Highlight Communications Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1983

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 1,524

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • HLG

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 10

  • Share Price
  • $1.58
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Highlight Communications General Information

Description

Highlight Communications AG is a Switzerland-based financial holding company. The company is a film production and license company in German-speaking countries. Its combined operating segments include Film, Sports, and Sports-and Event-Marketing. In the Film segment, the company along with its subsidiaries is a producer and distributor of cinema, video, and TV films. In addition to owning and co-producing, it acquires the exploitation rights to third-party productions. The sports segment mainly comprises activities in the TV and digital areas with the umbrella brand SPORT1 and in the area of production, content solutions services, and content marketing with PLAZAMEDIA. In the Sports- and Event-Marketing segment, the company is engaged in the marketing of international events.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • Netzibodenstrasse 23b
  • 4133 Pratteln
  • Switzerland
+41 061
Primary Industry
Holding Companies
Other Industries
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Stock Exchange
ETR
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • Netzibodenstrasse 23b
  • 4133 Pratteln
  • Switzerland
+41 061

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Highlight Communications Stock Performance

As of 16-Jan-2025, Highlight Communications’s stock price is $1.58. Its current market cap is $89.4M with 56.7M shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$1.58 $1.53 $0.89 - $2.91 $89.4M 56.7M 11.6K -$0.08

Highlight Communications Financials Summary

As of 30-Jun-2024, Highlight Communications has a trailing 12-month revenue of $471M.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Jun-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 332,761 192,748 445,788 267,292
Revenue 470,926 468,674 548,629 555,829
EBITDA 86,964 73,528 89,725 161,627
Net Income (4,286) (11,806) (3,078) 16,188
Total Assets 713,497 712,922 684,091 737,917
Total Debt 272,565 241,432 174,717 280,138
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Highlight Communications Valuation & Funding

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Highlight Communications Signals

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Highlight Communications Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Highlight Communications Investments & Acquisitions (10)

Highlight Communications’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Sport1 Medien.. The deal was made on 05-Feb-2018.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Sport1 Medien. 05-Feb-2018 Buyout/LBO Media and Information Services (B2B)
GEENEE 01-Dec-2016 Seed Round Multimedia and Design Software
Pokermania 29-Nov-2012 Merger/Acquisition Casinos and Gaming
Highlight Event 01-Apr-2012 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Constantin Film 01-Jan-2009 Secondary Transaction - Private Movies, Music and Entertainment
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Highlight Communications ESG

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Constantin Film Munich, Germany 1977
Highlight Event Luzern, Switzerland

Highlight Communications FAQs

  • When was Highlight Communications founded?

    Highlight Communications was founded in 1983.

  • Where is Highlight Communications headquartered?

    Highlight Communications is headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland.

  • What is the size of Highlight Communications?

    Highlight Communications has 1,524 total employees.

  • What industry is Highlight Communications in?

    Highlight Communications’s primary industry is Holding Companies.

  • Is Highlight Communications a private or public company?

    Highlight Communications is a Public company.

  • What is Highlight Communications’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Highlight Communications is HLG.

  • What is the current stock price of Highlight Communications?

    As of 16-Jan-2025 the stock price of Highlight Communications is $1.58.

  • What is the current market cap of Highlight Communications?

    The current market capitalization of Highlight Communications is $89.4M.

  • What is Highlight Communications’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Highlight Communications is $471M.

  • What is Highlight Communications’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Highlight Communications’s EPS for 12 months was -$0.08.

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