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Hollywood Bowl Group LSE:BOWL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£2.89

Market Cap

UK£496.5m

7D

4.2%

1Y

-0.5%

Updated

19 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

LSE:BOWL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£496.5m

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Hollywood Bowl Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£2.89
52 Week HighUK£3.55
52 Week LowUK£2.72
Beta1.2
1 Month Change-2.37%
3 Month Change-13.23%
1 Year Change-0.52%
3 Year Change6.85%
5 Year Change-6.63%
Change since IPO68.71%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Is Now The Time To Put Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 09
Is Now The Time To Put Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) On Your Watchlist?

Is There Now An Opportunity In Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL)?

Feb 15
Is There Now An Opportunity In Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL)?

Here's What To Make Of Hollywood Bowl Group's (LON:BOWL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Sep 21
Here's What To Make Of Hollywood Bowl Group's (LON:BOWL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL)

Feb 11
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL)

At UK£2.30, Is Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Worth Looking At Closely?

Dec 16
At UK£2.30, Is Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Worth Looking At Closely?

Hollywood Bowl Group's (LON:BOWL) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Sep 22
Hollywood Bowl Group's (LON:BOWL) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Apr 09
Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Estimating The Fair Value Of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL)

Mar 19
Estimating The Fair Value Of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL)

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Dec 21
Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Estimating The Fair Value Of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL)

Jul 27
Estimating The Fair Value Of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL)

Is Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Jun 05
Is Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Why Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Could Be Worth Watching

Mar 24
Why Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Could Be Worth Watching

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 24%

Mar 24
Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 24%

Shareholder Returns

BOWLGB HospitalityGB Market
7D4.2%0.9%3.2%
1Y-0.5%9.8%10.9%

Return vs Industry: BOWL underperformed the UK Hospitality industry which returned 9.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BOWL underperformed the UK Market which returned 10.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BOWL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BOWL volatility
BOWL Average Weekly Movement4.5%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement4.3%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: BOWL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: BOWL's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20162,826Steve Burnswww.hollywoodbowlgroup.com

Hollywood Bowl Group plc operates ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centers in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company also supplies and installs bowling equipment. It operates centers under the Hollywood Bowl, Puttstars, and Splitsville brands.

Hollywood Bowl Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Hollywood Bowl Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BOWL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£496.46m
Earnings (TTM)UK£29.91m
Revenue (TTM)UK£230.40m

16.6x

P/E Ratio

2.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BOWL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£230.40m
Cost of RevenueUK£84.90m
Gross ProfitUK£145.50m
Other ExpensesUK£115.59m
EarningsUK£29.91m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.17
Gross Margin63.15%
Net Profit Margin12.98%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did BOWL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.2%

Current Dividend Yield

69%

Payout Ratio

Does BOWL pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BOWL by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Hollywood Bowl Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 30 2025
Dividend Pay DateFeb 21 2025
Days until Ex dividend11 days
Days until Dividend pay date33 days

Does BOWL pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/19 07:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Hollywood Bowl Group plc is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jack CummingsBerenberg
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Kate CalvertInvestec Bank plc (UK)