Why We Think Get Nice Financial Group Limited's (HKG:1469) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All

Shareholders may be wondering what CEO Carmen Hung plans to do to improve the less than great performance at Get Nice Financial Group Limited (HKG:1469) recently. One way they can exercise their influence on management is through voting on resolutions, such as executive remuneration at the next AGM, coming up on 24 August 2021. It has been shown that setting appropriate executive remuneration incentivises the management to act in the interests of shareholders. We have prepared some analysis below to show that CEO compensation looks to be reasonable.

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Comparing Get Nice Financial Group Limited's CEO Compensation With the industry

Our data indicates that Get Nice Financial Group Limited has a market capitalization of HK$2.2b, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as HK$1.0m for the year to March 2021. That's a modest increase of 3.4% on the prior year. Notably, the salary which is HK$709.0k, represents most of the total compensation being paid.

In comparison with other companies in the industry with market capitalizations ranging from HK$778m to HK$3.1b, the reported median CEO total compensation was HK$1.8m. In other words, Get Nice Financial Group pays its CEO lower than the industry median.

Component	2021	2020	Proportion (2021)
Salary	HK$709k	HK$698k	70%
Other	HK$300k	HK$278k	30%
Total Compensation	HK$1.0m	HK$976k	100%

On an industry level, around 84% of total compensation represents salary and 16% is other remuneration. Get Nice Financial Group sets aside a smaller share of compensation for salary, in comparison to the overall industry. 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.

A Look at Get Nice Financial Group Limited's Growth Numbers

Over the last three years, Get Nice Financial Group Limited has shrunk its earnings per share by 8.3% per year. It achieved revenue growth of 12% over the last year.

Few shareholders would be pleased to read that EPS have declined. While the revenue growth is good to see, it is outweighed by the fact that EPS are down, over three years. It's hard to argue the company is firing on all cylinders, so shareholders might be averse to high CEO remuneration. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Get Nice Financial Group Limited Been A Good Investment?

Get Nice Financial Group Limited has generated a total shareholder return of 14% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. But they probably wouldn't be so happy as to think the CEO should be paid more than is normal, for companies around this size.

In Summary...

Despite the positive returns on shareholders' investments, the fact that earnings have failed to grow makes us skeptical about the stock keeping up its current momentum. These are are some concerns that shareholders may want to address the board when they revisit their investment thesis.

CEO compensation is an important area to keep your eyes on, but we've also need to pay attention to other attributes of the company. In our study, we found 2 warning signs for Get Nice Financial Group you should be aware of, and 1 of them can't be ignored.

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