Costain Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Costain Group's CEO is Alex Vaughan, appointed in Oct 2006, has a tenure of 17.75 years. total yearly compensation is £1.36M, comprised of 34.1% salary and 65.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.2% of the company’s shares, worth $612.62K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 2.3 years respectively.
Key information
Alex Vaughan
Chief executive officer
UK£1.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 34.1% |
| CEO tenure | 17.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | UK£1m | UK£463k | UK£22m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£22m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£22m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£24m |
| Dec 31 2022 | UK£1m | UK£443k | UK£26m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£10m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£6m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£6m |
| Dec 31 2021 | UK£976k | UK£431k | -UK£6m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£200k |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£6m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£36m |
| Dec 31 2020 | UK£448k | UK£393k | -UK£78m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£82m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£85m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£44m |
| Dec 31 2019 | UK£453k | UK£275k | -UK£3m |
Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD1.72M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.63M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Alex's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Alex Vaughan (55 yo)
17.8yrs
Tenure
UK£1,358,611
Compensation
Mr. Alexander John Vaughan, also known as Alex, BSc (Hons), FRICS, FICE, MRICS, Dip IoD, FIoD, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director at Costain Group Plc since May 7, 2019 and has been its Memb...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Member of Group Executive Board & Director | 17.8yrs | UK£1.36m | 0.20% $ 612.6k | |
| CFO, Member Executive Board & Executive Director | 3.7yrs | UK£1.14m | no data | |
| Interim MD of Transportation & Member of Group Executive Board | 9.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People & Sustainability Officer and Member of Executive Board | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| MD of Natural Resources & Member of Executive Board | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Transportation | less than a year | no data | no data |
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: CTNG.Y's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Member of Group Executive Board & Director | 5.2yrs | UK£1.36m | 0.20% $ 612.6k | |
| CFO, Member Executive Board & Executive Director | 3.7yrs | UK£1.14m | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£8.60k | no data | |
| Senior Independent Director | 3.4yrs | UK£69.13k | 0.0090% $ 26.8k | |
| Independent Chairman | 1.7yrs | UK£195.00k | 0.036% $ 107.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£60.40k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£4.30k | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CTNG.Y's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/07/03 18:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/04/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Costain Group PLC is covered by 11 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| David Buxton | Cavendish |
| Kevin Cammack | Cavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities) |
| Andrew Blain | Investec Bank plc (UK) |