POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

OSL:POL • NO0010466022

53 NOK
+0.5 (+0.95%)
Last: Feb 13, 2026, 07:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

Taking everything into account, POL scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. POL was compared to 67 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of POL get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. POL does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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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.
POL.OL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPOL.OL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

1.2 Ratios

  • POL's Return On Assets of 0.02% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. POL is outperformed by 62.12% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of 0.05%, POL is not doing good in the industry: 62.12% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of POL (0.03%) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.02%
ROE 0.05%
ROIC 0.03%
ROA(3y)3.96%
ROA(5y)3.18%
ROE(3y)6.42%
ROE(5y)5.29%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
POL.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPOL.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • POL has a worse Profit Margin (0.03%) than 62.12% of its industry peers.
  • POL's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • POL has a Operating Margin of 0.04%. This is in the lower half of the industry: POL underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of POL has declined.
  • The Gross Margin of POL (89.72%) is better than 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of POL has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.04%
PM (TTM) 0.03%
GM 89.72%
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%
POL.OL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPOL.OL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so POL is destroying value.
  • POL has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for POL has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, POL has an improved debt to assets ratio.
POL.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingPOL.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
POL.OL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPOL.OL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • POL has an Altman-Z score of 2.19. 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.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.19, POL is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.24% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of POL is 3.45, which is a good value as it means it would take POL, 3.45 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • POL has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.45) than 69.70% of its industry peers.
  • POL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.20. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of POL (0.20) is better than 75.76% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.2
Debt/FCF 3.45
Altman-Z 2.19
ROIC/WACC0
WACC7.23%
POL.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPOL.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.57 indicates that POL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • POL has a worse Current ratio (0.57) than 78.79% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.55 indicates that POL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of POL (0.55) is worse than 74.24% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.57
Quick Ratio 0.55
POL.OL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPOL.OL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for POL have decreased strongly by -99.83% in the last year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 36.22% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.53% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 8.96% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-99.83%
EPS 3Y65%
EPS 5Y36.22%
EPS Q2Q%-116.43%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.53%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y8.96%
Sales Q2Q%0.32%

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.
POL.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPOL.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 2650.00, which means the current valuation is very expensive for POL.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, POL is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 65.15% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.97. POL is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 2650
Fwd PE N/A
POL.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPOL.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, POL is valued a bit more expensive than 65.15% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as POL.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 15.17
EV/EBITDA 11.69
POL.OL Per share dataPOL.OL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)73.16
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 6.29%, POL is a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • POL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.16.
  • POL's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.79.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 6.29%

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 109800.00% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of POL is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP109800%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
POL.OL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendPOL.OL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M
POL.OL Dividend Payout.POL.OL Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.POL.OL Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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POLARIS MEDIA ASA

OSL:POL (2/13/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

53

+0.5 (+0.95%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-12
Inst Owners11.09%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners1.45%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.60B
Revenue(TTM)3.64B
Net Income(TTM)1.00M
AnalystsN/A
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 6.29%
Yearly Dividend1.04
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.67%
DP109800%
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 RankSector Rank
PE 2650
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.71
P/FCF 15.17
P/OCF 10.76
P/B 1.22
P/tB 3.55
EV/EBITDA 11.69
EPS(TTM)0.02
EY0.04%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)3.49
FCFY6.59%
OCF(TTM)4.92
OCFY9.29%
SpS74.3
BVpS43.45
TBVpS14.95
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)73.16
Graham Number4.42
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.02%
ROE 0.05%
ROCE 0.04%
ROIC 0.03%
ROICexc 0.04%
ROICexgc 0.07%
OM 0.04%
PM (TTM) 0.03%
GM 89.72%
FCFM 4.7%
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
ROICexgc growth 3Y-39.25%
ROICexgc 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-Score7
Asset Turnover0.89
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.2
Debt/FCF 3.45
Debt/EBITDA 1.71
Cap/Depr 28.52%
Cap/Sales 1.93%
Interest Coverage 0.05
Cash Conversion 97.65%
Profit Quality 17120%
Current Ratio 0.57
Quick Ratio 0.55
Altman-Z 2.19
F-Score7
WACC7.23%
ROIC/WACC0
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)-99.83%
EPS 3Y65%
EPS 5Y36.22%
EPS Q2Q%-116.43%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.53%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y8.96%
Sales Q2Q%0.32%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y121.76%
EBIT growth 3Y-49.97%
EBIT growth 5Y-4.25%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y114.81%
FCF growth 3Y-19.76%
FCF growth 5Y-5.55%
OCF growth 1Y46.78%
OCF growth 3Y-15.97%
OCF growth 5Y-2.82%

POLARIS MEDIA ASA / POL.OL FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to POL.OL.


Can you provide the valuation status for POLARIS MEDIA ASA?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of POL stock?

POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What is the valuation of POLARIS MEDIA ASA based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) is 2650 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.22.


How financially healthy is POLARIS MEDIA ASA?

The financial health rating of POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) is 4 / 10.