Louis Hachette Group/€ALHG
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About Louis Hachette Group
- Ticker
- €ALHG
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- PAR
- Employees
- 34,000
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Website
- www.louishachettegroup.com
ALHG Metrics
BasicAdvanced
€1.7B
88.00
€0.02
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€0.06
3.07%
Price and volume
Market cap
€1.7B
52-week high
€1.90
52-week low
€1.41
Average daily volume
776K
Dividend rate
€0.06
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.779
Quick ratio
0.335
Long term debt to equity
1.436
Total debt to equity
1.79
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
256.52%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.02%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
833
Gross margin (TTM)
63.65%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.24%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.71%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
39.79%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
€290,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.34%
Return on equity (TTM)
4.15%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
88.003
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.18
Price to book
0.81
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.67
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
1.591
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
62.84%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.106
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.41%
Forward dividend yield
3.07%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.76%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-33.32%
What the Analysts think about ALHG
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Louis Hachette Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Louis Hachette Group stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Cash generation improved: first-half cash flow from operations rose 50% to €84 million, while net debt fell by more than €230 million over 12 months. Continued deleveraging could give the group more room to invest and absorb shocks. (Louis Hachette Group)
Lagardère Travel Retail provides a growing earnings base, with first-half like-for-like revenue up 3.3% and EBITA of €111 million. Growth in Europe and the Americas helped offset pressure from the Middle East situation. (Louis Hachette Group)
Publishing showed resilience in a difficult market: first-half like-for-like revenue rose 1.3%, supported by strong backlist sales and momentum in Spain and Latin America. Digital audio also helped Hachette Book Group deliver sales growth. (Louis Hachette Group, Publishers Weekly)
Prisma Media is under severe pressure: first-half like-for-like revenue fell 24.9% as print circulation declined and digital advertising slowed. Restructuring and cost savings are helping protect profit, but do not yet reverse the sales slide. (Louis Hachette Group)
The Middle East conflict has weighed on air traffic and consumer spending, creating a risk for Lagardère Travel Retail. The group said the course of the situation remained uncertain in its first-quarter update. (Louis Hachette Group)
Publishing faces soft demand in key markets: first-half sales fell in France and the UK, while executives cautioned that books are discretionary purchases when household costs are rising. That could make growth harder to sustain through the rest of the year. (Publishers Weekly)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Oct 2026.
ALHG Financial Performance
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ALHG Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
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Funds containing ALHG
Fund name | Fund size | €ALHG weighting |
|---|---|---|
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | $3.6B | 0.08% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | $3.6B | 0.08% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | $9B | 0.01% |
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