Repay Holdings Corporation's (NASDAQ:RPAY) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Key Insights

• Repay Holdings will host its Annual General Meeting on 30th of May
• Salary of US$500.0k is part of CEO John Morris's total remuneration
• The overall pay is 153% above the industry average
• Over the past three years, Repay Holdings' EPS grew by 11% and over the past three years, the total loss to shareholders 58%

The underwhelming share price performance of Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:RPAY) in the past three years would have disappointed many shareholders. Despite positive EPS growth in the past few years, the share price hasn't tracked the fundamental performance of the company. Shareholders may want to question the board on the future direction of the company at the upcoming AGM on 30th of May. They could also try to influence management and firm direction through voting on resolutions such as executive remuneration and other company matters. We discuss below why we think shareholders should be cautious of approving a raise for the CEO at the moment.

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Comparing Repay Holdings Corporation's CEO Compensation With The Industry

Our data indicates that Repay Holdings Corporation has a market capitalization of US$956m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as US$8.9m for the year to December 2023. Notably, that's an increase of 46% over the year before. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth acknowledging that the salary portion is lower, valued at US$500k.

For comparison, other companies in the American Diversified Financial industry with market capitalizations ranging between US$400m and US$1.6b had a median total CEO compensation of US$3.5m. Accordingly, our analysis reveals that Repay Holdings Corporation pays John Morris north of the industry median. Moreover, John Morris also holds US$20m worth of Repay Holdings stock directly under their own name, which reveals to us that they have a significant personal stake in the company.

Component	2023	2022	Proportion (2023)
Salary	US$500k	US$476k	6%
Other	US$8.4m	US$5.6m	94%
Total Compensation	US$8.9m	US$6.1m	100%

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 15% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 85% of the pie. In Repay Holdings' case, non-salary compensation represents a greater slice of total remuneration, in comparison to the broader industry. If total compensation is slanted towards non-salary benefits, it indicates that CEO pay is linked to company performance.

A Look at Repay Holdings Corporation's Growth Numbers

Over the past three years, Repay Holdings Corporation has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 11% per year. Its revenue is up 5.8% over the last year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's nice to see revenue heading northwards, as this is consistent with healthy business conditions. 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 Repay Holdings Corporation Been A Good Investment?

Few Repay Holdings Corporation shareholders would feel satisfied with the return of -58% over three years. So shareholders would probably want the company to be less generous with CEO compensation.

In Summary...

The fact that shareholders are sitting on a loss on the value of their shares in the past few years is certainly disconcerting. The fact that the stock price hasn't grown along with earnings may indicate that other issues may be affecting that stock. If there are some unknown variables that are influencing the stock's price, surely shareholders would have some concerns. These concerns should be addressed at the upcoming AGM, where shareholders can question the board and evaluate if their judgement and decision making is still in line with their expectations.

Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Repay Holdings shares (free trial).

Arguably, business quality is much more important than CEO compensation levels. So check out this free list of interesting companies that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.

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