It Looks Like Shareholders Would Probably Approve African Media Entertainment Limited's (JSE:AME) CEO Compensation Package

Key Insights

• African Media Entertainment's Annual General Meeting to take place on 28th of August
• Total pay for CEO Dave Tiltmann includes R2.78m salary
• The overall pay is comparable to the industry average
• African Media Entertainment's total shareholder return over the past three years was 100% while its EPS grew by 29% over the past three years

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It would be hard to discount the role that CEO Dave Tiltmann has played in delivering the impressive results at African Media Entertainment Limited (JSE:AME) recently. Shareholders will have this at the front of their minds in the upcoming AGM on 28th of August. The focus will probably be on the future company strategy as shareholders cast their votes on resolutions such as executive remuneration and other matters. In light of the great performance, we discuss the case why we think CEO compensation is not excessive.

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How Does Total Compensation For Dave Tiltmann Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

According to our data, African Media Entertainment Limited has a market capitalization of R312m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth R3.4m over the year to March 2025. That's mostly flat as compared to the prior year's compensation. Notably, the salary which is R2.78m, represents most of the total compensation being paid.

On comparing similar-sized companies in the South Africa Media industry with market capitalizations below R3.5b, we found that the median total CEO compensation was R4.1m. From this we gather that Dave Tiltmann is paid around the median for CEOs in the industry.

On an industry level, roughly 74% of total compensation represents salary and 26% is other remuneration. Our data reveals that African Media Entertainment allocates salary more or less in line with the wider market. If salary is the major component in total compensation, it suggests that the CEO receives a higher fixed proportion of the total compensation, regardless of performance.

African Media Entertainment Limited's Growth

African Media Entertainment Limited has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 29% a year over the past three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 8.5%.

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. We don't have analyst forecasts, but you could get a better understanding of its growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has African Media Entertainment Limited Been A Good Investment?

Boasting a total shareholder return of 100% over three years, African Media Entertainment Limited has done well by shareholders. As a result, some may believe the CEO should be paid more than is normal for companies of similar size.

To Conclude...

Given the company's decent performance, the CEO remuneration policy might not be shareholders' central point of focus in the AGM. However, investors will get the chance to engage on key strategic initiatives and future growth opportunities for the company and set their longer-term expectations.

CEO compensation is a crucial aspect to keep your eyes on but investors also need to keep their eyes open for other issues related to business performance. We did our research and spotted 3 warning signs for African Media Entertainment that investors should look into moving forward.

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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