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Jean-Marc Mizrahi is the CEO of Ymagis Société Anonyme (EPA:MAGIS). First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. 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.
See our latest analysis for Ymagis Société Anonyme
How Does Jean-Marc Mizrahi's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that Ymagis Société Anonyme has a market cap of €9.6m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of €120k. (This figure is for the year to December 2017). Notably, the salary of €120k is the vast majority of the CEO compensation. We took a group of companies with market capitalizations below €177m, and calculated the median CEO total compensation to be €145k.
That means Jean-Marc Mizrahi receives fairly typical remuneration for the CEO of a company that size. While this data point isn't particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.
The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at Ymagis Société Anonyme has changed from year to year.
Is Ymagis Société Anonyme Growing?
Ymagis Société Anonyme has reduced its earnings per share by an average of 4.7% a year, over the last three years (measured with a line of best fit). Its revenue is down -7.1% over last year.
Unfortunately, earnings per share have trended lower over the last three years. And the impression is worse when you consider revenue is down year-on-year. It's hard to argue the company is firing on all cylinders, so shareholders might be averse to high CEO remuneration. It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.
Has Ymagis Société Anonyme Been A Good Investment?
With a three year total loss of 87%, Ymagis Société Anonyme would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. It therefore might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.
In Summary...
Jean-Marc Mizrahi is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.
The company isn't growing EPS, and shareholder returns have been disappointing. Few would argue that it's wise for the company to pay any more, before returns improve. Shareholders may want to check for free if Ymagis Société Anonyme insiders are buying or selling shares.