How Much Did Landmark Bancorp, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LARK) CEO Pocket Last Year?
Michael Scheopner has been the CEO of Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:LARK) since 2014. This report will, first, examine the CEO compensation levels in comparison to CEO compensation at companies of similar size. Next, we'll consider growth that the business demonstrates. And finally - as a second measure of performance - we will look at the returns shareholders have received over the last few years. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Michael Scheopner's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
At the time of writing, our data says that Landmark Bancorp, Inc. has a market cap of US$99m, and reported total annual CEO compensation of US$535k for the year to December 2018. While we always look at total compensation first, we note that the salary component is less, at US$330k. We examined a group of similar sized companies, with market capitalizations of below US$200m. The median CEO total compensation in that group is US$510k.
So Michael Scheopner is paid around the average of 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 Landmark Bancorp, below.
Is Landmark Bancorp, Inc. Growing?
Landmark Bancorp, Inc. saw earnings per share stay pretty flat over the last three years, albeit with a slight positive trend. Its revenue is up 3.1% over last year.
I'm not particularly impressed by the revenue growth, but the modest improvement in EPS is good. It's clear the performance has been quite decent, but it it falls short of outstanding,based on this information. Although we don't have analyst forecasts you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Landmark Bancorp, Inc. Been A Good Investment?
Landmark Bancorp, Inc. has not done too badly by shareholders, with a total return of 5.1%, over three years. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.
In Summary...
Michael Scheopner is paid around what is normal the leaders of comparable size companies.
We see room for improved growth, as well as fairly unremarkable returns over the last three years. But we don't think the CEO compensation is a problem. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at Landmark Bancorp.
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