Braemar Plc

LSE:BMS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£76.0m

Braemar Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Braemar's CEO is Grant Foley, appointed in Jul 2026, has a tenure of 2.92 years. total yearly compensation is £345.80K, comprised of 94% salary and 6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth £9.50K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.1 years and 3.6 years respectively.

Key information

Grant Foley

Chief executive officer

UK£345.8k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage93.98%
CEO tenureno data
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure3.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Narrative Update Jun 26

BMS: Acquisition Pipeline And Dividend Progress Will Support Longer Term Upside

Analysts have adjusted their price target on Braemar to £3.70 from £3.70. This reflects updated assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that are broadly consistent with prior expectations.
Narrative Update Jun 08

BMS: Acquisition Pipeline And Dividend Outlook Will Support Longer Term Upside

Analysts have reset their price target on Braemar to £3.70 from £4.62. This reflects updated assumptions around a lower discount rate, a higher revenue growth outlook, slightly stronger profit margins and a more conservative future P/E of 10.70x versus 14.01x previously.
Analysis Article May 28

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Braemar's (LON:BMS) Soft Earnings

Soft earnings didn't appear to concern Braemar Plc's ( LON:BMS ) shareholders over the last week. We did some digging...
Analysis Article Nov 08

Braemar (LON:BMS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.025

The board of Braemar Plc ( LON:BMS ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 13th of January, with investors...
Analysis Article Jul 03

Braemar (LON:BMS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.025

Braemar Plc ( LON:BMS ) has announced that on 8th of September, it will be paying a dividend of£0.025, which a...
Analysis Article Jun 01

Braemar's (LON:BMS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.025

Braemar Plc ( LON:BMS ) is reducing its dividend from last year's comparable payment to £0.025 on the 8th of September...
Analysis Article May 09

Is It Time To Consider Buying Braemar Plc (LON:BMS)?

Braemar Plc ( LON:BMS ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a significant share price rise of 22% in the...
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New Narrative Mar 15

New OTFs Will Broaden Securities Operations In UK And Madrid

Diversification across shipbroking and securities yields sustainable revenues, supporting revenue growth and financial stability amid market fluctuations.
Analysis Article Jan 11

Braemar (LON:BMS) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it seems the smart money knows that...
Analysis Article Jun 06

Braemar's (LON:BMS) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

Despite posting healthy earnings, Braemar Plc's ( LON:BMS ) stock has been quite weak. We have done some analysis, and...
Analysis Article Jan 09

Braemar Plc's (LON:BMS) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

It's not a stretch to say that Braemar Plc's ( LON:BMS ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x right now seems quite...
Analysis Article Dec 24

Braemar Shipping Services (LON:BMS) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Amongst...
Analysis Article Sep 15

I Built A List Of Growing Companies And Braemar Shipping Services (LON:BMS) Made The Cut

It's only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the game, prefer to buy shares in 'sexy' stocks...
Analysis Article Jun 10

Braemar Shipping Services Plc's (LON:BMS) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

The Braemar Shipping Services Plc ( LON:BMS ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Grant Foley's remuneration changed compared to Braemar's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Feb 28 2026n/an/a

UK£2m

Nov 30 2025n/an/a

UK£3m

Aug 31 2025n/an/a

UK£4m

May 31 2025n/an/a

UK£5m

Feb 28 2025UK£346kUK£325k

UK£6m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

UK£5m

May 31 2024n/an/a

UK£5m

Feb 29 2024UK£526kUK£190k

UK£5m

Compensation vs Market: Grant's total compensation ($USD463.32K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD412.86K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Grant's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Grant Foley (54 yo)

no data
Tenure
UK£345,800
Compensation

Mr. Grant Jeffrey Foley served as Chief Financial Officer since August 1, 2023 until June 29, 2026 and serves as Executive Director of Braemar Plc since August 1, 2023 and also served as its Group Chief Op...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Grant Foley
Group CEO & Executive Directorno dataUK£345.80k0.013%
£ 9.5k
Richard Heading
Group CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ben Rogan
Global Head of Complianceno datano datano data
David Holland
Global Head of Sale & Purchaseno datano datano data
Alison Franklin
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Geoff Jones
Global Head of Adjusting & Marineno datano datano data
Alex Field
Head of the Freight Forwarding divisionno datano datano data
Adam Mason
Head of Dry FFAs Securitiesno datano datano data
Edward Molyneux
Global Head of Offshore Energy Servicesno datano datano data
Bryn Ressell
Head of Tankersno datano datano data
Clinton Schultz
Head of Tankersno datano datano data
Lin Feng
Head of Sale and Purchaseno datano datano data
0.08yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: BMS's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Grant Foley
Group CEO & Executive Director2.9yrsUK£345.80k0.013%
£ 9.5k
Richard Heading
Group CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Nigel Payne
Independent Non-Executive Chairman5.3yrsUK£135.00k0.026%
£ 19.6k
Elizabeth Gooch
Senior Independent Director4.9yrsUK£65.00kno data
Joanne Lake
Non Executive Director4.3yrsUK£65.00k0.012%
£ 9.2k
Richard Prince
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: BMS's board of directors are considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/12 10:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings2026/02/28
Annual Earnings2026/02/28

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

Braemar Plc is covered by 5 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Damian BrewerCanaccord Genuity
Andrew MurphyEdison Investment Research
Jonathan DayEdison Investment Research