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Highlight Event and Entertainment AG

HLEE.SW
26
Entertainment · Communication Services
Price
CHF 5.70
+0.70 (+14.00%)
Market Cap
CHF 73.8M
Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+35.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.6M (2021) → 12.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG is a Swiss company that organizes live events, sports productions, and entertainment shows. Its main activities include managing large-scale events, television productions, and sports rights across Europe. The company is perhaps best known for producing and distributing major entertainment formats and sporting events for broadcasters and live audiences.

The company earns money by selling broadcasting rights, sponsorships, ticket sales, and production services to media companies and corporate clients. It operates primarily in German-speaking Europe, including Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, and is a relatively small player with a market cap around $0.1 billion. Its thin gross margin of roughly 16% and negative operating margin reflect the high costs of live event production, which leaves little room for error if events are cancelled or attendance disappoints. The key risk is that live events and media rights are highly competitive and sensitive to economic downturns, making consistent profitability difficult to sustain.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

CHF 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

87.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

CHF 49M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 16%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
10.0%
Thin — 10.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.1%
Thin — 1.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
1.3%
Weak — 1.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+11.5%
Steady sales growth (+11.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
28.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (28.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
17.54%
Healthy income — 17.54% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-2.2%
Dividend cut (-2.2% YoY) — warning sign

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