Polaris Media ASA (OSL:POL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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OSL:POL Polaris Media ASA OSL:POL
66 GF Score
Price kr60.80
GF Value kr62.85
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Polaris Media ASA Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Polaris Media ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr133 Mil. Polaris Media ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr399 Mil. Polaris Media ASA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr412 Mil. Polaris Media ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.29.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Polaris Media ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:POL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.11   Med: 2.01   Max: 6.02
Current: 1.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Polaris Media ASA was 6.02. The lowest was -7.11. And the median was 2.01.

OSL:POL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
53.87% of 685 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.61 vs OSL:POL: 1.88

Polaris Media ASA  (OSL:POL) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Polaris Media ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Polaris Media ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Polaris Media ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Polaris Media ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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OSL:POL vs NYT, WLY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Polaris Media ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Polaris Media ASA Debt-to-EBITDA vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Polaris Media ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Polaris Media ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


OSL:POL
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Polaris Media ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Polaris Media ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(157.8 + 399.2) / 281.3
=1.98

Polaris Media ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(132.9 + 399) / 412.4
=1.29

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Polaris Media ASA (OSL:POL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Polaris Media ASA stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of kr60.80 is trading 3.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr62.85. GuruFocus considers Polaris Media ASA to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for OSL:POL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: kr62.85 vs. price of kr60.80 (3.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the OSL:POL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Polaris Media ASA Business Description

Other Exchanges POLO:Sweden
Address Ferjemannsveien 10, Trondheim, NOR, 7042
Polaris Media ASA is the largest media house and printing group. It owns and operates media houses, distribution companies and printing companies in Norway and on the west coast of Sweden. The company places great emphasis on the development of journalists as well as the individual media house's social missions and has a strong regional and local foundation with editorial freedom, independence, and transparency.
66GF Score

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