This Is Why Symphony Limited's (NSE:SYMPHONY) CEO Can Expect A Bump Up In Their Pay Packet

Key Insights

• Symphony's Annual General Meeting to take place on 1st of August
• Total pay for CEO Amit Kumar includes ₹23.9m salary
• Total compensation is 55% below industry average
• Over the past three years, Symphony's EPS grew by 22% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 23%

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Shareholders will probably not be disappointed by the robust results at Symphony Limited (NSE:SYMPHONY) recently and they will be keeping this in mind as they go into the AGM on 1st of August. This would also be a chance for them to hear the board review the financial results, discuss future company strategy to further improve the business and vote on any resolutions such as executive remuneration. In our analysis below, we discuss why we think the CEO compensation looks acceptable and the case for a raise.

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Comparing Symphony Limited's CEO Compensation With The Industry

At the time of writing, our data shows that Symphony Limited has a market capitalization of ₹77b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of ₹26m for the year to March 2025. We note that's a decrease of 10% compared to last year. In particular, the salary of ₹23.9m, makes up a huge portion of the total compensation being paid to the CEO.

In comparison with other companies in the Indian Consumer Durables industry with market capitalizations ranging from ₹35b to ₹138b, the reported median CEO total compensation was ₹58m. That is to say, Amit Kumar is paid under the industry median.

On an industry level, roughly 99% of total compensation represents salary and 1% is other remuneration. There isn't a significant difference between Symphony and the broader market, in terms of salary allocation in the overall compensation package. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

Symphony Limited's Growth

Symphony Limited's earnings per share (EPS) grew 22% per year over the last three years. It achieved revenue growth of 36% over the last year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. The combination of strong revenue growth with medium-term EPS improvement certainly points to the kind of growth we like to see. Looking ahead, you might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for the company's future earnings..

Has Symphony Limited Been A Good Investment?

Symphony Limited has generated a total shareholder return of 23% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. But they probably don't want to see the CEO paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.

To Conclude...

The company's overall performance, while not bad, could be better. Assuming the business continues to grow at a good clip, few shareholders would raise any objections to the CEO's remuneration. In fact, strategic decisions that could impact the future of the business might be a far more interesting topic for investors as it would help them set their longer-term expectations.

CEO compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. We did our research and spotted 1 warning sign for Symphony that investors should look into moving forward.

Arguably, business quality is much more important than CEO compensation levels. So check out this free list of interesting companies that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.

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