Should You Worry About All for One Steeb AG's (ETR:A1OS) CEO Pay?

In 2007 Lars Landwehrkamp was appointed CEO of All for One Steeb AG (ETR:A1OS). This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. Next, we'll consider growth that the business demonstrates. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

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How Does Lars Landwehrkamp's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

According to our data, All for One Steeb AG has a market capitalization of €273m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth €1m. That's a notable increase of 9.0% on last year. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of €173m to €690m. The median total CEO compensation was €634k.

Thus we can conclude that Lars Landwehrkamp receives more in total compensation than the median of a group of companies in the same market, and of similar size to All for One Steeb AG. However, this doesn't necessarily mean the pay is too high. A closer look at the performance of the underlying business will give us a better idea about whether the pay is particularly generous.

The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at All for One Steeb has changed from year to year.

Is All for One Steeb AG Growing?

Over the last three years All for One Steeb AG has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 3.7% per year. It achieved revenue growth of 13% over the last year.

I would argue that the modest growth in revenue is a notable positive. And the modest growth in earnings per share isn't bad, either. So while performance isn't amazing, we think it really does seem quite respectable.

You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.

Has All for One Steeb AG Been A Good Investment?

With a three year total loss of 2.7%, All for One Steeb AG would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. So shareholders would probably think the company shouldn't be too generous with CEO compensation.

In Summary...

We examined the amount All for One Steeb AG pays its CEO, and compared it to the amount paid by similar sized companies. We found that it pays well over the median amount paid in the benchmark group.

Over the last three years, shareholder returns have been downright disappointing, and the underlying business has failed to impress us. So shareholders might not feel great about the fact that CEO pay increased on last year. Shareholders may wish to consider further research. Although we don't think the CEO pay is too high, it is probably more on the generous side of things. So you may want to check if insiders are buying All for One Steeb AG shares with their own money (free access).

Or you might rather take a peek at this analytical visualization of historic cash flow, earnings and revenue.

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