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Polar Power, Inc. (POLA)

USD1.58 -0.08 (-4.82%)
US NASDAQ Industrials Electrical Equipment & Parts
Address 249 East Gardena Boulevard 90248
Gardena, CA, US
CEO Arthur D. Sams
IPO 2016-12-07
CIK 1622345 ISIN US73102V2043

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Description

Polar Power, Inc., originally established in 1979 as Polar Products, Inc. before its name change in October 1991, is headquartered in Gardena, California. The company specializes in the engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of direct current (DC) power generators, renewable energy solutions, and cooling systems, serving both domestic and international markets. Its comprehensive product offerings include foundational DC power systems, various DC hybrid power configurations, solar-integrated DC hybrid power systems, and portable power units. These DC power solutions are designed to operate using diverse fuel sources, such as diesel, natural gas, LPG/propane, and other sustainable energy options. Polar Power caters to a broad spectrum of industries, including telecommunications, defense, commercial enterprises, industrial operations, and marine applications. The company distributes its products through a dedicated in-house sales team, complemented by a network of independent service providers and authorized dealers.

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No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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USD1.58 -0.08 (-4.82%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
210.2K
Beta
1.17
Float Shares
1.94M
Free Float %
69.5%
Price Performance
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+1.94% +13.51% +22.09% +28.05% -10.64% +25.75% +15.38% -75.81% -96.92% -96.67% -96.67%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
1.58
Ratings Trend (MoM) 50% Bullish
Rating 2024-11 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
-5.66
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
2 / 9
Weak
MOAT Score
1 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
D+
Overall Score
1 / 5
Low
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Electrical Equipment & Parts: +13.1%
    -54.9% Q1'26: +0.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Electrical Equipment & Parts: +22.4%
    -93.0% Q1'26: +89.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Electrical Equipment & Parts: +27.2%
    -55.4% Q1'26: -126.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Electrical Equipment & Parts: +8.2%
    -133.5% Q1'26: +1.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Electrical Equipment & Parts: +6.4%
    -152.8% Q1'26: +1.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Electrical Equipment & Parts: +0.0%
    +1.3% Q1'26: +38.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Electrical Equipment & Parts: -0.54×
    -0.67× Q1'26: 30.48× (vs Q1'25)
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.13) × ERP
WACC = 49% × Ke + 51% × Kd (13.0%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Current price: 1.58
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2016
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Dec 2017
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Dec 2018
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Dec 2019
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Dec 2020
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Dec 2021
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Dec 2022
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Revenue
22.80M
est: 22.95M (-0.6%)
14.42M
est: 15.17M (-4.9%)
24.05M
est: 23.57M (+2.0%)
24.80M
est: 27.92M (-11.2%)
9.03M
est: 8.99M (+0.5%)
16.90M
est: 21.29M (-20.6%)
16.06M
est: 28.00M (-42.7%)
15.29M
est: 15.00M (+2.0%)
13.97M
est: 16.00M (-12.7%)
EBITDA
7.61M
est: -9.19M (+182.8%)
-484.0K
est: -6.08M (+92.0%)
-657.5K
est: -9.44M (+93.0%)
-2.65M
est: -11.19M (+76.3%)
-11.70M
est: -3.60M (-225.1%)
-805.0K
est: -8.53M (+90.6%)
-5.02M
est: -11.22M (+55.3%)
-5.60M
est: -6.01M (+6.8%)
-3.86M
est: -6.41M (+39.8%)
EBIT
7.38M
est: -9.66M (+176.4%)
-739.6K
est: -6.38M (+88.4%)
-1.04M
est: -9.92M (+89.5%)
-3.94M
est: -11.75M (+66.5%)
-12.95M
est: -3.78M (-242.4%)
-1.35M
est: -8.96M (+84.9%)
-5.53M
est: -11.78M (+53.1%)
-5.99M
est: -6.31M (+5.1%)
-4.03M
est: -6.73M (+40.2%)
Net Income
4.40M
est: 6.15M (-28.4%)
-777.6K
est: -439.0K (-77.1%)
-848.3K
est: -965.9K (+12.2%)
-4.19M
est: -878.1K (-377.0%)
-10.87M
est: -14.93M (+27.2%)
-3.22M
est: -4.92M (+34.6%)
-5.58M
est: -2.99M (-86.8%)
-6.55M
est: -4.21M (-55.4%)
-4.68M
est: -3.91M (-19.5%)
SGA
2.54M
est: 9.12M (-72.2%)
4.20M
est: 6.03M (-30.4%)
6.62M
est: 9.37M (-29.3%)
6.63M
est: 11.10M (-40.3%)
5.62M
est: 3.57M (+57.3%)
4.56M
est: 8.46M (-46.1%)
6.20M
est: 11.13M (-44.3%)
5.46M
est: 5.96M (-8.4%)
4.92M
est: 6.48M (-24.1%)
EPS
0.58
est: 2.45 (-76.3%)
-0.08
est: -0.18 (+56.2%)
-0.08
est: -0.39 (+78.3%)
-0.41
est: -0.35 (-17.1%)
-1.00
est: -5.95 (+83.2%)
-0.25
est: -1.96 (+87.2%)
-0.43
est: -1.19 (+63.9%)
-0.50
est: -1.68 (+70.2%)
-1.86
est: -1.54 (-20.8%)
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-26 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-22 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-21 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-20 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-19 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-18 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-15 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-14 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-13 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-12 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-11 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-08 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-07 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-06 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-05 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-04 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-01 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-30 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-29 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-28 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-27 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-24 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-23 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-3.82M
OE per share TTM
-1.27
Owner's Yield
-52.28%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
15.1%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
7
Beneficial owners (>5%)
# Reporting person Amount owned % of class Sole voting Shared voting Sole dispositive Shared dispositive Type Citizenship Filing date SEC filing
1 SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 12.05M 9.95% 700.0K 700.0K OO California 2017-01-04
2 Arthur D. Sams 5.58M 55.00% 5.58M 5.58M IN United States 2017-01-19
3 36-3452497 2.81M 16.00% 116.1K 116.1K 2.69M IA Illinois 2024-01-04
4 Jeff Easton 1.00M 5.90% 1.00M 1.00M IN Delaware 2023-12-06
5 Lind Global Fund II LP 1.00M 5.90% 1.00M 1.00M PN Delaware 2023-12-06
6 Lind Global Partners II LLC 1.00M 5.90% 1.00M 1.00M OO Delaware 2023-12-06
7 Smartgen Solutions, Inc. 506.2K 5.00% 506.2K 506.2K CO Texas 2017-01-19

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 1 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Vanguard Extended Market ETF VXF 0.00% 15.8K 0.05%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter
Ratio by transactions
0.00
Bearish
Buys
2
Sells
0
Shares acquired
27.7K
Shares disposed
Cash buys
Cash sales
Net activity
+27,694
Insider buys vs sells (history) From To
Recent insider transactions From To
Date Person Role Transaction A/D Security Shares Price Value Owned after D/I Filing
2025-01-30 Field Michael George Director A-Award A Common Stock 2,679 2.93 7.8K 2,679 D
2024-07-25 Field Michael George Director 0 0.00 0
2022-08-22 Zavala Luis Officer A-Award A Common Stock 10,770 0.00 58,139
2022-08-22 Sams Arthur D. Officer A-Award A Common Stock 16,924 0.00 5,593,600
2021-12-06 Albrecht Keith Director S-Sale D Common Stock 4,633 4.75 22.0K 0
2021-12-03 Albrecht Keith Director S-Sale D Common Stock 5,000 4.65 23.3K 16,014
2021-05-18 Albrecht Keith Director S-Sale D Common Stock 2,320 10.15 23.5K 21,014
2019-10-01 Zavala Luis Officer D-Return D Stock Option (right to buy) 60,000 4.97 298.2K 30,000
2019-10-01 Sams Arthur D. Director / Officer / 10% Owner D-Return D Stock Option (right to buy) 100,000 5.47 547.0K 50,000
2019-10-01 Masina Rajesh Officer D-Return D Stock Option (right to buy) 60,000 4.97 298.2K 30,000
2018-11-09 Sams Arthur D. Director / Officer / 10% Owner S-Sale D Common Stock 1,500 6.00 9.0K 5,576,676
2018-04-02 Zavala Luis Officer A-Award A Stock Option (Right to Buy) 90,000 5.09 458.1K 90,000
2018-04-02 Sams Arthur D. Director / Officer / 10% Owner A-Award A Stock Option (Right to Buy) 150,000 5.60 840.0K 150,000
2018-04-02 Masina Rajesh Officer A-Award A Stock Option (Right to Buy) 90,000 5.09 458.1K 90,000
2017-12-04 Goldman Matthew Director A-Award A Stock Option (right to buy) 10,000 4.84 48.4K 10,000
2017-12-04 GROSS PETER Director A-Award A Stock Option (right to buy) 10,000 4.84 48.4K 10,000
2017-12-04 Albrecht Keith Director A-Award A Stock Option (right to buy) 10,000 4.84 48.4K 10,000
2016-12-06 Zavala Luis Officer D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 0 0.00 47,369
2016-12-06 Sams Arthur D. Director / Officer / 10% Owner D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 0 0.00 5,578,176
2016-12-06 Masina Rajesh Officer D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 0 0.00 105,264
2016-12-06 Goldman Matthew Director I SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 0 0.00 466,667
2016-12-06 Albrecht Keith Director D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 0 0.00 23,334

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
-102.6K
Shares Outstanding
2.78M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)
# Year Executive Salary Bonus Stock award Option award Incentive Other Total % Stock-
based
Filing
1 2024 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary (in $,000) 275.00 275.00 0.00%
2 2024 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer (in $,000) 178.00 178.00 0.00%
3 2023 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary (in $,000) 275.00 275.00 0.00%
4 2023 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.00 275.00 0.00%
5 2023 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 175.00 175.00 0.00%
6 2023 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer (in $,000) 175.00 175.00 0.00%
7 2022 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.00 330.00 0.00%
8 2022 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 175.00 210.00 0.00%
9 2022 Rajesh Masina, Former Chief Operating Officer 11.00 11.00 0.00%
10 2021 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.00 275.00 0.00%
11 2021 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 175.00 175.00 0.00%
12 2021 Rajesh Masina, Former Chief Operating Officer 175.00 175.00 0.00%
13 2020 Rajesh Masina, Chief Operating Officer 175.0K 175.0K 0.00%
14 2020 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.00 275.00 0.00%
15 2020 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 175.00 175.00 0.00%
16 2020 Rajesh Masina, Former Chief Operating Officer 175.00 175.00 0.00%
17 2019 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.0K 28.2K 303.2K 0.00%
18 2019 Rajesh Masina, Chief Operating Officer 175.0K 17.9K 192.9K 0.00%
19 2019 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 175.0K 17.9K 192.9K 0.00%
20 2018 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.0K 104.5K 421.6K 801.1K 52.62%
21 2018 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 275.0K 104.5K 421.6K 801.1K 52.62%
22 2018 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 175.0K 66.5K 262.9K 504.4K 52.12%
23 2018 Rajesh Masina, Chief Operating Officer 175.0K 66.5K 262.9K 504.4K 52.12%
24 2017 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 200.0K 90.0K 290.0K 0.00%
25 2017 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 120.0K 60.0K 180.0K 0.00%
26 2017 Rajesh Masina, Chief Operating Officer 120.0K 60.0K 180.0K 0.00%
27 2016 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 200.0K 150.5K 350.5K 0.00%
28 2016 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 200.0K 150.5K 350.5K 0.00%
29 2016 Rajesh Masina, Chief Operating Officer 118.5K 77.8K 196.2K 0.00%
30 2016 Luis Zavala, Vice President Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer 118.5K 77.8K 196.2K 0.00%
31 2016 Luis Zavala, Chief Financial Officer 118.5K 77.8K 196.2K 0.00%
32 2016 Rajesh Masina, Vice President Operations 118.5K 77.8K 196.2K 0.00%
33 2015 Arthur D. Sams, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary 150.0K 7.5K 157.5K 0.00%
34 2015 Rajesh Masina, Vice President Operations 92.4K 5.8K 98.1K 0.00%
35 2015 Luis Zavala, Vice President Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer 84.1K 5.8K 89.9K 0.00%
CEO compensation breakdown

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)
Filing date Form type Filing
2025-11-14 DEF 14A
2025-11-03 PRE 14A
2024-10-22 DEFA14A
2024-10-01 DEF 14A
2024-09-20 PRE 14A
2023-12-20 DEFA14A
2023-10-31 DEFA14A
2023-10-31 DEF 14A
2022-10-31 DEFA14A
2022-10-31 DEF 14A
2021-12-21 DEF 14A

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings
Filing date Form type Filing
2026-05-22 8-K
2026-05-20 10-Q
2026-05-15 NT 10-Q
2026-05-14 8-K
2026-05-07 8-K
2026-04-15 10-K
2026-03-31 NT 10-K
2026-01-30 SC 13G/A
2025-12-16 8-K
2025-12-12 424B5

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Arthur D. Sams Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer & Secretary 275.0K male
Luis Zavala Chief Financial Officer 200.0K male
Balwinder Samra Executive Vice President male
Nilesh Singh Regional Managing Director - Asia Pacific male
ESG Rating
B
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT & PARTS
Rank: 11 out of 52
2026
E (Environmental)
57.2 / 67.7
Company / Sector avg.
S (Social)
59.3 / 63.2
Company / Sector avg.
G (Governance)
58.9 / 64.3
Company / Sector avg.
ESG Total
58.4 / 65.0
Company / Sector avg.
ESG Score History ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT & PARTS
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