Increases to ad pepper media International N.V.'s (ETR:APM) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Key Insights

• ad pepper media International will host its Annual General Meeting on 24th of June
• Total pay for CEO Jens Korner includes €299.0k salary
• The overall pay is 33% above the industry average
• ad pepper media International's total shareholder return over the past three years was 3.1% while its EPS grew by 81% over the past three years

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Performance at ad pepper media International N.V. (ETR:APM) has been reasonably good and CEO Jens Korner has done a decent job of steering the company in the right direction. In light of this performance, CEO compensation will probably not be the main focus for shareholders as they go into the AGM on 24th of June. However, some shareholders may still be hesitant of being overly generous with CEO compensation.

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How Does Total Compensation For Jens Korner Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

At the time of writing, our data shows that ad pepper media International N.V. has a market capitalization of €70m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of €425k for the year to December 2024. That's a notable increase of 9.8% on last year. In particular, the salary of €299.0k, makes up a huge portion of the total compensation being paid to the CEO.

For comparison, other companies in the German Media industry with market capitalizations below €174m, reported a median total CEO compensation of €320k. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that ad pepper media International N.V. pays Jens Korner north of the industry median.

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 58% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 42% of the pie. According to our research, ad pepper media International 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 ad pepper media International N.V.'s Growth Numbers

Over the past three years, ad pepper media International N.V. has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 81% per year. Its revenue is down 1.2% over the previous year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. While it would be good to see revenue growth, profits matter more in the end. Looking ahead, you might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for the company's future earnings..

Has ad pepper media International N.V. Been A Good Investment?

With a total shareholder return of 3.1% over three years, ad pepper media International N.V. has done okay by shareholders, but there's always room for improvement. Accordingly, a proposal to increase CEO remuneration without seeing an improvement in shareholder returns might not be met favorably by most shareholders.

To Conclude...

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. However, if the board proposes to increase the compensation, some shareholders might have questions given that the CEO is already being paid higher than the industry.

While CEO pay is an important factor to be aware of, there are other areas that investors should be mindful of as well. That's why we did some digging and identified 1 warning sign for ad pepper media International that investors should think about before committing capital to this stock.

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