Yahoo Finance How Much is C-Com Satellite Systems Inc.'s (CVE:CMI) CEO Getting Paid?
Leslie Klein became the CEO of C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. (CVE:CMI) in 1997. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. 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. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Leslie Klein's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has a market capitalization of CA$68m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth CA$541k over the year to November 2018. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth noting the salary is lower, valued at CA$380k. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below CA$266m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is CA$181k.
Thus we can conclude that Leslie Klein receives more in total compensation than the median of a group of companies in the same market, and of similar size to C-Com Satellite Systems 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 a visual representation of the CEO compensation at C-Com Satellite Systems, below.
Is C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. Growing?
On average over the last three years, C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 42% each year (using a line of best fit). Revenue was pretty flat on last year.
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. We don't have analyst forecasts, but shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. Been A Good Investment?
Most shareholders would probably be pleased with C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. for providing a total return of 103% over three years. 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...
We examined the amount C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. pays its CEO, and compared it to the amount paid by 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. On top of that, in the same period, returns to shareholders have been great. Considering this fine result for shareholders, we daresay the CEO compensation might be apt. So you may want to check if insiders are buying C-Com Satellite Systems shares with their own money (free access).
Important note: C-Com Satellite Systems 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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