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The CEO of Micropole S.A. (EPA:MUN) is Christian Poyau, and this article examines the executive's compensation against the backdrop of overall company performance. This analysis will also assess whether Micropole pays its CEO appropriately, considering recent earnings growth and total shareholder returns.
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How Does Total Compensation For Christian Poyau Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?
According to our data, Micropole S.A. has a market capitalization of €30m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth €396k over the year to December 2019. That's a notable increase of 33% on last year. Notably, the salary which is €339.0k, represents most of the total compensation being paid.
For comparison, other companies in the industry with market capitalizations below €170m, reported a median total CEO compensation of €270k. Hence, we can conclude that Christian Poyau is remunerated higher than the industry median. Moreover, Christian Poyau also holds €3.7m worth of Micropole stock directly under their own name, which reveals to us that they have a significant personal stake in the company.
Speaking on an industry level, nearly 64% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 36% is other remuneration. It's interesting to note that Micropole pays out a greater portion of remuneration through salary, compared to the industry. If salary dominates total compensation, it suggests that CEO compensation is leaning less towards the variable component, which is usually linked with performance.
A Look at Micropole S.A.'s Growth Numbers
Over the past three years, Micropole S.A. has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 72% per year. It achieved revenue growth of 5.4% over the last year.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. It's also good to see modest revenue growth, suggesting the underlying business is healthy. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Micropole S.A. Been A Good Investment?
With a three year total loss of 17% for the shareholders, Micropole S.A. would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.
To Conclude...
As we noted earlier, Micropole pays its CEO higher than the norm for similar-sized companies belonging to the same industry. However, the earnings per share growth is certainly impressive, but it's disappointing to see negative shareholder returns over the same period. Considering overall performance, we can't say Christian is underpaid, in fact compensation is definitely on the higher side.
While it is important to pay attention to CEO remuneration, investors should also consider other elements of the business. That's why we did some digging and identified 3 warning signs for Micropole that you should be aware of before investing.
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