Yahoo Finance What Did Eurasia Mining Plc's (LON:EUA) CEO Take Home Last Year?
The CEO of Eurasia Mining Plc (LON:EUA) is Christian de Muckadell. 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. And finally - as a second measure of performance - we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Christian de Muckadell's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
Our data indicates that Eurasia Mining Plc is worth UK£13m, and total annual CEO compensation is UK£152k. (This is based on the year to December 2018). That's a notable increase of 47% on last year. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at UK£101k. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under UK£158m, and the median CEO total compensation was UK£247k.
Most shareholders would consider it a positive that Christian de Muckadell takes less total compensation than the CEOs of most similar size companies, leaving more for shareholders. Though positive, it's important we delve into the performance of the actual business.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Eurasia Mining, below.
Is Eurasia Mining Plc Growing?
Eurasia Mining Plc has reduced its earnings per share by an average of 42% a year, over the last three years (measured with a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 1299%.
The reduction in earnings per share, over three years, is arguably concerning. But in contrast the revenue growth is strong, suggesting future potential for earnings growth. It's hard to reach a conclusion about business performance right now. This may be one to watch. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Eurasia Mining Plc Been A Good Investment?
Given the total loss of 11% over three years, many shareholders in Eurasia Mining Plc are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.
In Summary...
It looks like Eurasia Mining Plc pays its CEO less than similar sized companies.
Christian de Muckadell is paid less than CEOs of similar size companies, but growth hasn't been particularly impressive and the total shareholder return over three years would leave many disappointed. Many shareholders would probably like to see improvements, but our analysis does not suggest that CEO compensation is too generous. So you may want to check if insiders are buying Eurasia Mining shares with their own money (free access).
Arguably, business quality is much more important than CEO compensation levels. So check out this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.
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