Yahoo Finance Here's What We Think About Bet-At-Home.com AG's (ETR:ACX) CEO Pay
The CEO of Bet-At-Home.com AG (ETR:ACX) is Franz Ömer. This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
See our latest analysis for Bet-At-Home.com
How Does Franz Ömer's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that Bet-At-Home.com AG has a market cap of €370m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of €1.2m. (This number is for the twelve months until December 2018). While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at €470k. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations from €178m to €713m, and the median CEO total compensation was €730k.
It would therefore appear that Bet-At-Home.com AG pays Franz Ömer more than the median CEO remuneration at companies of a similar size, in the same market. However, this fact alone doesn't mean the remuneration is too high. A closer look at the performance of the underlying business will give us a better idea about whether the pay is particularly generous.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Bet-At-Home.com, below.
Is Bet-At-Home.com AG Growing?
Over the last three years Bet-At-Home.com AG has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 5.3% per year (using a line of best fit). It achieved revenue growth of 6.1% over the last year.
I'd prefer higher revenue growth, but the modest improvement in EPS is good. It's clear the performance has been quite decent, but it it falls short of outstanding,based on this information. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has Bet-At-Home.com AG Been A Good Investment?
With a total shareholder return of 3.0% over three years, Bet-At-Home.com AG has done okay by shareholders. 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...
We compared total CEO remuneration at Bet-At-Home.com AG with the amount paid at companies with a similar market capitalization. We found that it pays well over the median amount paid in the benchmark group.
One might like to have seen stronger growth, and the shareholder returns have failed to inspire, over the last three years. In conclusion we think the company should definitely focus on improving the business before awarding any large pay rises. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Bet-At-Home.com (free visualization of insider trades).
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