Frontier Developments Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Frontier Developments' CEO is Jonny Watts, appointed in Aug 2022, has a tenure of 2.42 years. total yearly compensation is £354.00K, comprised of 99.7% salary and 0.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth £112.67K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 7.5 years respectively.
Key information
Jonny Watts
Chief executive officer
UK£354.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 99.7% |
| CEO tenure | 2.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) With Shares Advancing 29%
Nov 07
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 57% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues
Apr 26Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 29% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues
Feb 28Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Outlook
Dec 01Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 01Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price
Feb 15Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around
Jan 11Is Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Trading At A 33% Discount?
Oct 12Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price
Jul 03Capital Allocation Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Aren't Ideal
Jun 14Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 75% Above Its Share Price
Mar 08Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around
Feb 21I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Passed With Ease
Jan 05Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Analysts Just Cut Their EPS Forecasts Substantially
Nov 24We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) CEO Compensation
Oct 21The Return Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Look Promising
Oct 14Here's Why I Think Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Sep 08Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jun 22Is Now The Time To Put Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) On Your Watchlist?
Jun 04Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Shares Could Be 34% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
May 18Trade Alert: The Independent Non-Executive Director Of Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV), Charles William Cotton, Has Just Spent UK£446k Buying 11% More Shares
Mar 18We're Watching These Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV)
Mar 01CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£16m |
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£3m |
| May 31 2024 | UK£354k | UK£353k | -UK£21m |
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£41m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£61m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£41m |
| May 31 2023 | UK£380k | UK£379k | -UK£21m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£1m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£18m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£14m |
| May 31 2022 | UK£449k | UK£269k | UK£10m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£12m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£14m |
| Aug 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£18m |
| May 31 2021 | UK£3m | UK£245k | UK£22m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£20m |
| Nov 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£18m |
| Aug 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£17m |
| May 31 2020 | UK£423k | UK£220k | UK£16m |
| Feb 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£11m |
| Nov 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£6m |
| Aug 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£12m |
| May 31 2019 | UK£331k | UK£208k | UK£18m |
| Feb 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£17m |
| Nov 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | UK£16m |
| Aug 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | UK£10m |
| May 31 2018 | UK£406k | UK£200k | UK£4m |
Compensation vs Market: Jonny's total compensation ($USD436.50K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD347.03K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jonny's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Jonny Watts (55 yo)
2.4yrs
Tenure
UK£354,000
Compensation
Mr. Jonathan Francis Watts, also known as Jonny, served as Chief Creative Officer at Frontier Developments Plc and serves as Chief Executive Officer from August 10, 2022. Mr. Watts has experience in gaming...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£354.00k | 0.13% £ 108.5k | |
| Founder | 31yrs | UK£275.00k | 33.41% £ 28.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 7.8yrs | UK£272.00k | 0.13% £ 110.8k | |
| COO & Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£205.00k | 0.081% £ 69.1k | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of HR | no data | no data | no data |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FDEV's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 12.9yrs | UK£354.00k | 0.13% £ 108.5k | |
| Founder | 31yrs | UK£275.00k | 33.41% £ 28.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 7.8yrs | UK£272.00k | 0.13% £ 110.8k | |
| COO & Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£205.00k | 0.081% £ 69.1k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.6yrs | UK£55.00k | 0.052% £ 44.4k | |
| Non-Executive Chair | 2.8yrs | UK£71.00k | 0.0026% £ 2.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.3yrs | no data | 1.0% £ 852.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 23.3yrs | UK£50.00k | no data |
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FDEV's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/21 18:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/05/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Frontier Developments plc is covered by 15 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Alexander deGroote | Arden Partners Plc. |
| William Larwood | Berenberg |
| Thomas Singlehurst | Citigroup Inc |