poLight ASA

OB:PLT Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 3.0b

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 10.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.28%
CEO tenure12.1yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure10.3yrs
Board average tenure2.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jun 09

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With poLight's (OB:PLT) Cash Burn Situation

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...
Analysis Article • Aug 15

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

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Analysis Article • Nov 03

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

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article • Mar 09

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

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article • Nov 06

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

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article • May 13

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

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although Amazon.com...
Analysis Article • Jan 11

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

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although Amazon.com made...
Analysis Article • Sep 14

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

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although...
Analysis Article • Mar 15

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

If you want to know who really controls poLight ASA ( OB:PLT ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share...
Analysis Article • Dec 15

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

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Øyvind Isaksen's remuneration changed compared to poLight's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-NOK 116m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-NOK 114m

Dec 31 2025NOK 11mNOK 4m

-NOK 118m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-NOK 118m

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

Compensation vs Market: Øyvind's total compensation ($USD1.16M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD605.67K).

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

CEO

Øyvind Isaksen (63 yo)

12.1yrs
Tenure
NOK 10,823,000
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 Officer12.1yrsNOK 10.82mno data
Rolf Joakim Bredahl
Chief Financial Officer2yrsNOK 2.96mno data
Marianne Sandal
Chief Operating Officer10.3yrsNOK 3.61m0.026%
NOK 785.6k
Pierre Craen
Chief Technology Officerno dataNOK 4.17m0.0096%
NOK 292.8k
10.3yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: PLT's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Svenn-Tore Larsen
Independent Director7.3yrsNOK 298.00kno data
Grethe Viksaas
Non Executive Independent Chairman of the Board8.3yrsNOK 633.00kno data
Otto Frøseth
Deputy Board Memberno datano datano data
Fuqiang Fan
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Cathrine Ore
Independent Director1.3yrsNOK 145.00kno data
Jean-Christophe Eloy
Independent Director2.7yrsNOK 283.00kno data
Marianne Boe
Independent Director2.7yrsNOK 323.00kno data
Chang-Hui Liu
Non-Executive Director1.3yrsNOK 160.00kno data
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: PLT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/13 08:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

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