How has United Rentals performed over the past 5 years?
21.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: URI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: URI's current net profit margins (12.5%) are lower than last year (22%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: URI's earnings have grown significantly by 21.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: URI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: URI had negative earnings growth (-31.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (-8.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst URI's Return on Equity (31.4%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
What is United Rentals's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate URI's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate URI's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if URI's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if URI's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of URI's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
What is the CEO of United Rentals's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
1.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
MattFlannery(54yo)
0.6yrs
Tenure
US$4,598,553
Compensation
Mr. Matthew J. Flannery, also known as Matt, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at United Rentals, Inc. since May 8, 2019. Mr. Flannery was President of United Rentals, Inc. since March 8, ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD4.60M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.01M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Matt's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: URI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Age and Tenure
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: URI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: URI insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
SellUS$5,236,59808 Nov 19
Michael Kneeland
Entity
Individual
Role
Chairman of the Board
Non-Executive Chairman
Shares
34,999
Max Price
US$151.08
SellUS$455,54707 Nov 19
Jason Papastavrou
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
3,036
Max Price
US$150.05
SellUS$362,45824 Oct 19
Jeffrey Fenton
Entity
Individual
Shares
2,735
Max Price
US$132.53
BuyUS$220,74920 Aug 19
Filippo Passerini
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
2,000
Max Price
US$110.37
BuyUS$29,98325 Jul 19
José Alvarez
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
238
Max Price
US$125.98
BuyUS$591,36223 Jul 19
Donald Roof
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
5,000
Max Price
US$118.27
SellUS$1,318,66913 Mar 19
Paul McDonnell
Entity
Individual
Shares
10,500
Max Price
US$125.59
SellUS$18,02413 Mar 19
Andrew Limoges
Entity
Individual
Role
Chief Accounting Officer
VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
Shares
146
Max Price
US$123.45
SellUS$67,47713 Mar 19
Jessica Graziano
Entity
Individual
Role
Chief Financial Officer
Executive VP & CFO
Shares
547
Max Price
US$123.36
SellUS$3,981,92720 Feb 19
Michael Kneeland
Entity
Individual
Role
Chairman of the Board
Non-Executive Chairman
Shares
30,000
Max Price
US$132.73
BuyUS$48,64128 Jan 19
Shiv Singh
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
390
Max Price
US$124.72
SellUS$1,405,62528 Jan 19
Dale Asplund
Entity
Individual
Role
Chief Operating Officer
Executive VP & COO
Shares
11,245
Max Price
US$125.00
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Mike Kneeland (65yo)
Non-Executive Chairman
Tenure: 0.6yrs
Compensation: US$13.60m
Ken Mettel
Senior Vice President of Performance Analytics
Tenure: 5yrs
Matt Flannery (54yo)
President
Tenure: 0.6yrs
Compensation: US$4.60m
Craig Pintoff (49yo)
Executive VP and Chief Administrative & Legal Officer
Tenure: 2.8yrs
Compensation: US$2.99m
Dale Asplund (51yo)
Executive VP & COO
Tenure: 0.6yrs
Compensation: US$3.29m
Ted Grace
Vice President of Investor Relations
Tenure: 3.7yrs
Daniel Higgins
VP & Chief Information Officer
Tenure: 0.9yrs
Chris Hummel
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer
Tenure: 3.8yrs
Jessica Graziano (46yo)
Executive VP & CFO
Tenure: 1.2yrs
Compensation: US$2.03m
Andrew Limoges (37yo)
VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
Tenure: 1.2yrs
Board Members
Gracia Martore (67yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 2.5yrs
Compensation: US$257.15k
Donald Roof (67yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 7.7yrs
Compensation: US$284.65k
Bobby Griffin (70yo)
Lead Independent Director
Tenure: 0.6yrs
Compensation: US$279.65k
Filippo Passerini (62yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 10.9yrs
Compensation: US$257.65k
Mike Kneeland (65yo)
Non-Executive Chairman
Tenure: 0.6yrs
Compensation: US$13.60m
Jason Papastavrou (56yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 14.5yrs
Compensation: US$260.15k
Matt Flannery (54yo)
President
Tenure: 0.6yrs
Compensation: US$4.60m
Jos Alvarez (56yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 10.9yrs
Compensation: US$264.65k
Shiv Singh (41yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 2.6yrs
Compensation: US$255.15k
Marc Bruno (48yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 1.6yrs
Compensation: US$216.70k
Company Information
United Rentals, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals; and Trench, Power and Fluid Solutions. The General Rentals segment ren ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
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Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2019/12/06 23:46
End of Day Share Price
2019/12/06 00:00
Earnings
2019/09/30
Annual Earnings
2018/12/31
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