Yahoo Finance Here's What We Think About International Bancshares Corporation's (NASDAQ:IBOC) CEO Pay
Dennis Nixon became the CEO of International Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ:IBOC) in 1979. 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. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
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How Does Dennis Nixon's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, International Bancshares Corporation has a market capitalization of US$2.2b, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth US$2.3m. (This is based on the year to December 2018). We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at US$660k. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations from US$1.0b to US$3.2b, and the median CEO total compensation was US$4.1m.
A first glance this seems like a real positive for shareholders, since Dennis Nixon is paid less than the average total compensation paid by similar sized companies. Though positive, it's important we delve into the performance of the actual business.
You can see a visual representation of the CEO compensation at International Bancshares, below.
Is International Bancshares Corporation Growing?
Over the last three years International Bancshares Corporation has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 20% per year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 8.6%.
Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's also good to see modest revenue growth, suggesting the underlying business is healthy. Although we don't have analyst forecasts, shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Has International Bancshares Corporation Been A Good Investment?
International Bancshares Corporation has generated a total shareholder return of 24% over three years, so most shareholders would be reasonably content. But they would probably prefer not to see CEO compensation far in excess of the median.
In Summary...
It appears that International Bancshares Corporation remunerates its CEO below most similar sized companies. Considering the underlying business is growing earnings, this would suggest the pay is modest. While some might be keen on seeing higher returns, our short analysis has not produced any evidence to suggest Dennis Nixon is overcompensated.
Few would complain about reasonable CEO remuneration when the business is growing earnings per share. It would be an additional positive if insiders are buying shares. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at International Bancshares.
Arguably, business quality is much more important than CEO compensation levels. So check out this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.
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