Increases to CEO Compensation Might Be Put On Hold For Now at Silver Touch Technologies Limited (NSE:SILVERTUC)

Key Insights

• Silver Touch Technologies' Annual General Meeting to take place on 26th of August
• CEO Vipul Thakkar's total compensation includes salary of ₹8.40m
• The total compensation is 108% higher than the average for the industry
• Over the past three years, Silver Touch Technologies' EPS grew by 50% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 103%

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CEO Vipul Thakkar has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Silver Touch Technologies Limited (NSE:SILVERTUC) recently. In light of this performance, CEO compensation will probably not be the main focus for shareholders as they go into the AGM on 26th of August. However, some shareholders may still be hesitant of being overly generous with CEO compensation.

See our latest analysis for Silver Touch Technologies

Comparing Silver Touch Technologies Limited's CEO Compensation With The Industry

At the time of writing, our data shows that Silver Touch Technologies Limited has a market capitalization of ₹9.2b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of ₹8.4m for the year to March 2025. Notably, that's an increase of 22% over the year before. It is worth noting that the CEO compensation consists entirely of the salary, worth ₹8.4m.

In comparison with other companies in the Indian IT industry with market capitalizations under ₹17b, the reported median total CEO compensation was ₹4.0m. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that Silver Touch Technologies Limited pays Vipul Thakkar north of the industry median. Moreover, Vipul Thakkar also holds ₹2.3b worth of Silver Touch Technologies stock directly under their own name, which reveals to us that they have a significant personal stake in the company.

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 81% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 19% is other remuneration. On a company level, Silver Touch Technologies prefers to reward its CEO through a salary, opting not to pay Vipul Thakkar through non-salary benefits. 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 Silver Touch Technologies Limited's Growth Numbers

Silver Touch Technologies Limited has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 50% a year over the past three years. It achieved revenue growth of 23% over the last year.

Shareholders would be glad to know that the company has improved itself over the last few years. It's a real positive to see this sort of revenue growth in a single year. That suggests a healthy and 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 Silver Touch Technologies Limited Been A Good Investment?

We think that the total shareholder return of 103%, over three years, would leave most Silver Touch Technologies Limited shareholders smiling. As a result, some may believe the CEO should be paid more than is normal for companies of similar size.

To Conclude...

Silver Touch Technologies pays CEO compensation exclusively through a salary, with non-salary compensation completely ignored. Given that the company's overall performance has been reasonable, the CEO remuneration policy might not be shareholders' central point of focus 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.

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