It's Unlikely That Atico Mining Corporation's (CVE:ATY) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

CEO Fernando Ganoza has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Atico Mining Corporation (CVE:ATY) recently. This is something shareholders will keep in mind as they cast their votes on company resolutions such as executive remuneration in the upcoming AGM on 15 June 2021. However, some shareholders will still be cautious of paying the CEO excessively.

See our latest analysis for Atico Mining

Comparing Atico Mining Corporation's CEO Compensation With the industry

According to our data, Atico Mining Corporation has a market capitalization of CA$80m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth US$736k over the year to December 2020. That's a notable increase of 34% on last year. We think total compensation is more important but our data shows that the CEO salary is lower, at US$340k.

In comparison with other companies in the industry with market capitalizations under CA$242m, the reported median total CEO compensation was US$124k. Hence, we can conclude that Fernando Ganoza is remunerated higher than the industry median. Furthermore, Fernando Ganoza directly owns CA$1.2m worth of shares in the company, implying that they are deeply invested in the company's success.

Component	2020	2019	Proportion (2020)
Salary	US$340k	US$340k	46%
Other	US$396k	US$209k	54%
Total Compensation	US$736k	US$549k	100%

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 93% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 7% of the pie. Atico Mining sets aside a smaller share of compensation for salary, in comparison to the overall industry. If total compensation is slanted towards non-salary benefits, it indicates that CEO pay is linked to company performance.

Atico Mining Corporation's Growth

Atico Mining Corporation's earnings per share (EPS) grew 46% per year over the last three years. It achieved revenue growth of 49% over the last year.

Shareholders would be glad to know that the company has improved itself over the last few years. It's great to see that revenue growth is strong, too. These metrics suggest the business is growing strongly. Historical performance can sometimes be a good indicator on what's coming up next but if you want to peer into the company's future you might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts.

Has Atico Mining Corporation Been A Good Investment?

Atico Mining Corporation has generated a total shareholder return of 16% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.

In Summary...

The company's decent performance might have made most shareholders happy, possibly making CEO remuneration the least of the concerns to be discussed in the upcoming AGM. Still, not all shareholders might be in favor of a pay raise to the CEO, seeing that they are already being paid higher than the industry.

CEO compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. We've identified 2 warning signs for Atico Mining that investors should be aware of in a dynamic business environment.

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