American States Water Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
American States Water's CEO is Bob Sprowls, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 15.25 years. total yearly compensation is $5.32M, comprised of 17.4% salary and 82.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.47% of the company’s shares, worth $11.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 15.3 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Bob Sprowls
Chief executive officer
US$5.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 17.4% |
| CEO tenure | 15.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.5% |
| Management average tenure | 15.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
American States Water: Buy America's Most Battle-Tested Dividend King Now
Apr 09Are American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Mar 14
American States Water Company: Favorable Long-Term Outlook, But Overvalued Now
Feb 29Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Are On The Way Up
Feb 16American States Water: There Are Better Ways To DRIP Your Income Stream
Feb 16American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 08These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively
Dec 21If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Presents An Opportunity
Dec 05American States Water: America's Most Legendary Dividend Growth Stock Is A Buy
Dec 01American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Nov 17American States Water: Time To Finally Buy The Longest-Reigning Dividend King
Sep 26Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) A Risky Investment?
Sep 05Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes
Aug 18American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
Jul 17American States Water: Increase In Military Spending Supports The Business
Jul 12Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Stalled
May 19These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively
May 06American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend
Feb 09Does American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 05Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing
Jan 20American States Water: Water Is Life, But This Is Too Expensive
Dec 15American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend
Nov 03Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 24American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Oct 08American States Water: Not The Stability Your Portfolio Needs
Sep 29American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975
Jul 31American States Water Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Jul 29Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Jul 19American States Water Is Still Expensive
Jul 18Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)
Jun 29American States Water Is A Buy For The Long-Term Investor
May 04American States Water: A Dividend King For Your Watch List
Apr 21We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 14American States Water Is Richly Valued For Now
Feb 08The Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Growing
Feb 05Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Jan 10Here's Why We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Well Worth Watching
Dec 28American States Water: Too Expensive At Present
Nov 23American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.36
Nov 01Here's Why American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Oct 01Should You Be Adding American States Water (NYSE:AWR) To Your Watchlist Today?
Sep 16American States Water: 9% Dividend Bump Is Sign Of More Growth To Come
Aug 24CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | US$5m | US$925k | US$125m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$123m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$117m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$98m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$899k | US$78m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$80m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$82m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$89m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$860k | US$94m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$94m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$92m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$91m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$6m | US$860k | US$86m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$83m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$84m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$85m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$5m | US$796k | US$84m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$81m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$76m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$3m | US$772k | US$64m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$63m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$67m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$4m | US$749k | US$69m |
Compensation vs Market: Bob's total compensation ($USD5.32M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.64M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bob's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Bob Sprowls (65 yo)
15.3yrs
Tenure
US$5,324,271
Compensation
Mr. Robert J. Sprowls, also known as Bob, serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at American States Utility Services Inc. Mr. Sprowls has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of American...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 15.3yrs | US$5.32m | 0.47% $ 11.7m | |
| Senior VP of Finance | 15.4yrs | US$1.47m | 0.12% $ 3.1m | |
| Senior Vice President of ASUS | 2.2yrs | US$883.20k | 0.0014% $ 34.7k | |
| Assistant Secretary | no data | US$1.02m | 0.021% $ 520.5k |
15.3yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AWR's management team is seasoned and experienced (15.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 14.9yrs | US$5.32m | 0.47% $ 11.7m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board & Lead Director | 26.3yrs | US$265.10k | 0.052% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$197.60k | 0.015% $ 377.5k | |
| Independent Director | 11.3yrs | US$192.98k | 0.037% $ 923.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$182.63k | 0.0087% $ 218.0k | |
| Independent Director | 17.3yrs | US$186.60k | 0.035% $ 880.7k | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$188.10k | 0.0069% $ 171.2k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$123.84k | 0.0012% $ 30.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$166.65k | 0.016% $ 395.5k |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AWR's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).