United Utilities Group PLC

LSE:UU. Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£7.1b

United Utilities Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

United Utilities Group's CEO is Louise Beardmore, appointed in May 2022, has a tenure of 2.58 years. total yearly compensation is £1.41M, comprised of 48.9% salary and 51.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.009% of the company’s shares, worth £643.76K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Louise Beardmore

Chief executive officer

UK£1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage48.9%
CEO tenure2.6yrs
CEO ownership0.009%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Dec 07
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Nov 04
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) P/E

Sep 22
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) P/E

Here's What's Concerning About United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital

Jul 30
Here's What's Concerning About United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital

United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jul 12
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 19
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

May 06
United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Shares Could Be 31% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 09
United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Shares Could Be 31% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

Feb 25
United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jan 19
United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Louise Beardmore's remuneration changed compared to United Utilities Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£113m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£120m

Mar 31 2024UK£1mUK£690k

UK£127m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£48m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£31m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£87m

Mar 31 2023UK£868kUK£390k

UK£205m

Compensation vs Market: Louise's total compensation ($USD1.77M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.47M).

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

CEO

Louise Beardmore (50 yo)

2.6yrs

Tenure

UK£1,411,000

Compensation

Mrs. Louise Beardmore serves as Chief Executive Officer at United Utilities Water Limited and United Utilities Group PLC since March 31, 2023. She serves as Director at United Utilities Group PLC since Apr...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Louise Beardmore
CEO & Director2.6yrsUK£1.41m0.0090%
£ 643.8k
Philip Aspin
CFO & Director4.4yrsUK£1.23m0.0054%
£ 382.1k
Matthew Hemmings
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Mike Gauterin
Customer Services & Technology Director1.9yrsno datano data
Robert Lee
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Simon Gardiner
General Counsel & Company Secretaryno datano data0.0057%
£ 409.9k
James Bullock
Regulation & Compliance Director1.9yrsno datano data
Adrienne McFarland
People and Health & Safety Director2.9yrsno datano data
Ruth Henshaw
Head of Reward & Pensionsno datano datano data
Brendan Murphy
Treasurerno datano datano data
Christopher Laybutt
Investor Relations & Clean Energy Strategy Directorno datano datano data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UU.'s management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Louise Beardmore
CEO & Director2.6yrsUK£1.41m0.0090%
£ 643.8k
Philip Aspin
CFO & Director4.4yrsUK£1.23m0.0054%
£ 382.1k
David Higgins
Independent Non-Executive Chairman5.6yrsUK£321.00k0.00044%
£ 31.4k
Doug Webb
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsUK£91.00k0.0015%
£ 106.9k
Michael Lewis
Independent Non-Executive Director1.6yrsUK£67.00k0.00044%
£ 31.4k
Liam Butterworth
Independent Non-Executive Director2.9yrsUK£74.00k0.00044%
£ 31.4k
Kathleen Shailer
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsUK£88.00k0.00031%
£ 22.1k
Alison J. Goligher
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director8.3yrsUK£91.00k0.00088%
£ 62.7k
Clare Hayward
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.00044%
£ 31.4k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UU.'s board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 19:23
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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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

United Utilities Group PLC is covered by 32 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Myriam CohenAlphaValue
Dominic NashBarclays
Harry WyburdBarclays