Yahoo Finance What Did Good Energy Group PLC's (LON:GOOD) CEO Take Home Last Year?
Juliet Davenport became the CEO of Good Energy Group PLC (LON:GOOD) in 2002. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. And finally - as a second measure of performance - we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
See our latest analysis for Good Energy Group
How Does Juliet Davenport's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
Our data indicates that Good Energy Group PLC is worth UK£26m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as UK£331k for the year to December 2018. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at UK£282k. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below UK£153m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is UK£248k.
It would therefore appear that Good Energy Group PLC pays Juliet Davenport 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 get a better idea of how generous the pay is by looking at the performance of the underlying business.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Good Energy Group, below.
Is Good Energy Group PLC Growing?
On average over the last three years, Good Energy Group PLC has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 19% each year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 3.8%.
Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's also good to see modest revenue growth, suggesting the underlying business is healthy. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has Good Energy Group PLC Been A Good Investment?
With a three year total loss of 30%, Good Energy Group 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 compared the total CEO remuneration paid by Good Energy Group PLC, and compared it to remuneration at a group of similar sized companies. We found that it pays well over the median amount paid in the benchmark group.
Importantly, though, the company has impressed with its earnings per share growth, over three years. However, the returns to investors are far less impressive, over the same period. One might thus conclude that it would be better if the company waited until growth is reflected in the share price, before increasing CEO compensation. So you may want to check if insiders are buying Good Energy Group shares with their own money (free access).
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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