Argan Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Argan's CEO is Ronan Le Lan, appointed in Apr 2003, has a tenure of 22.08 years. total yearly compensation is €546.32K, comprised of 42.7% salary and 57.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.95% of the company’s shares, worth €30.57M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.2 years and 5.4 years respectively.

Key information

Ronan Le Lan

Chief executive officer

€546.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.7%
CEO tenure22.1yrs
CEO ownership2.0%
Management average tenure11.2yrs
Board average tenure5.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Argan SA's (EPA:ARG) Shares?

Jan 06
What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Argan SA's (EPA:ARG) Shares?

A Note On Argan SA's (EPA:ARG) ROE and Debt To Equity

Dec 03
A Note On Argan SA's (EPA:ARG) ROE and Debt To Equity

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ronan Le Lan's remuneration changed compared to Argan's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024€546k€233k

€246m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€170m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€94m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-€84m

Dec 31 2023€402k€225k

-€263m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-€378m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-€494m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-€199m

Dec 31 2022€377k€215k

€95m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

€373m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

€652m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

€660m

Dec 31 2021€882k€215k

€668m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

€618m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

€568m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

€423m

Dec 31 2020€199k€160k

€279m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

€193m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

€107m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

€161m

Dec 31 2019€196k€160k

€215m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

€222m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

€228m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

€186m

Dec 31 2018€654k€160k

€145m

Compensation vs Market: Ronan's total compensation ($USD613.30K) is below average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD1.60M).

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


CEO

Ronan Le Lan

22.1yrs

Tenure

€546,324

Compensation

Mr. Ronan Le Lan serves as the Chairman of the Executive Board at Argan SA since April 17, 2003 and serves as its Director of Development & Promotion. He has been Member of Executive Board at Argan SA sinc...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jean-Claude Le Lan
Founding President & Chairman of the Supervisory Boardno data€96.00k28.76%
€ 450.4m
Ronan Le Lan
Chairman of the Executive Board and Director of Development & Promotion22.1yrs€546.32k1.95%
€ 30.6m
Francis Albertinelli
CFO, Administrative & Financial Director and Member of the Executive Board21.3yrs€539.26kno data
Stephane Cassagne
Director of Asset Management & Member of Executive Boardless than a year€348.99kno data
Aymar de Germay
General Secretary & Member of Executive Board1.1yrs€507.55kno data

11.2yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: ARG's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jean-Claude Le Lan
Founding President & Chairman of the Supervisory Board22.1yrs€96.00k28.76%
€ 450.4m
Hubert Rodarie
Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board4.2yrs€34.13kno data
Eric Donnet
Independent Member of Supervisory Boardless than a yearno datano data
Florence de Lafont
Independent Member of the Supervisory Board18.1yrs€26.25kno data
Constance de Poncins
Independent Member of the Supervisory Board5.2yrs€23.63kno data
Nicolas Le Lan
Member of the Supervisory Board8.2yrs€15.75k0.77%
€ 12.1m
Jean-Claude Le Lan
Member of the Supervisory Board3.2yrs€15.75k0.87%
€ 13.7m
Najat Aasqui
Representative Member of Supervisory Board5.6yrs€28.35kno data

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ARG's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/08 02:03
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/08 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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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

Argan SA is covered by 12 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Eleanor FrewBarclays
Eleanor FrewBarclays
Celine HuynhBarclays