Ad-hoc | 18 August 2021 18:00

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG posts positive sales performance in first half of 2021

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results

18-Aug-2021 / 18:00 CET/CEST
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Press Release

2021 Half-Year Report

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG posts positive sales performance in first half of 2021

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG, a leading international company in the fields of film, sports and event marketing, and sports that is headquartered in Pratteln (Switzerland) and listed on the SIX, has closed the first half of fiscal 2021 with significant sales growth and an increase in the equity ratio.

Consolidated sales climbed by 20.3% to CHF 207 million. Due to production-related consolidated expenses and a lack of sales in theatrical distribution, EBIT amounted to CHF 1.4 million.

The Film segment increased its sales by 24% from CHF 98 million to CHF 121.6 million in the first six months of 2021 due to service productions and the continued positive development of digital distribution forms.

The Sports- and Event-Marketing segment (marketing of major international sports events) increased its sales from CHF 31.2 million to CHF 34.5 million.

The Sports segment increased sales by 17.9% to CHF 50.9 million. This is mainly due to advertising income and realized sport events after Covid 19 restrictions were eased.

As a result of the successful capital increases, equity increased from CHF 352.3 million at the end of 2020 to CHF 363.4 million, with the equity ratio rising from 36.6% to 37.3%.

The detailed 2021 half-year report is available at https://www.hlee.ch/geschaeftsberichte .

Contact:
Highlight Event and Entertainment AG
Netzibodenstrasse 23b
4133 Pratteln
Tel.: +41 41 226 05 97

info@hlee.ch
http://www.hlee.ch

The HLEE Group at a glance
Disclosures for the Group in accordance with IFRS
in CHF million	H1 2021		H1 2020		Change in %
Sales	207.3		172.3		20.3
Operating result	1.4		11.0		n/a
Consolidated net profit (after taxes)	-7.6		1.1		n/a
Net profit attributable to shareholders	-6.3		0.4		n/a
Earnings per share (CHF)	-0.71		0.05		n/a
Segment sales
Film	121.6		98.0		24.0
Sports- and Event-Marketing	34.5		31.2		10.5
Sports	50.7		43.2		17.4
Event Marketing
Segment earnings
Film	4.8		8.8		-54.5
Sports- and Event-Marketing	14.0		14.7		-4.7
Sports	-13.2		-10.3		-28.1
Event Marketing
in CHF million	June 30, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020		Change in %
Total assets	973.0		962.7		1.1
shareholders of HLEE	363.4		352.3		3.2
Equity ratio (%)	37.3		36.6		0.7 points
Current financial liabilities	182.6		163.9		11.4
Cash funds	36.7		50.3		-27

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Language:	English
Company:	Highlight Event and Entertainment AG
	Netzibodenstrasse 23b
	4133 Pratteln
	Switzerland
Phone:	+41 41 226 05 97
Fax:	+41 41 226 05 98
E-mail:	info@hlee.ch
Internet:	www.hlee.ch
ISIN:	CH0003583256
Valor:	896040
Listed:	SIX Swiss Exchange
EQS News ID:	1227381

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