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 | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | €1.38 |
| 52 Week High | €1.65 |
| 52 Week Low | €0.86 |
| Beta | 0.33 |
| 1 Month Change | 15.00% |
| 3 Month Change | 53.33% |
| 1 Year Change | 48.39% |
| 3 Year Change | -64.06% |
| 5 Year Change | -60.34% |
| Change since IPO | -50.54% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| HLG | DE Entertainment | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | -4.3% | -1.5% |
| 1Y | 48.4% | -21.4% | 11.8% |
Return vs Industry: HLG exceeded the German Entertainment industry which returned -18.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: HLG exceeded the German Market which returned 12.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| HLG volatility | |
|---|---|
| HLG Average Weekly Movement | 11.1% |
| Entertainment Industry Average Movement | 5.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 12.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.5% |
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 (11%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1,337 | 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, television, and video formats; production of event specials, primetime shows, comedy, reality shows, scripted reality, and docusoaps; and provision of services for entertainment and new media.
Highlight Communications AG Fundamentals Summary
| HLG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €78.88m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -€40.65m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €539.88m |
Is HLG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| HLG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF 500.39m |
| Cost of Revenue | CHF 301.39m |
| Gross Profit | CHF 199.00m |
| Other Expenses | CHF 236.67m |
| Earnings | -CHF 37.68m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.66 |
| Gross Margin | 39.77% |
| Net Profit Margin | -7.53% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 173.7% |
How did HLG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/16 08:59 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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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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 |