How Much Did Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding's (VIE:SEM) CEO Pocket Last Year?
In 2017 Martin Füllenbach was appointed CEO of Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding (VIE:SEM). 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. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Martin Füllenbach 's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing, our data says that Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding has a market cap of €234m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of €708k for the year to December 2018. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at €519k. We examined companies with market caps from €90m to €360m, and discovered that the median CEO total compensation of that group was €708k.
So Martin Füllenbach 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, below, how CEO compensation at Semperit Holding has changed over time.
Is Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding Growing?
On average over the last three years, Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding has shrunk earnings per share by 80% each year (measured with a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is down 1.6%.
Unfortunately, earnings per share have trended lower over the last three years. And the fact that revenue is down year on year arguably paints an ugly picture. These factors suggest that the business performance wouldn't really justify a high pay packet for the CEO. Shareholders might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts.
Has Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding Been A Good Investment?
With a three year total loss of 62%, Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.
In Summary...
Remuneration for Martin Füllenbach is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
After looking at EPS and total shareholder returns, it's certainly hard to argue the company has performed well, since both metrics are down. Few would argue that it's wise for the company to pay any more, before returns improve. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Semperit Holding shares (free trial).
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