Shareholders Will Likely Find Barco NV's (EBR:BAR) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Key Insights

• Barco will host its Annual General Meeting on 24th of April
• Total pay for CEO Charles Beauduin includes €159.0k salary
• The overall pay is 45% below the industry average
• Over the past three years, Barco's EPS grew by 92% and over the past three years, the total loss to shareholders 44%

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Shareholders may be wondering what CEO Charles Beauduin plans to do to improve the less than great performance at Barco NV (EBR:BAR) recently. At the next AGM coming up on 24th of April, they can influence managerial decision making through voting on resolutions, including executive remuneration. Setting appropriate executive remuneration to align with the interests of shareholders may also be a way to influence the company performance in the long run. We think CEO compensation looks appropriate given the data we have put together.

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How Does Total Compensation For Charles Beauduin Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

According to our data, Barco NV has a market capitalization of €1.0b, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth €466k over the year to December 2024. That's mostly flat as compared to the prior year's compensation. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth acknowledging that the salary portion is lower, valued at €159k.

In comparison with other companies in the Belgium Electronic industry with market capitalizations ranging from €352m to €1.4b, the reported median CEO total compensation was €841k. That is to say, Charles Beauduin is paid under the industry median.

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 63% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 37% is other remuneration. Barco sets aside a smaller share of compensation for salary, in comparison to the overall industry. If non-salary compensation dominates total pay, it's an indicator that the executive's salary is tied to company performance.

Barco NV's Growth

Over the past three years, Barco NV has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 92% per year. Its revenue is down 9.9% over the previous year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's always a tough situation when revenues are not growing, but ultimately profits are more important. Moving away from current form for a second, it could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.

Has Barco NV Been A Good Investment?

The return of -44% over three years would not have pleased Barco NV shareholders. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.

To Conclude...

The fact that shareholders are sitting on a loss is certainly disheartening. This diverges with the robust growth in EPS, suggesting that there is a large discrepancy between share price and fundamentals. There needs to be more focus by management and the board to examine why the share price has diverged from fundamentals. In the upcoming AGM, shareholders should take this opportunity to raise these concerns with the board and revisit their investment thesis with regards to the company.

CEO compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. That's why we did some digging and identified 1 warning sign for Barco that investors should think about before committing capital to this stock.

Arguably, business quality is much more important than CEO compensation levels. So check out this free list of interesting companies that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.

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