Card Factory Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Card Factory's CEO is Darcy Willson-Rymer, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 3.08 years. total yearly compensation is £942.56K, comprised of 47.7% salary and 52.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.052% of the company’s shares, worth £174.97K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.9 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Darcy Willson-Rymer

Chief executive officer

UK£942.6k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	47.7%
CEO tenure	3.1yrs
CEO ownership	0.05%
Management average tenure	3.9yrs
Board average tenure	3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Earnings Update: Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Just Reported Its Full-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Jun 13

Is There Now An Opportunity In Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?

Mar 21

A Look At The Fair Value Of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)

Mar 03

We 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 24

If You Had Bought Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 88%

Jan 05

Is It Time To Consider Buying Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?

Dec 17

Is This A Sign of Things To Come At Card Factory (LON:CARD)?

Nov 30

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Darcy Willson-Rymer's remuneration changed compared to Card Factory's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
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 ($USD1.17M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.04M).

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

CEO

Darcy Willson-Rymer (58 yo)

3.1yrs

Tenure

UK£942,559

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
Darcy Willson-Rymer	CEO & Executive Director	3.1yrs	UK£942.56k	0.052% £ 175.0k
Matthias Seeger	CFO & Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Helen Lockwood	Human Resources Director	18.3yrs	no data	no data
Adam Dury	Chief Commercial Officer	4.7yrs	no data	no data
Simon Comer	Group Financial Controller	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Christopher Beck	Supply Chain & Logistics Director	16.3yrs	no data	no data
Pierre Hyde	Strategy and Insight Director	no data	no data	no data
Glyn Williams	Customer & Multi-Channel Director	no data	no data	no data

3.9yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CARD's management team is considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Darcy Willson-Rymer	CEO & Executive Director	3.1yrs	UK£942.56k	0.052% £ 175.0k
Matthias Seeger	CFO & Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Paul Moody	Non-Executive Chairman	5.5yrs	UK£146.40k	0.058% £ 196.4k
Roger Whiteside	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	6.3yrs	UK£45.75k	0.0065% £ 22.1k
Indira Thambiah	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.6yrs	UK£19.13k	no data
Robert McWilliam	Independent Non-Executive Director	2.4yrs	UK£53.88k	0.0094% £ 32.0k
Nathan Lane	Non-Independent Non-Executive Director	4yrs	UK£45.75k	0.058% £ 196.4k

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CARD's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Card Factory Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£79k worth of stock

Card Factory plc Announces Step Down of Kris Lee from its Board on 31 January 2023

Card Factory Announces Board Changes

Card Factory Appoints Indira Thambiah as Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 1 September 2022

Card Factory plc Announces Kris Lee to Leave Company as Chief Financial Officer

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£57k worth of stock

Recent updates

Now 22% overvalued

Card Factory plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Apr 30, 2024

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.056 (vs UK£0.034 in 1H 2023)

Card Factory plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Sep 26, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Price target increased by 13% to UK£1.40

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£79k worth of stock

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.034 (vs UK£0.015 loss in 1H 2022)

Now 20% undervalued

Price target increased by 8.3% to UK£1.17

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Is Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Worth UK£1.0 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 28%

Card Factory plc Announces Step Down of Kris Lee from its Board on 31 January 2023

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

Price target increased to UK£1.08

Card Factory plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Apr 25, 2023

Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Paint A Concerning Picture

Card Factory Announces Board Changes

Price target increased to UK£0.88

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.034 (vs UK£0.015 loss in 1H 2022)

Should You Investigate Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) At UK£0.46?

Card Factory Appoints Indira Thambiah as Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 1 September 2022

Card Factory plc Announces Kris Lee to Leave Company as Chief Financial Officer

Is There An Opportunity With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 41% Undervaluation?

Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£57k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Card Factory plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Sep 27, 2022

Non-Executive Chairman recently bought UK£113k worth of stock

Card Factory plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Independent Non-Executive Director David Stead has left the company

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£107k worth of stock

Here's Why Card Factory (LON:CARD) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Card Factory plc Provides Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2026

First half 2022 earnings released: UK£0.015 loss per share (vs UK£0.052 loss in 1H 2021)

CEO & Director recently bought UK£51k worth of stock

Earnings Update: Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Just Reported Its Full-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Full year 2021 earnings released: UK£0.04 loss per share (vs UK£0.15 profit in FY 2020)

Consensus EPS estimates fall to UK£0.021

Price target increased to UK£0.93

Is There Now An Opportunity In Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)

New 90-day high: UK£0.49

We Think Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential

New 90-day low: UK£0.34

Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Analysts lower EPS estimates to -UK£0.00052

If You Had Bought Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 88%

Card Factory Announce Appointment of Darcy Willson-Rymer as Chief Executive Officer

Is It Time To Consider Buying Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?

Is This A Sign of Things To Come At Card Factory (LON:CARD)?

New 90-day high: UK£0.43

New 90-day low: UK£0.32

Analysts update estimates

First half earnings released

New 90-day low - UK£0.39

Card Factory plc Auditor Raises 'Going Concern' Doubt

CEO Compensation Analysis

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