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Is W Resources Plc (LON:WRES) Overpaying Its CEO?
?Simply Wall St ?October 3, 2019
Michael Masterman is the CEO of W Resources Plc (LON:WRES). 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. Third, we’ll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Michael Masterman’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, W Resources Plc has a market capitalization of UK£23m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth UK£272k over the year to December 2018. We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at . We further remind readers that the CEO may face performance requirements to receive the non-salary part of the total compensation. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under UK£163m, and the median CEO total compensation was UK£251k.
That means Michael Masterman receives fairly typical remuneration for the CEO of a company that size. While this data point isn’t particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance. We don’t have analyst forecasts, but you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at W Resources has changed over time.