POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
OSL:POL - Euronext Oslo - NO0010466022 - Common Stock - Currency: NOK
Taking everything into account, POL scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. POL was compared to 66 industry peers in the Media industry. POL has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. POL has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
POL had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year POL had a positive cash flow from operations.
POL had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
POL had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
POL's Return On Assets of 12.89% is amongst the best of the industry. POL outperforms 93.94% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 21.62%, POL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 87.88% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.47%, POL is doing worse than 69.70% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 12.89% | ||
| ROE | 21.62% | ||
| ROIC | 0.47% |
ROA(3y)3.96%
ROA(5y)3.18%
ROE(3y)6.42%
ROE(5y)5.29%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
POL has a Profit Margin of 18.82%. This is amongst the best in the industry. POL outperforms 95.45% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of POL has grown nicely.
With a Operating Margin value of 0.70%, POL is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
POL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
POL has a better Gross Margin (88.97%) than 78.79% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of POL has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.7% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 18.82% | ||
| GM | 88.97% |
OM growth 3Y-49.57%
OM growth 5Y-12.12%
PM growth 3Y66.39%
PM growth 5Y22.47%
GM growth 3Y1.12%
GM growth 5Y1.85%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
POL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, POL has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
POL has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
POL has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
POL has an Altman-Z score of 2.50. This is not the best score and indicates that POL is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
POL has a Altman-Z score of 2.50. This is amongst the best in the industry. POL outperforms 86.36% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of POL is 4.02, which is a neutral value as it means it would take POL, 4.02 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.02, POL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.70% of the companies in the same industry.
POL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.14. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
The Debt to Equity ratio of POL (0.14) is better than 74.24% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.14 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.02 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.5 |
ROIC/WACC0.06
WACC7.41%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.69 indicates that POL should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.69, POL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.68 indicates that POL should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
POL has a Quick ratio of 1.68. This is amongst the best in the industry. POL outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.68 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
POL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 3107.68%, which is quite impressive.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 36.22% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
Looking at the last year, POL shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.00% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, POL shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 8.96% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)3107.68%
EPS 3Y65%
EPS 5Y36.22%
EPS Q2Q%17.13%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y8.96%
Sales Q2Q%2.84%
3.2 Future
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 4.31, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of POL.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, POL is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.97% of the companies are valued more expensively.
POL is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.50, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.31 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
POL's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
POL's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 19.36 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.4 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The decent profitability rating of POL may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.12
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
POL has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.28%.
The stock price of POL dropped by -28.14% in the last 3 months. With lower prices the dividend yield is higher, but it may be a sign investors do not trust the long term dividend.
POL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 5.29.
POL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.35.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.28% |
5.2 History
The dividend of POL has a limited annual growth rate of 0.67%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.67%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
POL pays out 7.47% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of POL is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP7.47%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
OSL:POL (7/18/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
60
-1 (-1.64%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners11.55%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners1.44%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.94B
AnalystsN/A
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.28% |
Yearly Dividend1.04
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.67%
DP7.47%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.31 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.81 | ||
| P/FCF | 19.36 | ||
| P/OCF | 12.97 | ||
| P/B | 0.93 | ||
| P/tB | 1.7 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.4 |
EPS(TTM)13.91
EY23.18%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)3.1
FCFY5.17%
OCF(TTM)4.63
OCFY7.71%
SpS73.91
BVpS64.34
TBVpS35.2
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.12
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 12.89% | ||
| ROE | 21.62% | ||
| ROCE | 0.61% | ||
| ROIC | 0.47% | ||
| ROICexc | 0.78% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.81% | ||
| OM | 0.7% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 18.82% | ||
| GM | 88.97% | ||
| FCFM | 4.19% |
ROA(3y)3.96%
ROA(5y)3.18%
ROE(3y)6.42%
ROE(5y)5.29%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3Y-39.25%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-1.96%
ROICexc growth 3Y-43.82%
ROICexc growth 5Y-6.23%
OM growth 3Y-49.57%
OM growth 5Y-12.12%
PM growth 3Y66.39%
PM growth 5Y22.47%
GM growth 3Y1.12%
GM growth 5Y1.85%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.68
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.14 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.02 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.67 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 30.86% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.07% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.75 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 84.68% | ||
| Profit Quality | 22.28% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.5 |
F-Score8
WACC7.41%
ROIC/WACC0.06
Cap/Depr(3y)31.25%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)2.16%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.21%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)3107.68%
EPS 3Y65%
EPS 5Y36.22%
EPS Q2Q%17.13%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y8.96%
Sales Q2Q%2.84%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y202.12%
EBIT growth 3Y-49.97%
EBIT growth 5Y-4.25%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y36.72%
FCF growth 3Y-19.76%
FCF growth 5Y-5.55%
OCF growth 1Y13.12%
OCF growth 3Y-15.97%
OCF growth 5Y-2.82%