Yahoo Finance What Did Cohort plc's (LON:CHRT) CEO Take Home Last Year?
In 2009 Andy Thomis was appointed CEO of Cohort plc (LON:CHRT). 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 process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Andy Thomis's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
Our data indicates that Cohort plc is worth UK£151m, and total annual CEO compensation is UK£447k. (This is based on the year to April 2018). While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at UK£240k. We examined companies with market caps from UK£77m to UK£307m, and discovered that the median CEO total compensation of that group was UK£513k.
So Andy Thomis 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.
The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at Cohort has changed from year to year.
Is Cohort plc Growing?
Over the last three years Cohort plc has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 4.1% per year (using a line of best fit). The trailing twelve months of revenue was pretty much the same as the prior period.
I would argue that the improvement in revenue isn't particularly impressive, but I'm happy with the modest EPS growth. So there are some positives here, but not enough to earn high praise. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has Cohort plc Been A Good Investment?
Cohort plc has generated a total shareholder return of 4.1% over three years, so most shareholders wouldn't be too disappointed. But they probably wouldn't be so happy as to think the CEO should be paid more than is normal, for companies around this size.
In Summary...
Andy Thomis is paid around the same as most CEOs of similar size companies.
The company isn't showing particularly great growth, and shareholder turns haven't been particularly inspiring in the last few years. While the CEO may not be underpaid, we don't think the pay is too generous either. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Cohort shares (free trial).
If you want to buy a stock that is better than Cohort, this free list of high return, low debt companies is a great place to look.
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