Oxford Instruments plc, through its subsidiaries, researches, develops, manufactures, rents, sells, and services tools and systems in the United Kingdom, China, Japan, the United States, Germany, rest of Europe, rest of Asia, and internationally. More Details
How has Oxford Instruments performed over the past 5 years?
52.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: OXIG has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: OXIG's current net profit margins (11%) are higher than last year (10.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: OXIG has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 52.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: OXIG's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: OXIG had negative earnings growth (-2.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electronic industry average (-6.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: OXIG's Return on Equity (13.8%) is considered low.
What is Oxford Instruments's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.42%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: OXIG's dividend (0.42%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.55%).
High Dividend: OXIG's dividend (0.42%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.55%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: OXIG is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: OXIG is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: OXIG is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of OXIG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the UK market.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.8yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Ian Barkshire (54 yo)
4.67yrs
Tenure
UK£1,839,000
Compensation
Dr. Ian Barkshire has been the Chief Executive of Oxford Instruments plc since May 11, 2016 and its Executive Director since November 10, 2015. Dr. Barkshire served as the Chief Operating Officer of Oxford...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Ian's total compensation ($USD2.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.81M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ian's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Ian Barkshire
Chief Executive & Executive Director
4.67yrs
UK£1.84m
0.022% £ 244.3k
Gavin Hill
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
4.67yrs
UK£1.39m
0.0011% £ 11.9k
Richard Friend
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.33yrs
UK£50.00k
no data
Thomas Geitner
Independent Non-Executive Director
8yrs
UK£57.00k
no data
Neil Andrew Carson
Independent Chairman of the Board
2.08yrs
UK£180.00k
0.014% £ 155.2k
W. L. L. Alison Wood
Independent Non-Executive Director
0.33yr
no data
no data
Stephen Blair
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
3.5yrs
UK£57.00k
no data
Mary Waldner
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.92yrs
UK£57.00k
0.0017% £ 19.4k
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: OXIG's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: OXIG insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/01/18 01:26
End of Day Share Price
2021/01/15 00:00
Earnings
2020/09/30
Annual Earnings
2020/03/31
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