Does Mota-Engil SGPS SA's (ELI:EGL) CEO Pay Compare Well With Peers?

In 2013 Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Moura Martins was appointed CEO of Mota-Engil SGPS SA (ELI:EGL). This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. And finally - as a second measure of performance - we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.

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How Does Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Moura Martins's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

Our data indicates that Mota-Engil SGPS SA is worth €411m, and total annual CEO compensation is €582k. We note that's an increase of 11% above last year. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of €176m to €704m. The median total CEO compensation was €582k.

So Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Moura Martins is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. Although this fact alone doesn't tell us a great deal, it becomes more relevant when considered against the business performance.

You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Mota-Engil SGPS, below.

Is Mota-Engil SGPS SA Growing?

On average over the last three years, Mota-Engil SGPS SA has shrunk earnings per share by 65% each year. It achieved revenue growth of 12% over the last year.

Unfortunately, earnings per share have trended lower over the last three years. There's no doubt that the silver lining is that revenue is up. But it isn't sufficiently fast growth wto overlook the fact that earnings per share has gone backwards over three years. So given this relatively weak performance, shareholders would probably not want to see high compensation for the CEO.

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Has Mota-Engil SGPS SA Been A Good Investment?

With a three year total loss of 17%, Mota-Engil SGPS SA would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. So shareholders would probably think the company shouldn't be too generous with CEO compensation.

In Summary...

Remuneration for Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Moura Martins is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .

After looking at EPS and total shareholder returns, it's certainly hard to argue the company has performed well, since both metrics are down. This contrasts with the growth in CEO remuneration, in the last year. Few would argue that it's wise for the company to pay any more, before returns improve. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at Mota-Engil SGPS SA.

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