Light & Wonder Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Light & Wonder's CEO is Matt Wilson, appointed in Aug 2022, has a tenure of 2.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.69M, comprised of 19.4% salary and 80.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth $13.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 4.2 years respectively.

Key information

Matt Wilson

Chief executive officer

US$6.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage19.4%
CEO tenure2.3yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure4.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Estimating The Fair Value Of Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW)

Nov 11
Estimating The Fair Value Of Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW)

Light & Wonder: Legal Woes Ironically Could Make This A Strong Buy On The Dip Opportunity

Nov 04

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Presents An Opportunity

Oct 15
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Presents An Opportunity

Investor Optimism Abounds Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 01
Investor Optimism Abounds Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) But Growth Is Lacking

We Think Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 18
We Think Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Is It Time To Consider Buying Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW)?

Aug 22
Is It Time To Consider Buying Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW)?

Light & Wonder: How Far Can The Growth Momentum Last?

Aug 20

Is Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) Trading At A 21% Discount?

Jul 30
Is Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) Trading At A 21% Discount?

Light & Wonder: Among First Movers In The Gaming Industry's AI Revolution

Jun 07

Is Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Using Too Much Debt?

May 26
Is Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Using Too Much Debt?

Light & Wonder, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

May 11
Light & Wonder, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Should You Think About Buying Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) Now?

Apr 30
Should You Think About Buying Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) Now?

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Light & Wonder, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LNW) Shares

Apr 15
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Light & Wonder, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LNW) Shares

An Intrinsic Calculation For Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

Mar 15
An Intrinsic Calculation For Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

Light & Wonder: This Gambling Tech Operator Transformed Into A Strong Sector Entry

Mar 11

Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Feb 04
Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW)?

Jan 17
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNW)?

Light & Wonder, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LNW) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Dec 30
Light & Wonder, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LNW) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Light & Wonder acquires House Advantage assets

Oct 06

Light & Wonder appoints Matt Wilson as interim CEO

Aug 30

Light & Wonder GAAP EPS of -$1.62 misses by $1.67, revenue of $610M beats by $13.93M

Aug 09

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Matt Wilson's remuneration changed compared to Light & Wonder's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$295m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$306m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$223m

Dec 31 2023US$7mUS$1m

US$163m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$108m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$46m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$107m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$866k

-US$198m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$152m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$69m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$30m

Dec 31 2021US$3mUS$750k

US$5m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$203m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$492m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$757m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$500k

-US$822m

Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD6.69M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.00M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Matt's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Matt Wilson (42 yo)

2.3yrs

Tenure

US$6,691,896

Compensation

Mr. Matthew R. Wilson, also known as Matt, serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director and President of Light & Wonder, Inc. since October 10, 2022. He served as Executive Vice President and Group Chief Ex...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jamie Odell
Executive Chairman4.3yrsUS$2.28m0.029%
$ 2.2m
Matthew Wilson
CEO, President & Director2.3yrsUS$6.69m0.17%
$ 13.1m
Antonia Korsanos
Executive Vice Chair4.3yrsUS$1.80m0.017%
$ 1.3m
Oliver Chow
Executive VP1.3yrsUS$2.02m0.0042%
$ 319.4k
James Sottile
Executive VP6.3yrsUS$2.62m0.088%
$ 6.7m
Siobhan Lane
Executive VP & Group Chief Executive of Gaming4.8yrsUS$2.94m0.024%
$ 1.8m
Vanja Kalabic
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer1.3yrsno data0.0057%
$ 434.1k
Nick Zangari
Senior Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Stephen Richardson
Senior VP6.7yrsno datano data
Robert Parente
Executive VP & Chief Business Development Officerno datano datano data
Richard Schneider
Executive VP & Chief Product Officer3.9yrsno datano data
Roxane Lukas
Chief People Capability Officerno datano datano data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: LNW's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jamie Odell
Executive Chairman4.3yrsUS$2.28m0.029%
$ 2.2m
Matthew Wilson
CEO, President & Director2.2yrsUS$6.69m0.17%
$ 13.1m
Antonia Korsanos
Executive Vice Chair4.3yrsUS$1.80m0.017%
$ 1.3m
Kneeland Youngblood
Lead Independent Director6.3yrsUS$394.96k0.029%
$ 2.3m
Michael Marchetti
Directorless than a yearno data0.0011%
$ 86.4k
Timothy James Throsby
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$324.96k0.023%
$ 1.7m
Stephen Morro
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$330.78k0.012%
$ 887.3k
Virginia Shanks
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$319.96k0.0081%
$ 619.8k
Hamish McLennan
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$330.78k0.050%
$ 3.8m

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: LNW's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 05:21
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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

Light & Wonder, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Matthew RyanBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Baxter KirkBell Potter