We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Aurora Spine Corporation's (CVE:ASG) CEO Compensation Package

How Does Total Compensation For Trent Northcutt Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

According to our data, Aurora Spine Corporation has a market capitalization of CA$22m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth US$175k over the year to December 2023. We note that's an increase of 43% above last year. We note that the salary portion, which stands at US$136.4k constitutes the majority of total compensation received by the CEO.

On comparing similar-sized companies in the Canada Medical Equipment industry with market capitalizations below CA$274m, we found that the median total CEO compensation was US$216k. From this we gather that Trent Northcutt is paid around the median for CEOs in the industry. What's more, Trent Northcutt holds CA$1.5m worth of shares in the company in their own name, indicating that they have a lot of skin in the game.

Component	2023	2022	Proportion (2023)
Salary	US$136k	US$106k	78%
Other	US$39k	US$17k	22%
Total Compensation	US$175k	US$123k	100%

On an industry level, around 86% of total compensation represents salary and 14% is other remuneration. There isn't a significant difference between Aurora Spine and the broader market, in terms of salary allocation in the overall compensation package. If salary is the major component in total compensation, it suggests that the CEO receives a higher fixed proportion of the total compensation, regardless of performance.

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Aurora Spine Corporation's Growth

Over the last three years, Aurora Spine Corporation has shrunk its earnings per share by 9.9% per year. Its revenue is up 9.1% over the last year.

The decline in EPS is a bit concerning. The fairly low revenue growth fails to impress given that the EPS is down. These factors suggest that the business performance wouldn't really justify a high pay packet for the CEO. While we don't have analyst forecasts for the company, shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

In Summary...

Not only have shareholders not seen a favorable return on their investment, but the business hasn't performed well either. Few shareholders would be willing to award the CEO with a pay raise. At the upcoming AGM, the board will get the chance to explain the steps it plans to take to improve business performance.

CEO compensation is an important area to keep your eyes on, but we've also need to pay attention to other attributes of the company. We identified 6 warning signs for Aurora Spine (2 make us uncomfortable!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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