Viaplay Group AB (publ)

OM:VPLAY B Stock Report

Market Cap: SEK 2.6b

Viaplay Group Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Viaplay Group's CEO is Jorgen Lindemann, appointed in Jun 2023, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is SEK56.98M, comprised of 22.1% salary and 77.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.24% of the company’s shares, worth SEK6.18M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 1 years respectively.

Key information

Jorgen Lindemann

Chief executive officer

SEK 57.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage22.1%
CEO tenure1.9yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure1yr

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Viaplay Group AB (publ)'s (STO:VPLAY B) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

May 02
Viaplay Group AB (publ)'s (STO:VPLAY B) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

We Like Viaplay Group's (STO:VPLAY B) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit

Feb 27
We Like Viaplay Group's (STO:VPLAY B) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit

What Viaplay Group AB (publ)'s (STO:VPLAY B) P/S Is Not Telling You

Feb 21
What Viaplay Group AB (publ)'s (STO:VPLAY B) P/S Is Not Telling You

Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To kr1.03

Jul 22
Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To kr1.03

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) After Shares Rise 39%

Jul 19
Revenues Not Telling The Story For Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) After Shares Rise 39%

Benign Growth For Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Underpins Stock's 31% Plummet

Apr 26
Benign Growth For Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Underpins Stock's 31% Plummet

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Viaplay Group AB (publ)'s (STO:VPLAY B) 62% Price Drop

Feb 19
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Viaplay Group AB (publ)'s (STO:VPLAY B) 62% Price Drop

Is Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Potentially Undervalued?

Apr 15
Is Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Potentially Undervalued?

Here's What's Concerning About Viaplay Group's (STO:VPLAY B) Returns On Capital

Feb 27
Here's What's Concerning About Viaplay Group's (STO:VPLAY B) Returns On Capital

Here's Why Viaplay Group (STO:VPLAY B) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Feb 01
Here's Why Viaplay Group (STO:VPLAY B) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

At kr213, Is Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jan 05
At kr213, Is Viaplay Group AB (publ) (STO:VPLAY B) Worth Looking At Closely?

Viaplay Group (STO:VPLAY B) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Nov 26
Viaplay Group (STO:VPLAY B) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jorgen Lindemann's remuneration changed compared to Viaplay Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-SEK 624m

Dec 31 2024SEK 57mSEK 13m

SEK 106m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-SEK 3b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-SEK 3b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-SEK 9b

Dec 31 2023SEK 17mSEK 7m

-SEK 10b

Compensation vs Market: Jorgen's total compensation ($USD5.87M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swedish market ($USD520.26K).

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

CEO

Jorgen Lindemann (58 yo)

1.9yrs

Tenure

SEK 56,978,000

Compensation

Mr. Jørgen Madsen Lindemann is an Independent Non-Executive Director at ASOS Plc since November 01, 2021 and serves as its Chairman since August 01, 2022. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Via...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jorgen Lindemann
President1.9yrsSEK 56.98m0.24%
SEK 6.2m
Johan Johansson
Executive VPless than a yearno datano data
Philip Wagnert
Executive VP and Chief Technology & Product Officer3yrsno data0.021%
SEK 554.1k
Anna Hedenberg
Head of Investor Relations & Interim Head of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
My Perrone
Executive VP & Group General Counsel5.3yrsno data0%
SEK 0
Tobias Gyhlenius
Head of Public Relationsno datano datano data
Richard Halliwell
Managing Director of NENT Studios UK5.6yrsno datano data
Vanda Rapti
Executive Vice President of Viaplay Select & Content Distribution5.6yrsno data0.027%
SEK 690.8k
Mohamud Osman
Head of Diversity & Inclusion5.4yrsno datano data
Peter Norrelund
Executive VP and Chief Sports & Business Development Officer1.9yrsno data0.11%
SEK 2.9m
Asa Jansson
Senior VP of Group Business Control & Commercial Finance2.8yrsno datano data
Mikael Svensson
Interim Head of Strategy and M&Ano datano datano data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VPLAY B's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Simon Duffy
Independent Non Executive Chairman of the Board6.8yrsSEK 1.71m0.00066%
SEK 17.0k
Jacques du Puy
Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 680.00kno data
Didier Stoessel
Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 680.00kno data
Maxime Saada
Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 605.00kno data
Erik Forsberg
Independent Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 815.00k0.0087%
SEK 225.5k
Anna Back
Independent Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 605.00k0.0054%
SEK 140.6k
Annica Witschard
Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 605.00k0.0013%
SEK 34.1k
Andrea Joosen
Independent Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 705.00k0.0018%
SEK 47.5k
Katarina Bonde
Independent Non-Executive Director1yrSEK 680.00k0.0044%
SEK 112.7k

1.0yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VPLAY B's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/09 16:30
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

Viaplay Group AB (publ) is covered by 8 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adrien de Saint HilaireBofA Global Research
Lars TopholmCarnegie Investment Bank AB
Thomas SinglehurstCitigroup Inc