Shareholders Will Most Likely Find Universal Display Corporation's (NASDAQ:OLED) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Key Insights

• Universal Display will host its Annual General Meeting on 18th of June
• Salary of US$917.8k is part of CEO Steve Abramson's total remuneration
• The overall pay is comparable to the industry average
• Universal Display's EPS grew by 8.0% over the past three years while total shareholder return over the past three years was 49%

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Under the guidance of CEO Steve Abramson, Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:OLED) has performed reasonably well recently. In light of this performance, CEO compensation will probably not be the main focus for shareholders as they go into the AGM on 18th of June. Based on our analysis of the data below, we think CEO compensation seems reasonable for now.

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How Does Total Compensation For Steve Abramson Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

According to our data, Universal Display Corporation has a market capitalization of US$7.4b, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth US$9.1m over the year to December 2024. That's mostly flat as compared to the prior year's compensation. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth acknowledging that the salary portion is lower, valued at US$918k.

On examining similar-sized companies in the American Semiconductor industry with market capitalizations between US$4.0b and US$12b, we discovered that the median CEO total compensation of that group was US$9.5m. This suggests that Universal Display remunerates its CEO largely in line with the industry average. Furthermore, Steve Abramson directly owns US$41m worth of shares in the company, implying that they are deeply invested in the company's success.

On an industry level, roughly 13% of total compensation represents salary and 87% is other remuneration. Universal Display sets aside a smaller share of compensation for salary, in comparison to the overall industry. If non-salary compensation dominates total pay, it's an indicator that the executive's salary is tied to company performance.

Universal Display Corporation's Growth

Universal Display Corporation's earnings per share (EPS) grew 8.0% per year over the last three years. Its revenue is up 6.1% over the last year.

We're not particularly impressed by the revenue growth, but it is good to see modest EPS growth. Considering these factors we'd say performance has been pretty decent, though not amazing. 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 Universal Display Corporation Been A Good Investment?

Most shareholders would probably be pleased with Universal Display Corporation for providing a total return of 49% over three years. As a result, some may believe the CEO should be paid more than is normal for companies of similar size.

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.

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