Unite Group PLC

LSE:UTG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£3.9b

Unite Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Unite Group's CEO is Joe Lister, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is £1.38M, comprised of 31.3% salary and 68.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth £4.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.9 years and 5.1 years respectively.

Key information

Joe Lister

Chief executive officer

UK£1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage31.3%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure5.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Joe Lister's remuneration changed compared to Unite Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£273m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£188m

Dec 31 2023UK£1mUK£432k

UK£103m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£115m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£131m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£241m

Dec 31 2022UK£859kUK£411k

UK£351m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£447m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£543m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£443m

Dec 31 2021UK£1mUK£384k

UK£342m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£213m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£84m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£19m

Dec 31 2020UK£766kUK£346k

-UK£121m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£212m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£304m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£196m

Dec 31 2019UK£2mUK£372k

-UK£89m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£74m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£238m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£237m

Dec 31 2018UK£2mUK£363k

UK£236m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

UK£256m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

UK£277m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

UK£249m

Dec 31 2017UK£1mUK£356k

UK£222m

Compensation vs Market: Joe's total compensation ($USD1.73M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.47M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Joe's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Joe Lister (53 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

UK£1,377,895

Compensation

Mr. Joseph Julian Lister, also known as Joe, was Chief Financial Officer of The Unite Group plc since January 2, 2008 until January 1, 2024 and Executive Director of The Unite Group plc since January 2, 20...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Lister
CEO & Directorless than a yearUK£1.38m0.13%
£ 5.0m
Michael Burt
Group Investment Director & CFOless than a yearno data0.0060%
£ 234.2k
Karan Khanna
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Tom Ellis
Group Strategy & Technology Directorless than a yearno datano data
Caroline Hall
PA to CFO & Corporate Development Directorno datano datano data
Christopher Szpojnarowicz
Company Secretary11.6yrsno datano data
Amy Round
Group People Directorless than a yearno datano data
Katherine Grafton
Deputy Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno datano data

0.9yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UTG's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Lister
CEO & Director16.9yrsUK£1.38m0.13%
£ 5.0m
Richard Norman Huntingford
Independent Non-Executive Chairman4yrsUK£238.80k0.0031%
£ 119.6k
Steve Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director4.7yrsUK£63.37k0.00045%
£ 17.7k
Ross Paterson
Independent Non-Executive Director7.3yrsUK£63.35k0.0022%
£ 84.3k
Nicola Dulieu
Senior Independent Director2.3yrsUK£63.15k0.00079%
£ 31.0k
Shirley Pearce
Independent Non-Executive Director5.1yrsUK£63.35k0.00084%
£ 32.9k
Angela Jain
Independent Non-Executive Director1.3yrsUK£21.86k0.00023%
£ 9.0k
Ilaria Jane Del Beato
Independent Non-Executive Director6yrsUK£52.49k0.00069%
£ 27.1k
Thomas Jackson
Non-Executive Director5.1yrsno datano data

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UTG's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 19:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 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

Unite Group PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 6 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 MayBarclays
Paul MayBarclays
Miranda CockburnBerenberg