Shun-Chuen Lam is the CEO of Oriental Press Group Limited (HKG:18). This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. 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 method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
Check out our latest analysis for Oriental Press Group
How Does Shun-Chuen Lam’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Oriental Press Group Limited has a market capitalization of HK$2.0b, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth HK$2.3m. (This number is for the twelve months until March 2018). It is worth noting that the CEO compensation consists almost entirely of the salary, worth HK$2.3m. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of HK$785m to HK$3.1b. The median total CEO compensation was HK$1.8m.
So Shun-Chuen Lam 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 Oriental Press Group has changed over time.
Is Oriental Press Group Limited Growing?
On average over the last three years, Oriental Press Group Limited has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 37% each year (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is down -3.9% over last year.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. While it would be good to see revenue growth, profits matter more in the end. We don’t have analyst forecasts, but you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Oriental Press Group Limited Been A Good Investment?
Most shareholders would probably be pleased with Oriental Press Group Limited for providing a total return of 76% over three years. This strong performance might mean some shareholders don’t mind if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for a company of its size.
In Summary…
Shun-Chuen Lam is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.
The company is growing earnings per share and total shareholder returns have been pleasing. Although the pay is a normal amount, some shareholders probably consider it fair or modest, given the good performance of the stock. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Oriental Press Group (free visualization of insider trades).