LBG Media plc

AIM:LBG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£72.1m

LBG Media Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

LBG Media's CEO is Solly, Alex Solomou, appointed in Jan 2012, has a tenure of 14.5 years. total yearly compensation is £368.00K, comprised of 74.7% salary and 25.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 42.25% of the company’s shares, worth £30.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 4.6 years respectively.

Key information

Solly, Alex Solomou

Chief executive officer

UK£368.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage74.73%
CEO tenure14.5yrs
CEO ownership42.3%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure4.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Narrative Update • Jul 24

LBG: Future Earnings Reset Will Support Healthier Margins And Rebound Potential

Analysts have revised their fair value estimate for LBG Media from £1.50 to £0.62, citing updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What’s in the News for LBG Media LBG Media revised earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2026, adjusting expectations for future performance.
Narrative Update • Jul 10

LBG: Future Earnings Power Will Hinge On Direct Revenue Momentum

Analysts have reduced their price target on LBG Media to £0.45 from £0.90, citing updated assumptions regarding fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E expectations. What’s in the News for LBG Media LBG Media revised earnings guidance for FY26, with the Board now expecting revenue in a range of £100 million to £107 million.
Narrative Update • Jun 26

LBG: Direct Revenue Strength Will Support Earnings Despite Indirect Uncertainty

Analysts have reduced their price target for LBG Media to £0.78 from £1.42, reflecting updated assumptions for a slightly higher discount rate, adjusted profit margin expectations and a lower future P/E multiple, while projected revenue growth is expected to remain within a similar range. What’s in the News for LBG Media LBG Media revised its earnings guidance for FY26 on 22 April 2026, with the Board now expecting revenue of £100 million to £107 million, as trends in Indirect revenue have not stabilised as quickly as anticipated.
New Narrative • May 08

Heavy Client Concentration And Platform Risks Will Challenge Youth Media Scale Yet Still Offer Upside

Catalysts About LBG Media LBG Media is a digital media group focused on entertainment and branded content for young adults across social, web and streaming platforms, primarily in the U.K. and U.S. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective? Although the company is leaning into growing direct relationships with large blue chip advertisers and multiyear commitments, a heavier tilt to a smaller pool of high value clients increases concentration risk if any pull back spend.
New Narrative • Apr 23

Youth Digital Attention And Creator Campaigns Will Reward This Media Platform Over Time

Catalysts About LBG Media LBG Media operates youth focused digital media brands that serve large young adult audiences across the U.K. and U.S. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective? Concentration of young adult attention on social and streaming platforms, together with LBG Media's reach of around 509 million global audience members and significant U.K. and U.S. penetration, gives the group scale that large advertisers often look for.
Analysis Article • Jan 09

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of LBG Media's (LON:LBG) Recent Growth In Returns

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key...
Analysis Article • Oct 28

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of LBG Media plc (LON:LBG)

Key Insights The projected fair value for LBG Media is UK£0.80 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share...
Analysis Article • May 01

Is Now The Time To Put LBG Media (LON:LBG) On Your Watchlist?

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...
Analysis Article • May 21

Here's What's Concerning About LBG Media's (LON:LBG) Returns On Capital

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Amongst...
Analysis Article • Apr 19

LBG Media's (LON:LBG) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Following the solid earnings report from LBG Media plc ( LON:LBG ), the market responded by bidding up the stock price...
Analysis Article • Apr 14

LBG Media plc's (LON:LBG) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 66% Above Its Share Price

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, LBG Media fair value estimate is UK£1.46 Current share price...
Analysis Article • Dec 20

Is LBG Media plc (LON:LBG) Trading At A 39% Discount?

Key Insights LBG Media's estimated fair value is UK£1.3 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price...
Analysis Article • May 04

A Look At The Fair Value Of LBG Media plc (LON:LBG)

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of LBG Media plc ( LON:LBG ) by taking the expected...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Solly, Alex Solomou's remuneration changed compared to LBG Media's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

UK£7m

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

UK£9m

Sep 30 2025UK£368kUK£275k

UK£11m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

UK£12m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

UK£10m

Sep 30 2024UK£392kUK£201k

UK£7m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£7m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£4m

Dec 31 2023UK£373kUK£263k

UK£584k

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£5m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£5m

Dec 31 2022UK£176kUK£175k

UK£5m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£756k

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£2m

Dec 31 2021UK£215kUK£43k

UK£5m

Compensation vs Market: Solly, Alex's total compensation ($USD495.69K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD412.17K).

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

CEO

Solly, Alex Solomou (36 yo)

14.5yrs
Tenure
UK£368,000
Compensation

Mr. Alexander William Solomou, also known as Solly, Alex, co-founded LBG Media PLC in 2012 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer also its Executive Director since October 21, 2021. He has led the Group...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alexander Solomou
Co-Founder14.5yrsUK£368.00k42.25%
£ 30.5m
Darren Singer
CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Paul Josephsen
Chief Operating Officerno datano datano data
Trudi Sunderland
Human Resources Directorno datano datano data
Maggie Milnamow
Chief Commercial Officerno datano datano data
Bill Mulvihill
Executive Vice President of Partnershipsno datano datano data
Lauren Gibbons
Senior Vice President of Partnershipsno datano datano data
Simon Champion
Chief Business Officerno datano datano data
Nat Evans
Managing Director of Web & Betches UKno datano datano data
Victoria Bickle
Managing Director of Client Solutionsno datano datano data
Mark Holmes
Head of Sport & Gamingno datano datano data
Emma Thomas
Company Secretary4.7yrsno datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: LBG's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alexander Solomou
Co-Founder4.8yrsUK£368.00k42.25%
£ 30.5m
Darren Singer
CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
David Wilson
Non-Executive Chairman4.6yrsUK£291.00k0.44%
£ 317.7k
Alexandra Jarvis
Independent Non-Executive Director4.6yrsUK£71.00k0.012%
£ 8.4k
Carol Kane
Non-Executive Director4.6yrsUK£71.00k0.39%
£ 279.1k
Harry Alistair Stebbings
Independent Non-Executive Director1.2yrsUK£22.00kno data
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: LBG's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/30 05:21
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/30 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

LBG Media plc is covered by 8 analysts. 4 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
Ciaran DonnellyBerenberg
Alastair ReidInvestec Bank plc (UK)