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TX Group AG

TXGN.SW
38
Publishing · Communication Services
Price
CHF 147.00
-0.20 (-0.14%)
Market Cap
CHF 1.51B
Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
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
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

1.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 10.6M (2021) → 10.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

TX Group AG is a Swiss media company that owns newspapers, websites, and digital platforms serving readers and advertisers in Switzerland. Its best-known brands include the daily newspaper Tages-Anzeiger and the 20 Minuten free newspaper, which is one of the most widely read publications in Switzerland. The company also operates classified advertising platforms in areas like jobs, real estate, and cars.

TX Group makes money through a mix of advertising sales, digital subscriptions, and fees from its online marketplaces. It operates almost entirely in Switzerland and German-speaking Europe, making it heavily tied to one relatively small market. The company has been shifting from print to digital to slow the long-term decline in print advertising revenue, but thin operating margins — just 1.4% — show how difficult that transition has been, and continued erosion of print advertising remains the central risk to its business.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
28.1%
Modest — 28.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.0%
Thin — 4.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
0.5%
Weak — 0.5% 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
-7.3%
Shrinking sales (-7.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
2216%
Turns 2216% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
20.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.8%)

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
1.48x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
169.0x
Expensive — P/E 169.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+111.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (169.0 → 57.5)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.57%
Moderate income — 2.57% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-14.4%
Dividend cut (-14.4% YoY) — warning sign

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