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Highlight Event and Entertainment AG is a Switzerland-based holding company specializing in event marketing and entertainment production. It operates primarily through two segments: Film, which encompasses movie and television production, home entertainment, and video production, and Sports and Event, which includes marketing of international sports events and competitions through subsidiaries like TEAM Holding AG, Highlight Event AG, World Boxing Super Series AG, and Sport1 Medien AG. The company focuses on the positioning and development of brands in the entertainment sector, with activities spanning film distribution, sports event management, and related media services. Its operations generate revenue mainly from Germany, Switzerland, and other European countries as well as the rest of the world. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, Highlight Event and Entertainment AG plays a key role in the global entertainment production industry, leveraging its subsidiaries to deliver content and events to diverse audiences.
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-58.59% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue growth slowed to 2.0%, essentially flat. Margins also contracted 54.5pp. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
ROIC dropped from -2.48% to -44.67%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Net debt of CHF 280M represents 54.9x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
CHF 412M
▲ +2.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-CHF 259M
▼ -535.1% YoY
Op. Margin
-58.59%
▼ -54.5pp YoY
ROIC
-44.67%
▼ -42.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
CHF 5M
▲ +108.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
CHF 7M
▲ +113.5% YoY
Net Debt
CHF 280M
Cash & Equiv.
CHF 36M
3Y CAGR: -7.7%
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