How Much is Lisi SA's (EPA:FII) CEO Getting Paid?

Emmanuel Viellard became the CEO of Lisi SA (EPA:FII) in 2016. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

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How Does Emmanuel Viellard's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

At the time of writing our data says that Lisi SA has a market cap of €1.4b, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of €786k. That's just a smallish increase of 6.9% on last year. We examined companies with market caps from €879m to €2.8b, and discovered that the median CEO compensation of that group was €1m.

So Emmanuel Viellard is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. Although this fact alone doesn't tell us a great deal, it becomes more relevant when considered against the business performance.

You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Lisi, below.

Is Lisi SA Growing?

Over the last three years Lisi SA has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 6.9% per year. In the last year, its revenue changed by just -0.9%.

I would prefer it if there was revenue growth, but I'm happy with the EPS growth. It's hard to reach a conclusion about business performance right now. This may be one to watch. So this freevisualization of the analyst consensus on future earnings could help you make the right decision about whether to buy, sell, or hold.

Has Lisi SA Been A Good Investment?

With a total shareholder return of 29% over three years, Lisi SA shareholders would, in general, 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...

Remuneration for Emmanuel Viellard is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .

We think many would like to see better growth. While there is room for improvement, we haven't seen evidence to suggest the pay is too generous. I like to look well beyond the CEO remuneration, when I research a company. So savvy investors often note how long the Chairman of the Board has been in that position.

Of course Lisi may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have high ROE and low debt.

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