Yahoo Finance What Did Canada Energy Partners Inc.'s (CVE:CE) CEO Take Home Last Year?
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Ben Jones has been the CEO of Canada Energy Partners Inc. (CVE:CE) since 2007. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Next, we'll consider growth that the business demonstrates. 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 Ben Jones's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Canada Energy Partners Inc. has a market capitalization of CA$904k, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth CA$248k. (This is based on the year to April 2018). We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at CA$229k. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under CA$261m, and the median CEO total compensation was CA$120k.
Thus we can conclude that Ben Jones receives more in total compensation than the median of a group of companies in the same market, and of similar size to Canada Energy Partners Inc.. However, this doesn't necessarily mean the pay is too high. We can get a better idea of how generous the pay is by looking at the performance of the underlying business.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at Canada Energy Partners has changed over time.
Is Canada Energy Partners Inc. Growing?
Over the last three years Canada Energy Partners Inc. has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 93% per year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 97%.
This shows that the company has improved itself over the last few years. Good news for shareholders. 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 might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Canada Energy Partners Inc. Been A Good Investment?
Since shareholders would have lost about 33% over three years, some Canada Energy Partners Inc. shareholders would surely be feeling negative emotions. It therefore might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.
In Summary...
We compared total CEO remuneration at Canada Energy Partners Inc. with the amount paid at companies with a similar market capitalization. Our data suggests that it pays above the median CEO pay within that group.
Importantly, though, the company has impressed with its earnings per share growth, over three years. On the other hand returns to investors over the same period have probably disappointed many. Considering the per share profit growth, but keeping in mind the weak returns, we'd need more time to form a view on CEO compensation. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Canada Energy Partners (free visualization of insider trades).
Important note: Canada Energy Partners 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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