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Bastei Lübbe AG

Bastei Lübbe AG

BST · XETRA · Communication Services / Publishing

5.58EUR+0.10 (+1.82%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close5.48
Open5.64
Day Range5.42 – 5.64
52-Week Range5.76 – 9.42
Volume2.30K
Market Cap83.84M
P/E (TTM)13.62
Forward P/E10.70
EPS0.47
Dividend Yield3.91%
Beta0.46
50-Day Avg6.61
200-Day Avg6.94

About

Bastei Lübbe AG, a media company, publishes books, audio books, e-books, and related digital products in the genres of fiction and popular science content in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic. It operates through Books and Novel Booklets segments. The Books segment offers a print, audio, and e-book products under the Baumhaus, be, Eichborn, Lübbe, LYX, ONE, Papertoons, Pfaueninsel, pola, Quadriga, Lübbe Audio, Moba, Community Editions, Papertoons, and Siebter Himmel brands. The Novel Booklets segment provides physical and digital novel booklets under the Der Bergdoktor, Jerry Cotton, Geisterjäger John Sinclair, and the westerns brand names. The company is also involved in the licensing of its rights. Bastei Lübbe AG was founded in 1953 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

Company Details

  • SectorCommunication Services
  • IndustryPublishing
  • CEOMr. Soheil Dastyari
  • Employees351
  • HeadquartersSchanzenstrasse 6-20, Cologne, Germany, 51063, Germany
  • Websitehttps://bastei-luebbe.de

Leadership

  • Mr. Soheil DastyariChairman of the Executive Board & CEO
  • Mr. Simon DecotMember of Executive Board & Chief Programme Officer · b. 1971
  • Mr. Mathis GerkensmeyerCFO & Member of Executive Board · b. 1982
  • Dominik AmshoffHead of Accounting & Controlling

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: EUR2011-03-312012-03-312013-03-312014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Total Revenue74.53M87.44M98.33M107.53M110.19M102.53M131.22M107.03M94.92M81.48M92.69M94.51M100.02M110.33M114.01M118.40M
Growth (%)-+17.33%+12.46%+9.36%+2.47%-6.95%+27.98%-18.43%-11.32%-14.16%+13.75%+1.96%+5.83%+10.31%+3.34%+3.85%
Cost of Revenue39.59M44.53M47.93M47.91M52.59M45.31M71.61M60.93M47.59M45.04M47.83M45.49M49.50M54.88M52.73M64.48M
Gross Profit34.93M42.90M50.40M59.63M57.61M57.22M59.61M46.11M47.33M36.44M44.85M49.02M50.52M55.45M61.27M53.92M
Gross Margin46.88%49.07%51.25%55.45%52.28%55.81%45.43%43.08%49.86%44.72%48.39%51.87%50.51%50.26%53.75%45.54%
Operating Expense27.58M34.71M41.67M44.71M43.10M45.23M63.17M58.43M44.31M32.29M35.48M37.93M41.01M42.73M45.17M47.89M
Operating Income7.35M8.19M8.72M14.92M14.51M11.99M-3.56M-12.32M3.02M4.16M9.38M11.09M9.50M12.73M16.10M6.03M
Operating Margin9.86%9.37%8.87%13.87%13.17%11.69%-2.71%-11.51%3.18%5.10%10.12%11.73%9.50%11.54%14.12%5.10%
EBITDA8.59M9.91M12.63M15.90M17.54M4.57M2.32M-906.00K3.78M6.54M13.73M17.53M10.20M15.60M19.81M10.58M
EBITDA Margin11.52%11.34%12.84%14.79%15.92%4.46%1.77%-0.85%3.98%8.02%14.81%18.55%10.19%14.14%17.38%8.93%
Net Income6.80M6.88M7.28M9.07M10.61M7.90M-2.11M-12.71M667.00K-6.12M7.50M10.96M3.92M8.72M11.34M6.36M
Net Income Margin9.12%7.87%7.41%8.44%9.63%7.71%-1.61%-11.87%0.70%-7.51%8.09%11.59%3.92%7.91%9.94%5.37%
Interest Expense646.78K1.35M2.37M2.39M2.36M2.10M2.32M1.47M1.34M1.60M925.00K458.00K633.00K984.00K847.00K292.00K
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.87%1.54%2.41%2.22%2.14%2.05%1.77%1.37%1.42%1.96%1.00%0.48%0.63%0.89%0.74%0.25%

Balance Sheet

Currency: EUR2011-03-312012-03-312013-03-312014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Total Assets-74.51M78.39M108.15M124.34M117.78M146.05M101.48M85.89M68.58M90.14M104.29M107.91M103.94M114.34M109.02M
Total Liabilities-57.54M62.46M56.08M63.66M55.82M95.06M69.14M49.79M41.23M47.51M48.00M52.92M42.38M45.43M43.04M
Total Equity-16.52M15.93M52.06M58.04M61.98M43.85M31.14M34.74M28.30M42.52M56.09M54.78M61.34M68.68M65.73M
Cash-4.39M78.55K12.16M13.62M340.00K1.20M907.00K3.36M2.77M14.47M17.97M19.48M18.39M9.25M11.70M
Total Debt-30.03M40.13M30.72M30.42M31.66M42.77M31.14M21.18M10.53M13.23M11.50M9.66M8.25M6.40M4.94M
Net Debt-25.63M40.05M18.56M16.80M31.32M41.56M30.23M17.82M7.77M-1.24M-6.47M-9.82M-10.14M-2.85M-6.76M

Cash Flow

Currency: EUR2012-03-312013-03-312014-03-312015-03-312016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating Cash Flow3.28M1.88M12.68M6.09M-6.45M11.51M5.47M14.43M14.27M17.48M12.85M10.42M2.66M-648.00K10.54M
Investing Cash Flow-14.17M-5.28M-13.24M-10.27M-4.11M-12.32M-538.00K-2.69M-2.54M-5.33M-2.78M-761.00K1.55M-1.18M-1.69M
Financing Cash Flow12.89M599.00K12.65M-4.36M-2.72M1.98M-5.23M-9.99M-12.13M16.00K-6.63M-8.18M-5.27M-7.28M-6.91M
Capital Expenditure905.00K1.58M3.20M6.13M3.87M7.57M5.68M3.60M4.98M1.35M552.00K871.00K1.03M2.53M1.16M
Free Cash Flow2.38M298.00K9.48M-37.00K-10.32M3.94M-211.00K10.83M9.28M15.53M12.30M9.55M1.63M-3.17M9.38M
Dividends Paid--1.31M3.71M3.96M1.32M036.00K36.00K3.83M3.83M5.28M2.11M3.96M4.75M
FCF to OCF72.43%15.88%74.77%-0.61%159.99%34.23%-3.86%75.08%65.07%88.83%95.70%91.64%61.17%489.81%89.01%
Dividend Paid to FCF--13.86%-10027.03%-38.39%33.52%0.00%0.33%0.39%24.65%31.13%55.28%129.89%-124.76%50.64%

Earnings

Report DateDec 31, 2013Mar 31, 2014Aug 14, 2014Nov 14, 2014Feb 13, 2015Aug 13, 2015Nov 12, 2015Feb 15, 2016Jun 29, 2016Nov 28, 2016Feb 24, 2017Jul 31, 2017Nov 21, 2017Feb 21, 2018Jul 31, 2018Nov 15, 2018Feb 14, 2019Jul 11, 2019Nov 14, 2019Feb 13, 2020Jul 14, 2020Nov 12, 2020Feb 11, 2021Jul 13, 2021Nov 11, 2021Feb 10, 2022Aug 11, 2022Nov 10, 2022Feb 9, 2023Jul 11, 2023Nov 9, 2023Feb 8, 2024Aug 8, 2024Nov 7, 2024Feb 6, 2025Jul 15, 2025Nov 6, 2025Feb 5, 2026Aug 6, 2026
EPS Estimate---------0.000.00------------0.100.08-0.19-0.190.100.190.43-0.06------
EPS Actual0.180.11-0.010.000.37-0.130.510.25-0.040.180.09-0.25-0.06-0.59-0.68-0.070.080.040.02-0.550.140.070.210.230.190.350.19-0.000.190.100.190.43-0.060.260.310.110.240.210.05
Surprise-----------------------130.00%137.50%-0.00%--1.37%4.00%1.89%0.00%4.50%------
Timing-------------------------Pre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-market-

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap83.84M
Enterprise Value75.51M
Trailing P/E13.62
Forward P/E10.70
PEG Ratio0.00
Price / Sales0.70
Price / Book1.29
EPS0.47
Book Value5.03
Revenue (TTM)119.98M
Gross Profit (TTM)56.43M
EBITDA8.22M
Profit Margin5.23%
Operating Margin3.27%
Return on Equity9.33%
Return on Assets4.06%
Shares Outstanding13.10M
Shares Float7.20M
Beta0.46
Dividend Yield3.91%
Dividend Rate0.25
Payout Ratio50.04%

Dividends

20261×
0.25Sep 10, 2026
20251×
0.36Sep 18, 2025
20241×
0.30Sep 12, 2024
20231×
0.16Sep 14, 2023
20221×
0.40Sep 15, 2022
20211×
0.29Sep 16, 2021
20161×
0.10Dec 1, 2016
20151×
0.30Sep 17, 2015
20141×
0.28Sep 18, 2014