Currys plc

LSE:CURY Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.0b

Currys Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Currys' CEO is Alex Baldock, appointed in Apr 2018, has a tenure of 6.67 years. total yearly compensation is £2.42M, comprised of 38.6% salary and 61.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth £3.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 2.3 years respectively.

Key information

Alex Baldock

Chief executive officer

UK£2.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage38.6%
CEO tenure6.7yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure2.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Currys (LON:CURY) Will Be Looking To Turn Around Its Returns

May 28
Currys (LON:CURY) Will Be Looking To Turn Around Its Returns

Here's Why Currys (LON:CURY) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Feb 24
Here's Why Currys (LON:CURY) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Currys' (LON:CURY) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Jan 25
Currys' (LON:CURY) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Currys plc (LON:CURY)?

Dec 17
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Currys plc (LON:CURY)?

Is Currys (LON:CURY) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 18
Is Currys (LON:CURY) Using Too Much Debt?

Currys (LON:CURY) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Sep 26
Currys (LON:CURY) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Should You Investigate Currys plc (LON:CURY) At UK£0.60?

Aug 24
Should You Investigate Currys plc (LON:CURY) At UK£0.60?

Estimating The Fair Value Of Currys Plc (LON:CURY)

Jul 29
Estimating The Fair Value Of Currys Plc (LON:CURY)

We Think Currys (LON:CURY) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jul 08
We Think Currys (LON:CURY) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Is There Now An Opportunity In Currys Plc (LON:CURY)?

May 05
Is There Now An Opportunity In Currys Plc (LON:CURY)?

Be Wary Of Currys (LON:CURY) And Its Returns On Capital

Mar 17
Be Wary Of Currys (LON:CURY) And Its Returns On Capital

Should You Investigate Currys Plc (LON:CURY) At UK£1.05?

Jan 15
Should You Investigate Currys Plc (LON:CURY) At UK£1.05?

Is Currys (LON:CURY) A Risky Investment?

Dec 22
Is Currys (LON:CURY) A Risky Investment?

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Currys Plc (LON:CURY)

Dec 01
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Currys Plc (LON:CURY)

Return Trends At Currys (LON:CURY) Aren't Appealing

Oct 16
Return Trends At Currys (LON:CURY) Aren't Appealing

Dixons Carphone (LON:DC.) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Jun 21
Dixons Carphone (LON:DC.) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Dixons Carphone plc (LON:DC.)

Apr 29
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Dixons Carphone plc (LON:DC.)

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Alex Baldock's remuneration changed compared to Currys's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 26 2024n/an/a

UK£56m

Jul 26 2024n/an/a

UK£42m

Apr 27 2024UK£2mUK£934k

UK£27m

Oct 28 2023n/an/a

UK£31m

Jul 28 2023n/an/a

-UK£230m

Apr 29 2023UK£2mUK£900k

-UK£492m

Jan 29 2023n/an/a

-UK£506m

Oct 29 2022n/an/a

-UK£531m

Jul 29 2022n/an/a

-UK£230m

Apr 30 2022UK£2mUK£877k

UK£71m

Oct 30 2021n/an/a

UK£25m

Jul 30 2021n/an/a

UK£13m

May 01 2021UK£3mUK£843k

UK£0

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£74m

Jul 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£117m

May 02 2020UK£1mUK£850k

-UK£161m

Feb 02 2020n/an/a

-UK£41m

Oct 26 2019n/an/a

UK£79m

Jul 26 2019n/an/a

-UK£116m

Apr 27 2019UK£2mUK£850k

-UK£311m

Jan 27 2019n/an/a

-UK£293m

Oct 27 2018n/an/a

-UK£276m

Jul 27 2018n/an/a

-UK£20m

Apr 28 2018UK£932kUK£67k

UK£236m

Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD3.03M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.42M).

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

CEO

Alex Baldock (54 yo)

6.7yrs

Tenure

UK£2,417,000

Compensation

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Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alex Baldock
Group Chief Executive & Executive Director6.7yrsUK£2.42m0.30%
£ 3.1m
Bruce Marsh
Group CFO & Executive Director3.4yrsUK£1.21m0.036%
£ 367.6k
Lindsay Haselhurst
Chief Operating Officerno datano datano data
Andy Gamble
Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Dan Homan
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Nigel Paterson
General Counsel & Company Secretary9.7yrsno datano data
Paula Coughlan
Chief People5.9yrsno datano data
Ed Connolly
Chief Commercial Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Fredrik Tonnesen
Nordics Chief Executive Officer1.8yrsno datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CURY's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alex Baldock
Group Chief Executive & Executive Director6.7yrsUK£2.42m0.30%
£ 3.1m
Bruce Marsh
Group CFO & Executive Director3.4yrsUK£1.21m0.036%
£ 367.6k
Adam Walker
Independent Non-Executive Director1.5yrsUK£65.00k0.0094%
£ 96.8k
Ian Dyson
Chairman2.3yrsUK£300.00k0.032%
£ 329.9k
Eileen Burbidge
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsUK£76.00k0.00038%
£ 3.9k
Octavia Morley
Senior Independent Directorless than a yearUK£8.00kno data
Magdalena Gerger
Independent Non-Executive Director1.6yrsUK£79.00k0.00096%
£ 9.9k
John Murphy
Independent Non-Executive Director10.7yrsUK£71.00k0.0092%
£ 94.2k
Stephen Johnson
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.0037%
£ 37.7k

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CURY's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 03:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/10/26
Annual Earnings2024/04/27

Data Sources

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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

Currys plc is covered by 33 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.

AnalystInstitution
Virginie BlinAlphaValue
Nicolas ChampBarclays
Karen HowlandBarclays