Sinclair, Inc.

DB:HQ7 Stock Report

Market Cap: €807.0m

Sinclair Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sinclair's CEO is Chris Ripley, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 8.25 years. total yearly compensation is $7.21M, comprised of 18.2% salary and 81.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.48% of the company’s shares, worth €11.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 17.1 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Ripley

Chief executive officer

US$7.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage18.2%
CEO tenure8.3yrs
CEO ownership1.5%
Management average tenure6.8yrs
Board average tenure17.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Ripley's remuneration changed compared to Sinclair's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

US$310m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$207m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$347m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$453m

Dec 31 2023US$7mUS$1m

-US$291m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$105m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$172m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$250m

Dec 31 2022US$10mUS$1m

US$3b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2021US$16mUS$1m

-US$414m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$142m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$3b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$3b

Dec 31 2020US$13mUS$1m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$3b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$358m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$148m

Dec 31 2019US$10mUS$1m

US$47m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$210m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$334m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$320m

Dec 31 2018US$7mUS$1m

US$341m

Compensation vs Market: Chris 's total compensation ($USD7.21M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.49M).

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

CEO

Chris Ripley (47 yo)

8.3yrs

Tenure

US$7,211,320

Compensation

Mr. Christopher S. Ripley, also known as Chris, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (“Sinclair“) since January 01, 2017. He is President and CEO of Sinclair Bro...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Smith
Executive Chairman of the Board34.6yrsUS$7.19m15.58%
€ 125.8m
Christopher Ripley
President & CEO8.3yrsUS$7.21m1.48%
€ 12.0m
Lucy Rutishauser
Executive VP & CFO8.3yrsUS$5.95m0.28%
€ 2.3m
Robert Weisbord
COO & President of Local Medialess than a yearUS$5.06m0.38%
€ 3.0m
David Gibber
Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer6yrsUS$2.25m0.30%
€ 2.5m
J. Smith
VP, Secretary & Director39.3yrsno data9.9%
€ 79.9m
Jason Smith
Executive Vice Chairmanless than a yearno data0.29%
€ 2.4m
Kevin Cotlove
EVP & COOless than a yearno datano data
David Bochenek
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer22.4yrsno data0.035%
€ 280.1k
Michael Kralec
Senior VP & CTOno datano datano data
Brian Bark
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer6.8yrsno datano data
Christopher King
Vice President of Investor Relations1.7yrsno datano data

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HQ7's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Smith
Executive Chairman of the Board34.6yrsUS$7.19m15.58%
€ 125.8m
J. Smith
VP, Secretary & Director39.3yrsno data9.9%
€ 79.9m
Jason Smith
Executive Vice Chairmanless than a yearno data0.29%
€ 2.4m
Frederick Smith
VP & Director39.3yrsno data5.27%
€ 42.5m
Benjamin Carson
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$296.91k0.064%
€ 515.7k
Robert Smith
Director39.3yrsUS$282.91k9.42%
€ 76.1m
Daniel Keith
Independent Director23.9yrsUS$338.91k0.074%
€ 594.2k
Howard Friedman
Independent Director10.3yrsUS$322.91k0.11%
€ 902.2k
Benson Legg
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$327.41k0.090%
€ 723.9k
Laurie Beyer
Independent Director4yrsUS$308.41k0.074%
€ 595.2k

17.1yrs

Average Tenure

70yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HQ7's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/22 18:03
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/22 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

Sinclair, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel KurnosBenchmark Company
Edward AtorinoBenchmark Company
Stephen WeissBofA Global Research