Yahoo Finance What Did GeoPark Limited's (NYSE:GPRK) CEO Take Home Last Year?
In 2002 Jim Park was appointed CEO of GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK). First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. 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 method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Jim Park's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
Our data indicates that GeoPark Limited is worth US$990m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as US$2.3m for the year to December 2018. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth noting the salary is lower, valued at US$800k. We further remind readers that the CEO may face performance requirements to receive the non-salary part of the total compensation. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of US$400m to US$1.6b. The median total CEO compensation was US$2.6m.
That means Jim Park receives fairly typical remuneration for the CEO of a company that size. While this data point isn't particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at GeoPark, below.
Is GeoPark Limited Growing?
On average over the last three years, GeoPark Limited has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 126% each year (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is up 12% over last year.
This shows that the company has improved itself over the last few years. Good news for shareholders. It's also good to see decent revenue growth in the last year, suggesting the business is healthy and growing. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has GeoPark Limited Been A Good Investment?
Boasting a total shareholder return of 170% over three years, GeoPark Limited has done well by shareholders. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.
In Summary...
Jim Park is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.
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! So you may want to check if insiders are buying GeoPark shares with their own money (free access).
Important note: GeoPark may not be the best stock to buy. You might find something better in this list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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