We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For The Byke Hospitality Limited's (NSE:BYKE) CEO For Now

Key Insights

• Byke Hospitality's Annual General Meeting to take place on 17th of September
• CEO Anil Patodia's total compensation includes salary of ₹6.00m
• Total compensation is 39% above industry average
• Byke Hospitality's total shareholder return over the past three years was 50% while its EPS grew by 56% over the past three years

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CEO Anil Patodia has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at The Byke Hospitality Limited (NSE:BYKE) recently. As shareholders go into the upcoming AGM on 17th of September, 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 want to keep CEO compensation within reason.

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How Does Total Compensation For Anil Patodia Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

Our data indicates that The Byke Hospitality Limited has a market capitalization of ₹3.8b, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as ₹6.0m for the year to March 2025. There was no change in the compensation compared to last year. Notably, the salary of ₹6.0m is the entirety of the CEO compensation.

For comparison, other companies in the Indian Hospitality industry with market capitalizations below ₹18b, reported a median total CEO compensation of ₹4.3m. Hence, we can conclude that Anil Patodia is remunerated higher than the industry median. What's more, Anil Patodia holds ₹378m worth of shares in the company in their own name, indicating that they have a lot of skin in the game.

On an industry level, roughly 96% of total compensation represents salary and 4% is other remuneration. At the company level, Byke Hospitality pays Anil Patodia solely through a salary, preferring to go down a conventional route. 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 The Byke Hospitality Limited's Growth Numbers

Over the past three years, The Byke Hospitality Limited has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 56% per year. Its revenue is up 15% over the last year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's a real positive to see this sort of revenue growth in a single year. That suggests a healthy and growing business. 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 The Byke Hospitality Limited Been A Good Investment?

We think that the total shareholder return of 50%, over three years, would leave most The Byke Hospitality Limited shareholders smiling. 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...

Byke Hospitality pays CEO compensation exclusively through a salary, with non-salary compensation completely ignored. 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. Still, not all shareholders might be in favor of a pay raise to the CEO, seeing that they are already being paid higher than the industry.

While it is important to pay attention to CEO remuneration, investors should also consider other elements of the business. We did our research and spotted 2 warning signs for Byke Hospitality that investors should look into moving forward.

Important note: Byke Hospitality 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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