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ISIN:	CH0006539198

DGAP-News: Highlight Group posts positive sales performance in second quarter of 2021

DGAP-News: Highlight Communications AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results
Highlight Group posts positive sales performance in second quarter of 2021

18.08.2021 / 11:45
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Highlight Group posts positive sales performance in second quarter of 2021

- Consolidated sales increase by 20.2 % year-on-year to CHF 206.7 million

- EBIT amounts to CHF 6.0 million

- The equity ratio was 31.1 % as of the end of the first half of 2021 (December 31, 2020: 31.3%)

Group development in the first half of 2021

Consolidated sales increased all segments by in total 20.2 % year-on-year to CHF 206.7 million.
- The Film segment generated an increase in sales of CHF 23.6 million to CHF 121.6 million, reflecting the positive developments in home entertainment, license trading/TV exploitation, and TV service production.
- The Sports- and Event-Marketing segment reported an increase of CHF 3.3 million to CHF 34.5 million.
- The Sports segment increased its sales by CHF 7.7 million to CHF 50.9 million due to the optimization of the rights portfolio.
EBIT decreased to CHF 6.0 million (previous year: CHF 11.9 million) due to a lack of movie theater sales and higher consolidated operating expenses.
In addition, the Highlight Group has a sound financial position:
- The consolidated equity of CHF 208.4 million was up CHF 1.4 million on its level from the end of 2020.

The interim report as of June 30, 2021 is available for download at www.highlight-communications.ch from today.

The Highlight Group at a glance
Disclosures for the Group in accordance with IFRS

in CHF million	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Change in %
Sales	206.7	172.0	20.2
EBIT	6.0	11.9	-49.9
Consolidated net profit (after taxes)	0.0	4.0	n/a
Net profit attributable to shareholders	-0.2	4.2	n/a
Earnings per share (CHF)	0.00	0.07	n/a
Segment sales
Film	121.6	98.0	24.1
Sports- and Event-Marketing	34.5	31.2	10.4
Sports	50.9	43.2	17.8
Segment earnings
Film	4.8	8.8	-44.9
Sports- and Event-Marketing	16.2	14.7	10.3
Sports	-12.1	-8.6	n/a

in CHF million	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Change in %
Total assets	670.4	661.3	1.4 %
Equity	208.4	207.0	0.7 %
Equity ratio (%)	31.1	31.3	-0.2 points
Current financial liabilities	111.7	69.4	60.9 %
Cash and cash equivalents	35.0	48.2	-27.3 %


For further information:

Highlight Communications AG
Investor Relations
Netzibodenstrasse 23b
4133 Pratteln, BL, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)61 816 96 91
E-mail: [email protected]

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Language:	English
Company:	Highlight Communications AG
	Netzibodenstrasse 23b
	4133 Pratteln
	Switzerland
Phone:	+41 61 816 96 96
Fax:	+41 61 816 67 67
E-mail:	[email protected]
Internet:	www.hlcom.ch
ISIN:	CH0006539198
WKN:	920299
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID:	1227270


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