It's Probably Less Likely That F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited's (HKG:8347) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Key Insights

• F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group will host its Annual General Meeting on 11th of August
• Salary of HK$1.14m is part of CEO Chi Fai Chan's total remuneration
• The overall pay is comparable to the industry average
• F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group's three-year loss to shareholders was 73% while its EPS grew by 91% over the past three years

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Shareholders of F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited (HKG:8347) will have been dismayed by the negative share price return over the last three years. Despite positive EPS growth in the past few years, the share price hasn't tracked the fundamental performance of the company. Shareholders may want to question the board on the future direction of the company at the upcoming AGM on 11th of August. They could also try to influence management and firm direction through voting on resolutions such as executive remuneration and other company matters. We think shareholders might be reluctant to increase compensation for the CEO at the moment, according to our analysis below.

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Comparing F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited's CEO Compensation With The Industry

According to our data, F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited has a market capitalization of HK$14m, and paid its CEO total annual compensation worth HK$1.4m over the year to March 2025. That's a notable increase of 10.0% on last year. Notably, the salary which is HK$1.14m, represents most of the total compensation being paid.

On comparing similar-sized companies in the Hong Kong Oil and Gas industry with market capitalizations below HK$1.6b, we found that the median total CEO compensation was HK$1.6m. From this we gather that Chi Fai Chan is paid around the median for CEOs in the industry.

Speaking on an industry level, nearly 79% of total compensation represents salary, while the remainder of 21% is other remuneration. F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group is largely mirroring the industry average when it comes to the share a salary enjoys in overall compensation. If total compensation veers towards salary, it suggests that the variable portion - which is generally tied to performance, is lower.

F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited's Growth

F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited has seen its earnings per share (EPS) increase by 91% a year over the past three years. In the last year, its revenue is up 19%.

This demonstrates that the company has been improving recently and is good news for the shareholders. This sort of respectable year-on-year revenue growth is often seen at a healthy, growing business. We don't have analyst forecasts, but you could get a better understanding of its growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Has F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited Been A Good Investment?

Few F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group Limited shareholders would feel satisfied with the return of -73% over three years. So shareholders would probably want the company to be less generous with CEO compensation.

In Summary...

Despite the growth in its earnings, the share price decline in the past three years is certainly concerning. A huge lag in share price growth when earnings have grown may indicate there could be other issues that are affecting the company at the moment that the market is focused on. Shareholders would be keen to know what's holding the stock back when earnings have grown. These concerns should be addressed at the upcoming AGM, where shareholders can question the board and evaluate if their judgement and decision making is still in line with their expectations.

CEO compensation can have a massive impact on performance, but it's just one element. That's why we did some digging and identified 2 warning signs for F8 Enterprises (Holdings) Group that investors should think about before committing capital to this stock.

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