Hill & Smith PLC

LSE:HILS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

Hill & Smith Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Hill & Smith's CEO is Rutger Helbing, appointed in Sep 2024, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is £448.00K, comprised of 42% salary and 58% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth £216.48K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 1.8 years respectively.

Key information

Rutger Helbing

Chief executive officer

UK£448.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage41.99%
CEO tenure1.2yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure1.5yrs
Board average tenure1.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.18

Nov 20
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.18

Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 21% Below Its Share Price

Nov 19
Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 21% Below Its Share Price

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.18

Nov 01
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.18

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.18

Oct 18
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.18

The Trend Of High Returns At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Us Very Interested

Sep 05
The Trend Of High Returns At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Us Very Interested

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.18

Aug 22
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.18

Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jul 26
Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Here's Why Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Jul 11
Here's Why Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Jun 26
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

May 22
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.325

May 02
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.325

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Apr 26
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.325

Apr 12
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.325

These 4 Measures Indicate That Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Using Debt Safely

Apr 08
These 4 Measures Indicate That Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Using Debt Safely

We Think Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Mar 25
We Think Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve
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Investing In US Infrastructure And High-Growth Markets Will Expand Future Margins

U.S. growth drivers and strategic market focus are expected to enhance operating margins and increase Hill & Smith's revenue, especially in resilient sectors.

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 15
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Mar 05
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Calculating The Fair Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Jan 23
Calculating The Fair Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Dec 17
Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.165

Nov 20
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.165

Returns At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Are On The Way Up

Nov 13
Returns At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Are On The Way Up

Is Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) A Risky Investment?

Oct 31
Is Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) A Risky Investment?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Oct 18
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Investor Optimism Abounds Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) But Growth Is Lacking

Sep 17
Investor Optimism Abounds Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) But Growth Is Lacking

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.165

Sep 02
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.165

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.165

Aug 19
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.165

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Presents An Opportunity

Jun 26
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Presents An Opportunity

Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 25% Below Its Share Price

Jun 09
Hill & Smith PLC's (LON:HILS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 25% Below Its Share Price

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

May 23
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Apr 25
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Mar 28
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.28

Mar 15
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.28

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Presents An Opportunity

Mar 07
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Presents An Opportunity

The Return Trends At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Look Promising

Feb 01
The Return Trends At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Look Promising

Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Shares Could Be 26% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 15
Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) Shares Could Be 26% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

With EPS Growth And More, Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Makes An Interesting Case

Nov 03
With EPS Growth And More, Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Makes An Interesting Case

The Return Trends At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Look Promising

Oct 06
The Return Trends At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Look Promising

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.15

Aug 28
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.15

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.15

Aug 12
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.15

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Aug 04
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

The Returns At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Aren't Growing

Jun 30
The Returns At Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Aren't Growing

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.22

May 26
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.22

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.22

May 09
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.22

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 05
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.22

Mar 11
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.22

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rutger Helbing's remuneration changed compared to Hill & Smith's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£81m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

UK£79m

Dec 31 2024UK£448kUK£188k

UK£76m

Compensation vs Market: Rutger's total compensation ($USD586.68K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.45M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Rutger's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Rutger Helbing (58 yo)

1.2yrs
Tenure
UK£447,996
Compensation

Mr. Rutger Albert Helbing is CEO, Member of Executive Board and Director of Hill & Smith PLC from September 19, 2024. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Tyman plc since January 2, 2024 un...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Rutger Helbing
CEO, Member of Executive Board & Director1.2yrsUK£448.00k0.013%
£ 216.5k
Christopher McLeish
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Joel Whitehouse
Group Head of Corporate Development & Member of Executive Boardno datano datano data
Tim Tehan
Member of Executive Board & Group President of US1.7yrsno datano data
Nick Adcock
Member of Executive Board & Group President of UK and India1.7yrsno data0.019%
£ 334.8k
Lucinda Farrington-Parker
Group Head of Sustainability3.8yrsno datano data
Mark Else
Group Financial Controllerno datano datano data
Karen Atterbury
Group Company Secretary1.3yrsno datano data
Mark Tonks
Managing Director of Hill & Smith Ltd and Varley & Gulliver Ltdno datano datano data
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: HILS's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Rutger Helbing
CEO, Member of Executive Board & Director1.2yrsUK£448.00k0.013%
£ 216.5k
Christopher McLeish
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ellen Carol Chesney
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£63.83k0.0013%
£ 22.8k
Alan Clifford Giddins
Non-Executive Chair8.1yrsUK£565.83k0.12%
£ 2.1m
Peter Raby
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsUK£58.00k0.0063%
£ 108.7k
Anthony Quinlan
Senior Independent Non Executive Director5.9yrsUK£85.19k0.0039%
£ 67.3k
Farrokh Batliwala
Independent Non-Executive Director3.6yrsUK£58.38k0.0050%
£ 86.6k
Hannah Nichols
Directorless than a yearUK£1.54mno data
Gillian Tomlinson
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: HILS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/24 22:43
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/24 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

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Analyst Sources

Hill & Smith PLC is covered by 11 analysts. 7 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
Harry PhilipsCanaccord Genuity
Thomas RandsDavy