Polaris Media Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Per Koch

Chief executive officer

NOK 4.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	77.7%
CEO tenure	16.8yrs
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	5.3yrs
Board average tenure	2.5yrs

Recent management updates

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 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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Per Koch's remuneration changed compared to Polaris Media's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	NOK 587m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	NOK 515m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-NOK 23m
Dec 31 2023	NOK 5m	NOK 4m	-NOK 47m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	NOK 13m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	NOK 90m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	NOK 15m
Dec 31 2022	NOK 5m	NOK 3m	NOK 48m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	NOK 155m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	NOK 168m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	NOK 178m
Dec 31 2021	NOK 5m	NOK 3m	NOK 151m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	NOK 75m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	NOK 10m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	NOK 48m
Dec 31 2020	NOK 4m	NOK 3m	NOK 96m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	NOK 100m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	NOK 162m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	NOK 171m
Dec 31 2019	NOK 5m	NOK 3m	NOK 160m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	NOK 173m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	NOK 88m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	NOK 87m
Dec 31 2018	NOK 5m	NOK 3m	NOK 93m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	NOK 77m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	NOK 89m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	NOK 89m
Dec 31 2017	NOK 4m	NOK 3m	NOK 87m

Compensation vs Market: Per's total compensation ($USD439.72K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD472.54K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Per's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Per Koch (63 yo)

16.8yrs

Tenure

NOK 4,883,000

Compensation

Mr. Per Axel Koch serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Polaris Media ASA since 2008. He has years of top managerial experience from the media industry. He served as the Chairman of the Bo...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Per Koch	Chief Executive Officer	16.8yrs	NOK 4.88m	no data
Jorgen Aune	Chief Financial Officer	1.8yrs	NOK 2.42m	no data
Tove Nedreberg	Chief Executive Officer of Adresseavisen & Polaris Media Midt-Norway	no data	NOK 3.52m	no data
Kirsti Husby	Chief Editor of Adresseavisen AS	no data	NOK 3.15m	no data
Havard Kvalheim	Chief Executive Officer of Fædrelandsvennen & Polaris Media Sør	6.3yrs	NOK 3.14m	no data
Eivind Ljøstad	Editor-In-Chief of Fædrelandsvennen	no data	NOK 3.36m	no data
Johan Hansson	CEO of Stampen Media	4.3yrs	NOK 3.76m	no data
Harald Rise	Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Media Nordvestlandet & Polaris Media Nord-Norway	no data	NOK 3.16m	no data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: POL's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Stig Sivertsen	Independent Director	14.8yrs	NOK 382.00k	no data
Trond Berger	Independent Chairman of the Board	14.8yrs	NOK 476.00k	no data
Gard Steiro	Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Bente Sollid Storehaug	Independent Director	15.8yrs	NOK 270.00k	no data
Lajla Ellingsen	Employee Representative Director	2.5yrs	NOK 270.00k	no data
Victoria Svanberg	Deputy Chairman	9.8yrs	NOK 323.00k	no data
Stefan Persson	Director	6.8yrs	NOK 302.00k	no data
Steinar Vindsland	Employee Representative Director	2.5yrs	NOK 249.00k	no data
Thale Solberg	Director	1.8yrs	NOK 127.00k	no data
Ingeborg Volan	Shareholder Elected Alternate Director	1.5yrs	no data	no data
Monika Giske	Employee Representative Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Kristian Lamo	Employee-Elected Deputy Director	less than a year	no data	no data

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: POL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Polaris Media Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Polaris Media ASA, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2025

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

CEO of Stampen Media recently bought kr110k worth of stock

CEO of Stampen Media recently bought kr96k worth of stock

Director recently bought kr53k worth of stock

Recent updates

Dividend of kr20.40 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: kr1.61 (vs kr0.14 in 3Q 2023)

Polaris Media ASA, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2025

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

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