Is Pathfinder Bancorp Inc’s (NASDAQ:PBHC) CEO Paid At A Competitive Rate?
Tom Schneider became the CEO of Pathfinder Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PBHC) in 2000. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. Next, we’ll consider growth that the business demonstrates. Third, we’ll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This method should give us information to assess how appropriately the company pays the CEO.
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How Does Tom Schneider’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Pathfinder Bancorp Inc has a market capitalization of US$63m, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth US$535k. That’s below the compensation, last year. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under US$200m, and the median CEO compensation was US$292k.
As you can see, Tom Schneider is paid more than the median CEO pay at companies of a similar size, in the same market. However, this does not necessarily mean Pathfinder Bancorp Inc is paying too much. We can get a better idea of how generous the pay is by looking at the performance of the underlying business.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at Pathfinder Bancorp, below.
Is Pathfinder Bancorp Inc Growing?
Over the last three years Pathfinder Bancorp Inc has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 11% per year. In the last year, its revenue is up 11%.
This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently. A good result. It’s also good to see decent revenue growth in the last year, suggesting the business is healthy and growing.
We don’t have analyst forecasts, but you might want to assess this data-rich visualization of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has Pathfinder Bancorp Inc Been A Good Investment?
Pathfinder Bancorp Inc has served shareholders reasonably well, with a total return of 25% over three years. 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…
We examined the amount Pathfinder Bancorp Inc pays its CEO, and compared it to the amount paid by similar sized companies. Our data suggests that it pays above the median CEO pay within that group.
However, the earnings per share growth over three years is certainly impressive. We also think investors are doing ok, over the same time period. While it may be worth researching further, we don’t see a problem with the CEO pay, given the good EPS growth.
Or you might prefer this data-rich interactive visualization of historic revenue and earnings.
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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.
