Why We Think The CEO Of Sectra AB (publ) (STO:SECT B) May Soon See A Pay Rise

Shareholders will be pleased by the impressive results for Sectra AB (publ) (STO:SECT B) recently and CEO Torbjörn Kronander has played a key role. At the upcoming AGM on 14 September 2021, they will get a chance to hear the board review the company results, discuss future strategy and cast their vote on any resolutions such as executive remuneration. Here we will show why we think CEO compensation is appropriate and discuss the case for a pay rise.

Check out our latest analysis for Sectra

Comparing Sectra AB (publ)'s CEO Compensation With the industry

According to our data, Sectra AB (publ) has a market capitalization of kr37b, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth kr5.5m over the year to April 2021. That's a notable increase of 25% on last year. We note that the salary portion, which stands at kr3.81m constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

For comparison, other companies in the same industry with market capitalizations ranging between kr17b and kr55b had a median total CEO compensation of kr33m. In other words, Sectra pays its CEO lower than the industry median. Furthermore, Torbjörn Kronander directly owns kr3.0b worth of shares in the company, implying that they are deeply invested in the company's success.

Component	2021	2020	Proportion (2021)
Salary	kr3.8m	kr2.7m	69%
Other	kr1.7m	kr1.8m	31%
Total Compensation	kr5.5m	kr4.4m	100%

On an industry level, roughly 72% of total compensation represents salary and 28% is other remuneration. Sectra is largely mirroring the industry average when it comes to the share a salary enjoys in overall compensation. If salary dominates total compensation, it suggests that CEO compensation is leaning less towards the variable component, which is usually linked with performance.

Sectra AB (publ)'s Growth

Sectra AB (publ) has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 20% a year over the past three years. It achieved revenue growth of 6.9% over the last year.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. It's good to see a bit of revenue growth, as this suggests the business is able to grow sustainably. Historical performance can sometimes be a good indicator on what's coming up next but if you want to peer into the company's future you might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts.

Has Sectra AB (publ) Been A Good Investment?

Boasting a total shareholder return of 287% over three years, Sectra AB (publ) has done well by shareholders. This strong performance might mean some shareholders don't mind if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for a company of its size.

In Summary...

Given the company's decent performance, the CEO remuneration policy might not be shareholders' central point of focus in the AGM. Instead, investors might be more interested in discussions that would help manage their longer-term growth expectations such as company business strategies and future growth potential.

It is always advisable to analyse CEO pay, along with performing a thorough analysis of the company's key performance areas. That's why we did our research, and identified 2 warning signs for Sectra (of which 1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should know about in order to have a holistic understanding of the stock.

Important note: Sectra 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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