Bunzl plc

LSE:BNZL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£10.9b

Bunzl Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Bunzl's CEO is Frank van Zanten, appointed in Apr 2016, has a tenure of 8.67 years. total yearly compensation is £6.28M, comprised of 15.8% salary and 84.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.082% of the company’s shares, worth £8.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 4.7 years respectively.

Key information

Frank van Zanten

Chief executive officer

UK£6.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.8%
CEO tenure8.7yrs
CEO ownership0.08%
Management average tenure4.9yrs
Board average tenure4.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 26
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Nov 25
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Nov 07
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Oct 24
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 14
Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Sep 13
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Aug 30
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Aug 28
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 14
Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Jun 28
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 15
Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?

Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

May 21
Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio

May 09
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 25
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Apr 10
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 25
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Mar 05
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Feb 28
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case

Feb 16
With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Jan 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing

Jan 03
Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Frank van Zanten's remuneration changed compared to Bunzl's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£488m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£507m

Dec 31 2023UK£6mUK£995k

UK£526m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£508m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£490m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£482m

Dec 31 2022UK£5mUK£940k

UK£474m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£464m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£453m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£448m

Dec 31 2021UK£4mUK£913k

UK£443m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£449m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£456m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£443m

Dec 31 2020UK£3mUK£887k

UK£430m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£405m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£380m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£364m

Dec 31 2019UK£3mUK£862k

UK£349m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£341m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£332m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£329m

Dec 31 2018UK£3mUK£836k

UK£327m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

UK£327m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

UK£328m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

UK£319m

Dec 31 2017UK£3mUK£816k

UK£311m

Compensation vs Market: Frank's total compensation ($USD7.90M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.74M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Frank's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Frank van Zanten (57 yo)

8.7yrs

Tenure

UK£6,284,900

Compensation

Mr. Frank van Zanten, MBA, is a Member of Supervisory Board at Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. since April 8, 2020. He has been Chief Executive Officer at Bunzl plc since April 20, 2016. Mr. van Zanten ser...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Frank van Zanten
CEO & Executive Director8.7yrsUK£6.28m0.082%
£ 8.9m
Richard Howes
CFO & Director4.9yrsUK£3.39m0.027%
£ 3.0m
Mark Jordan
Group Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Sunita Entwisle
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Suzanne Jefferies
General Counsel & Company Secretary4.2yrsno datano data
Andrew Mooney
Director of Corporate Developmentno datano data0.020%
£ 2.2m
Diana Breeze
Director of Group Human Resources5.9yrsno datano data
Jonathan Taylor
Managing Director of Latin Americano datano datano data
James McCool
Chief Executive Officer of North Americano datano datano data
Alberto Grau
Managing Director of Continental Europeno datano datano data
Ian Burrows
Head of Internal Controlsno datano datano data
Scott Mayne
MD for Bunzl Asia Pacific & Business Area Head1.9yrsno datano data

4.9yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BNZL's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Frank van Zanten
CEO & Executive Director8.8yrsUK£6.28m0.082%
£ 8.9m
Richard Howes
CFO & Director4.9yrsUK£3.39m0.027%
£ 3.0m
Daniela Soares
Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
Pamela Kirby
Senior Independent Director2.3yrsUK£78.50k0.00054%
£ 59.1k
Vinodka Murria
Independent Non-Executive Director4.5yrsUK£79.10kno data
Peter Ventress
Chairman of the Board5.5yrsUK£386.00k0.00079%
£ 86.4k
Stephan Nanninga
Independent Non-Executive Director7.6yrsUK£86.30kno data
Julia Wilson
Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
Jacqueline Simmonds
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£67.00k0.00044%
£ 48.1k
Lloyd Pitchford
Independent Non-Executive Director7.8yrsUK£101.30k0.0012%
£ 132.4k

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BNZL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 20:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Bunzl plc is covered by 44 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul Daniel CheckettsBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
Thomas BurltonBerenberg