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Fred Ruegg became the CEO of Elma Electronic AG (VTX:ELMN) in 2013. 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. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Fred Ruegg's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that Elma Electronic AG has a market cap of CHF97m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of CHF491k. (This figure is for the year to December 2017). While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at CHF315k. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below CHF197m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is CHF514k.
So Fred Ruegg receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst the companies we looked at. Although this fact alone doesn't tell us a great deal, it becomes more relevant when considered against the business performance.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Elma Electronic, below.
Is Elma Electronic AG Growing?
Elma Electronic AG has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 33% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). It achieved revenue growth of 1.4% over the last year.
This shows that the company has improved itself over the last few years. Good news for shareholders. It's good to see a bit of revenue growth, as this suggests the business is able to grow sustainably. We don't have analyst forecasts, but you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Elma Electronic AG Been A Good Investment?
Elma Electronic AG has generated a total shareholder return of 18% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. But they probably wouldn't be so happy as to think the CEO should be paid more than is normal, for companies around this size.
In Summary...
Fred Ruegg is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.
The company is growing EPS but shareholder returns have been sound but not amazing. So considering these factors, we think the CEO pay is probably quite reasonable. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Elma Electronic shares (free trial).