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In 1979 Patrick Combes was appointed CEO of VIEL & Cie (EPA:VIL). This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. 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 process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Patrick Combes’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, VIEL & Cie has a market capitalization of €294m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth €333k. (This figure is for the year to 2017). It is worth noting that the CEO compensation consists almost entirely of the salary, worth €321k. We examined companies with market caps from €175m to €699m, and discovered that the median CEO compensation of that group was €409k.
That means Patrick Combes 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.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at VIEL & Cie, below.
Is VIEL & Cie Growing?
VIEL & Cie has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 3.4% a year, over the last three years In the last year, its revenue changed by just 0.1%.
I’d prefer higher revenue growth, but I’m happy with the modest EPS growth. It’s clear the performance has been quite decent, but it it falls short of outstanding,based on this information.
It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.
Has VIEL & Cie Been A Good Investment?
Most shareholders would probably be pleased with VIEL & Cie for providing a total return of 34% over three years. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO is paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.
In Summary…
Remuneration for Patrick Combes is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
While we would like to see improved growth metrics, there is no doubt that the total returns have been great, over the last three years. So we can conclude that on this analysis the CEO compensation seems pretty sound. So you may want to check if insiders are buying VIEL & Cie shares with their own money (free access).
Or you might prefer gaze upon this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow .
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.