Watches of Switzerland Group PLC

BST:5WS Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.6b

Watches of Switzerland Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Watches of Switzerland Group's CEO is Hugh Duffy, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 5.67 years. total yearly compensation is £925.04K, comprised of 54.1% salary and 45.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.21% of the company’s shares, worth €51.95M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 5.7 years respectively.

Key information

Hugh Duffy

Chief executive officer

UK£925.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage54.1%
CEO tenure11yrs
CEO ownership3.2%
Management average tenure2.8yrs
Board average tenure5.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Hugh Duffy's remuneration changed compared to Watches of Switzerland Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 27 2024n/an/a

UK£41m

Jul 27 2024n/an/a

UK£50m

Apr 28 2024UK£925kUK£500k

UK£59m

Jan 28 2024n/an/a

UK£82m

Oct 29 2023n/an/a

UK£104m

Jul 29 2023n/an/a

UK£113m

Apr 30 2023UK£3mUK£500k

UK£122m

Jan 31 2023n/an/a

UK£118m

Oct 30 2022n/an/a

UK£114m

Jul 30 2022n/an/a

UK£108m

May 01 2022UK£5mUK£500k

UK£101m

Feb 01 2022n/an/a

UK£87m

Oct 31 2021n/an/a

UK£73m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

UK£62m

May 02 2021UK£1mUK£479k

UK£51m

Feb 02 2021n/an/a

UK£44m

Oct 25 2020n/an/a

UK£37m

Jul 25 2020n/an/a

UK£19m

Apr 26 2020UK£7mUK£490k

UK£507k

Jan 26 2020n/an/a

-UK£6m

Oct 27 2019n/an/a

-UK£3m

Jul 27 2019n/an/a

UK£6m

Apr 28 2019UK£895kUK£500k

UK£14m

Compensation vs Market: Hugh's total compensation ($USD1.15M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.50M).

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

CEO

Hugh Duffy (70 yo)

11yrs

Tenure

UK£925,039

Compensation

Mr. Hugh Brian Duffy serves as Chief Executive Officer at Watches Switzerland Group PLC since 2014 and has been its Director since May 7, 2019. He has served on several boards of across the fashion, retail...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hugh Duffy
CEO & Director11yrsUK£925.04k3.21%
€ 52.0m
Lars Anders Romberg
CFO & Director1.7yrsUK£446.80k0.50%
€ 8.1m
Laura Battley
Company Secretary & General Counsel3.8yrsno datano data
Katie Reed
Vice President of Marketingno datano datano data
Nikki Zamblera
Executive Director of HRno datano datano data
David Hurley
Deputy CEO & President of North America2.8yrsno datano data
Craig Bolton
President of UK & Europe2.8yrsno datano data
Mark Isitt
IT Directorno datano datano data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: 5WS's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hugh Duffy
CEO & Director5.7yrsUK£925.04k3.21%
€ 52.0m
Lars Anders Romberg
CFO & Director1.7yrsUK£446.80k0.50%
€ 8.1m
Ian Carter
Independent Non-Executive Chairman4.2yrsUK£209.82k0.065%
€ 1.0m
Robert Moorhead
Independent Non-Executive Director7yrsUK£72.50k0.013%
€ 206.7k
Teresa Colaianni
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director6.1yrsUK£82.73k0.014%
€ 222.3k
Rosamond Monckton
Independent Non-Executive Director11yrsUK£72.50k0.0037%
€ 60.2k
Chabi Nouri
Independent Non-Executive Director2.7yrsUK£63.85kno data

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 5WS's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 15:21
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/05 00:00
Earnings2024/10/27
Annual Earnings2024/04/28

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

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC is covered by 17 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard TaylorBarclays
Melania GrippoBNP Paribas Exane
Antoine BelgeBNP Paribas Exane