10.08.2016 Highlight Communications AG  CH0006539198

DGAP-News: 2Q2016: Highlight Group with significant improvement after six months


 
DGAP-News: Highlight Communications AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results 2Q2016: Highlight Group with significant improvement after six months 10.08.2016 / 17:44 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the first half of 2016, the Highlight Group generated sales and earnings significantly higher than the comparative figures for the previous year: - Consolidated sales rise by 63.0% to CHF 206.5 million - EBIT almost doubled from CHF 7.2 million to CHF 13.9 million - Net profit for the period improves more than proportionately from CHF 0.6 million to CHF 8.1 million - Earnings per share increase from CHF 0.02 to CHF 0.19 Group development in the first half of 2016 - Consolidated sales of CHF 206.5 million exceeded the previous year's figure (CHF 126.7 million) by 63.0%. Both the Film segment (+72.2%) and the Sports- and Event-Marketing segment (+33.0%) contributed to this increase. - The rise in the Film segment was based firstly on extremely good sales figures of the box-office hits "Fack Ju Göhte 2" and "Look Who's Back" in home entertainment marketing. Secondly, the TV series "Shadowhunters", which the Constantin Film Group produced for the US network Freeform, began broadcasting. - The sales increase in the Sports- and Event-Marketing segment was due to the higher agency commissions that the TEAM Group generated as a result of the successful marketing of rights for the UEFA club competitions (2015/16 to 2017/18 seasons). - Consolidated operating expenses rose by CHF 106.8 million to CHF 258.6 million, after CHF 151.8 million in the first half of 2015. This was primarily due to a rise in the cost of materials and licenses in connection with productions and significantly higher amortization and impairment on film assets. - EBIT increased from CHF 7.2 million to CHF 13.9 million, representing an improvement of 93.1%. - Consolidated net profit for the period increased from CHF 0.6 million to CHF 8.1 million, of which CHF 8.2 million was attributable to Highlight shareholders (previous year's period: CHF 0.8 million). Earnings per share therefore rose from CHF 0.02 to CHF 0.19. - Consolidated equity (including non-controlling interests) totaled CHF 93.4 million as of the end of the first half of 2016. The decline of CHF 10.4 million as against December 31, 2015 essentially results from the acquisition of treasury stock. - Net liquidity amounted to CHF 26.7 million - an increase of CHF 24.6 million as against year-end 2015. The German interim report as of June 30, 2016 will be available for download at www.highlight-communications.ch starting from today, and the English version from August 15, 2016 at the latest.

Highlight Group at a glance
Group figures according to IFRS

in CHF million                     2Q2016          2Q2015      Change in %
Sales                               206.5           126.7             63.0
EBIT                                 13.9             7.2             93.1
Net profit for the period             8.1             0.6          1,250.0
Net profit attributable               8.2             0.8            925.0
to shareholders
Earnings per share (in               0.19            0.02            850.0
CHF)
Segment sales
Film                                176.9           102.7             72.2
Sports- and Event-                   29.4            22.1             33.0
Marketing
Other Business Activities             0.2             1.8            -88.9
Segment result
Film                                  0.8             0.9            -11.1
Sports- and Event-                   12.8             9.7             32.0
Marketing
Other Business Activities             2.7            -0.6            550.0

in CHF million              June 30, 2016   Dec. 31, 2015      Change in %
Balance sheet total                 366.7           458.0            -19.9
Equity                               93.4           103.8            -10.0
Equity ratio (%)                     25.5            22.7       2.8 points
Current financial                    83.8           104.3            -19.7
liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents           110.6           106.4              3.9


For more information:

Highlight Communications
AG
Investor Relations
Netzibodenstrasse 23b
4133 Pratteln BL,
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)61 816 96
91
E-mail:   [email protected]


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Die wichtigsten Finanzdaten auf einen Blick
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023e
Umsatzerlöse1 320,03 471,75 447,58 382,22 490,22 531,20 0,00
EBITDA1,2 121,47 170,88 134,10 92,43 146,79 95,60 0,00
EBITDA-Marge3 37,96 36,22 29,96 24,18 29,94 18,00
EBIT1,4 21,70 28,36 27,16 23,58 27,56 14,78 0,00
EBIT-Marge5 6,78 6,01 6,07 6,17 5,62 2,78 0,00
Jahresüberschuss1 20,26 15,94 23,32 11,02 14,82 -2,53 0,00
Netto-Marge6 6,33 3,38 5,21 2,88 3,02 -0,48 0,00
Cashflow1,7 119,27 153,94 115,47 65,65 57,24 102,68 0,00
Ergebnis je Aktie8 0,37 0,28 0,40 0,20 0,25 -0,05 -0,17
Dividende8 0,17 0,17 0,18 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,25
Quelle: boersengefluester.de und Firmenangaben

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1 in Mio. Euro; 2 EBITDA = Ergebnis vor Zinsen, Steuern und Abschreibungen; 3 EBITDA in Relation zum Umsatz; 4 EBIT = Ergebnis vor Zinsen und Steuern; 5 EBIT in Relation zum Umsatz; 6 Jahresüberschuss (-fehlbetrag) in Relation zum Umsatz; 7 Cashflow aus der gewöhnlichen Geschäftstätigkeit; 8 in Euro; Quelle: boersengefluester.de

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Highlight Communic.
WKN Kurs in € Einschätzung Börsenwert in Mio. €
920299 2,480 Halten 156,24
KGV 2025e KGV 10Y-Ø BGFL-Ratio Shiller-KGV
10,33 14,75 0,70 9,32
KBV KCV KUV EV/EBITDA
0,94 1,52 0,29 3,61
Dividende '22 in € Dividende '23e in € Div.-Rendite '23e
in %
Hauptversammlung
0,00 0,00 0,00 22.06.2023
Q1-Zahlen Q2-Zahlen Q3-Zahlen Bilanz-PK
31.05.2023 30.08.2023 16.11.2023 20.04.2023
Abstand 60Tage-Linie Abstand 200Tage-Linie Performance YtD Performance 52 Wochen
-2,07% -12,94% 0,81% -30,34%
    
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