Thales Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Patrice Caine

Chief executive officer

€2.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	29.7%
CEO tenure	10yrs
CEO ownership	0.01%
Management average tenure	8.9yrs
Board average tenure	10.6yrs

Recent management updates

We Think Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) CEO Compensation Looks Fair

May 09

Recent updates

Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Jan 03

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Patrice Caine's remuneration changed compared to Thales's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	€953m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	€951m
Dec 31 2023	€3m	€850k	€949m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	€1b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	€1b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	€1b
Dec 31 2022	€3m	€850k	€1b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	€1b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	€1b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	€1b
Dec 31 2021	€2m	€800k	€971m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	€773m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	€607m
Dec 31 2020	€2m	€784k	€441m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	€557m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	€630m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	€876m
Dec 31 2019	€2m	€800k	€1b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	€1b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	€1b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	€1b
Dec 31 2018	€2m	€700k	€982m

Compensation vs Market: Patrice's total compensation ($USD2.98M) is below average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD4.57M).

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

CEO

Patrice Caine (54 yo)

10yrs

Tenure

€2,858,700

Compensation

Mr. Patrice Caine has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales SA since December 23, 2014. In 2002, Mr. Caine joined the Thales Group's Strategy department before being appointed to manage t...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Patrice Caine	Chairman & CEO	10yrs	€2.86m	0.011% € 3.2m
Philippe Knoche	Senior Executive Vice President of Operations & Performance	1.2yrs	€26.72k	no data
Pascal Bouchiat	Senior EVP of Finance & Information Systems and CFO	no data	no data	no data
Jean-Claude Climeau	Head of Group Treasury & Corporate Finance and Vice President	8.8yrs	no data	no data
Philippe Keryer	Senior Executive Vice-President of Strategy	8.9yrs	no data	no data
Marko Erman	Senior VP & Chief Scientific Officer	no data	no data	no data
Alexandra Boucheron	VP & Head of IR	no data	no data	no data
Isabelle Simon	Executive VP	9.7yrs	no data	no data
Peggy Nahmany	Executive Vice President of Communications	less than a year	no data	no data
Pierre Schaeffer	Chief Marketing Officer & Senior VP	10.3yrs	no data	no data
Clement de Villepin	Senior Executive Vice President of Human Resources	3.7yrs	no data	no data
Pascale Sourisse	Senior Executive Vice President of International Development	17.9yrs	no data	no data

8.9yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HO's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Patrice Caine	Chairman & CEO	10yrs	€2.86m	0.011% € 3.2m
Bernard Fontana	Director	6.9yrs	€32.68k	no data
Charles Edelstenne	Director	15.6yrs	€38.45k	0.00025% € 71.2k
Loik Segalen	Director	15.6yrs	€40.95k	0.00025% € 71.2k
Anne-Claire Taittinger	Independent Director	12.6yrs	€42.95k	0.00030% € 85.4k
Marie-Françoise Walbaum	Director	11.3yrs	€35.95k	0.00024% € 68.3k
Eric Trappier	Director	15.6yrs	€39.70k	0.00024% € 68.3k
Philippe Lepinay	Representative Director	17.7yrs	€38.45k	0.00050% € 142.4k
Loic Rocard	Independent Director	1.3yrs	€6.86k	0.00024% € 68.3k
Delphine Geny-Stephann	Director	3.6yrs	€28.43k	0.00010% € 28.5k
Anne-Marie Hunot-Schmit	Employee Representative Director	8yrs	€45.95k	0.000090% € 25.6k
Anne Rigail	Director	3.6yrs	€28.43k	no data

10.6yrs

Average Tenure

63.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/31 00:37
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Thales S.A. is covered by 38 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Thomas Picherit	AlphaValue
Joseph Campbell	Barclays
Milene Kerner	Barclays

Thales Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Thales S.A. Announces Executive Changes, Effective November 1, 2024

Thales Appoints Thomas Chatel as CEO and Country Director for Central Europe, Balkans and Moldova, Covering Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary Slovakia

We Think Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) CEO Compensation Looks Fair

Thales S.A. Announces Management Changes

Thales Appoints Abdelhafid Mordi as CEO in UAE and CEO of Thales Emarat Technologies

Thales S.A., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Recent updates

Thales to Enhance Vehicle Access with Reliable and Secure Contactless Solutions

Thales Unveils Data Risk Intelligence to Redefine Data Risk Visibility and Proactive Risk Mitigation

Thales S.A. to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Jul 23, 2025

Upcoming dividend of €0.85 per share

Thales' (EPA:HO) Dividend Will Be €0.85

Thales Expands CipherTrust Data Security Platform as-a-Service Offerings

Thales (EPA:HO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of €0.85

Thales (EPA:HO) Will Pay A Dividend Of €0.85

First half dividend increased to €0.85

Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) Price In Tune With Earnings

Is Thales (EPA:HO) A Risky Investment?

Thales S.A. Announces Executive Changes, Effective November 1, 2024

Thales Appoints Thomas Chatel as CEO and Country Director for Central Europe, Balkans and Moldova, Covering Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary Slovakia

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: €3.04 (vs €2.97 in 1H 2023)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

Thales Provides Complete Passwordless Functionality for Enterprises with Passwordless 360

Hitachi Rail Limited completed the acquisition Ground Transportation Systems Business from Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO).

Thales Unveils FlytEDGE, a Connected Cloud-Based Inflight Entertainment System

Upcoming dividend of €2.60 per share

We Think Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) CEO Compensation Looks Fair

Thales (EPA:HO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To €2.60

Thales' (EPA:HO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO) completed the acquisition of Cobham Aerospace Communications from Cobham Limited.

Thales (EPA:HO) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €2.60

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Thales' (EPA:HO) Soft Earnings

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%

Thales (EPA:HO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To €2.60

Final dividend increased to €2.60

New minor risk - Financial position

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Is There An Opportunity With Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) 23% Undervaluation?

Thales and Quantinuum Launch Starter Kit to Help Enterprises Prepare for Post-Quantum Cryptography Changes Ahead

Thales S.A. Announces Management Changes

Thales S.A.'s (EPA:HO) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO) completed the acquisition of Imperva, Inc. from Thoma Bravo, L.P.

Thales S.A. to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Jul 22, 2024

Upcoming dividend of €0.80 per share at 2.1% yield

Thales Appoints Abdelhafid Mordi as CEO in UAE and CEO of Thales Emarat Technologies

Thales S.A., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Thales Announces Appointment of Loic Rocard to the Board of Directors

Thales Announces the Appointment of Fabien Bortoluzzi as Managing Director of Thales Operations in Western & Central Africa

Thales Launches Cloud-Based Payment HSM Service to Help Accelerate Adoption of Cloud Payments Infrastructure

Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO) entered into agreement to acquire Imperva, Inc. from Thoma Bravo, L.P. for an enterprise value of $3.6 billion.

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: €2.97 (vs €2.61 in 1H 2022)

Thales S.A. Sales Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Thales Announces to Expand Scope of Security Monitoring and Include New Assets in G2G System

Thales Announces CipherTrust Data Security Platform As-A-Service

Now 22% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of €2.24 per share at 2.1% yield

Now 22% undervalued

Now 22% undervalued

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Now 21% undervalued

Thales Reinforces Its Border & Travel Offer with the New Multimodal Biometric Pod

Upcoming dividend of €0.70 per share

Now 21% undervalued

Thales S.A. to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Jul 21, 2023

Thales Encryption Key Management Innovations Help Organizations Achieve Digital Sovereignty Across Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments

Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO) completed the acquisition of Maxive Cybersecurity from Sonae Investment Management - Software & Technology, SGPS, S.A.

Thales Announces Interim Dividend for the 2022 Financial Year, Payable on December 8, 2022

Safran to Acquire Thales' Aeronautical Electrical Systems Activities

Thales Appoints Emily Tan as Country Director for Thales Singapore

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: €2.61 (vs €1.86 in 1H 2021)

Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO) signed an agreement to acquire OneWelcome B.V. for €100 million.

Thales S.A. Appoints Jeff Connolly as CEO

Thales Launches HELIXVIEW, a Revolutionary Airport Scanner Allowing Passenger to Not Remove Item from Luggage

Thales S.A. Announces the New Cinterion Mv32 Modem Card That Makes It Quicker and Easier for Manufacturers to Build and Maintain Resilient

Thales S.A. (ENXTPA:HO) entered into definitive agreement to acquire Maxive Cybersecurity from Sonae Investment Management - Software & Technology, SGPS, S.A.. for €120 million.