Shareholders May Be More Conservative With All for One Group SE's (ETR:A1OS) CEO Compensation For Now

Performance at All for One Group SE (ETR:A1OS) has been reasonably good and CEO Lars Landwehrkamp 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 16 March 2022. However, some shareholders may still want to keep CEO compensation within reason.

See our latest analysis for All for One Group

Comparing All for One Group SE's CEO Compensation With the industry

According to our data, All for One Group SE has a market capitalization of €313m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth €1.2m over the year to September 2021. Notably, that's an increase of 16% over the year before. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth acknowledging that the salary portion is lower, valued at €360k.

On comparing similar companies from the same industry with market caps ranging from €181m to €722m, we found that the median CEO total compensation was €803k. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that All for One Group SE pays Lars Landwehrkamp north of the industry median.

Component	2021	2020	Proportion (2021)
Salary	€360k	€360k	31%
Other	€794k	€637k	69%
Total Compensation	€1.2m	€997k	100%

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 45% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 55% is other remuneration. In All for One Group's case, non-salary compensation represents a greater slice of total remuneration, in comparison to the broader industry. If total compensation is slanted towards non-salary benefits, it indicates that CEO pay is linked to company performance.

A Look at All for One Group SE's Growth Numbers

All for One Group SE has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 4.0% a year over the past three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 11%.

We think the revenue growth is good. And the improvement in EPSis modest but respectable. So while we'd stop just short of calling this a top performer, but we think it is well worth watching. 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 All for One Group SE Been A Good Investment?

All for One Group SE has generated a total shareholder return of 30% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. But they probably don't want to see the CEO paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.

In Summary...

Seeing that the company has put up a decent performance, only a few shareholders, if any at all, might have questions about the CEO pay in the upcoming AGM. However, any decision to raise CEO pay might be met with some objections from the shareholders given that the CEO is already paid higher than the industry average.

CEO compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. We did our research and spotted 1 warning sign for All for One Group that investors should look into moving forward.

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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