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Peter Podesser is the CEO of SFC Energy AG (ETR:F3C). This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. 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. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Peter Podesser's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, SFC Energy AG has a market capitalization of €146m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth €1.2m. (This number is for the twelve months until December 2018). We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at €350k. When we examined a selection of companies with market caps ranging from €91m to €362m, we found the median CEO total compensation was €519k.
It would therefore appear that SFC Energy AG pays Peter Podesser more than the median CEO remuneration at companies of a similar size, in the same market. However, this fact alone doesn't mean the remuneration is too high. We can get a better idea of how generous the pay is by looking at the performance of the underlying business.
The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at SFC Energy has changed from year to year.
Is SFC Energy AG Growing?
Over the last three years SFC Energy AG has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 93% per year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 5.2%.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's also good to see modest revenue growth, suggesting the underlying business is healthy. Shareholders might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts.
Has SFC Energy AG Been A Good Investment?
I think that the total shareholder return of 210%, over three years, would leave most SFC Energy AG shareholders smiling. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.
In Summary...
We compared the total CEO remuneration paid by SFC Energy AG, and compared it to remuneration at a group of similar sized companies. We found that it pays well over the median amount paid in the benchmark group.
However, the earnings per share growth over three years is certainly impressive. On top of that, in the same period, returns to shareholders have been great. So, considering this good performance, the CEO compensation may be quite appropriate. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling SFC Energy (free visualization of insider trades).