ID Logistics Group SA's (EPA:IDL) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Key Insights

• ID Logistics Group's Annual General Meeting to take place on 3rd of June
• CEO Eric Hemar's total compensation includes salary of €700.0k
• The overall pay is 60% above the industry average
• ID Logistics Group's EPS grew by 13% over the past three years while total shareholder return over the past three years was 52%

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CEO Eric Hemar has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at ID Logistics Group SA (EPA:IDL) recently. In light of this performance, CEO compensation will probably not be the main focus for shareholders as they go into the AGM on 3rd of June. However, some shareholders may still be hesitant of being overly generous with CEO compensation.

Check out our latest analysis for ID Logistics Group

How Does Total Compensation For Eric Hemar Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

According to our data, ID Logistics Group SA has a market capitalization of €2.7b, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth €1.2m over the year to December 2024. That's a notable increase of 14% on last year. We note that the salary of €700.0k makes up a sizeable portion of the total compensation received by the CEO.

In comparison with other companies in the France Logistics industry with market capitalizations ranging from €1.8b to €5.6b, the reported median CEO total compensation was €750k. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that ID Logistics Group SA pays Eric Hemar north of the industry median. Furthermore, Eric Hemar directly owns €541m worth of shares in the company, implying that they are deeply invested in the company's success.

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 58% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 42% of the pie. Our data reveals that ID Logistics Group allocates salary more or less in line with the wider market. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

ID Logistics Group SA's Growth

ID Logistics Group SA's earnings per share (EPS) grew 13% per year over the last three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 19%.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. It's also good to see decent revenue growth in the last year, suggesting the business is healthy and growing. Historical performance can sometimes be a good indicator on what's coming up next but if you want to peer into the company's future you might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts.

Has ID Logistics Group SA Been A Good Investment?

Boasting a total shareholder return of 52% over three years, ID Logistics Group SA has done well by shareholders. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.

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, if the board proposes to increase the compensation, some shareholders might have questions given that the CEO is already being paid higher than the industry.

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