Shareholders Will Most Likely Find Willy-Food Investments Ltd's (TLV:WLFD) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Key Insights

• Willy-Food Investments' Annual General Meeting to take place on 21st of September
• Total pay for CEO Itsik Barabi includes ₪724.0k salary
• The total compensation is similar to the average for the industry
• Over the past three years, Willy-Food Investments' EPS grew by 60% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 24%

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CEO Itsik Barabi has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Willy-Food Investments Ltd (TLV:WLFD) 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 21st of September. Here is our take on why we think the CEO compensation looks appropriate.

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How Does Total Compensation For Itsik Barabi Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

At the time of writing, our data shows that Willy-Food Investments Ltd has a market capitalization of ₪508m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of ₪1.0m for the year to December 2024. That is, the compensation was roughly the same as last year. We note that the salary portion, which stands at ₪724.0k constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

In comparison with other companies in the Israel Consumer Retailing industry with market capitalizations ranging from ₪334m to ₪1.3b, the reported median CEO total compensation was ₪1.1m. This suggests that Willy-Food Investments remunerates its CEO largely in line with the industry average.

On an industry level, roughly 71% of total compensation represents salary and 29% is other remuneration. Our data reveals that Willy-Food Investments allocates salary more or less in line with the wider market. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

A Look at Willy-Food Investments Ltd's Growth Numbers

Willy-Food Investments Ltd has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 60% a year over the past three years. It achieved revenue growth of 9.7% over the last year.

Shareholders would be glad to know that the company has improved itself over the last few years. It's nice to see revenue heading northwards, as this is consistent with healthy business conditions. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Willy-Food Investments Ltd Been A Good Investment?

Willy-Food Investments Ltd has served shareholders reasonably well, with a total return of 24% over three years. 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.

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. Despite the pleasing results, we still think that any proposed increases to CEO compensation will be examined based on a case by case basis and linked to performance outcomes.

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