RTL Group S.A.
BRSE:RTL Stock Report
RTL Group Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6 RTL Group has a total shareholder equity of €4.8B and total debt of €1.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 32.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are €10.3B and €5.5B respectively. RTL Group's EBIT is €627.0M making its interest coverage ratio 13.6. It has cash and short-term investments of €458.0M.
Key information
32.6%
Debt to equity ratio
Interest coverage ratio 13.6x Cash €458.00m Equity €4.79b Total liabilities €5.50b Total assets €10.28b
Recent financial health updates
Show all updates RTL Group S.A. to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Aug 08, 2025
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: €2.28 (vs €4.35 in FY 2022) Mar 15
DPG Media Group NV reached an agreement to acquire RTL Nederland B.V. from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) for €1.1 billion. Dec 15
RTL Group S.A. to Report Nine Months, 2023 Results on Nov 08, 2023 Oct 07 RTL Group S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Apr 24, 2024
New major risk - Dividend sustainability Aug 12
First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: €0.48 (vs €1.58 in 1H 2022) Aug 11
Upcoming dividend of €3.48 per share at 7.1% yield Apr 20
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: €4.35 (vs €8.41 in FY 2021) Mar 18
Less than half of directors are independent Nov 16
German Regulator Reportedly Sees No Chance for RTL, ProSiebenSat.1 Tie-Up Oct 18
Bertelsmann's RTL Group Scraps Plan to Sell Stake in French TV Group M6 Oct 04
RTL Group Announces Executive Changes Aug 30
First half 2022 earnings released Aug 10 RTL Group S.A., Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2023
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. completed the acquisition of Rtl Hrvatska D.O.O. from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL). Jun 02
Less than half of directors are independent Apr 27
Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint Mar 18
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. agreed to acquire Rtl Hrvatska D.O.O. from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) for €50 million. Feb 15
First half 2021 earnings released: EPS €5.58 (vs €0.61 in 1H 2020) Aug 08
DPG Media NV and Rossel et Cie SA agreed to acquire RTL Belgium SA from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) for approximately €250 million. Jun 30
Non-Executive Director has left the company May 06
Non-Executive Director has left the company May 06
Magnite, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MGNI) completed the acquisition of SpotX, Inc. from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) for approximately $1.14 billion. May 01
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS €3.20 (vs €4.91 in FY 2019) Apr 16
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS €3.20 (vs €4.91 in FY 2019) Mar 14
Revenue beats expectations Mar 14
RTL Confirms Talks on Selling Stake in Groupe M6 Mar 14
RTL Group to Acquire Full Ownership of Super RTL Mar 05
Magnite, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MGNI) entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire SpotX, Inc. from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) for $1.2 billion. Feb 06
RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) agreed in principle to acquire the remaining 34% stake in RTL Belgium SA from Audiopresse SA. Dec 02
BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX:BBTV) acquired 51% stake in BroadbandTV Corp. from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL) and others for approximately CAD 160 million. Oct 30 RTL Group S.A. to Report Q1, 2021 Results on May 06, 2021
RTL Group S.A. to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Aug 06, 2021 Sep 22
Jacques Aragones, Managing Director of TV Presse Productions SAS acquired TV Presse Productions SAS from RTL Group S.A. (XTRA:RRTL). Sep 08
RTL Group SA (XTRA:RRTL) completed the acquisition of 50% stake in Bedrock from M6 Interactions, SAS. Aug 13
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: RTL's short term assets (€5.0B) exceed its short term liabilities (€3.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: RTL's short term assets (€5.0B) exceed its long term liabilities (€1.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: RTL's net debt to equity ratio (23%) is considered satisfactory .
Reducing Debt: RTL's debt to equity ratio has increased from 30.6% to 32.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: RTL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (40.6%).
Interest Coverage: RTL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (13.6x coverage).
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