Frontier Developments plc

AIM:FDEV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£187.7m

Frontier Developments Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Frontier Developments' CEO is Jonny Watts, appointed in Aug 2022, has a tenure of 3.25 years. total yearly compensation is £321.00K, comprised of 99.7% salary and 0.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth £258.64K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 8.6 years respectively.

Key information

Jonny Watts

Chief executive officer

UK£321.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage99.69%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure3.3yrs
Board average tenure8.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Optimistic Investors Push Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Shares Up 25% But Growth Is Lacking

Nov 17
Optimistic Investors Push Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Shares Up 25% But Growth Is Lacking

There's Reason For Concern Over Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Massive 28% Price Jump

Oct 03
There's Reason For Concern Over Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Massive 28% Price Jump

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand Frontier Developments' (LON:FDEV) True Position

Oct 01
Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand Frontier Developments' (LON:FDEV) True Position

What Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Jul 16
What Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Stock Rockets 30% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

May 29
Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Stock Rockets 30% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) With Shares Advancing 29%

Nov 07
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) With Shares Advancing 29%

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 57% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Apr 26
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 57% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 29% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues

Feb 28
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 29% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues

Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Outlook

Dec 01
Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Outlook

Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Jul 01
Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

Feb 15
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Jan 11
Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Is Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Oct 12
Is Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Jul 03
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Capital Allocation Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Aren't Ideal

Jun 14
Capital Allocation Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Aren't Ideal

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 75% Above Its Share Price

Mar 08
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 75% Above Its Share Price

Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Feb 21
Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jonny Watts's remuneration changed compared to Frontier Developments's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
May 31 2025UK£321kUK£320k

UK£16m

Feb 28 2025n/an/a

UK£16m

Nov 30 2024n/an/a

UK£16m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£3m

May 31 2024UK£354kUK£353k

-UK£21m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

-UK£41m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£61m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£41m

May 31 2023UK£380kUK£379k

-UK£21m

Feb 28 2023n/an/a

-UK£1m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

UK£18m

Aug 31 2022n/an/a

UK£14m

May 31 2022UK£449kUK£269k

UK£10m

Feb 28 2022n/an/a

UK£12m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

UK£14m

Aug 31 2021n/an/a

UK£18m

May 31 2021UK£3mUK£245k

UK£22m

Feb 28 2021n/an/a

UK£20m

Nov 30 2020n/an/a

UK£18m

Aug 31 2020n/an/a

UK£17m

May 31 2020UK£423kUK£220k

UK£16m

Feb 29 2020n/an/a

UK£11m

Nov 30 2019n/an/a

UK£6m

Aug 31 2019n/an/a

UK£12m

May 31 2019UK£331kUK£208k

UK£18m

Compensation vs Market: Jonny's total compensation ($USD419.77K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD781.29K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Jonny's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Jonny Watts (56 yo)

3.3yrs
Tenure
UK£321,000
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 and has been its Member of Executiv...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Watts
CEO, Executive Director & Member of Executive Board3.3yrsUK£321.00k0.14%
£ 258.6k
David Braben
Founder31.8yrsUK£249.00k34.52%
£ 64.8m
James Dixon
COO & Chair of Executive Board3.3yrsUK£186.00k0.088%
£ 164.6k
Alexander Bevis
CFO, Executive Director & Member of Executive Board8.6yrsUK£249.00k0.14%
£ 264.0k
Yvonne Dawes
Chief People Officer & Member of Executive Boardless than a yearno datano data
Jessica Bourne
General Counsel3.3yrsno datano data
Piers Jackson
Chief Development Officer & Member of Executive Boardless than a yearno datano data
Jo Cooke
Chief Marketing Officer & Member of Executive Boardless than a yearno datano data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: FDEV's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Watts
CEO, Executive Director & Member of Executive Board13.8yrsUK£321.00k0.14%
£ 258.6k
David Braben
Founder31.8yrsUK£249.00k34.52%
£ 64.8m
Alexander Bevis
CFO, Executive Director & Member of Executive Board8.6yrsUK£249.00k0.14%
£ 264.0k
Leslie-Ann Reed
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director2.4yrsUK£60.00k0.056%
£ 105.8k
Ilse Robin Howling
Non-Executive Chair3.7yrsUK£90.00k0.0028%
£ 5.3k
James Mitchell
Independent Non-Executive Director8.2yrsno data1.08%
£ 2.0m
David Walsh
Independent Non-Executive Director24.2yrsUK£50.00kno data
8.6yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: FDEV's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/20 03:04
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/20 00:00
Earnings2025/05/31
Annual Earnings2025/05/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Frontier Developments plc is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William LarwoodBerenberg
Thomas SinglehurstCitigroup Inc
Jasmine RandDeutsche Bank