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Highlight Communications XTRA:HLG Stock Report

Last Price

€1.03

Market Cap

€58.4m

7D

-10.4%

1Y

-56.4%

Updated

04 Jun, 2025

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Company Financials

Highlight Communications AG

XTRA:HLG Stock Report

Market Cap: €58.4m

Highlight Communications (HLG) Stock Overview

Operates as a strategic and financial holding company worldwide. More details

HLG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends0/6

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 72.3% per year over past 5 years

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

Does not have a meaningful market cap (€58M)


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Highlight Communications
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€1.03
52 Week High€2.36
52 Week Low€0.81
Beta0.21
1 Month Change-16.94%
3 Month Change-10.43%
1 Year Change-56.36%
3 Year Change-72.46%
5 Year Change-72.16%
Change since IPO-63.08%

Recent News & Updates

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 28%

Feb 18
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 28%

Recent updates

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 28%

Feb 18
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 28%

Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Jan 04
Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG)

Nov 29
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG)

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 38%

Oct 03
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 38%

We Think Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 27
We Think Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Aug 30
Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) CEO Might Not Expect Shareholders To Be So Generous This Year

Jun 21
Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) CEO Might Not Expect Shareholders To Be So Generous This Year

Is Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) A Risky Investment?

Dec 02
Is Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) A Risky Investment?

Highlight Communications'(ETR:HLG) Share Price Is Down 24% Over The Past Five Years.

Feb 04
Highlight Communications'(ETR:HLG) Share Price Is Down 24% Over The Past Five Years.

Is Highlight Communications AG (ETR:HLG) The Right Choice For A Smart Dividend Investor?

Jan 15
Is Highlight Communications AG (ETR:HLG) The Right Choice For A Smart Dividend Investor?

Is There More To The Story Than Highlight Communications's (ETR:HLG) Earnings Growth?

Dec 24
Is There More To The Story Than Highlight Communications's (ETR:HLG) Earnings Growth?

Here's Why Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Dec 10
Here's Why Highlight Communications (ETR:HLG) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Is Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Latest Stock Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health?

Nov 25
Is Highlight Communications AG's (ETR:HLG) Latest Stock Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health?

Shareholder Returns

HLGDE EntertainmentDE Market
7D-10.4%1.4%0.5%
1Y-56.4%40.3%16.4%

Return vs Industry: HLG underperformed the German Entertainment industry which returned 41.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HLG underperformed the German Market which returned 16.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HLG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HLG volatility
HLG Average Weekly Movement4.4%
Entertainment Industry Average Movement5.4%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.8%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: HLG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: HLG's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19831,337Bernhard Burgenerwww.highlight-communications.ch

Highlight Communications AG operates as a strategic and financial holding company worldwide. It operates through Film, and Sports and Event segments. The Film segment engages in theatrical production and rights acquisition, theatrical distribution, home entertainment, licensing and TV exploitation, and TV production; production and distribution of film, television, and video productions; and production of event specials, primetime shows, comedy, reality shows, scripted reality, and docusoaps, as well as provision of services for entertainment and new media.

Highlight Communications AG Fundamentals Summary

How do Highlight Communications's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HLG fundamental statistics
Market cap€58.45m
Earnings (TTM)-€29.62m
Revenue (TTM)€578.39m
0.1x
P/S Ratio
-2.0x
P/E Ratio

Is HLG overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HLG income statement (TTM)
RevenueCHF 540.50m
Cost of RevenueCHF 313.43m
Gross ProfitCHF 227.07m
Other ExpensesCHF 254.75m
Earnings-CHF 27.68m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.49
Gross Margin42.01%
Net Profit Margin-5.12%
Debt/Equity Ratio141.8%

How did HLG perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/04 17:08
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/04 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Highlight Communications AG is covered by 6 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harald HeiderDZ BANK AG
Henning SteinbrinkODDO BHF Corporate & Markets
Sonia RabussierOppenheim Research GMBH