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Rob Craig became the CEO of Datable Technology Corporation (CVE:DAC) in 2014, and we think it's a good time to look at the executive's compensation against the backdrop of overall company performance. This analysis will also evaluate the appropriateness of CEO compensation when taking into account the earnings and shareholder returns of the company.
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How Does Total Compensation For Rob Craig Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?
According to our data, Datable Technology Corporation has a market capitalization of CA$4.4m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth CA$240k over the year to December 2019. That's mostly flat as compared to the prior year's compensation. It is worth noting that the CEO compensation consists entirely of the salary, worth CA$240k.
In comparison with other companies in the industry with market capitalizations under CA$262m, the reported median total CEO compensation was CA$220k. So it looks like Datable Technology compensates Rob Craig in line with the median for the industry. Furthermore, Rob Craig directly owns CA$341k worth of shares in the company.
| Component | 2019 | 2018 | Proportion (2019) |
| Salary | CA$240k | CA$240k | 100% |
| Other | - | - | - |
| Total Compensation | CA$240k | CA$240k | 100% |
Speaking on an industry level, nearly 82% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 18% is other remuneration. On a company level, Datable Technology prefers to reward its CEO through a salary, opting not to pay Rob Craig through non-salary benefits. 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.
Datable Technology Corporation's Growth
Datable Technology Corporation has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 54% a year over the past three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 28%.
Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. Most shareholders would be pleased to see strong revenue growth combined with EPS growth. This combo suggests a fast growing business. While we don't have analyst forecasts for the company, shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Datable Technology Corporation Been A Good Investment?
Given the total shareholder loss of 75% over three years, many shareholders in Datable Technology Corporation are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. So shareholders would probably want the company to be lessto generous with CEO compensation.