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Here’s What We Think About Telenav, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TNAV) CEO Pay

H. Jin has been the CEO of Telenav, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNAV) since 2001. 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 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 H. Jin’s Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

At the time of writing our data says that Telenav, Inc. has a market cap of US$195m, and is paying total annual CEO compensation of US$821k. (This number is for the twelve months until 2018). We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at US$380k. As part of our analysis we looked at companies in the same jurisdiction, with market capitalizations of US$100m to US$400m. The median total CEO compensation was US$960k.

So H. Jin receives a similar amount to the median CEO pay, amongst 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.

The graphic below shows how CEO compensation at Telenav has changed from year to year.

NASDAQGS:TNAV CEO Compensation January 30th 19
NASDAQGS:TNAV CEO Compensation January 30th 19

Is Telenav, Inc. Growing?

Over the last three years Telenav, Inc. has shrunk its earnings per share by an average of 37% per year. In the last year, its revenue is down -45%.

Few shareholders would be pleased to read that earnings per share are lower over three years. This is compounded by the fact revenue is actually down on last year. So given this relatively weak performance, shareholders would probably not want to see high compensation for the CEO.

It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.

Has Telenav, Inc. Been A Good Investment?

Given the total loss of 35% over three years, many shareholders in Telenav, Inc. 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 H. Jin is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a similar sized company .

The company isn’t growing EPS, and shareholder returns have been disappointing. Most would consider it prudent for the company to hold off any CEO pay rise until performance improves. Shareholders may want to check for free if Telenav insiders are buying or selling shares.

Or you might prefer gaze upon this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow .

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

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.

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