POLARIS MEDIA ASA (POL.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
OSL:POL - Euronext Oslo - NO0010466022 - Common Stock - Currency: NOK
Overall POL gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated POL against 66 industry peers in the Media industry. POL has an average financial health and profitability rating. POL is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year POL was profitable.
In the past year POL had a positive cash flow from operations.
POL had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years POL had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
POL's Return On Assets of 11.87% 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 19.25%, POL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.36% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of POL (0.55%) is worse than 72.73% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 11.87% | ||
| ROE | 19.25% | ||
| ROIC | 0.55% |
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
With an excellent Profit Margin value of 18.84%, POL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 95.45% of the companies in the same industry.
POL's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 0.90%, POL is doing worse than 71.21% of the companies in the same industry.
POL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
POL has a better Gross Margin (88.58%) than 80.30% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of POL has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.9% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 18.84% | ||
| GM | 88.58% |
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
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.
POL has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
POL has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.43 indicates that POL is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
POL has a better Altman-Z score (2.43) than 84.85% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of POL is 3.71, which is a good value as it means it would take POL, 3.71 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
POL has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.71) than 71.21% of its industry peers.
POL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.13. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
With a decent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.13, POL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.76% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.13 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.71 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.43 |
ROIC/WACC0.07
WACC7.39%
2.3 Liquidity
POL has a Current Ratio of 1.40. This is a normal value and indicates that POL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
POL has a Current ratio of 1.40. This is in the better half of the industry: POL outperforms 75.76% of its industry peers.
POL has a Quick Ratio of 1.39. This is a normal value and indicates that POL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of POL (1.39) is better than 80.30% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.4 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.39 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
POL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 1536.88%, which is quite impressive.
Measured over the past years, POL shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 36.22% on average per year.
The Revenue has decreased by -1.27% in the past 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)1536.88%
EPS 3Y65%
EPS 5Y36.22%
EPS Q2Q%97.65%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.27%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y8.96%
Sales Q2Q%1.15%
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
POL is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 4.66.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of POL indicates a rather cheap valuation: POL is cheaper than 93.94% of the companies listed in the same industry.
POL's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.17.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.66 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
60.61% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than POL, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of POL is on the same level as its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.53 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.23 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
POL has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.13
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
POL has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.96%.
In the last 3 months the price of POL has falen by -23.67%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.85, POL pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
POL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.40.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.96% |
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 7.51% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
POL's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP7.51%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
OSL:POL (5/28/2025, 1:39:34 PM)
64.5
-1 (-1.53%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners11.64%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners1.44%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap3.16B
AnalystsN/A
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.96% |
Yearly Dividend1.04
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.67%
DP7.51%
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 | 4.66 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.88 | ||
| P/FCF | 18.53 | ||
| P/OCF | 13.08 | ||
| P/B | 0.9 | ||
| P/tB | 1.5 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.23 |
EPS(TTM)13.83
EY21.44%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)3.48
FCFY5.4%
OCF(TTM)4.93
OCFY7.65%
SpS73.4
BVpS71.84
TBVpS42.86
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.13
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 11.87% | ||
| ROE | 19.25% | ||
| ROCE | 0.71% | ||
| ROIC | 0.55% | ||
| ROICexc | 0.77% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.36% | ||
| OM | 0.9% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 18.84% | ||
| GM | 88.58% | ||
| FCFM | 4.74% |
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 Turnover0.63
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.13 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.71 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.7 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 29.03% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.98% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.75 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 87.16% | ||
| Profit Quality | 25.17% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.4 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.43 |
F-Score8
WACC7.39%
ROIC/WACC0.07
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)1536.88%
EPS 3Y65%
EPS 5Y36.22%
EPS Q2Q%97.65%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.27%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y8.96%
Sales Q2Q%1.15%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y163.31%
EBIT growth 3Y-49.97%
EBIT growth 5Y-4.25%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y39.43%
FCF growth 3Y-19.76%
FCF growth 5Y-5.55%
OCF growth 1Y22.29%
OCF growth 3Y-15.97%
OCF growth 5Y-2.82%