tenure

67.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: A3ES4W's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/12/16 09:22
End of Day Share Price 2023/11/23 00:00
Earnings2023/09/30
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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

Liberty Global Ltd. is covered by 44 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William Noel MilnerArete Research Services LLP
Alex PoundArete Research Services LLP
Maurice PatrickBarclays