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In 2014 Jason Zhuang was appointed CEO of China Animation Characters Company Limited (HKG:1566). This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Jason Zhuang's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, China Animation Characters Company Limited has a market capitalization of HK$2.0b, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth HK$2.1m over the year to March 2019. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at HK$744k. We note that more than half of the total compensation is not the salary; and performance requirements may apply to this non-salary portion. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of HK$779m to HK$3.1b. The median total CEO compensation was HK$2.3m.
So Jason Zhuang receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst the companies we looked at. While this data point isn't particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at China Animation Characters has changed over time.
Is China Animation Characters Company Limited Growing?
On average over the last three years, China Animation Characters Company Limited has shrunk earnings per share by 45% each year (measured with a line of best fit). It saw its revenue drop 41% over the last year.
Sadly for shareholders, earnings per share are actually down, over three years. And the fact that revenue is down year on year arguably paints an ugly picture. It's hard to argue the company is firing on all cylinders, so shareholders might be averse to high CEO remuneration. Although we don't have analyst forecasts you could get a better understanding of its growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has China Animation Characters Company Limited Been A Good Investment?
Given the total loss of 30% over three years, many shareholders in China Animation Characters Company Limited are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. So shareholders would probably think the company shouldn't be too generous with CEO compensation.