The Sage Group plc

LSE:SGE Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£13.0b

Sage Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Sage Group's CEO is Steve Hare, appointed in Nov 2018, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is £4.59M, comprised of 19.7% salary and 80.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.051% of the company’s shares, worth £6.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 5.1 years respectively.

Key information

Steve Hare

Chief executive officer

UK£4.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage19.7%
CEO tenure6.1yrs
CEO ownership0.05%
Management average tenure5yrs
Board average tenure5.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Sage Group (LON:SGE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.135

Dec 07
Sage Group (LON:SGE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.135

The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) Stocks Shoot Up 32% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Dec 04
The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) Stocks Shoot Up 32% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Nov 08
Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Estimating The Fair Value Of The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE)

Sep 04
Estimating The Fair Value Of The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE)

Slowing Rates Of Return At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Jul 16
Slowing Rates Of Return At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jul 01
Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Dividend Will Be £0.0695

May 30
Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Dividend Will Be £0.0695

Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

May 29
Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Mar 26
Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With The Sage Group plc's (LON:SGE) Price

Mar 11
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With The Sage Group plc's (LON:SGE) Price

Investors Could Be Concerned With Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns On Capital

Feb 06
Investors Could Be Concerned With Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns On Capital

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Steve Hare's remuneration changed compared to Sage Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024UK£5mUK£904k

UK£323m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£295m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£267m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£239m

Sep 30 2023UK£4mUK£833k

UK£211m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£210m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£208m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£234m

Sep 30 2022UK£3mUK£803k

UK£260m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£276m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£291m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£288m

Sep 30 2021UK£3mUK£785k

UK£285m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£259m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£232m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£271m

Sep 30 2020UK£2mUK£781k

UK£310m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£323m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£336m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£301m

Sep 30 2019UK£2mUK£765k

UK£266m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£290m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£314m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

UK£305m

Sep 30 2018UK£1mUK£538k

UK£295m

Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD5.75M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.82M).

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

CEO

Steve Hare (63 yo)

6.1yrs

Tenure

UK£4,587,000

Compensation

Mr. Stephen Hare, also known as Steve, BA, ACA, B.com is Chief Executive Officer of The Sage Group plc since November 2, 2018. He has been Executive Director of The Sage Group plc since January 3, 2014 and...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Hare
CEO & Executive Director6.1yrsUK£4.59m0.051%
£ 6.6m
Jonathan Anton Howell
CFO & Director6yrsUK£2.75m0.019%
£ 2.5m
Aaron Harris
Chief Technology Officer5.7yrsno data0.028%
£ 3.7m
James Sandford
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Victoria Bradin
General Counsel & Company Secretary8.2yrsno data0.011%
£ 1.4m
Catherine Keers
Chief Marketing Officer4.3yrsUK£45.00k0.0049%
£ 639.5k
Amanda Cusdin
Chief People Officer7.2yrsno data0.017%
£ 2.2m
Rainer Downar
Managing Director of Central Europeno datano datano data
Derk Bleeker
Chief Commercial Officer3.2yrsno data0.021%
£ 2.8m
Amy Lawson
Chief Brand & Corporate Affairs Officer3.9yrsno data0.0090%
£ 1.2m
Walid Abu-Hadba
Chief Product Officer3.9yrsno data0.033%
£ 4.3m
Eduardo Rosini
Chief Growth Officerless than a yearno datano data

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SGE's management team is considered experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Hare
CEO & Executive Director10.9yrsUK£4.59m0.051%
£ 6.6m
Jonathan Anton Howell
CFO & Director11.6yrsUK£2.75m0.019%
£ 2.5m
Andrew Duff
Independent Non-Executive Chairman3.6yrsUK£415.00k0.0013%
£ 171.2k
John Bates
Independent Non-Executive Director5.6yrsUK£73.00k0.0017%
£ 217.9k
Annette Court
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director5.7yrsUK£99.00k0.00073%
£ 94.7k
Derek Harding
Independent Non-Executive Director3.8yrsUK£73.00k0.0010%
£ 131.0k
Jonathan Michael Bewes
Independent Non-Executive Director5.7yrsUK£96.00k0.0010%
£ 131.0k
Sangeeta Anand
Independent Non-Executive Director4.6yrsUK£89.00k0.00010%
£ 13.0k
Roisin Jane Donnelly
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£83.00k0.0010%
£ 131.0k
Maggie Jones
Independent Non-Executive Director2yrsUK£91.00k0.0010%
£ 131.0k

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 02:09
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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

The Sage Group plc is covered by 50 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
Alexander ToutArete Research Services LLP
Knut WollerBaader Helvea Equity Research