Argan Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Argan's CEO is David Watson, appointed in Aug 2022, has a tenure of 2.42 years. total yearly compensation is $1.87M, comprised of 21.4% salary and 78.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.38% of the company’s shares, worth $7.03M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 12.8 years respectively.
Key information
David Watson
Chief executive officer
US$1.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.4% |
| CEO tenure | 2.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 2.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 12.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Jul 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$44m |
| Apr 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Jan 31 2024 | US$2m | US$400k | US$32m |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$34m |
| Jul 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$36m |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Jan 31 2023 | US$1m | US$305k | US$33m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$26m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$35m |
| Jan 31 2022 | US$2m | US$223k | US$38m |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$46m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$43m |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$35m |
| Jan 31 2021 | US$863k | US$200k | US$24m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Jan 31 2020 | US$1m | US$200k | -US$43m |
| Oct 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$38m |
| Jul 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Apr 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$17m |
| Jan 31 2019 | US$948k | US$200k | US$52m |
| Oct 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Jul 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$46m |
| Apr 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$56m |
| Jan 31 2018 | US$1m | US$200k | US$72m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD1.87M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.41M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
David Watson (49 yo)
2.4yrs
Tenure
US$1,867,181
Compensation
Mr. David Hibbert Watson, CPA, is Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Argan, Inc. since August 16, 2022. He had been the Chief Financial Officer at Argan, Inc. since October 15, 2015 until A...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.4yrs | US$1.87m | 0.38% $ 7.0m | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Gemma Power Systems | 3.2yrs | US$2.45m | 0.091% $ 1.7m | |
| Senior VP | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Legal | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| President of Gemma Power Systems | 3.2yrs | US$1.63m | no data |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 0HHO's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.4yrs | US$1.87m | 0.38% $ 7.0m | |
| Director | 22yrs | US$2.02m | 1.62% $ 30.1m | |
| Independent Chairman | 17.6yrs | US$222.98k | 0.30% $ 5.5m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 21.7yrs | US$157.98k | 0.46% $ 8.6m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$162.98k | 0.096% $ 1.8m | |
| Director | 12.8yrs | US$3.03m | 1.06% $ 19.8m | |
| Independent Director | 15.8yrs | US$162.98k | 0.15% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 7.6yrs | US$172.98k | 0.16% $ 3.0m |
12.8yrs
Average Tenure
70yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 0HHO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 01:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Argan, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 2 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 |
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| Daniel Mannes | Avondale Partners |
| Christopher Moore | CJS Securities, Inc. |
| Robert Brown | Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC |