Hollywood Bowl Group plc

LSE:BOWL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£475.0m

Hollywood Bowl Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Hollywood Bowl Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.41% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 21st February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 30th January, 2025.

Key information

4.4%

Dividend yield

0.08%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield4.5%
Future Dividend Yield5.0%
Dividend Growth16.6%
Next dividend pay date21 Feb 25
Ex dividend date30 Jan 25
Dividend per shareUK£0.121
Payout ratio69%

Recent dividend and buyback 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%

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: BOWL has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: BOWL's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 8 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Hollywood Bowl Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does BOWL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (BOWL)4.4%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.7%
Industry Average (Hospitality)2.1%
Analyst forecast (BOWL) (up to 3 years)5.0%

Notable Dividend: BOWL's dividend (4.41%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).

High Dividend: BOWL's dividend (4.41%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.75%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (69.2%), BOWL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (71.3%), BOWL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 19:28
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 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

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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)