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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Roularta Media Group NV is a Belgium-based multimedia company founded in 1954, specializing in publishing, printing, and broadcasting across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. It operates through two primary segments: Media Brands, which encompasses general news, weekly magazines, business and sports publications, lifestyle titles, TV guides, professional and medical magazines, regional papers, business newspapers, Sunday editions, and digital solutions including news and business television; and Printing Services, providing premedia and print shop activities for internal brands and external clients. The company delivers recruitment solutions, real estate and business information services, events, fairs, networking, line extensions, rights management, and advertising services, alongside internet platforms, brand studios, subscriptions, and newsstand sales. Notable brands include Knack, Le Vif/L'Express, Trends, De Tijd (50% stake), L'Echo (50% stake), Flair, Feeling, and television channels like Kanaal Z/Canal Z and Focus/WTV. Headquartered in Roeselare with approximately 1,185 employees, Roularta Media Group NV holds a leading position in Belgium's magazine market, particularly in news and niche publications within the communication services sector. As a subsidiary of Koinon NV, it emphasizes quality content for targeted audiences.
€13.00
€0.40 (-2.99%)
EOD Jun 24, 2026 · Twelve Data
Operating margin is thin at 0.05%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 5.9% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
At 33x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.
33.3x earnings, 8.7x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
€302M
▼ -5.9% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
€5M
▼ -20.4% YoY
Op. Margin
0.05%
▼ -0.6pp YoY
ROIC
0.06%
▼ -0.8pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
€18M
▲ +79.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
€24M
▲ +46.4% YoY
Net Debt
-€39M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
€51M
3Y CAGR: -4.2%
3Y CAGR: +31.0%
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At a P/E of 33.3 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 8.7, Roularta Media Group NV (ROU.XBRU) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about €29.04 per share, so at €13.00 the stock looks undervalued (123.4% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Roularta Media Group NV scores 44/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 23.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about €29.04 per share for ROU.XBRU, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around €21.78. At today's €13.00, that puts the stock about 123.4% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Roularta Media Group NV scores 44 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, passing 3 of 8 checks, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 0.0% operating margin and a 0.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full check-by-check breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Roularta Media Group NV pays a regular dividend of about €3.01 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 23.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 762.3% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. Roularta Media Group NV has grown the dividend at roughly 33.4% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For ROU.XBRU's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. ROU.XBRU currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 44/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 23.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.