How Much is Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft's (VIE:SBO) CEO Getting Paid?

Gerald Grohmann has been the CEO of Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft (VIE:SBO) since 2001. 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. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.

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How Does Gerald Grohmann's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

Our data indicates that Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft is worth €657m, and total annual CEO compensation was reported as €821k for the year to December 2018. We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at €641k. We examined companies with market caps from €371m to €1.5b, and discovered that the median CEO total compensation of that group was €1.1m.

So Gerald Grohmann is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. 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 Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment, below.

Is Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft Growing?

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 80% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is up 12% over last year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's a real positive to see this sort of growth in a single year. That suggests a healthy and growing business. It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.

Has Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft Been A Good Investment?

Given the total loss of 40% over three years, many shareholders in Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Aktiengesellschaft are probably rather dissatisfied, to say the least. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.

In Summary...

Remuneration for Gerald Grohmann is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .

We'd say the company can boast of its EPS growth, but we find the returns over the last three years to be lacking. We'd be surprised if shareholders want to see a pay rise for the CEO, but we'd stop short of calling their pay too generous. Whatever your view on compensation, you might want to check if insiders are buying or selling Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment shares (free trial).

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