Is New Look Vision Group Inc.'s (TSE:BCI) CEO Overpaid Relative To Its Peers?
In 2015 Antoine Amiel was appointed CEO of New Look Vision Group Inc. (TSE:BCI). First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. 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 Antoine Amiel's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, New Look Vision Group Inc. has a market capitalization of CA$504m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth CA$911k over the year to December 2018. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at CA$482k. We examined companies with market caps from CA$265m to CA$1.1b, and discovered that the median CEO total compensation of that group was CA$1.3m.
That means Antoine Amiel receives fairly typical remuneration for the CEO of a company that size. Although this fact alone doesn't tell us a great deal, it becomes more relevant when considered against the business performance.
The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at New Look Vision Group has changed from year to year.
Is New Look Vision Group Inc. Growing?
New Look Vision Group Inc. has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 11% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is up 2.7% over last year.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's nice to see a little revenue growth, as this is consistent with healthy business conditions. It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.
Has New Look Vision Group Inc. Been A Good Investment?
New Look Vision Group Inc. has served shareholders reasonably well, with a total return of 26% over three years. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.
In Summary...
Antoine Amiel is paid around the same as most CEOs of similar size companies.
Shareholder returns could be better but shareholders would be pleased with the positive EPS growth. As a result of these considerations, I would suggest the CEO pay is reasonable. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at New Look Vision Group.
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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