A Quick Analysis On Wüstenrot & Württembergische's (ETR:WUW) CEO Compensation

Jürgen Junker has been the CEO of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (ETR:WUW) since 2017, and this article will examine the executive's compensation with respect to the overall performance of the company. This analysis will also look to assess whether the CEO is appropriately paid, considering recent earnings growth and investor returns for Wüstenrot & Württembergische.

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Comparing Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG's CEO Compensation With the industry

At the time of writing, our data shows that Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG has a market capitalization of €1.6b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of €1.6m for the year to December 2019. That's mostly flat as compared to the prior year's compensation. In particular, the salary of €1.04m, makes up a huge portion of the total compensation being paid to the CEO.

In comparison with other companies in the industry with market capitalizations ranging from €824m to €2.6b, the reported median CEO total compensation was €1.6m. So it looks like Wüstenrot & Württembergische compensates Jürgen Junker in line with the median for the industry.

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 40% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 60% of the pie. According to our research, Wüstenrot & Württembergische has allocated a higher percentage of pay to salary in comparison to the wider industry. If salary is the major component in total compensation, it suggests that the CEO receives a higher fixed proportion of the total compensation, regardless of performance.

A Look at Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG's Growth Numbers

Over the last three years, Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG has shrunk its earnings per share by 9.6% per year. It saw its revenue drop 4.8% over the last year.

Overall this is not a very positive result for shareholders. And the impression is worse when you consider revenue is down year-on-year. It's hard to argue the company is firing on all cylinders, so shareholders might be averse to high CEO remuneration. 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 Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG Been A Good Investment?

With a three year total loss of 19% for the shareholders, Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.

In Summary...

As we noted earlier, Wüstenrot & Württembergische pays its CEO in line with similar-sized companies belonging to the same industry. On the other hand, EPS growth and total shareholder return have been negative for the last three years. We'd stop short of saying compensation is inappropriate, but we would understand if shareholders had questions regarding a future raise.

We can learn a lot about a company by studying its CEO compensation trends, along with looking at other aspects of the business. We did our research and identified 2 warning signs (and 1 which is potentially serious) in Wüstenrot & Württembergische we think you should know about.

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