Does OneVue Holdings Limited’s (ASX:OVH) CEO Pay Matter?

Connie Mckeage became the CEO of OneVue Holdings Limited (ASX:OVH) in 2007. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. And finally – as a second measure of performance – we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

Check out our latest analysis for OneVue Holdings

How Does Connie Mckeage’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

Our data indicates that OneVue Holdings Limited is worth AU$156m, and total annual CEO compensation is AU$244k. (This figure is for the year to 2018). That’s below the compensation, last year. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it’s worth noting the salary is lower, valued at AU$165k. We took a group of companies with market capitalizations below AU$277m, and calculated the median CEO compensation to be AU$363k.

A first glance this seems like a real positive for shareholders, since Connie Mckeage is paid less than the average compensation paid by similar sized companies. While this is a good thing, you’ll need to understand the business better before you can form an opinion.

You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at OneVue Holdings, below.

ASX:OVH CEO Compensation November 29th 18
ASX:OVH CEO Compensation November 29th 18

Is OneVue Holdings Limited Growing?

On average over the last three years, OneVue Holdings Limited has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 100% each year. Its revenue is up 20% over last year.

This shows that the company has improved itself over the last few years. Good news for shareholders. It’s also good to see decent revenue growth in the last year, suggesting the business is healthy and growing.

Shareholders might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts. .

Has OneVue Holdings Limited Been A Good Investment?

Since shareholders would have lost about 25% over three years, some OneVue Holdings Limited shareholders would surely be feeling negative emotions. It therefore might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.

In Summary…

OneVue Holdings Limited is currently paying its CEO below what is normal for companies of its size. Many would consider this to indicate that the pay is modest since the business is growing. Few would deny that the total shareholder return over the last three years could have been a lot better. So while we don’t think, Connie Mckeage is paid too much, shareholders may hope that business performance translates to investment returns before pay rises are given out.