Should You Worry About BE Semiconductor Industries NV's (AMS:BESI) CEO Salary Level?

Richard Blickman became the CEO of BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AMS:BESI) in 1995. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

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How Does Richard Blickman's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

Our data indicates that BE Semiconductor Industries NV is worth €1.3b, and total annual CEO compensation is €3m. That's less than last year. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of €871m to €2.8b. The median total CEO compensation was €1m.

It would therefore appear that BE Semiconductor Industries NV pays Richard Blickman more than the median CEO remuneration at companies of a similar size, in the same market. However, this fact alone doesn't mean the remuneration is too high. We can get a better idea of how generous the pay is by looking at the performance of the underlying business.

The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at BE Semiconductor Industries has changed from year to year.

Is BE Semiconductor Industries NV Growing?

BE Semiconductor Industries NV has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 51% a year, over the last three years It achieved revenue growth of 34% over the last year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's great to see that revenue growth is strong, too. These metrics suggest the business is growing strongly.

You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.

Has BE Semiconductor Industries NV Been A Good Investment?

Most shareholders would probably be pleased with BE Semiconductor Industries NV for providing a total return of 91% over three years. As a result, some may believe the CEO should be paid more than is normal for companies of similar size.

In Summary...

We compared the total CEO remuneration paid by BE Semiconductor Industries NV, and compared it to remuneration at a group of similar sized companies. We found that it pays well over the median amount paid in the benchmark group.

However we must not forget that the EPS growth has been very strong over three years. Even better, returns to shareholders have been plentiful, over the same time period. So, considering this good performance, the CEO compensation may be quite appropriate. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling BE Semiconductor Industries NV (free visualization of insider trades).

Or you might prefer examine intentlythis intuitive graph showing past earnings and revenue.

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