International Distribution Services plc

LSE:IDS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£3.5b

International Distribution Services Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

International Distribution Services' CEO is Martin Seidenberg, appointed in Aug 2023, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is £1.53M, comprised of 42.7% salary and 57.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.007% of the company’s shares, worth £258.72K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.9 years and 5.1 years respectively.

Key information

Martin Seidenberg

Chief executive officer

UK£1.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.7%
CEO tenure1.3yrs
CEO ownership0.007%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure5.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Apr 19
International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Feb 02
Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Dec 28
International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Jul 11
Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Is There An Opportunity With International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) 36% Undervaluation?

May 05
Is There An Opportunity With International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) 36% Undervaluation?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS)?

Mar 22
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS)?

Here's What's Concerning About International Distributions Services' (LON:IDS) Returns On Capital

Mar 04
Here's What's Concerning About International Distributions Services' (LON:IDS) Returns On Capital

Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Feb 15
Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Why International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS) Could Be Worth Watching

Nov 01
Why International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS) Could Be Worth Watching

Returns At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Sep 17
Returns At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 11
Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jul 14
Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

Jun 19
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.13

Jun 05
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.13

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

May 22
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG)?

Apr 20
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG)?

Investors Will Want Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Apr 02
Investors Will Want Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist

An Intrinsic Calculation For Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

Feb 25
An Intrinsic Calculation For Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Feb 07
Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Why Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Could Be Worth Watching

Jan 11
Why Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Could Be Worth Watching

The Return Trends At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Look Promising

Dec 29
The Return Trends At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Look Promising

Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 15
Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Martin Seidenberg's remuneration changed compared to International Distribution Services's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 29 2024n/an/a

UK£252m

Jun 29 2024n/an/a

UK£153m

Mar 31 2024UK£2mUK£655k

UK£54m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£478m

Sep 24 2023n/an/a

-UK£1b

Jun 24 2023n/an/a

-UK£941m

Mar 26 2023UK£1mUK£528k

-UK£873m

Dec 26 2022n/an/a

-UK£308m

Sep 25 2022n/an/a

UK£256m

Jun 25 2022n/an/a

UK£434m

Mar 27 2022UK£2mUK£493k

UK£612m

Compensation vs Market: Martin's total compensation ($USD1.93M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.06M).

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

CEO

Martin Seidenberg (51 yo)

1.3yrs

Tenure

UK£1,534,000

Compensation

Mr. Martin Seidenberg serves as an Executive Director at International Distribution Services plc (formerly known as International Distributions Services plc) (formerly known as Royal Mail plc) since April...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Martin Seidenberg
Group CEO & Executive Director1.3yrsUK£1.53m0.0075%
£ 258.7k
Michael Snape
Group Chief Financial Officerless than a yearUK£615.27kno data
John Crosse
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Matt Newman
Group General Counsel & Company Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Jenny Hall
Director of Corporate Affairsno datano datano data

0.9yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: IDS's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Martin Seidenberg
Group CEO & Executive Director3.7yrsUK£1.53m0.0075%
£ 258.7k
Michael Findlay
Independent Non-Executive Director5.6yrsUK£78.00k0.0017%
£ 60.3k
Sarah Elizabeth Hogg
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director5.2yrsUK£79.00k0.0013%
£ 43.4k
Lynne Peacock
Independent Non-Executive Director5.1yrsUK£84.00k0.0012%
£ 40.9k
Keith Williams
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6.9yrsUK£312.00k0.0059%
£ 205.7k
Maria da Cunha da Silva
Independent Non-Executive Director5.6yrsUK£88.00k0.0016%
£ 54.4k
Shashi Verma
Independent Non-Executive Director3.3yrsUK£62.00kno data
Jourik Hooghe
Independent Non-Executive Director2.5yrsUK£62.00kno data
Ingrid Ebner
Independent Non-Executive Director1.5yrsUK£43.00kno data

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 10:23
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

International Distribution Services plc is covered by 27 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Susanna InvernizziBarclays
William Fitzalan HowardBerenberg
Hugo WatkinsBNP Paribas Exane