Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd's (TLV:AMRK) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Key Insights

• Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture to hold its Annual General Meeting on 9th of September
• Salary of ₪1.89m is part of CEO Guy Binstock's total remuneration
• The overall pay is 2,805% above the industry average
• Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture's total shareholder return over the past three years was 6.0% while its EPS grew by 0.8% over the past three years

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CEO Guy Binstock has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd (TLV:AMRK) recently. This is something shareholders will keep in mind as they cast their votes on company resolutions such as executive remuneration in the upcoming AGM on 9th of September. However, some shareholders may still be hesitant of being overly generous with CEO compensation.

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How Does Total Compensation For Guy Binstock Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

At the time of writing, our data shows that Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd has a market capitalization of ₪407m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of ₪4.0m for the year to December 2024. That's a notable increase of 12% on last year. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth acknowledging that the salary portion is lower, valued at ₪1.9m.

In comparison with other companies in the Israel Trade Distributors industry with market capitalizations under ₪677m, the reported median total CEO compensation was ₪138k. Hence, we can conclude that Guy Binstock is remunerated higher than the industry median. What's more, Guy Binstock holds ₪612k worth of shares in the company in their own name.

Component	2024	2023	Proportion (2024)
Salary	₪1.9m	₪1.8m	47%
Other	₪2.1m	₪1.8m	53%
Total Compensation	₪4.0m	₪3.6m	100%

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 90% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 10% is other remuneration. Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture sets aside a smaller share of compensation for salary, in comparison to the overall industry. If non-salary compensation dominates total pay, it's an indicator that the executive's salary is tied to company performance.

Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd's Growth

Over the last three years, Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd has not seen its earnings per share change much, though there is a slight positive movement. In the last year, its revenue is up 3.1%.

We would argue that the improvement in revenue is good, but isn't particularly impressive, but it is good to see modest EPS growth. So there are some positives here, but not enough to earn high praise. While we don't have analyst forecasts for the company, shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd Been A Good Investment?

With a total shareholder return of 6.0% over three years, Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd has done okay by shareholders, but there's always room for improvement. As a result, investors in the company might be reluctant about agreeing to increase CEO pay in the future, before seeing an improvement on their returns.

To Conclude...

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 compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. We've identified 1 warning sign for Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture that investors should be aware of in a dynamic business environment.

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