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ZEAL Network SETIMA.DECompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Germany · EUR·Communication Services›Movies/Entertainment

German operator of online lottery services that let consumers play state lottery draws and lottery-based betting products online.

≈ A German online lottery platform like a smaller Jackpot.comMomentum weak 33
Mkt cap
$969M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
50%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$128,252
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
20.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+16.6 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
-28 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
138 days
24 Mar 2027
Close · EUR€39.90
1D+2.3%
1W+0.5%
1M+3.1%
3M-7.4%
6M-17.7%
YTD-24.1%
1Y-19.9%
ATR %2.8%
52w lowhigh24.4% off high

What ZEAL Network does

German operator of online lottery services that let consumers play state lottery draws and lottery-based betting products online.

Earns a commission on each state-lottery ticket it brokers online through Lotto24, so jackpot size drives ticket sales, and it adds bets on lottery results that it offers itself. German licences and rules on how lotteries may be sold online shape what it can offer.

In one line: A German online lottery platform like a smaller Jackpot.com.

Products and services

  • Online lottery ticket brokerage (Lotto24)
  • Secondary lottery betting products

Customers

  • German consumers playing lottery games online

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Communication services
  • Online gaming/lottery
  • Online lottery brokerage & betting

What could go right

  • Online lottery adoption growth
  • Large jackpot-driven ticket sales spikes

What could go wrong

  • German gambling regulation changes
  • Dependence on lottery jackpot cyclicality

Moat: narrow (brand, regulatory licence, network effects). Established online lottery brand with gaming licences in a regulated market, but growth depends on jackpot sizes and regulatory limits.

Headquarters: Hamburg, Germany · Founded: 1999 · Employees: 265

Named competitors

  • Jackpot.com (private) private or unlisted
  • State lottery operators (private) private or unlisted

ZEAL Network at a glance

Size ZEAL Network (TIMA.DE) is a Germany Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $969M, the 146th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €39.90 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 17.7%, against -8.2% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 12.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.0%); the operating margin is 26.6% (peer median 7.5%).

Valuation It trades at 20.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 23.9× (7th cheapest of 14).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +20%, so the hurdle is -28 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 16.6 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 24 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 94TIMA.DE 83
Six months, rebased to 100: ZEAL Network against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

ZEAL Network financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€239M€218M€188M€116M€105M
Revenue growth—+16%+62%+10%—
Gross profit€167M€150M€130M€72.2M€66.9M
EBITDA€72.4M€67.2M€58.7M€31.5M€29.3M
Net income€44.0M€41.7M€58.4M€12.8M€16.0M
Free cash flow€67.1M€60.9M€74.8M€25.4M€27.7M
Capital expenditure€804,000€971,000€569,000€428,000€1.43M
Total debt€82.5M€88.1M€99.1M€27.7M€32.7M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

ZEAL Network competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%0%+20%0880035900FUN96011566TIPSMUSIC9010300291ACELCDA600576PSM300528MCS001330600088SAREGAMAJUVE6412TIMA.DE6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. ZEAL Network is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+100%+200%20×40×0359009601TIPSMUSIC9010300291ACELCDA600576PSMMCSSAREGAMA0415106412TIMA.DERevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. ZEAL Network is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+25%+50%+75%0%50%035900FUN9601TIPSMUSIC9010300291ACELCDAPSMMCS001330600088041510TIMA.DEGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. ZEAL Network is the large dot.

ZEAL Network competitors and peer comparison

How ZEAL Network compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

ZEAL Network against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureTIMA.DEPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+3.1%+3.5%11th highest of 21
6-month return-17.7%-8.2%7th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-24.4%-36.4%8th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+12.1%+3.0%6th highest of 21
Operating margin26.6%7.5%3rd highest of 21
Forward P/E20.3×23.9×7th cheapest of 14
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-7.5%5.2%4th least demanding of 15
Growth delivered (Del g)+20.2%+16.5%6th highest of 15
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-27.8 pp-12.4 pp4th least demanding of 15
ROIC minus cost of capital+16.6 pp-1.2 pp3rd highest of 20
EV / EBITDA11.7×10.0×7th most expensive of 14
Net debt / EBITDA-0.2×2.9×4th least indebted of 15

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
ZEAL Network TIMA.DEGermany$969M-18%+12%27%20.3×-7.5%+20.2%
SJM 0880.HKHong Kong$974M-49%-16%6%n/an/an/a
JYP Entertainment 035900.KSSouth Korea$1.01B-34%+15%18%13.6×-17.4%+41.6%
Six Flags Entertainment FUNUnited States$1.02B-55%-3%11%n/a5.4%+76.4%
Shochiku 9601.TJapan$1.03B+14%+4%5%44.1×13.5%+13.4%
CA Cultural Technology 1566.HKHong Kong$1.03B+9,743%-2%7%n/an/an/a
Tips Music TIPSMUSIC.NSIndia$1.04B+20%+27%67%39.6×36.6%+32.9%
Fuji Kyuko 9010.TJapan$887M+17%+2%16%23.9×5.0%+11.9%
Beijing Baination Pictures 300291.SZChina$874M-2%+217%-134%32.6×24.5%+1.5%
Accel Entertainment ACELUnited States$1.10B+18%+9%8%15.6×0.8%+33.3%
Compagnie des Alpes CDA.PAFrance$1.11B-11%+8%13%8.1×2.6%+17.8%
Zhejiang Sunriver Culture Tourism 600576.SSChina$838M-11%+16%17%53.0×n/an/a
ProSiebenSat.1 Media PSM.DEGermany$830M-16%-8%6%6.9×-11.8%-1.9%
Omnijoi Media 300528.SZChina$820M-7%-1%-26%n/an/an/a
Marcus MCSUnited States$813M+49%+9%6%30.7×9.2%+26.1%
Bona Film 001330.SZChina$1.17B-25%-29%-34%n/a24.0%-4.9%
China Television Media 600088.SSChina$786M-10%-3%2%n/a31.1%+5.9%
Saregama India SAREGAMA.NSIndia$1.26B+77%-3%28%46.6×n/an/a
Juventus Football Club JUVE.MIItaly$738M-22%-1%-28%n/an/an/a
SM ENTERTAINMENT 041510.KSSouth Korea$1.31B-19%+10%14%15.5×-9.1%+15.2%
Heiwa 6412.TJapan$1.32B+16%+47%16%10.2×4.1%+19.1%

Questions

Who are ZEAL Network's main competitors?
Named competitors: Jackpot.com (private) (private or unlisted), State lottery operators (private) (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes SJM (0880.HK), JYP Entertainment (035900.KS), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), Shochiku (9601.T), CA Cultural Technology (1566.HK), Tips Music (TIPSMUSIC.NS).
Is ZEAL Network expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 20.3× against a peer median of 23.9×, 7th cheapest of 14 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +20%, so the hurdle is -28 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has ZEAL Network stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -17.7% against -8.2% for the median peer; over one year -19.9%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.