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Chaker Hanna became the CEO of Comptoir Group plc (LON:COM) in 2011. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Next, we'll consider growth that the business demonstrates. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Chaker Hanna's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that Comptoir Group plc has a market cap of UK£14m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of UK£189k. (This figure is for the year to December 2018). Notably, the salary of UK£188k is the vast majority of the CEO compensation. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under UK£162m, and the median CEO total compensation was UK£256k.
So Chaker Hanna is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. This doesn't tell us a whole lot on its own, but looking at the performance of the actual business will give us useful context.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Comptoir Group, below.
Is Comptoir Group plc Growing?
Comptoir Group plc has reduced its earnings per share by an average of 124% a year, over the last three years (measured with a line of best fit). Its revenue is up 16% over last year.
Few shareholders would be pleased to read that earnings per share are lower over three years. While the revenue growth is good to see, it is outweighed by the fact that earnings per share are down, over three years. 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 might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Comptoir Group plc Been A Good Investment?
With a three year total loss of 85%, Comptoir Group plc would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. It therefore might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.
In Summary...
Chaker Hanna is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.
Returns have been disappointing and the company is not growing its earnings per share. Suffice it to say, we don't think the CEO is underpaid! Shareholders may want to check for free if Comptoir Group insiders are buying or selling shares.
Important note: Comptoir Group may not be the best stock to buy. You might find something better in this list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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