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Joe Bower became the CEO of CNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CCNE) in 2010. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Next, we'll consider growth that the business demonstrates. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Joe Bower's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that CNB Financial Corporation has a market cap of US$457m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of US$1.6m. (This figure is for the year to December 2018). We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at US$572k. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of US$200m to US$800m. The median total CEO compensation was US$1.8m.
So Joe Bower receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst the companies we looked at. Although this fact alone doesn't tell us a great deal, it becomes more relevant when considered against the business performance.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at CNB Financial has changed over time.
Is CNB Financial Corporation Growing?
CNB Financial Corporation has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 19% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 18%.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. This sort of respectable year-on-year revenue growth is often seen at a healthy, growing business. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has CNB Financial Corporation Been A Good Investment?
I think that the total shareholder return of 60%, over three years, would leave most CNB Financial Corporation shareholders smiling. As a result, some may believe the CEO should be paid more than is normal for companies of similar size.
In Summary...
Remuneration for Joe Bower is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
Few would be critical of the leadership, since returns have been juicy and earnings per share are moving in the right direction. So one could argue the CEO compensation is quite modest, if you consider company performance! If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at CNB Financial.