It's Unlikely That Deleum Berhad's (KLSE:DELEUM) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Key Insights

• Deleum Berhad to hold its Annual General Meeting on 22nd of May
• Total pay for CEO Ramanrao Bin Abdullah includes RM1.23m salary
• The total compensation is 182% higher than the average for the industry
• Over the past three years, Deleum Berhad's EPS grew by 57% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 166%

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CEO Ramanrao Bin Abdullah has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Deleum Berhad (KLSE:DELEUM) recently. This is something shareholders will keep in mind as they cast their votes on company resolutions such as executive remuneration in the upcoming AGM on 22nd of May. However, some shareholders may still want to keep CEO compensation within reason.

Check out our latest analysis for Deleum Berhad

Comparing Deleum Berhad's CEO Compensation With The Industry

Our data indicates that Deleum Berhad has a market capitalization of RM626m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as RM2.4m for the year to December 2024. That's mostly flat as compared to the prior year's compensation. In particular, the salary of RM1.23m, makes up a fairly large portion of the total compensation being paid to the CEO.

In comparison with other companies in the Malaysian Energy Services industry with market capitalizations under RM857m, the reported median total CEO compensation was RM848k. Hence, we can conclude that Ramanrao Bin Abdullah is remunerated higher than the industry median.

Component	2024	2023	Proportion (2024)
Salary	RM1.2m	RM1.8m	52%
Other	RM1.2m	RM516k	48%
Total Compensation	RM2.4m	RM2.3m	100%

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 52% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 48% is other remuneration. Deleum Berhad is largely mirroring the industry average when it comes to the share a salary enjoys in overall compensation. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

Deleum Berhad's Growth

Over the past three years, Deleum Berhad has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 57% per year. In the last year, its revenue is up 15%.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. This sort of respectable year-on-year revenue growth is often seen at a healthy, growing business. Moving away from current form for a second, it could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.

Has Deleum Berhad Been A Good Investment?

Most shareholders would probably be pleased with Deleum Berhad for providing a total return of 166% over three years. 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.

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.

CEO compensation is an important area to keep your eyes on, but we've also need to pay attention to other attributes of the company. We identified 2 warning signs for Deleum Berhad (1 is significant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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