BT Group plc

LSE:BT.A Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£14.4b

BT Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

BT Group's CEO is Allison Kirkby, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is £1.26M, comprised of 14.6% salary and 85.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.005% of the company’s shares, worth £768.82K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 3.7 years respectively.

Key information

Allison Kirkby

Chief executive officer

UK£1.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.6%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.005%
Management average tenure6.5yrs
Board average tenure3.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Here's Why BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Dec 14
Here's Why BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Dividend Will Be £0.024

Nov 26
BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Dividend Will Be £0.024

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

Oct 31
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

Aug 31
BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569

Jul 25
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569

Jul 11
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569

Jun 23
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569

Some May Be Optimistic About BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Earnings

Jun 13
Some May Be Optimistic About BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Earnings

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0569

Jun 09
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0569

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

May 21
BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For BT Group (LON:BT.A)

Apr 15
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For BT Group (LON:BT.A)

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) Shares Could Be 34% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 06
BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) Shares Could Be 34% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Earnings Working Against BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Share Price

Jan 19
Earnings Working Against BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Share Price

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 29
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Allison Kirkby's remuneration changed compared to BT Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£766m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£811m

Mar 31 2024UK£1mUK£183k

UK£855m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2023UK£133kn/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2022UK£124kn/a

UK£1b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£1b

Mar 31 2021UK£124kn/a

UK£1b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2020UK£117kn/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2019UK£3kn/a

UK£2b

Compensation vs Market: Allison's total compensation ($USD1.57M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.82M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Allison's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Allison Kirkby (57 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

UK£1,256,000

Compensation

Ms. Allison Kirkby, FCMA, serves as Chief Executive Officer of BT Group plc since Janyary 31, 2024. She is Independent Non-Executive Director at Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. from February 07, 2023.She...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Allison Kirkby
CEO & Directorless than a yearUK£1.26m0.0054%
£ 772.8k
Simon Lowth
CFO & Executive Director8.4yrsUK£2.69m0.016%
£ 2.3m
Mark Lidiard
Group Investor Relations Directorno datano datano data
Sabine Chalmers
Group General Counsel6.7yrsno datano data
Athalie Williams
Chief Human Resources Officer2yrsno datano data
Bas Burger
Chief Executive Officer of Business7.5yrsno datano data
Damien Maltarp
Chief Financial Officer of Wholesale & Venturesno datano datano data
John Watson
Interim Head of Digital Team & Chief Security and Networks Officer2.3yrsno data0.0053%
£ 767.0k
Marc Allera
Chief Executive Officer of EE & Consumer7.3yrsno datano data
Ashish Gupta
Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise Business6.2yrsno datano data
Andrew Wales
Chief Digital Impact and Sustainability Officer6.5yrsno datano data
Gabrielle Ginér
Head of Sustainable Business Policyno datano datano data

6.5yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BT.A's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Allison Kirkby
CEO & Director5.8yrsUK£1.26m0.0054%
£ 772.8k
Simon Lowth
CFO & Executive Director8.4yrsUK£2.69m0.016%
£ 2.3m
Robert McTighe
Chairman of Openreach7.9yrsno datano data
Sara Weller
Independent Non-Executive Director4.4yrsUK£140.00k0.00048%
£ 69.2k
Matthew Key
Independent Non-Executive Director6.2yrsUK£165.00k0.0021%
£ 308.5k
Adam Crozier
Independent Non-Executive Chairman3.1yrsUK£711.00k0.00064%
£ 92.3k
Raphael Kübler
Non-Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Steven Guggenheimer
Independent Non-Executive Director2.2yrsUK£133.00k0.000050%
£ 7.2k
Linda Cairnie
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director1.7yrsUK£161.00k0.00026%
£ 37.5k
Maggie Jones
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£134.00k0.00071%
£ 102.4k
Daniela Rus
Member of Technology Advisory Board3.7yrsno datano data
John Stecher
Member of Technology Advisory Board3.7yrsno datano data

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BT.A's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 18:27
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

BT Group plc is covered by 53 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jean-Michel SalvadorAlphaValue
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP
John DaviesBanco Santander