Yahoo Finance How Much is fastjet Plc's (LON:FJET) CEO Getting Paid?
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Nico Bezuidenhout became the CEO of fastjet Plc (LON:FJET) in 2016. 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 method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Nico Bezuidenhout's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, fastjet Plc has a market capitalization of UK£56m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth US$755k. (This is based on the year to December 2018). While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth noting the salary is lower, valued at US$335k. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below US$200m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is US$317k.
It would therefore appear that fastjet Plc pays Nico Bezuidenhout 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. We can better assess whether the pay is overly generous by looking into the underlying business performance.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at fastjet has changed over time.
Is fastjet Plc Growing?
On average over the last three years, fastjet Plc has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 81% each year (using a line of best fit). It achieved revenue growth of 168% over the last year.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It's great to see that revenue growth is strong, too. These metrics suggest the business is growing strongly. We don't have analyst forecasts, but you could get a better understanding of its growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has fastjet Plc Been A Good Investment?
With a three year total loss of 94%, fastjet Plc would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. So shareholders would probably think the company shouldn't be too generous with CEO compensation.
In Summary...
We examined the amount fastjet Plc pays its CEO, and compared it to the amount paid by similar sized companies. Our data suggests that it pays above the median CEO pay within that group.
However, the earnings per share growth over three years is certainly impressive. On the other hand returns to investors over the same period have probably disappointed many. While EPS is positive, we'd say shareholders would want better returns before the CEO is paid much more. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at fastjet.
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