Jef Colruyt is the CEO of Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV (EBR:COLR). This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. Next, we’ll consider growth that the business demonstrates. 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 Jef Colruyt’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing, our data says that Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV has a market cap of €6.6b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of €370k for the year to March 2019. That’s just a smallish increase of 1.6% on last year. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at . We note that more than half of the total compensation is not the salary; and performance requirements may apply to this non-salary portion. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of €3.6b to €11b. The median total CEO compensation was €812k.
A first glance this seems like a real positive for shareholders, since Jef Colruyt is paid less than the average total compensation paid by similar sized companies. While this is a good thing, you’ll need to understand the business better before you can form an opinion.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Etn. Fr. Colruyt, below.
Is Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV Growing?
Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 4.2% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). It achieved revenue growth of 4.5% over the last year.
I’d prefer higher revenue growth, but I’m happy with the modest EPS growth. It’s clear the performance has been quite decent, but it it falls short of outstanding,based on this information.
Has Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV Been A Good Investment?
With a total shareholder return of 2.1% over three years, Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV has done okay by shareholders. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.
In Summary…
It appears that Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV remunerates its CEO below most similar sized companies.
Jef Colruyt is paid less than what is normal at similar size companies, and but overall performance has left me uninspired. However I do not find the CEO compensation to be concerning. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Etn. Fr. Colruyt shares (free trial).
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