Yahoo Finance How Much Did Toople Plc's (LON:TOOP) CEO Pocket Last Year?
Andy Hollingworth has been the CEO of Toople Plc (LON:TOOP) since 2016. 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 we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Andy Hollingworth's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Toople Plc has a market capitalization of UK£2.9m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth UK£78k over the year to September 2019. That's a notable increase of 30% on last year. We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at UK£60k. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below UK£154m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is UK£258k.
Most shareholders would consider it a positive that Andy Hollingworth takes less total compensation than the CEOs of most similar size companies, leaving more for shareholders. Though positive, it's important we delve into the performance of the actual business.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Toople, below.
Is Toople Plc Growing?
Over the last three years Toople Plc has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 81% per year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 63%.
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 Toople Plc Been A Good Investment?
Given the total loss of 98% over three years, many shareholders in Toople Plc are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. It therefore might be upsetting for shareholders if the CEO were paid generously.
In Summary...
Toople Plc is currently paying its CEO below what is normal for companies of its size.
Many would consider this to indicate that the pay is modest since the business is growing. Despite some positives, it is likely that shareholders wanted better returns, given the performance over the last three years. So while we would not say that Andy Hollingworth is generously paid, it would be good to see an improvement in business performance before too an increase in pay. When I see fairly low remuneration, combined with earnings per share growth, but without big share price gains, it makes me want to research the potential for future gains. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Toople shares (free trial).
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