Should You Worry About Basler Aktiengesellschaft’s (ETR:BSL) CEO Pay Check?
In 2000 Dietmar Ley was appointed CEO of Basler Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:BSL). This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. Then we’ll look at a snap shot of the business growth. Third, we’ll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Dietmar Ley’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing our data says that Basler Aktiengesellschaft has a market cap of €491m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of €666k. We note that’s an increase of 40% above last year. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of €176m to €703m. The median total CEO compensation was €735k.
So Dietmar Ley receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst the companies we looked at. While this data point isn’t particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at Basler has changed over time.
Is Basler Aktiengesellschaft Growing?
On average over the last three years, Basler Aktiengesellschaft has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 54% each year. In the last year, its revenue is up 22%.
This shows that the company has improved itself over the last few years. Good news for shareholders. It’s also good to see decent revenue growth in the last year, suggesting the business is healthy and growing.
You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has Basler Aktiengesellschaft Been A Good Investment?
Most shareholders would probably be pleased with Basler Aktiengesellschaft for providing a total return of 262% over three years. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO is paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.
In Summary…
Remuneration for Dietmar Ley is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
Few would be critical of the leadership, since returns have been juicy and earnings per share are moving in the right direction. Indeed, many might consider the pay rather modest, given the solid company performance! If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at Basler Aktiengesellschaft.
Or you might prefer examine intently this intuitive graph showing past earnings and revenue.
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.
