The CEO of TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited (NSE:TAJGVK) is G. Indira Reddy. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at similar sized companies. 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. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.

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How Does G. Indira Reddy's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?

According to our data, TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited has a market capitalization of ₹7.7b, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth ₹37m. (This is based on the year to March 2019). That's a notable increase of 9.6% on last year. Notably, the salary of ₹37m is the vast majority of the CEO compensation. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations under ₹14b, and the median CEO total compensation was ₹1.5m.

As you can see, G. Indira Reddy is paid more than the median CEO pay at companies of a similar size, in the same market. However, this does not necessarily mean TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited is paying too much. We can better assess whether the pay is overly generous by looking into the underlying business performance.

You can see, below, how CEO compensation at TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts has changed over time.

NSEI:TAJGVK CEO Compensation, August 22nd 2019

MoreIs TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited Growing?

On average over the last three years, TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 68% each year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is up 6.3%.

This shows that the company has improved itself over the last few years. Good news for shareholders. It's also good to see modest revenue growth, suggesting the underlying business is healthy. You might want to check this free visual report on analyst forecasts for future earnings.

Has TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited Been A Good Investment?

With a three year total loss of 16%, TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited would certainly have some dissatisfied shareholders. This suggests it would be unwise for the company to pay the CEO too generously.

In Summary...

We compared total CEO remuneration at TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited with the amount paid at companies with a similar market capitalization. Our data suggests that it pays above the median CEO pay within that group.

However we must not forget that the EPS growth has been very strong over three years. However, the returns to investors are far less impressive, over the same period. So shareholders might not feel great about the fact that CEO pay increased on last year. One might thus conclude that it would be better if the company waited until growth is reflected in the share price, before increasing CEO compensation. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts.

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