SSE plc

LSE:SSE Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£17.9b

SSE Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

SSE's CEO is Alistair Phillips-Davies, appointed in Jul 2013, has a tenure of 10.75 years. total yearly compensation is £4.63M, comprised of 20.6% salary and 79.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.034% of the company’s shares, worth £6.10M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 3.8 years respectively.

Key information

Alistair Phillips-Davies

Chief executive officer

UK£4.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.6%
CEO tenure10.8yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure3.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

SSE plc's (LON:SSE) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Apr 25
SSE plc's (LON:SSE) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At SSE (LON:SSE)

Mar 11
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At SSE (LON:SSE)

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Feb 11
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE plc (LON:SSE) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Jan 15
SSE plc (LON:SSE) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.20

Jan 02
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.20

Is SSE (LON:SSE) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 26
Is SSE (LON:SSE) Using Too Much Debt?

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Dec 13
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

SSE (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Nov 30
SSE (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Calculating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Sep 24
Calculating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Sep 02
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 25
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

SSE's (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 02
SSE's (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.677

Jun 18
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.677

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.677

May 27
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.677

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital

Mar 16
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital

Analysts Just Shipped A Meaningful Upgrade To Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Estimates

Jan 26
Analysts Just Shipped A Meaningful Upgrade To Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Estimates

A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Jan 15
A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.29

Dec 31
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.29

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.29

Dec 17
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.29

SSE's (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Dec 03
SSE's (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.29

Nov 19
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.29

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, SSE (LON:SSE) Presents An Opportunity

Sep 06
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, SSE (LON:SSE) Presents An Opportunity

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At SSE (LON:SSE)

Aug 22
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At SSE (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.60

Jul 05
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.60

A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Jul 03
A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.60

Jun 19
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.60

SSE (LON:SSE) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 12
SSE (LON:SSE) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Should You Be Adding SSE (LON:SSE) To Your Watchlist Today?

May 29
Should You Be Adding SSE (LON:SSE) To Your Watchlist Today?

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.60

May 29
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.60

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital

Apr 22
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Mar 15
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Should You Be Adding SSE (LON:SSE) To Your Watchlist Today?

Feb 16
Should You Be Adding SSE (LON:SSE) To Your Watchlist Today?

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At SSE (LON:SSE)

Jan 22
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At SSE (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 02
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

We Think SSE (LON:SSE) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 30
We Think SSE (LON:SSE) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.26

Dec 18
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.26

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.26

Dec 04
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.26

SSE's (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 20
SSE's (LON:SSE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Do SSE's (LON:SSE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 16
Do SSE's (LON:SSE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

SSE (LON:SSE) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 24
SSE (LON:SSE) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Do SSE's (LON:SSE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Aug 08
Do SSE's (LON:SSE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Returns On Capital At SSE (LON:SSE) Have Hit The Brakes

Jul 07
Returns On Capital At SSE (LON:SSE) Have Hit The Brakes

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Alistair Phillips-Davies's remuneration changed compared to SSE's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£578m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£210m

Mar 31 2023UK£5mUK£952k

-UK£158m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£433m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2022UK£5mUK£924k

UK£3b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£3b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£3b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2021UK£3mUK£915k

UK£2b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£714m

Mar 31 2020UK£2mUK£890k

UK£420m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£1b

Mar 31 2019UK£2mUK£890k

UK£1b

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

UK£707m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

UK£71m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

UK£360m

Mar 31 2018UK£3mUK£864k

UK£650m

Compensation vs Market: Alistair's total compensation ($USD5.79M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.63M).

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

CEO

Alistair Phillips-Davies (56 yo)

10.8yrs

Tenure

UK£4,627,000

Compensation

Mr. Alistair Phillips-Davies serves as Independent Non-Executive Director of Anglian Water Services Limited from November 23, 2022. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of SSE plc since July 1, 2013. He...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alistair Phillips-Davies
CEO & Executive Director10.8yrsUK£4.63m0.034%
£ 6.1m
Martin Pibworth
Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director7.3yrsUK£2.58m0.013%
£ 2.2m
Barry O'regan
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearno data0%
£ 0
Anthony Keeling
COO & Co-Head of Retailno datano datano data
Elizabeth Tanner
General Counsel & Company Secretary5.1yrsno datano data
John Stewart
Director of Human Resources14.8yrsno datano data
Robert McDonald
Managing Director of SSEN Transmission5.3yrsno datano data
Sam Peacock
Managing Director of Corporate Affairsno datano datano data
Neil Kirkby
Managing Director of Enterprise7.3yrsno datano data
Ashar Khan
Head of the CIO Officeno datano datano data
Rachel McEwen
Chief Sustainability Officerno datano datano data
Christopher Burchell
Managing Director of SSEN Distribution3.4yrsno datano data

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

50.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SSE's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alistair Phillips-Davies
CEO & Executive Director22.3yrsUK£4.63m0.034%
£ 6.1m
Martin Pibworth
Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director6.6yrsUK£2.58m0.013%
£ 2.2m
Barry O'regan
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearno data0%
£ 0
John Bason
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£62.00k0.00019%
£ 34.1k
Helen Mahy
Senior Independent Director8.1yrsUK£90.00k0.00030%
£ 53.8k
Anthony Cocker
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsUK£109.00k0.00046%
£ 82.5k
John Manzoni
Chairman of the Board3.6yrsUK£412.00k0.00024%
£ 43.1k
Deborah Crosbie
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUK£75.00k0.00018%
£ 32.3k
Angela Rosemary Strank
Independent Non-Executive Director3.9yrsUK£75.00k0.00020%
£ 35.9k
Maarten Wetselaar
Independent non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Melanie Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director5.3yrsUK£75.00k0.00020%
£ 35.9k
Elish Angiolini
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUK£75.00k0.00018%
£ 32.3k

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SSE's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

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