Increases to CEO Compensation Might Be Put On Hold For Now at Y.D. More Investments Ltd (TLV:MRIN)

Key Insights

• Y.D. More Investments to hold its Annual General Meeting on 17th of July
• Salary of ₪1.95m is part of CEO Yosi Levy's total remuneration
• The overall pay is 34% above the industry average
• Y.D. More Investments' total shareholder return over the past three years was 255% while its EPS grew by 37% over the past three years

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Performance at Y.D. More Investments Ltd (TLV:MRIN) has been reasonably good and CEO Yosi Levy has done a decent job of steering the company in the right direction. As shareholders go into the upcoming AGM on 17th of July, CEO compensation will probably not be their focus, but rather the steps management will take to continue the growth momentum. However, some shareholders may still be hesitant of being overly generous with CEO compensation.

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Comparing Y.D. More Investments Ltd's CEO Compensation With The Industry

Our data indicates that Y.D. More Investments Ltd has a market capitalization of ₪2.4b, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as ₪3.5m for the year to December 2024. This was the same as last year. Notably, the salary which is ₪1.95m, represents a considerable chunk of the total compensation being paid.

For comparison, other companies in the Israel Capital Markets industry with market capitalizations ranging between ₪1.3b and ₪5.3b had a median total CEO compensation of ₪2.6m. This suggests that Yosi Levy is paid more than the median for the industry. Furthermore, Yosi Levy directly owns ₪111m worth of shares in the company, implying that they are deeply invested in the company's success.

On an industry level, around 88% of total compensation represents salary and 12% is other remuneration. It's interesting to note that Y.D. More Investments allocates a smaller portion of compensation to salary in comparison to the broader industry. If salary dominates total compensation, it suggests that CEO compensation is leaning less towards the variable component, which is usually linked with performance.

A Look at Y.D. More Investments Ltd's Growth Numbers

Y.D. More Investments Ltd's earnings per share (EPS) grew 37% per year over the last three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 22%.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. This sort of respectable year-on-year revenue growth is often seen at a healthy, growing business. We don't have analyst forecasts, but you could get a better understanding of its growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Y.D. More Investments Ltd Been A Good Investment?

Boasting a total shareholder return of 255% over three years, Y.D. More Investments Ltd has done well by shareholders. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.

To Conclude...

Seeing that the company has put up a decent performance, only a few shareholders, if any at all, might have questions about the CEO pay in the upcoming AGM. However, if the board proposes to increase the compensation, some shareholders might have questions given that the CEO is already being paid higher than the industry.

CEO compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. That's why we did some digging and identified 1 warning sign for Y.D. More Investments that investors should think about before committing capital to this stock.

Important note: Y.D. More Investments 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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