Highlight Communications (HLG) Stock Overview
Operates as a strategic and financial holding company in Switzerland, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 1/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | €0.62 |
| 52 Week High | €1.45 |
| 52 Week Low | €0.54 |
| Beta | 0.39 |
| 1 Month Change | -24.26% |
| 3 Month Change | -35.36% |
| 1 Year Change | -32.46% |
| 3 Year Change | -81.61% |
| 5 Year Change | -83.48% |
| Change since IPO | -77.85% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| HLG | DE Entertainment | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 10.0% | -6.4% | -1.6% |
| 1Y | -32.5% | -47.1% | -1.3% |
Return vs Industry: HLG exceeded the German Entertainment industry which returned -47.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: HLG underperformed the German Market which returned -1.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| HLG volatility | |
|---|---|
| HLG Average Weekly Movement | 10.0% |
| Entertainment Industry Average Movement | 8.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 12.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: HLG's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: HLG's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1,383 | Bernhard Burgener | www.highlight-communications.ch |
Highlight Communications AG operates as a strategic and financial holding company in Switzerland, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Film; and Sports and Event segments. The Film segment engages in film production and distribution, home entertainment, license trading/TV exploitation, and TV production; production and distribution of films, procurement of rights, and home entertainment.
Highlight Communications AG Fundamentals Summary
| HLG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €34.05m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -€147.08m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €568.03m |
Is HLG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| HLG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF 524.27m |
| Cost of Revenue | CHF 337.72m |
| Gross Profit | CHF 186.56m |
| Other Expenses | CHF 322.31m |
| Earnings | -CHF 135.75m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -2.39 |
| Gross Margin | 35.58% |
| Net Profit Margin | -25.89% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | -6,252.2% |
How did HLG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/07/10 23:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Highlight Communications AG is covered by 2 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Henning Steinbrink | ODDO BHF Corporate & Markets |
| Klaus Schlote | Solventis Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH |