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Roger Mason has been the CEO of Antipa Minerals Limited (ASX:AZY) since 2011. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. Next, we'll consider growth that the business demonstrates. And finally - as a second measure of performance - we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Roger Mason's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that Antipa Minerals Limited has a market cap of AU$38m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of AU$395k. (This number is for the twelve months until June 2018). While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth noting the salary is lower, valued at AU$300k. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under AU$278m, and the median CEO total compensation was AU$355k.
So Roger Mason receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst the companies we looked at. This doesn't tell us a whole lot on its own, but looking at the performance of the actual business will give us useful context.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Antipa Minerals, below.
Is Antipa Minerals Limited Growing?
Over the last three years Antipa Minerals Limited has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 26% per year (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is down -42% over last year.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. Revenue growth is a real positive for growth, but ultimately profits are more important. It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.
Has Antipa Minerals Limited Been A Good Investment?
With a total shareholder return of 11% over three years, Antipa Minerals Limited shareholders would, in general, be reasonably content. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.
In Summary...
Remuneration for Roger Mason is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
We would wish for better returns (whether dividends or capital gains) but we do admire the solid EPS growth on show here. So considering these factors, we think the CEO pay is probably quite reasonable. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Antipa Minerals shares (free trial).
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