Our Take On NTN Buzztime, Inc.'s (NYSEMKT:NTN) CEO Salary

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Ram Krishnan became the CEO of NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NTN) in 2014. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

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How Does Ram Krishnan's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

According to our data, NTN Buzztime, Inc. has a market capitalization of US$8.2m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth US$350k. (This is based on the year to 2017). Notably, the salary of US$350k is the vast majority of the CEO compensation. We took a group of companies with market capitalizations below US$200m, and calculated the median CEO compensation to be US$300k.

That means Ram Krishnan receives fairly typical remuneration for the CEO of a company that size. While this data point isn't particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.

The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at NTN Buzztime has changed from year to year.

Is NTN Buzztime, Inc. Growing?

NTN Buzztime, Inc. has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 83% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). It achieved revenue growth of 3.4% 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 a little revenue growth, as this is consistent with healthy business conditions. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.

Has NTN Buzztime, Inc. Been A Good Investment?

With a three year total loss of 62%, NTN Buzztime, Inc. would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. So shareholders would probably think the company shouldn't be too generous with CEO compensation.

In Summary...

Ram Krishnan is paid around the same as most CEOs of similar size companies.

We think that the EPS growth is very pleasing, but we find the returns over the last three years to be lacking. Considering the improvement in earnings per share, one could argue that the CEO pay is appropriate, albeit not too low. Shareholders may want to check for free if NTN Buzztime insiders are buying or selling shares.

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