Does Quick Heal Technologies' (NSE:QUICKHEAL) CEO Salary Compare Well With The Performance Of The Company?

The CEO of Quick Heal Technologies Limited (NSE:QUICKHEAL) is Kailash Katkar, and this article examines the executive's compensation against the backdrop of overall company performance. This analysis will also assess whether Quick Heal Technologies pays its CEO appropriately, considering recent earnings growth and total shareholder returns.

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Comparing Quick Heal Technologies Limited's CEO Compensation With the industry

Our data indicates that Quick Heal Technologies Limited has a market capitalization of ₹9.8b, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as ₹13m for the year to March 2020. We note that's a decrease of 9.2% compared to last year. We note that the salary portion, which stands at ₹11.9m constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

On comparing similar-sized companies in the industry with market capitalizations below ₹15b, we found that the median total CEO compensation was ₹4.8m. Hence, we can conclude that Kailash Katkar is remunerated higher than the industry median. Furthermore, Kailash Katkar directly owns ₹2.9b worth of shares in the company, implying that they are deeply invested in the company's success.

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represents all of total compensation among the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration is, interestingly, completely ignored. Quick Heal Technologies sets aside a smaller share of compensation for salary, in comparison to the overall 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 Quick Heal Technologies Limited's Growth Numbers

Over the last three years, Quick Heal Technologies Limited has shrunk its earnings per share by 2.8% per year. It saw its revenue drop 5.1% over the last year.

Its a bit disappointing to see that the company has failed to grow its EPS. This is compounded by the fact revenue is actually down on last year. It's hard to argue the company is firing on all cylinders, so shareholders might be averse to high CEO remuneration. 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 Quick Heal Technologies Limited Been A Good Investment?

With a three year total loss of 44% for the shareholders, Quick Heal Technologies Limited would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. Therefore, it might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.

In Summary...

As previously discussed, Kailash is compensated more than what is normal for CEOs of companies of similar size, and which belong to the same industry. Disappointingly, share price gains over the last three years have failed to materialize. Arguably worse, we've been waiting for positive EPS growth for the last three years. Considering such poor performance, we think shareholders might be concerned if the CEO's compensation were to grow.

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 1 warning sign for Quick Heal Technologies that investors should look into moving forward.

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