How Much Is Jacques Bogart S.A. (EPA:JBOG) CEO Getting Paid?

The CEO of Jacques Bogart S.A. (EPA:JBOG) is David Konckier, and this article examines the executive's compensation against the backdrop of overall company performance. This analysis will also look to assess whether the CEO is appropriately paid, considering recent earnings growth and investor returns for Jacques Bogart.

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How Does Total Compensation For David Konckier Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

Our data indicates that Jacques Bogart S.A. has a market capitalization of €149m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as €123k for the year to December 2019. Notably, that's an increase of 8.1% over the year before. We note that the salary portion, which stands at €113.4k constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

For comparison, other companies in the same industry with market capitalizations ranging between €82m and €327m had a median total CEO compensation of €257k. Accordingly, Jacques Bogart pays its CEO under the industry median. What's more, David Konckier holds €88m worth of shares in the company in their own name, indicating that they have a lot of skin in the game.

On an industry level, around 41% of total compensation represents salary and 59% is other remuneration. According to our research, Jacques Bogart has allocated a higher percentage of pay to salary in comparison to the wider industry. If salary dominates total compensation, it suggests that CEO compensation is leaning less towards the variable component, which is usually linked with performance.

A Look at Jacques Bogart S.A.'s Growth Numbers

Jacques Bogart S.A. has reduced its earnings per share by 60% a year over the last three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 6.0%.

Few shareholders would be pleased to read that EPS have declined. The modest increase in revenue in the last year isn't enough to make us overlook the disappointing change in EPS. It's hard to argue the company is firing on all cylinders, so shareholders might be averse to high CEO remuneration. We don't have analyst forecasts, but you could get a better understanding of its growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Jacques Bogart S.A. Been A Good Investment?

Jacques Bogart S.A. has not done too badly by shareholders, with a total return of 8.4%, over three years. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.

In Summary...

As we noted earlier, Jacques Bogart pays its CEO lower than the norm for similar-sized companies belonging to the same industry. Over the last three years, shareholder returns have been unexciting, and EPS growth has fared even worse. We can't categorize CEO compensation as high, but shareholders might object to a raise at this stage, considering overall poor performance.

While CEO pay is an important factor to be aware of, there are other areas that investors should be mindful of as well. That's why we did some digging and identified 4 warning signs for Jacques Bogart that you should be aware of before investing.

Important note: Jacques Bogart is an exciting stock, but we understand investors may be looking for an unencumbered balance sheet and blockbuster returns. You might find something better in this list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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