discoverIE Group plc

LSE:DSCV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£685.8m

discoverIE Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

discoverIE Group's CEO is Nick Jefferies, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 15.92 years. total yearly compensation is £1.54M, comprised of 34.3% salary and 65.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.36% of the company’s shares, worth £9.31M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Nick Jefferies

Chief executive officer

UK£1.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage34.3%
CEO tenure15.9yrs
CEO ownership1.4%
Management average tenure6.4yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.039

Dec 06
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.039

What You Can Learn From discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) P/E

Nov 27
What You Can Learn From discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) P/E

Calculating The Fair Value Of discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)

Oct 16
Calculating The Fair Value Of discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)

With discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Jul 12
With discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jun 08
discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

When Should You Buy discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)?

Apr 18
When Should You Buy discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)?

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) Shares

Mar 23
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) Shares

Here's Why discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Feb 14
Here's Why discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Jan 31
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Does discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Jan 04
Does discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0375

Dec 13
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0375

discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 21% Below Its Share Price

Nov 30
discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 21% Below Its Share Price

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)?

Nov 10
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)?

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Oct 20
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Does discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 27
Does discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Should You Be Adding discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aug 19
Should You Be Adding discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) To Your Watchlist Today?

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.079

Jun 10
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.079

Returns On Capital At discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Have Stalled

May 25
Returns On Capital At discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Have Stalled

These 4 Measures Indicate That discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Using Debt Safely

Dec 13
These 4 Measures Indicate That discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Using Debt Safely

discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Nov 26
discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Nov 08
discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Is There Now An Opportunity In discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)?

Aug 12
Is There Now An Opportunity In discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)?

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Jul 30
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.074

Jun 17
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.074

discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Returns Have Hit A Wall

May 07
discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Estimating The Fair Value Of discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)

Apr 19
Estimating The Fair Value Of discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)

Here's What To Make Of discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Jan 01
Here's What To Make Of discoverIE Group's (LON:DSCV) Decelerating Rates Of Return

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.034

Dec 02
discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.034

Increases to CEO Compensation Might Be Put On Hold For Now at discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)

Jul 23
Increases to CEO Compensation Might Be Put On Hold For Now at discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV)

These 4 Measures Indicate That discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 12
These 4 Measures Indicate That discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 18% Below Its Share Price

Jun 24
discoverIE Group plc's (LON:DSCV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 18% Below Its Share Price

Return Trends At discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Aren't Appealing

Mar 29
Return Trends At discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) Aren't Appealing

Is discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) A Risky Investment?

Mar 11
Is discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) A Risky Investment?

Is discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV) An Attractive Dividend Stock?

Feb 20
Is discoverIE Group plc (LON:DSCV) An Attractive Dividend Stock?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Nick Jefferies's remuneration changed compared to discoverIE Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£16m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£16m

Mar 31 2024UK£2mUK£530k

UK£16m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£19m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£22m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£22m

Mar 31 2023UK£2mUK£510k

UK£21m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£19m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£17m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£14m

Mar 31 2022UK£3mUK£490k

UK£10m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Mar 31 2021UK£2mUK£443k

UK£10m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£10m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£11m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£12m

Mar 31 2020UK£2mUK£467k

UK£14m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£16m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£17m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£16m

Mar 31 2019UK£2mUK£453k

UK£15m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

UK£13m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

UK£11m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

UK£11m

Mar 31 2018UK£2mUK£438k

UK£11m

Compensation vs Market: Nick's total compensation ($USD1.93M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.48M).

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

CEO

Nick Jefferies (58 yo)

15.9yrs

Tenure

UK£1,544,000

Compensation

Mr. Nicholas J. Jefferies, also known as Nick, has been the Group Chief Executive and Director of discoverIE Group plc since January 5, 2009. Mr. Jefferies served as Vice President of Sales and Customer Ma...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nicholas Jefferies
Group Chief Executive & Executive Director15.9yrsUK£1.54m1.36%
£ 9.3m
Simon Gibbins
Group Finance Director & Executive Director14.4yrsUK£936.00k0.44%
£ 3.0m
Lili Huang
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Gregory Davidson-Shrine
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary5.1yrsno datano data
Jeremy Morcom
Group Head of Corporate Development7.8yrsno datano data
Kirsty Garrison
Head of Taxno datano datano data
Priyanka Gupta
Head of Acquisitions1.6yrsno datano data
Alistair King
Head of Risk & Internal Auditless than a yearno datano data
Kamran Ahmad
Group Financial Controllerno datano datano data

6.4yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: DSCV's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nicholas Jefferies
Group Chief Executive & Executive Director15.9yrsUK£1.54m1.36%
£ 9.3m
Simon Gibbins
Group Finance Director & Executive Director14.4yrsUK£936.00k0.44%
£ 3.0m
Celia Baxter
Senior Independent Director1.5yrsUK£43.75k0.0080%
£ 54.6k
Bruce Thompson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6.8yrsUK£187.20k0.066%
£ 449.8k
Clive Watson
Independent Non-Executive Director5.3yrsUK£62.50k0.033%
£ 223.3k
Rosalind Nana Kainyah
Independent Non-Executive Director2.9yrsUK£62.50k0.00068%
£ 4.7k

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DSCV's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 10:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

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Analyst Sources

discoverIE Group plc is covered by 28 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.

AnalystInstitution
Robert ChantryBerenberg
James BaylissBerenberg
Caroline De la SoujeoleCantor Fitzgerald Europe