How Does Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings' (HKG:711) CEO Pay Compare With Company Performance?

This article will reflect on the compensation paid to Derrick, JP Pang who has served as CEO of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited (HKG:711) since 2017. This analysis will also evaluate the appropriateness of CEO compensation when taking into account the earnings and shareholder returns of the company.

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Comparing Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited's CEO Compensation With the industry

Our data indicates that Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited has a market capitalization of HK$1.1b, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as HK$3.1m for the year to March 2020. This means that the compensation hasn't changed much from last year. Notably, the salary which is HK$3.03m, represents most of the total compensation being paid.

In comparison with other companies in the industry with market capitalizations under HK$1.6b, the reported median total CEO compensation was HK$1.9m. This suggests that Derrick, JP Pang is paid more than the median for the industry. What's more, Derrick, JP Pang holds HK$4.4m 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, roughly 91% of total compensation represents salary and 8.7% is other remuneration. Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings pays a high salary, concentrating more on this aspect of compensation in comparison to non-salary pay. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited's Growth

Over the last three years, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited has shrunk its earnings per share by 33% per year. In the last year, its revenue is down 8.6%.

The decline in EPS is a bit concerning. And the fact that revenue is down year on year arguably paints an ugly picture. So given this relatively weak performance, shareholders would probably not want to see high compensation for the CEO. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited Been A Good Investment?

Given the total shareholder loss of 31% over three years, many shareholders in Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. Therefore, it might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.

In Summary...

Derrick, JP receives almost all of their compensation through a salary. As previously discussed, Derrick, JP is compensated more than what is normal for CEOs of companies of similar size, and which belong to the same industry. Unfortunately, this doesn't look great when you see shareholder returns have been negative over the last three years. Arguably worse, we've been waiting for positive EPS growth for the last three years. Understandably, the company's shareholders might have some questions about the CEO's remuneration, given the disappointing performance.

CEO pay is simply one of the many factors that need to be considered while examining business performance. That's why we did our research, and identified 5 warning signs for Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings (of which 2 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should know about in order to have a holistic understanding of the stock.

Important note: Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings 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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