Asbury Automotive Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Asbury Automotive Group's CEO is David Hult, appointed in Jan 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is $8.14M, comprised of 16% salary and 84% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.19% of the company’s shares, worth €7.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 6.3 years respectively.

Key information

David Hult

Chief executive officer

US$8.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	16.0%
CEO tenure	6.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	4.3yrs
Board average tenure	6.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Hult's remuneration changed compared to Asbury Automotive Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$568m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$603m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$900m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$936m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$941m
Dec 31 2022	US$9m	US$1m	US$997m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$785m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$727m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$677m
Dec 31 2021	US$7m	US$1m	US$532m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$481m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$430m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$328m
Dec 31 2020	US$6m	US$932k	US$254m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$209m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$158m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$163m
Dec 31 2019	US$5m	US$1m	US$184m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$181m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$181m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$169m
Dec 31 2018	US$5m	US$1m	US$168m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$170m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$157m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$145m
Dec 31 2017	US$2m	US$750k	US$139m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD8.14M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.57M).

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

CEO

David Hult (57 yo)

6.3yrs

Tenure

US$8,138,627

Compensation

Mr. David W. Hult has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. since January 1, 2018. Mr. Hult serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at Precision Moto...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Hult	President	6.3yrs	US$8.14m	0.19% $ 7.8m
Michael Welch	Senior VP & CFO	2.7yrs	US$2.08m	0.019% $ 800.3k
Daniel Clara	Senior Vice President of Operations	4.3yrs	US$2.18m	0.023% $ 972.3k
George Villasana	Senior VP	12yrs	US$2.07m	0.020% $ 832.1k
Jed Milstein	Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	6.3yrs	US$1.84m	0.025% $ 1.0m
Nathan Briesemeister	VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller	1.4yrs	no data	0.0011% $ 44.8k
Barry Cohen	Chief Information Officer & VP	no data	no data	no data
Miran Maric	Senior Vice President of Strategy & Innovation	2.2yrs	no data	0.000010% $ 418.6
Karen Reid	VP- Corporate FP&A and Treasurer	no data	no data	no data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AWG's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Hult	President	6.3yrs	US$8.14m	0.19% $ 7.8m
Thomas Reddin	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	9.9yrs	US$441.86k	0.052% $ 2.2m
Juanita James	Independent Director	16.5yrs	US$277.60k	0.036% $ 1.5m
Bridget Ryan-Berman	Independent Director	6yrs	US$305.69k	0.031% $ 1.3m
Philip Maritz	Independent Director	22yrs	US$249.82k	0.037% $ 1.6m
Hilliard Terry	Independent Director	2.2yrs	US$249.47k	0.011% $ 465.4k
William Fay	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$284.83k	0.013% $ 564.6k
Joel Alsfine	Independent Director	9.3yrs	US$266.51k	0.045% $ 1.9m
Maureen Morrison	Independent Director	5.3yrs	US$307.13k	0.029% $ 1.2m

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AWG's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Asbury Automotive Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

George A. Villasana to Retire as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., Effective June 30, 2024

Insider recently sold €503k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Independent Director recently sold €342k worth of stock

Senior VP recently sold €630k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €227k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$7.25 (vs US$8.40 in 1Q 2023)

George A. Villasana to Retire as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., Effective June 30, 2024

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Insider recently sold €503k worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$28.83 (vs US$44.72 in FY 2022)

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$28.83 (vs US$44.72 in FY 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 08, 2024

Independent Director recently sold €342k worth of stock

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$8.21 (vs US$9.28 in 3Q 2022)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.40 (vs US$9.11 in 2Q 2022)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 25, 2023

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 25, 2023

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(NYSE:ABG) dropped from Russell 2000 Growth-Defensive Index

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) announces an Equity Buyback for $250 million worth of its shares.

Umansky Automotive Group LLC acquired McDavid Acura of Austin from Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG).

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$8.40 (vs US$10.43 in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Senior VP recently sold €630k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €227k worth of stock

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$44.72 (vs US$26.75 in FY 2021)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Announces Appointment of Nathan Briesemeister as Chief Accounting Officer & Controller

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$9.28 (vs US$7.62 in 3Q 2021)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 27, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$9.11 (vs US$7.88 in 2Q 2021)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Insider recently sold €767k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$10.43 (vs US$4.81 in 1Q 2021)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Larry H. Miller Toyota in Albuquerque, New Mexico from Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG).

President recently sold €4.5m worth of stock

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Appoints Hilliard C. Terry, III to Board of Directors, Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Capital Allocation & Risk Management Committee

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and real property from Kahlo Chrysler Jeep Dodge Inc.

Insufficient new directors

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) acquired Stevinson Automotive from Kent Stevinson.

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$7.62 (vs US$5.01 in 3Q 2020)

Flow Automotive Inc. acquired Crown Motorcar Company L.L.C. from Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG).

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) acquired Mike Shaw Subaru Greeley from Warren Yoder.

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$7.88 (vs US$2.58 in 2Q 2020)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Enhances Clicklane with Addition of Accessories and Customization Platform Powered by Insignia Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(NYSE:ABG) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.81 (vs US$1.02 in 1Q 2020)

Senior Vice President of Operations recently sold €868k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$13.25 (vs US$9.65 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

New 90-day high: €139

Insider recently sold €266k worth of stock

Insider recently sold €142k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$13.25 (vs US$9.65 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Appoints William D. Fay to Its Board of Directors and to the Audit Committee and the Capital Allocation & Risk Management Committee

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 02, 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: €129

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: €107

Asbury Automotive Group Launches Clicklane the First-Ever End-To-End Car-Buying Solution

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. to Unveil Clicklane

Patrick Guido to Become Chief Financial Officer At Asbury Automotive Group Inc