D. B Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

D. B's CEO is Sudhir Agarwal, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 17.25 years. total yearly compensation is ₹25.00M, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.35% of the company’s shares, worth ₹1.69B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 13.1 years respectively.

Key information

Sudhir Agarwal

Chief executive officer

₹25.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	100.0%
CEO tenure	17.3yrs
CEO ownership	3.3%
Management average tenure	5.5yrs
Board average tenure	13.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sudhir Agarwal's remuneration changed compared to D. B's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Mar 31 2023	₹25m	₹25m	₹2b
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Mar 31 2022	₹18m	₹18m	₹1b
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	₹2b
Mar 31 2021	₹14m	₹14m	₹1b
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	₹1b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	₹862m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	₹1b
Mar 31 2020	₹15m	₹15m	₹3b
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Mar 31 2019	₹12m	₹12m	₹3b
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	₹3b
Mar 31 2018	₹9m	₹9m	₹3b

Compensation vs Market: Sudhir's total compensation ($USD300.13K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Indian market ($USD381.54K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Sudhir's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Sudhir Agarwal (56 yo)

17.3yrs

Tenure

₹25,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Sudhir Agarwal has been the Managing Director of D. B. Corp Limited since January 1, 2007 and serves as its Executive Director since December 10, 2005. Mr. Agarwal is responsible for its long-term visi...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sudhir Agarwal	MD & Executive Director	17.3yrs	₹25.00m	3.35% ₹ 1.7b
Bharat Agarwal	Head of Corporate Public Relations & Communication and Executive Director	no data	₹15.35m	no data
Satyajit Sengupta	Chief Corporate Sales & Marketing Officer	7.3yrs	₹12.73m	no data
Pawan Agarwal	Deputy MD & Executive Non-Independent Director	10.8yrs	₹10.00m	3.29% ₹ 1.7b
Harrish Bhatia	President of Sales & Marketing	6.4yrs	₹40.25m	no data
Pathik Shah	Chief Executive Officer of DB Digital	4.5yrs	₹113.78m	1.03% ₹ 521.7m
Paresh Goel	Chief Technical Officer of DB Digital	4.3yrs	₹71.87m	no data
Sanjay Joshi	Chief Business Officer	1.4yrs	₹16.05m	no data
Lalit Jain	CFO & Senior Executive of Accounts	less than a year	no data	no data
Amit Doshi	Chief Operating Officer	no data	no data	no data
Ripu Bhatnagar	Chief Technology Officer	no data	₹10.83m	no data
Prasoon Pandey	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 533151's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sudhir Agarwal	MD & Executive Director	18.3yrs	₹25.00m	3.35% ₹ 1.7b
Pawan Agarwal	Deputy MD & Executive Non-Independent Director	18.3yrs	₹10.00m	3.29% ₹ 1.7b
Santosh Desai	Non-Executive Independent Director	3.5yrs	₹375.00k	no data
Girish Agarwal	Non-Executive Non-Independent Director	28.5yrs	₹200.00k	3.29% ₹ 1.7b
Paulomi Dhawan	Non-Executive Independent Director	1.8yrs	₹215.00k	no data
Anupriya Acharya	Non-Executive Independent Director	7.8yrs	₹575.00k	no data

13.1yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 533151's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.1 years average tenure).

D. B Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

D. B. Corp Limited Announces Executive Changes

Insufficient new directors

Dainik Bhaskar Names Preeti Arora as Head of Gurgaon Branch

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director recently bought ₹40m worth of stock

MD & Executive Director recently bought ₹34m worth of stock

D. B. Corp Limited, Annual General Meeting, Sep 20, 2022

Recent updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Now 23% undervalued

Now 20% undervalued

Price target increased by 11% to ₹347

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

D. B. Corp Limited Announces Executive Changes

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Now 23% overvalued after recent price rise

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of ₹2.00 per share at 1.3% yield

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

D. B. Corp Limited Announces Declaration of Second Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2023-24, Payable on or Before November 24, 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Now 21% undervalued

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 30, 2024

Upcoming dividend of ₹3.00 per share at 2.8% yield

D. B. Corp Limited Board Approves Interim Dividend Payable on or Before August 18, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₹4.43 (vs ₹1.75 in 1Q 2023)

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Jul 20, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Dainik Bhaskar Names Preeti Arora as Head of Gurgaon Branch

Upcoming dividend of ₹3.00 per share at 4.7% yield

Price target increased by 11% to ₹131

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

D. B. Corp Limited Approves Second Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2023, Payable on or before June 16, 2023

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q4, 2023 Results on May 19, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₹2.72 (vs ₹4.92 in 3Q 2022)

Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Price target increased to ₹109

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₹2.75 (vs ₹3.07 in 2Q 2022)

Price target increased to ₹104

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Oct 19, 2022

D. B. Corp Limited Approves to Declare Final Dividend for the Financial Year Ended March 31, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of ₹3.00 per share

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director recently bought ₹40m worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

MD & Executive Director recently bought ₹34m worth of stock

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of ₹3.00 per share

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₹1.75 (vs ₹1.27 loss in 1Q 2022)

D. B. Corp Limited, Annual General Meeting, Sep 20, 2022

D. B. Corp Limited Announces Declaration of Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2022-23

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jul 28, 2022

D. B. Corp Limited Recommends Final Dividend for the Financial Year Ended 31 March, 2022

Price target decreased to ₹95.00

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q4, 2022 Results on May 13, 2022

MD & Executive Director recently bought ₹4.9m worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS ₹3.07 (vs ₹1.63 in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of ₹3.00 per share

Upcoming dividend of ₹2.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: ₹1.27 loss per share (vs ₹2.75 loss in 1Q 2021)

Consensus forecasts updated

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS ₹8.08 (vs ₹15.72 in FY 2020)

Price target increased to ₹105

Consensus EPS estimates fall to ₹12.30

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: ₹92.50

Analysts update estimates

New 90-day high: ₹92.10

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS ₹5.66 (vs ₹4.67 in 3Q 2020)

Revenue and earnings miss expectations

D. B. Corp Limited to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Jan 28, 2021

D. B. Corp Limited Announces Cessation of Directors