IP Group Plc

LSE:IPO Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£526.1m

IP Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

IP Group's CEO is Greg Smith, appointed in Oct 2021, has a tenure of 3.25 years. total yearly compensation is £765.00K, comprised of 70.7% salary and 29.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.053% of the company’s shares, worth £280.31K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8 years and 6.5 years respectively.

Key information

Greg Smith

Chief executive officer

UK£765.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage70.7%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.05%
Management average tenure8yrs
Board average tenure6.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up IP Group Plc's (LON:IPO) Share Registry?

Dec 10
What Type Of Shareholders Make Up IP Group Plc's (LON:IPO) Share Registry?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Greg Smith's remuneration changed compared to IP Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£226m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£199m

Dec 31 2023UK£765kUK£541k

-UK£171m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£130m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£88m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£215m

Dec 31 2022UK£958kUK£525k

-UK£342m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£157m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£28m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£238m

Dec 31 2021UK£730kUK£354k

UK£449m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£367m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£285m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£235m

Dec 31 2020UK£600kUK£293k

UK£185m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£84m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£17m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£46m

Dec 31 2019UK£386kUK£279k

-UK£75m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£197m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£319m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-UK£306m

Dec 31 2018UK£352kUK£273k

-UK£294m

Compensation vs Market: Greg's total compensation ($USD950.68K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.46M).

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

CEO

Greg Smith (46 yo)

3.3yrs

Tenure

UK£765,000

Compensation

Mr. Gregory Simon Smith, also known as Greg, A.C.A, serves as Director at Longview Innovation Corp. (formerly known as IP Group, Inc.). He serves as Managing Director & Head of UK Wholesale Distribution at...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gregory Smith
CEO & Executive Director3.3yrsUK£765.00k0.053%
£ 280.3k
David Baynes
COO, CFO10.8yrsUK£560.00k0.047%
£ 246.3k
Eoin Murphy
Group Head of IT & Operationsno datano datano data
Angela Leach
General Counsel & Company Secretary17yrsno data0.030%
£ 156.5k
Helen Redmond
Senior Compliance & Risk Managerno datano datano data
Liz Vaughan-Adams
Director of Communications19yrsno datano data
Anthony York
Group People Director2.8yrsno datano data
Stuart Thompson
Talent Partner & Head of IP Execno datano datano data
Mark Reilly
Managing Partnerno datano data0.0038%
£ 20.1k
Samuel Williams
Managing Partnerno datano data0.011%
£ 58.6k
Joyce Xie
Managing Director of Global Capitalno datano datano data
Lee Thornton
Partner of Technology5.2yrsno datano data

8.0yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: IPO's management team is seasoned and experienced (8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gregory Smith
CEO & Executive Director13.6yrsUK£765.00k0.053%
£ 280.3k
David Baynes
COO, CFO10.8yrsUK£560.00k0.047%
£ 246.3k
Samuel Williams
Managing Partner6.9yrsno data0.011%
£ 58.6k
Douglas Flint
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6.3yrsUK£218.00k0.0097%
£ 50.8k
Aedhmar Hynes
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director5.4yrsUK£96.00k0.0021%
£ 11.3k
Caroline Brown
Independent Non-Executive Director5.5yrsUK£75.00kno data
Heejae Chae
Independent Non-Executive Director6.7yrsUK£66.00k0.0033%
£ 17.3k
Anita Kidgell
Independent Non-executive Director2yrsUK£53.00kno data

6.5yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: IPO's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/06 15:42
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

IP Group Plc is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Samuel EnglandBerenberg
Odysseas ManesiotisBerenberg
Julian RobertsJefferies LLC