poLight ASA

OB:PLT Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 1.0b

poLight Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Øyvind Isaksen

Chief executive officer

NOK 7.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage50.68%
CEO tenure11.2yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure9.4yrs
Board average tenure1.8yrs

Recent management updates

Have Insiders Been Selling poLight ASA (OB:PLT) Shares?

Dec 15
Have Insiders Been Selling poLight ASA (OB:PLT) Shares?

Recent updates

We're Not Very Worried About poLight's (OB:PLT) Cash Burn Rate

Aug 15
We're Not Very Worried About poLight's (OB:PLT) Cash Burn Rate

Will poLight (OB:PLT) Spend Its Cash Wisely?

Nov 03
Will poLight (OB:PLT) Spend Its Cash Wisely?

We're Hopeful That poLight (OB:PLT) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Mar 09
We're Hopeful That poLight (OB:PLT) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

poLight (OB:PLT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Nov 06
poLight (OB:PLT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

We're Not Very Worried About poLight's (OB:PLT) Cash Burn Rate

May 13
We're Not Very Worried About poLight's (OB:PLT) Cash Burn Rate

We Think poLight (OB:PLT) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Jan 11
We Think poLight (OB:PLT) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

poLight (OB:PLT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Sep 14
poLight (OB:PLT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

What Is The Ownership Structure Like For poLight ASA (OB:PLT)?

Mar 15
What Is The Ownership Structure Like For poLight ASA (OB:PLT)?

Have Insiders Been Selling poLight ASA (OB:PLT) Shares?

Dec 15
Have Insiders Been Selling poLight ASA (OB:PLT) Shares?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Øyvind Isaksen's remuneration changed compared to poLight's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-NOK 116m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-NOK 108m

Dec 31 2024NOK 7mNOK 4m

-NOK 102m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-NOK 97m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-NOK 92m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-NOK 90m

Dec 31 2023NOK 7mNOK 3m

-NOK 85m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-NOK 75m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-NOK 66m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-NOK 63m

Dec 31 2022NOK 5mNOK 3m

-NOK 68m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-NOK 59m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-NOK 52m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-NOK 51m

Dec 31 2021NOK 6mNOK 3m

-NOK 53m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-NOK 58m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-NOK 58m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-NOK 55m

Dec 31 2020NOK 6mNOK 3m

-NOK 51m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-NOK 73m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-NOK 82m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-NOK 82m

Dec 31 2019NOK 5mNOK 3m

-NOK 78m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-NOK 59m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-NOK 76m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-NOK 77m

Dec 31 2018NOK 6mNOK 2m

-NOK 77m

Compensation vs Market: Øyvind's total compensation ($USD728.88K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD357.53K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Øyvind's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Øyvind Isaksen (62 yo)

11.2yrs
Tenure
NOK 7,382,000
Compensation

Dr. Øyvind Isaksen, MSc. (Ph D.,) serves as the Chief Executive Officer of poLight AS since August 2014. Dr. Isaksen served as the Chief Executive Officer of Q-Free ASA since December 14, 2006 until Januar...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Øyvind Isaksen
Chief Executive Officer11.2yrsNOK 7.38mno data
Rolf Joakim Bredahl
Chief Financial Officer1.1yrsNOK 1.92mno data
Marianne Sandal
Chief Operating Officer9.4yrsNOK 2.64m0.026%
NOK 265.8k
Pierre Craen
Chief Technology Officerno dataNOK 3.08m0.0097%
NOK 99.1k
9.4yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: PLT's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Svenn-Tore Larsen
Independent Director6.4yrsNOK 270.00kno data
Grethe Viksaas
Independent Chairman of the Board7.3yrsNOK 603.00kno data
Otto Frøseth
Deputy Board Memberno datano datano data
Cathrine Ore
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Jean-Christophe Eloy
Independent Director1.8yrsNOK 231.00kno data
Marianne Boe
Independent Director1.8yrsNOK 265.00kno data
Chris Liu
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Louis So
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: PLT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/12 14:57
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/10 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

poLight ASA is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.