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Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Apetit Oyj's (HEL:APETIT) CEO Compensation For Now

Simply Wall St

April 04, 2025

Key Insights

Apetit Oyj will host its Annual General Meeting on 10th of April
Salary of €348.0k is part of CEO Esa Mäki's total remuneration
The overall pay is 127% above the industry average
Over the past three years, Apetit Oyj's EPS grew by 17% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 29%

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CEO Esa Mäki has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Apetit Oyj (HEL:APETIT) recently. In light of this performance, CEO compensation will probably not be the main focus for shareholders as they go into the AGM on 10th of April. However, some shareholders may still be hesitant of being overly generous with CEO compensation.

Check out our latest analysis for Apetit Oyj

How Does Total Compensation For Esa Mäki Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

According to our data, Apetit Oyj has a market capitalization of €89m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth €549k over the year to December 2024. Notably, that's an increase of 13% over the year before. We note that the salary portion, which stands at €348.0k constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

In comparison with other companies in the Finnish Food industry with market capitalizations under €181m, the reported median total CEO compensation was €242k. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that Apetit Oyj pays Esa Mäki north of the industry median.

Component	2024	2023	Proportion (2024)
Salary	€348k	€399k	63%
Other	€201k	€89k	37%
Total Compensation	€549k	€488k	100%

On an industry level, roughly 52% of total compensation represents salary and 48% is other remuneration. Apetit Oyj pays out 63% of remuneration in the form of a salary, significantly higher than the industry average. If salary dominates total compensation, it suggests that CEO compensation is leaning less towards the variable component, which is usually linked with performance.

ceo-compensation — HLSE:APETIT CEO Compensation April 4th 2025

A Look at Apetit Oyj's Growth Numbers

Apetit Oyj has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 17% a year over the past three years. It saw its revenue drop 7.4% over the last year.

Shareholders would be glad to know that the company has improved itself over the last few years. 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 Apetit Oyj Been A Good Investment?

Apetit Oyj has served shareholders reasonably well, with a total return of 29% over three years. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.

To Conclude...

Given that the company's overall performance has been reasonable, the CEO remuneration policy might not be shareholders' central point of focus 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.

We can learn a lot about a company by studying its CEO compensation trends, along with looking at other aspects of the business. That's why we did our research, and identified 3 warning signs for Apetit Oyj (of which 1 can't be ignored!) that you should know about in order to have a holistic understanding of the stock.

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