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Bastei Luebbe (BST) Stock Price & Analysis

BST Stock Chart & Stats

€5.96-€0.14(-2.30%)
At close: 5:30 PM GMT+1
€6€6.5€73 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep12 Oct26 Oct
Day’s Range
EUR 5.96 - EUR 6.10
52-Week Range
EUR 5.96 - EUR 9.78
Previous Close
EUR 6.10
Volume
1,634
Average Volume (3M)
1,294
Market Cap
EUR 78.67M
Enterprise Value
EUR 95.31M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 7.12M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 7.66M
Price to Earnings (P/E)
12.7
Beta
-0.03
Next Earnings
Nov 05, 2026 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
N/A
Last Dividend Ex-Date
Sep 10, 2026
Dividend Yield
4.19%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Sustained Revenue Growth

Revenue increased from about €92.7m in 2021 to €118.4m in 2026, showing sustained top-line expansion across several years. This supports the durability of demand for the company’s publishing and content-rights model and provides a broader base for future monetization.

Conservative Leverage

Modest debt relative to the equity base and generally low debt-to-equity ratios indicate a conservatively financed business. This supports financial flexibility, reduces balance-sheet pressure, and leaves more capacity to invest in content, rights, and distribution through changing market conditions.

Strong Latest Cash Generation

The latest year produced strong operating and free cash flow, demonstrating that the company can convert its publishing activities into internally generated funds. Continued cash generation would support reinvestment, rights acquisition, and shareholder returns without relying heavily on additional borrowing.

Bears Say

Sharp Margin Compression

The substantial deterioration in gross and operating margins reduces the earnings generated from each euro of revenue. Unless margins recover, this weakens the profitability of the content portfolio, limits reinvestment capacity, and makes future earnings more sensitive to mix and cost changes.

Volatile Cash Conversion

The sharp swing from negative operating and free cash flow to strong positive generation highlights unstable cash conversion and working-capital dynamics. Such variability can complicate planning, make recurring investment capacity less predictable, and reduce confidence that the latest cash result will persist.

Declining Earnings Per Share

A roughly 35% decline in EPS signals that earnings attributable to shareholders have weakened materially, consistent with the reported margin compression. Persistent per-share earnings deterioration could constrain dividend growth, reduce funds available for expansion, and weaken the long-term compounding profile.

Bastei Luebbe News

BST FAQ

What was Bastei Luebbe’s price range in the past 12 months?
Bastei Luebbe lowest stock price was €5.96 and its highest was €9.78 in the past 12 months.
What is Bastei Luebbe’s market cap?
Bastei Luebbe’s market cap is €78.67M.
When is Bastei Luebbe’s upcoming earnings report date?
The company’s upcoming earnings report date is not yet available.
How were Bastei Luebbe’s earnings last quarter?
Bastei Luebbe released its earnings results on Jul 14, 2026. The company reported €0.05 earnings per share for the quarter.
Is Bastei Luebbe overvalued?
Not enough analysts have published a price target to calculate whether the price is overvalued.
Does Bastei Luebbe pay dividends?
Bastei Luebbe pays a Annually dividend of €0.25 which represents an annual dividend yield of 4.19%. See more information on Bastei Luebbe dividends here
What is Bastei Luebbe’s EPS estimate?
Bastei Luebbe’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
How many shares outstanding does Bastei Luebbe have?
Bastei Luebbe has 13,300,000 shares outstanding.
What happened to Bastei Luebbe’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Bastei Luebbe reported an EPS of €0.05 in its last earnings report. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 0.94%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Bastei Luebbe?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DE:BST
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology