Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Vindhya Telelinks Limited's (NSE:VINDHYATEL) CEO Compensation For Now

Key Insights

• Vindhya Telelinks to hold its Annual General Meeting on 12th of September
• Total pay for CEO Yashwant Lodha includes ₹26.7m salary
• The overall pay is 224% above the industry average
• Over the past three years, Vindhya Telelinks' EPS grew by 12% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 19%

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CEO Yashwant Lodha has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Vindhya Telelinks Limited (NSE:VINDHYATEL) recently. In light of this performance, CEO compensation will probably not be the main focus for shareholders as they go into the AGM on 12th of September. However, some shareholders may still want to keep CEO compensation within reason.

Check out our latest analysis for Vindhya Telelinks

Comparing Vindhya Telelinks Limited's CEO Compensation With The Industry

At the time of writing, our data shows that Vindhya Telelinks Limited has a market capitalization of ₹18b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of ₹30m for the year to March 2025. That's a notable increase of 8.6% on last year. Notably, the salary which is ₹26.7m, represents most of the total compensation being paid.

On comparing similar companies from the India Communications industry with market caps ranging from ₹8.8b to ₹35b, we found that the median CEO total compensation was ₹9.1m. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that Vindhya Telelinks Limited pays Yashwant Lodha north of the industry median.

Component	2025	2024	Proportion (2025)
Salary	₹27m	₹23m	90%
Other	₹2.8m	₹4.4m	10%
Total Compensation	₹30m	₹27m	100%

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 81% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 19% of the pie. Vindhya Telelinks is paying a higher share of its remuneration through a salary in comparison to the overall industry. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

A Look at Vindhya Telelinks Limited's Growth Numbers

Vindhya Telelinks Limited has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 12% a year over the past three years. It achieved revenue growth of 1.5% over the last year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. It's nice to see revenue heading northwards, as this is consistent with healthy business conditions. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has Vindhya Telelinks Limited Been A Good Investment?

Vindhya Telelinks Limited has served shareholders reasonably well, with a total return of 19% over three years. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.

In Summary...

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.

While CEO pay is an important factor to be aware of, there are other areas that investors should be mindful of as well. That's why we did some digging and identified 1 warning sign for Vindhya Telelinks that investors should think about before committing capital to this stock.

Important note: Vindhya Telelinks 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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