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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Fundamentals
| Company Name | Hollywood Bowl Group PLC | Last Updated | 2025-11-07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | Leisure | Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Shares in Issue | 166.852 m | Market Cap | £442.16 m |
| PE Ratio | 16.28 | Dividend per Share | £0.13 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.52 | Dividend Cover | 1.38 |
| EPS | £0.17 | EPS Growth (%) | -0.14 |
| PEG | 0 | DPS Growth (%) | 0.0610 |
| Debt Ratio | 0.5351 | Debt Equity Ratio | 1.4224 |
| Asset Equity Ratio | 2.8444 | Cash Equity Ratio | 0.1495 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.5499 | Current Ratio | 0.74 |
| Price To Book Value | 2.9560 | ROCE | 0 |
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Dividends
| Type | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Currency | Net Dividend | Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim | 2025-06-26 | 2025-07-25 | GBP | 0.0410 | |
| Prelim | 2025-01-30 | 2025-02-21 | GBP | 0.0808 | |
| Interim | 2024-06-13 | 2024-07-10 | GBP | 0.0398 | |
| Prelim | 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-23 | GBP | 0.0854 | |
| Interim | 2023-06-08 | 2023-07-05 | GBP | 0.0327 | |
| Prelim | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-24 | GBP | 0.0853 |
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Company Financials
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | £274.70 m | £229.09 m | £216.10 m |
| Intangible Assets | £100.32 m | £89.38 m | £81.79 m |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Fixed Assets | £375.54 m | £319.77 m | £299.54 m |
| Stocks | £2.90 m | £2.44 m | £2.15 m |
| Debtors | £1.63 m | £2.48 m | £1.08 m |
| Cash & Equivalents | £28.70 m | £52.45 m | £56.07 m |
| Other Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | £417.83 m | £383.51 m | £363.15 m |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creditors within 1 year | £44.66 m | £41.66 m | £40.24 m |
| Creditors after 1 year | £220.97 m | £193.90 m | £184.49 m |
| Other Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | £265.63 m | £235.57 m | £224.73 m |
| Net assets | £152.21 m | £147.94 m | £138.42 m |
| Equity | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Called up share capital | £1.72 m | £1.72 m | £1.71 m |
| Share Premium | £39.72 m | £39.72 m | £39.72 m |
| Profit / Loss | £42.76 m | £45.08 m | £46.66 m |
| Other Equity | £152.21 m | £147.94 m | £138.42 m |
| Preference & Minorities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Capital Employed | £152.21 m | £147.94 m | £138.42 m |
| Ratios | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Ratio | £0.57 | £0.55 | £0.56 |
| Debt-to-Equity | £1.34 | £1.23 | £1.28 |
| Assets / Equity | 2.8444 | 2.8444 | 2.8444 |
| Cash / Equity | 0.1495 | 0.1495 | 0.1495 |
| EPS | £0.18 | £0.21 | £0.22 |
| Cash Flow | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activities | £68.03 m | £63.47 m | £75.17 m |
| Cashflow before financing | £29.16 m | £26.72 m | £55.62 m |
| Increase in Cash | -£23.44 m | -£3.52 m | £26.10 m |
| Income | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £230.40 m | £215.08 m | £193.74 m |
| Cost of sales | £84.90 m | £78.21 m | £63.10 m |
| Gross Profit | £145.50 m | £136.87 m | £130.64 m |
| Operating Profit | £53.51 m | £54.09 m | £55.45 m |
| Pre-Tax profit | £42.76 m | £45.08 m | £46.66 m |
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Company Background
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hollywood Bowl Group PLC is a ten-pin bowling operator across the United Kingdom under the Hollywood Bowl, Splitsville and Puttstars brands. The company specializes in operating bowling centres, located on out of town multi-use leisure parks and large retail parks with all of the centres occupied by the company on a leasehold basis. The centres are designed to offer a complete family entertainment experience with each centre offering bowling lanes, on-site dining, licensed bars, and family games arcades. The company has two reporting segments, being the provision of ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centres in the United Kingdom which generates the majority of the revenue, and the provision of ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centres and the installation of bowling equipment in Canada. |
| Latest Interim Date | 29 May 2025 |
| Latest Fiscal Year End Date | 17 Dec 2024 |
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Directors
| Appointed | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | Mr. Darren Mark Shapland | Non-Executive Director,Chairman |
| 2024-01-03 | Ms. Claire Tiney | Non-Executive Director |
| 2025-01-30 | Mr. Peter Boddy | Non-Executive Director,Chairman |
| 2024-01-29 | Mr. Nicholas Paul Backhouse | Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director |
| 2025-07-07 | Mr. Stephen Burns | Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer |
| 2025-03-04 | Mr. Laurence Brian Keen | Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer |
| 2017-04-07 | Mr. Bill Priestley | Non-Executive Director |
| 2025-08-08 | Mr. Ivan Schofield | Non-Executive Director |
| 2025-07-23 | Ms. Julia Marguerite Porter | Non-Executive Director |
| 2025-03-04 | Ms. Melanie Dickinson | Executive Director,Chief People Officer |
| 2025-07-09 | Mr. Rachel Addison | Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director |
| 2025-07-18 | Ms. Asheeka Hyde | Non-Executive Director |
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Contact Details
| Company Name | Hollywood Bowl Group PLC |
|---|---|
| Address | Cleveland Road, Focus 31, West Wing, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BW |
| Telephone | +44 1442840200 |
| Website | https://www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com |
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC Advisors
| Remuneration Consultant | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 205835000 |
| Fax | +44 208224652 |
| Financial PR Adviser | Tulchan Communications LLP |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 2073534200 |
| Fax | +44 2073534201 |
| Financial Adviser | Investec Investment Banking |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 2075975970 |
| Fax | +44 2075975120 |
| Auditor | KPMG |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 1923214000 |
| Fax | +44 1923214500 |
| Registrar | Capita Asset Services |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 8716640300 |
| Fax | +44 2086392342 |
| Stockbroker | Investec Securities |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 2075975000 |
| Fax | +44 2075975090 |
| Solicitor | CMS Cameron McKenna |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 2073673000 |
| Fax | +44 2073672000 |
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