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Should You Be Pleased About The CEO Pay At T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C.'s (LON:BMT)

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Oliver Nicholas Braime is the CEO of T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. (LON:BMT). This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

See our latest analysis for T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings)

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How Does Oliver Nicholas Braime's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

According to our data, T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. has a market capitalization of UK£28m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth UK£211k. (This is based on the year to December 2018). Notably, the salary of UK£207k is the vast majority of the CEO compensation. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below UK£166m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is UK£250k.

So Oliver Nicholas Braime is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. While this data point isn't particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.

You can see, below, how CEO compensation at T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) has changed over time.

AIM:BMT CEO Compensation, August 14th 2019
AIM:BMT CEO Compensation, August 14th 2019

Is T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. Growing?

On average over the last three years, T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 16% each year (using a line of best fit). It achieved revenue growth of 14% over the last year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's a real positive to see this sort of growth in a single year. That suggests a healthy and growing business.

Has T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. Been A Good Investment?

Boasting a total shareholder return of 179% over three years, T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. 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.

In Summary...

Oliver Nicholas Braime is paid around the same as most CEOs of similar size companies.

The company is growing earnings per share and total shareholder returns have been pleasing. Indeed, many might consider the pay rather modest, given the solid company performance! So you may want to check if insiders are buying T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) shares with their own money (free access).

Arguably, business quality is much more important than CEO compensation levels. So check out this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.

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About AIM:BMT

Braime Group

Engages in the distribution of bulk material handling components and monitoring equipment in the United Kingdom, Rest of Europe, the Middle East, the United States, Africa, Australia, and Asia.

Flawless balance sheet with acceptable track record.

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