Card Factory Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Card Factory's CEO is Darcy Willson-Rymer, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 3.83 years. total yearly compensation is £1.52M, comprised of 30.7% salary and 69.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth £529.23K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.6 years and 2.8 years respectively.
Key information
Darcy Willson-Rymer
Chief executive officer
UK£1.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 30.7% |
| CEO tenure | 3.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 4.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 27% Share Price Climb
Dec 13
We Think Card Factory (LON:CARD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 12Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 26%
Oct 09Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have Hit The Brakes
Sep 21Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 28%
Aug 16Does Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 24Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) CEO Compensation And Here's Why
Jun 14Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Aug 08Is Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Worth UK£1.0 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Apr 13Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Paint A Concerning Picture
Jan 10Should You Investigate Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) At UK£0.46?
Sep 13Is There An Opportunity With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 41% Undervaluation?
Jul 23Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jun 15Here's Why Card Factory (LON:CARD) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Nov 08Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
Oct 05Earnings Update: Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Just Reported Its Full-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Jun 13Is There Now An Opportunity In Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?
Mar 21A Look At The Fair Value Of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)
Mar 03We Think Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential
Feb 14
Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jan 24If You Had Bought Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 88%
Jan 05Is It Time To Consider Buying Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?
Dec 17Is This A Sign of Things To Come At Card Factory (LON:CARD)?
Nov 30CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£41m |
| Apr 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£45m |
| Jan 31 2024 | UK£2m | UK£469k | UK£50m |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£51m |
| Jul 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£52m |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£48m |
| Jan 31 2023 | UK£943k | UK£450k | UK£44m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£35m |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£25m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£16m |
| Jan 31 2022 | UK£827k | UK£406k | UK£8m |
Compensation vs Market: Darcy's total compensation ($USD1.90M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD972.36K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Darcy's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Darcy Willson-Rymer (59 yo)
3.8yrs
Tenure
UK£1,524,815
Compensation
Mr. Darcy Willson-Rymer has been Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Card Factory plc since March 08, 2021. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 3.8yrs | UK£1.52m | 0.16% £ 529.2k | |
| CFO & Director | 1.7yrs | UK£586.52k | 0.017% £ 57.5k | |
| Human Resources Director | 19yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 5.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Financial Controller | 3.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Supply Chain & Logistics Director | 17yrs | no data | no data | |
| Strategy and Insight Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Customer & Multi-Channel Director | no data | no data | no data |
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CARD's management team is considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 3.8yrs | UK£1.52m | 0.16% £ 529.2k | |
| CFO & Director | 1.7yrs | UK£586.52k | 0.017% £ 57.5k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 6.3yrs | UK£170.31k | 0.057% £ 190.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£59.01k | no data | |
| Independent Senior Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0028% £ 9.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.2yrs | UK£59.01k | 0.0094% £ 30.9k |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CARD's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/31 01:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Card Factory plc is covered by 11 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Joseph Barron | Berenberg |
| Matthew Abraham | Berenberg |
| Mark Photiades | Canaccord Genuity |