Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

NYSE:AMBC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$551.8m

Ambac Financial Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Ambac Financial Group's CEO is Claude LeBlanc, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 8.08 years. total yearly compensation is $6.92M, comprised of 13% salary and 87% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.11% of the company’s shares, worth $6.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.8 years and 6.9 years respectively.

Key information

Claude LeBlanc

Chief executive officer

US$6.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage13.0%
CEO tenure8.1yrs
CEO ownership1.1%
Management average tenure7.8yrs
Board average tenure6.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Ambac Financial: Don't Get Lost In The Weeds; It's Working

Dec 27

Ambac Financial: Unbundling The Recent Sale And The New Acquisition

Jul 30

Ambac: Finally Shaking Off The Great Financial Crisis

Mar 27

Ambac: Releasable Liquidity And SOTP Analysis Reveals Upside Potential

Jan 10

Ambac Financial Group Inc: Debt Trap Disguised As Value Opportunity

Sep 24

Ambac Remains Discounted By An Apprehensive Market

Jun 14

Ambac settles with Nomura, closing financial crisis-era RMBS lawsuits

Jan 03

Just In: One Analyst Has Become A Lot More Bullish On Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AMBC) Earnings

May 12
Just In: One Analyst Has Become A Lot More Bullish On Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AMBC) Earnings

Best Warrants For 2022: 1847 Goedeker And Ambac

Dec 20

We Discuss Why Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AMBC) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

May 19
We Discuss Why Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AMBC) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

Broker Revenue Forecasts For Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) Are Surging Higher

May 13
Broker Revenue Forecasts For Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) Are Surging Higher

Ambac Financial Group reports Q1 results

May 10

Ambac Financial Group Q1 2021 Earnings Preview

May 07

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Claude LeBlanc's remuneration changed compared to Ambac Financial Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$21m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$75m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$62m

Dec 31 2023US$7mUS$900k

US$9m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$197m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$471m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$489m

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$900k

US$525m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$327m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$4m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$900k

-US$29m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$23m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$148m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$153m

Dec 31 2020US$6mUS$900k

-US$437m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$533m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$359m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$453m

Dec 31 2019US$6mUS$900k

-US$216m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$126m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$296m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$163m

Dec 31 2018US$6mUS$900k

US$186m

Compensation vs Market: Claude's total compensation ($USD6.92M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.23M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Claude's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Claude LeBlanc (59 yo)

8.1yrs

Tenure

US$6,917,719

Compensation

Mr. Claude L. LeBlanc serves as Chief Executive officer and Director at Drivers Edge Insurance Company since 2022 until 2024. He has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of 21st Century Auto Insurance...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Claude LeBlanc
President8.1yrsUS$6.92m1.11%
$ 6.1m
David Trick
Executive VP18.8yrsUS$2.46m0.33%
$ 1.8m
Stephen Ksenak
Senior MD & General Counsel13.6yrsUS$2.09m0.25%
$ 1.4m
David Barranco
Senior MD & Head of Risk Managementno dataUS$2.14m0.33%
$ 1.8m
Rhonta Smith
Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer7.8yrsUS$2.12m0.16%
$ 868.9k
Daniel McGinnis
Senior MD & COO3.2yrsno data0.018%
$ 96.7k
Robert Eisman
Senior MD15.3yrsUS$1.03m0.14%
$ 786.4k
Charles Sebaski
MD & Head of Investor Relation2.9yrsno datano data
Kate Smith
Director of Corporate Communications2.8yrsno datano data
Miguel Sanchez
Managing Director of Ambac UK & Europeno datano datano data
William White
First VPno datano datano data
Naveen Anand
President of Cirrata Group1.8yrsno datano data

7.8yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AMBC's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Claude LeBlanc
President8.1yrsUS$6.92m1.11%
$ 6.1m
Lisa Iglesias
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$308.17k0.031%
$ 169.2k
Joan Lamm-Tennant
Independent Director6.9yrsUS$316.59k0%
$ 0
Kristi Matus
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$146.74k0.019%
$ 104.7k
Michael Price
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$146.74k0.19%
$ 1.0m
Ian Haft
Independent Director8.9yrsUS$325.36k0%
$ 0
Jeffrey Stein
Independent Chairman of the Board11.8yrsUS$437.56k0.074%
$ 407.0k

6.9yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AMBC's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/03 04:43
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Giuliano Anderes BolognaBTIG
Catherine SeifertCFRA Equity Research
Mary KaneCitigroup Inc