What Did Littelfuse, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LFUS) CEO Take Home Last Year?
In 2017 Dave Heinzmann was appointed CEO of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS). This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other companies that have similar market capitalization. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. And finally we will reflect on how common stockholders have fared in the last few years, as a secondary measure of performance. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Dave Heinzmann's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Littelfuse, Inc. has a market capitalization of US$4.7b, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth US$4.9m over the year to December 2018. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth noting the salary is lower, valued at US$763k. Importantly, there may be performance hurdles relating to the non-salary component of the total compensation. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations from US$2.0b to US$6.4b, and the median CEO total compensation was US$5.1m.
So Dave Heinzmann 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 a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Littelfuse, below.
Is Littelfuse, Inc. Growing?
Littelfuse, Inc. has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 8.2% a year, over the last three years (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is down 3.2%.
I would argue that the lack of revenue growth in the last year is less than ideal, but it is good to see EPS growth. In conclusion we can't form a strong opinion about business performance yet; but it's one worth watching. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.
Has Littelfuse, Inc. Been A Good Investment?
With a total shareholder return of 26% over three years, Littelfuse, Inc. shareholders would, in general, be reasonably content. But they probably wouldn't be so happy as to think the CEO should be paid more than is normal, for companies around this size.
In Summary...
Remuneration for Dave Heinzmann is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .
The company isn't showing particularly great growth, and shareholder turns haven't been particularly inspiring in the last few years. But we don't think the CEO compensation is a problem. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Littelfuse (free visualization of insider trades).
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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