Yahoo Finance Our Take On Atalaya Mining Plc's (LON:ATYM) CEO Salary
Alberto Arsenio Lavandeira Adan became the CEO of Atalaya Mining Plc (LON:ATYM) in 2014. This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. And finally - as a second measure of performance - we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
Check out our latest analysis for Atalaya Mining
How Does Alberto Arsenio Lavandeira Adan's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Atalaya Mining Plc has a market capitalization of UK£269m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth €787k. (This is based on the year to December 2018). While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at €468k. When we examined a selection of companies with market caps ranging from €180m to €720m, we found the median CEO total compensation was €786k.
So Alberto Arsenio Lavandeira Adan is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. Although this fact alone doesn't tell us a great deal, it becomes more relevant when considered against the business performance.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Atalaya Mining, below.
Is Atalaya Mining Plc Growing?
On average over the last three years, Atalaya Mining Plc has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 41% each year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue changed by just -0.2%.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. While it would be good to see revenue growth, profits matter more in the end. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has Atalaya Mining Plc Been A Good Investment?
I think that the total shareholder return of 136%, over three years, would leave most Atalaya Mining Plc shareholders smiling. 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...
Alberto Arsenio Lavandeira Adan 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. Indeed, many might consider the pay rather modest, given the solid company performance! CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Atalaya Mining (free visualization of insider trades).
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