Does AST Groupe's (EPA:ASP) CEO Salary Compare Well With Others?

In 2000 Alain Tur was appointed CEO of AST Groupe (EPA:ASP). First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. 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 Alain Tur's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

According to our data, AST Groupe has a market capitalization of €122m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth €168k. We took a group of companies with market capitalizations below €173m, and calculated the median CEO compensation to be €199k.

So Alain Tur receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst 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, below, how CEO compensation at AST Groupe has changed over time.

Is AST Groupe Growing?

AST Groupe has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 70% a year, over the last three years Its revenue is up 58% over last year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's great to see that revenue growth is strong, too. These metrics suggest the business is growing strongly.

Shareholders might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts. .

Has AST Groupe Been A Good Investment?

Most shareholders would probably be pleased with AST Groupe for providing a total return of 268% over three years. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO is paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.

In Summary...

Alain Tur is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.

Few would be critical of the leadership, since returns have been juicy and earnings per share are moving in the right direction. Although the pay is a normal amount, some shareholders probably consider it fair or modest, given the good performance of the stock. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling AST Groupe shares (free trial).

Or you could feast your eyes on this interactive graph depicting past earnings, cash flow and revenue.

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