Shareholders Will Most Likely Find One Liberty Properties, Inc.'s (NYSE:OLP) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Key Insights

• One Liberty Properties' Annual General Meeting to take place on 5th of June
• Total pay for CEO Patrick Callan includes US$1.00m salary
• The total compensation is similar to the average for the industry
• One Liberty Properties' total shareholder return over the past three years was 14% while its FFO grew by 0.1% per year over the past three years

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Under the guidance of CEO Patrick Callan, One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE:OLP) has performed reasonably well recently. This is something shareholders will keep in mind as they cast their votes on company resolutions such as executive remuneration in the upcoming AGM on 5th of June. Based on our analysis of the data below, we think CEO compensation seems reasonable for now.

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Comparing One Liberty Properties, Inc.'s CEO Compensation With The Industry

According to our data, One Liberty Properties, Inc. has a market capitalization of US$523m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth US$1.8m over the year to December 2024. That's a modest increase of 3.6% on the prior year. In particular, the salary of US$1.00m, makes up a fairly large portion of the total compensation being paid to the CEO.

On comparing similar companies from the American REITs industry with market caps ranging from US$200m to US$800m, we found that the median CEO total compensation was US$1.7m. So it looks like One Liberty Properties compensates Patrick Callan in line with the median for the industry. Moreover, Patrick Callan also holds US$10.0m worth of One Liberty Properties stock directly under their own name, which reveals to us that they have a significant personal stake in the company.

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 28% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 72% is other remuneration. It's interesting to note that One Liberty Properties pays out a greater portion of remuneration through salary, compared to the industry. If salary dominates total compensation, it suggests that CEO compensation is leaning less towards the variable component, which is usually linked with performance.

A Look at One Liberty Properties, Inc.'s Growth Numbers

One Liberty Properties, Inc.'s funds from operations (FFO) stayed pretty flat over the last three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 3.3%.

We'd prefer higher revenue growth, but we're happy with the modest FFO growth. So there are some positives here, but not enough to earn high praise. 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 One Liberty Properties, Inc. Been A Good Investment?

With a total shareholder return of 14% over three years, One Liberty Properties, Inc. shareholders would, in general, be reasonably content. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.

To Conclude...

The company's decent performance might have made most shareholders happy, possibly making CEO remuneration the least of the concerns to be discussed in the upcoming AGM. However, we still think that any proposed increase in CEO compensation will be examined closely to make sure the compensation is appropriate and linked to performance.

CEO compensation is an important area to keep your eyes on, but we've also need to pay attention to other attributes of the company. We identified 5 warning signs for One Liberty Properties (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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