Polaris Media (OB:POL) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

POL Stock Overview

Operates as a media house and printing company in Norway and Sweden.

POL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (7.7x) is below the Norwegian market (11.4x)

Earnings grew by 471.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 2.5% per year over past 5 years

Polaris Media ASA Competitors

Schibsted

OB:SCHA

NOK 81.8b

RCS MediaGroup

BIT:RCS

€351.4m

Cairo Communication

BIT:CAI

€298.4m

Thinkingdom Media Group

SHSE:603096

CN¥2.7b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Polaris Media
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	NOK 80.50
52 Week High	NOK 88.00
52 Week Low	NOK 51.00
Beta	0.67
11 Month Change	6.62%
3 Month Change	1.90%
1 Year Change	51.89%
33 Year Change	-9.96%
5 Year Change	148.46%
Change since IPO	143.94%

We Think Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Solid Earnings Are Understated

Aug 28

Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 29

Recent updates

We Think Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Solid Earnings Are Understated

Aug 28

Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 29

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Mar 15

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 29

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Feb 11

Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) Looks Just Right With A 31% Price Jump

Jan 04

Does Polaris Media (OB:POL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 24

Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Dividend Will Be Reduced To NOK1.50

Apr 05

Here's Why Polaris Media (OB:POL) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Sep 18

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Jun 02

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Mar 01

Is Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Feb 08

Polaris Media ASA's (OB:POL) Has Been On A Rise But Financial Prospects Look Weak: Is The Stock Overpriced?

Jan 20

Should You Use Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Statutory Earnings To Analyse It?

Dec 19

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 292% Total Return On Their Investment

Dec 04

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Nov 19

Shareholder Returns

	POL	NO Media	NO Market
7D	4.5%	0.03%	0.6%
1Y	51.9%	9.5%	2.6%

Return vs Industry: POL exceeded the Norwegian Media industry which returned 9.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: POL exceeded the Norwegian Market which returned 0.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is POL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
POL volatility
POL Average Weekly Movement	4.9%
Media Industry Average Movement	4.5%
Market Average Movement	5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in NO Market	10.6%
10% least volatile stocks in NO Market	2.7%

Stable Share Price: POL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Norwegian market.

Volatility Over Time: POL's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2008	1,579	Per Koch	www.polarismedia.no

Polaris Media ASA operates as a media house and printing company in Norway and Sweden. The company provides digital advertising services. It offers prints group and external newspapers, including editorial supplements and advertisement leaflets, civil prints, and other magazines/leaflets.

Polaris Media ASA Fundamentals Summary

How do Polaris Media's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
POL fundamental statistics
Market cap	NOK 3.95b
Earnings (TTM)	NOK 514.94m
Revenue (TTM)	NOK 3.57b

7.7x

P/E Ratio

1.1x

P/S Ratio

Is POL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
POL income statement (TTM)
Revenue	NOK 3.57b
Cost of Revenue	NOK 2.36b
Gross Profit	NOK 1.22b
Other Expenses	NOK 703.59m
Earnings	NOK 514.94m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	10.51
Gross Margin	34.09%
Net Profit Margin	14.41%
Debt/Equity Ratio	2.2%

How did POL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.2%

Current Dividend Yield

10%

Payout Ratio

POL Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Polaris Media ASA Competitors

OB:SCHA

NOK 81.8b

BIT:RCS

€351.4m

BIT:CAI

€298.4m

SHSE:603096

CN¥2.7b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

We Think Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Solid Earnings Are Understated

First quarter 2024 earnings released: kr0.47 loss per share (vs kr0.97 loss in 1Q 2023)

Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Recent updates

We Think Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Solid Earnings Are Understated

First quarter 2024 earnings released: kr0.47 loss per share (vs kr0.97 loss in 1Q 2023)

Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Dividend reduced to kr1.00

Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) Looks Just Right With A 31% Price Jump

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: kr0.14 (vs kr1.64 in 3Q 2022)

Does Polaris Media (OB:POL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) agreed to acquire Vestnytt As, AskøyvÆRingen A/S, Forlaget Strilen As, Øyposten As, Øyposten AS and Randaberg 24 As from Schibsted ASA (OB:SCHA).

First quarter 2023 earnings released: kr0.97 loss per share (vs kr0.29 loss in 1Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of kr1.50 per share at 3.0% yield

Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Dividend Will Be Reduced To NOK1.50

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr1.64 (vs kr1.94 in 3Q 2021)

Here's Why Polaris Media (OB:POL) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr0.24 (vs kr0.43 in 2Q 2021)

First quarter 2022 earnings released: kr0.29 loss per share (vs kr0.93 loss in 1Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of kr3.00 per share

Less than half of directors are independent

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

CEO of Stampen Media recently bought kr110k worth of stock

CEO of Stampen Media recently bought kr96k worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS kr0.43 (vs kr1.24 in 2Q 2020)

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: kr64.00

Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) signed a co-operation agreement to acquire 12% stake in Mentor Medier AS for NOK 28.3 million.

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS kr3.25 (vs kr2.95 in FY 2019)

Director recently bought kr53k worth of stock

Is Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Polaris Media ASA's (OB:POL) Has Been On A Rise But Financial Prospects Look Weak: Is The Stock Overpriced?

Should You Use Polaris Media's (OB:POL) Statutory Earnings To Analyse It?

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 292% Total Return On Their Investment

Market bids up stock over the past week

Polaris Media (OB:POL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS kr1.09

New 90-day high: kr49.80

Polaris Media ASA to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 10, 2022

Polaris Media ASA (OB:POL) agreed to acquire media houses and distribution operations in Vest-Agder from Schibsted ASA (OB:SCHA).

New 90-day high: kr43.60

New 90-day high - kr39.60

New 90-day low - kr33.20

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Polaris Media ASA Fundamentals Summary

7.7x

1.1x

Earnings & Revenue

Dividends

1.2%

10%