Diploma PLC

LSE:DPLM Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.8b

Diploma Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Diploma's CEO is Johnny Thomson, appointed in Feb 2019, has a tenure of 5.83 years. total yearly compensation is £4.46M, comprised of 18.4% salary and 81.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.15% of the company’s shares, worth £8.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Johnny Thomson

Chief executive officer

UK£4.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage18.4%
CEO tenure5.8yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure5.2yrs
Board average tenure2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Dec 10
Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Dec 10
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Nov 22
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Does This Valuation Of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Oct 15
Does This Valuation Of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sep 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Aug 19
Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Jul 11
Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 04
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Worth UK£35.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Apr 10
Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Worth UK£35.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) P/E Ratio

Mar 20
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) P/E Ratio

Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 06
Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 16
Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Johnny Thomson's remuneration changed compared to Diploma's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024UK£4mUK£820k

UK£129m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£123m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£116m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£117m

Sep 30 2023UK£4mUK£754k

UK£118m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£118m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£118m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£107m

Sep 30 2022UK£4mUK£711k

UK£95m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£84m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£74m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£72m

Sep 30 2021UK£5mUK£690k

UK£70m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£60m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£50m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£50m

Sep 30 2020UK£999kUK£655k

UK£49m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£56m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£63m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£63m

Sep 30 2019UK£1mUK£402k

UK£62m

Compensation vs Market: Johnny's total compensation ($USD5.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.46M).

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

CEO

Johnny Thomson (52 yo)

5.8yrs

Tenure

UK£4,459,000

Compensation

Mr. Jonathan David Thomson, also known as Johnny, has been Chief Executive Officer and Director at Diploma PLC since February 25, 2019. He served as Group Finance Director at Compass Group International B....

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Thomson
CEO & Director5.8yrsUK£4.46m0.15%
£ 8.4m
Christopher Davies
CFO & Executive Director2.1yrsUK£1.53m0.0096%
£ 552.6k
John Morrison
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary4.6yrsno datano data
David Goode
Sector CEO of International Controlsno datano datano data
Ted Messmer
Sector Chief Executive Officer of North American Sealsno datano datano data
Alessandro Lala
Sector Chief Executive Officer of International Sealsno datano datano data
Phillip Pratt
Group Sustainability Directorno datano datano data
Peter Soelberg
Sector CEO of Life Sciencesno datano datano data
Neil Yazdani
Group Financial Controller5.9yrsno datano data
Rich Galgano
Chief Executive Officer of Windy City Wireno datano datano data

5.2yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DPLM's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Thomson
CEO & Director5.8yrsUK£4.46m0.15%
£ 8.4m
Christopher Davies
CFO & Executive Director2.1yrsUK£1.53m0.0096%
£ 552.6k
David Lowden
Chairman of the Board3.2yrsUK£307.00k0.0022%
£ 124.3k
Dean Finch
Independent Non-Executive Director3.6yrsUK£61.00k0.00077%
£ 44.3k
Katie Bickerstaffe
Senior Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.00091%
£ 52.4k
Janice Stipp
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearUK£46.00kno data
Jennifer Ward
Independent Non-Executive Director1.5yrsUK£64.00kno data
Geraldine Huse
Independent Non-Executive Director4.9yrsUK£61.00k0.0018%
£ 104.8k

2.6yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DPLM's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/25 19:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Diploma PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jane SparrowBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
James BaylissBerenberg