Increases to International Personal Finance plc's (LON:IPF) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

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Key Insights

  • International Personal Finance will host its Annual General Meeting on 2nd of May

  • CEO Gerard Ryan's total compensation includes salary of UK£581.0k

  • Total compensation is 245% above industry average

  • Over the past three years, International Personal Finance's EPS grew by 64% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 6.2%

Under the guidance of CEO Gerard Ryan, International Personal Finance plc (LON:IPF) has performed reasonably well recently. As shareholders go into the upcoming AGM on 2nd of May, CEO compensation will probably not be their focus, but rather the steps management will take to continue the growth momentum. However, some shareholders may still want to keep CEO compensation within reason.

Check out our latest analysis for International Personal Finance

Comparing International Personal Finance plc's CEO Compensation With The Industry

At the time of writing, our data shows that International Personal Finance plc has a market capitalization of UK£237m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of UK£2.4m for the year to December 2023. We note that's an increase of 72% above last year. We think total compensation is more important but our data shows that the CEO salary is lower, at UK£581k.

On examining similar-sized companies in the British Consumer Finance industry with market capitalizations between UK£80m and UK£320m, we discovered that the median CEO total compensation of that group was UK£701k. This suggests that Gerard Ryan is paid more than the median for the industry. Furthermore, Gerard Ryan directly owns UK£2.0m worth of shares in the company.

Component

2023

2022

Proportion (2023)

Salary

UK£581k

UK£560k

24%

Other

UK£1.8m

UK£849k

76%

Total Compensation

UK£2.4m

UK£1.4m

100%

On an industry level, around 58% of total compensation represents salary and 42% is other remuneration. It's interesting to note that International Personal Finance allocates a smaller portion of compensation to salary in comparison to the broader industry. It's important to note that a slant towards non-salary compensation suggests that total pay is tied to the company's performance.

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LSE:IPF CEO Compensation April 26th 2024

A Look at International Personal Finance plc's Growth Numbers

Over the past three years, International Personal Finance plc has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 64% per year. It achieved revenue growth of 19% over the last year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's also good to see decent revenue growth in the last year, suggesting the business is healthy and growing. Moving away from current form for a second, it could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.