How Much is Delta Plus Group's (EPA:DLTA) CEO Getting Paid?

The CEO of Delta Plus Group (EPA:DLTA) is Jérôme Benoit. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

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How Does Jérôme Benoit's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

At the time of writing, our data says that Delta Plus Group has a market cap of €281m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of €390k for the year to December 2018. We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at €213k. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of €178m to €711m. The median total CEO compensation was €487k.

Next, let's break down remuneration compositions to understand how the industry and company compare with each other. Speaking on an industry level, we can see that nearly 73% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 27% is other remuneration. So it seems like there isn't a significant difference between Delta Plus Group and the broader market, in terms of salary allocation in the overall compensation package.

That means Jérôme Benoit 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. You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Delta Plus Group, below.

Is Delta Plus Group Growing?

Over the last three years Delta Plus Group has seen earnings per share (EPS) move in a positive direction by an average of 15% per year (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is up 9.5% over last year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's nice to see a little revenue growth, as this is consistent with healthy business conditions. Shareholders might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts.

Has Delta Plus Group Been A Good Investment?

Given the total loss of 8.7% over three years, many shareholders in Delta Plus Group are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.

In Summary...

Jérôme Benoit is paid around the same as most CEOs of similar size companies.

We think that the EPS growth is very pleasing, but we find the returns over the last three years to be lacking. We'd be surprised if shareholders want to see a pay rise for the CEO, but we'd stop short of calling their pay too generous. CEO compensation is an important area to keep your eyes on, but we've also identified 3 warning signs for Delta Plus Group (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

Important note: Delta Plus Group may not be the best stock to buy. You might find something better in this list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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