It's Unlikely That Colefax Group PLC's (LON:CFX) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Key Insights

• Colefax Group to hold its Annual General Meeting on 22nd of September
• Salary of UK£620.0k is part of CEO David Green's total remuneration
• The total compensation is 53% higher than the average for the industry
• Over the past three years, Colefax Group's EPS grew by 2.7% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 8.6%

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Performance at Colefax Group PLC (LON:CFX) has been reasonably good and CEO David Green has done a decent job of steering the company in the right direction. As shareholders go into the upcoming AGM on 22nd of September, CEO compensation will probably not be their focus, but rather the steps management will take to continue the growth momentum. However, some shareholders will still be cautious of paying the CEO excessively.

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Comparing Colefax Group PLC's CEO Compensation With The Industry

Our data indicates that Colefax Group PLC has a market capitalization of UK£49m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as UK£702k for the year to April 2025. That is, the compensation was roughly the same as last year. We note that the salary portion, which stands at UK£620.0k constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

On comparing similar-sized companies in the British Consumer Durables industry with market capitalizations below UK£147m, we found that the median total CEO compensation was UK£459k. Hence, we can conclude that David Green is remunerated higher than the industry median. Furthermore, David Green directly owns UK£9.1m 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 70% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 30% of the pie. Colefax Group pays out 88% of remuneration in the form of a salary, significantly higher than the industry average. If salary is the major component in total compensation, it suggests that the CEO receives a higher fixed proportion of the total compensation, regardless of performance.

Colefax Group PLC's Growth

Over the past three years, Colefax Group PLC has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 2.7% per year. It achieved revenue growth of 2.6% over the last year.

We'd prefer higher revenue growth, but the modest improvement in EPS is good. It's clear the performance has been quite decent, but it it falls short of outstanding,based on this information. Moving away from current form for a second, it could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.

Has Colefax Group PLC Been A Good Investment?

Colefax Group PLC has generated a total shareholder return of 8.6% over three years, so most shareholders wouldn't be too disappointed. Although, there's always room to improve. Accordingly, a proposal to increase CEO remuneration without seeing an improvement in shareholder returns might not be met favorably by most shareholders.

In Summary...

The company's decent performance might have made most shareholders happy, possibly making CEO remuneration the least of the concerns to be discussed in the upcoming AGM. However, any decision to raise CEO pay might be met with some objections from the shareholders given that the CEO is already paid higher than the industry average.

CEO pay is simply one of the many factors that need to be considered while examining business performance. In our study, we found 2 warning signs for Colefax Group you should be aware of, and 1 of them is concerning.

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