Yahoo Finance Does Altius Minerals Corporation’s (TSE:ALS) CEO Salary Reflect Performance?
Brian Dalton became the CEO of Altius Minerals Corporation (TSE:ALS) in 1997. 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 we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Brian Dalton’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Altius Minerals Corporation has a market capitalization of CA$592m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth CA$1m. We note that’s an increase of 39% above last year. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of CA$263m to CA$1.1b. The median total CEO compensation was CA$1m.
That means Brian Dalton receives fairly typical remuneration for the CEO of a company that size. This doesn’t tell us a whole lot on its own, but looking at the performance of the actual business will give us useful context.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Altius Minerals, below.
Is Altius Minerals Corporation Growing?
On average over the last three years, Altius Minerals Corporation has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 13% each year. Its revenue is up 77% over last year.
Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It’s great to see that revenue growth is strong, too. These metrics suggest the business is growing strongly.
Shareholders might be interested in this free visualization of analyst forecasts. .
Has Altius Minerals Corporation Been A Good Investment?
Altius Minerals Corporation has generated a total shareholder return of 21% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. 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…
Remuneration for Brian Dalton is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
The company is growing EPS but shareholder returns have been sound but not amazing. So considering these factors, we think the CEO pay is probably quite reasonable. Shareholders may want to check for free if Altius Minerals Corporation insiders are buying or selling shares.
Or you might prefer gaze upon this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow .
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