Hollywood Bowl Group /£BOWL
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About Hollywood Bowl Group
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC, founded in 2010, operates in the UK's leisure sector, specializing in ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centers. Operating through an array of popular venues, the company offers a mix of leisure activities aimed at families, teens, and adults, emphasizing affordable and competitive fun. The Group has made significant strides in its sector by focusing on customer-friendly environments and services, and is the UK's largest ten-pin bowling operator.
- Ticker
- £BOWL
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 2,800
- Headquarters
- Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com
BOWL Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£403M
12.27
£0.20
0.34
£0.14
5.64%
Price and volume
Market cap
£403M
Beta
0.34
52-week high
£3.13
52-week low
£2.28
Average daily volume
663K
Dividend rate
£0.14
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.711
Quick ratio
0.515
Long term debt to equity
1.402
Total debt to equity
1.499
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
66.34%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.03%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
73.119
Gross margin (TTM)
62.13%
Net profit margin (TTM)
12.75%
Operating margin (TTM)
22.35%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.37%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£90,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.41%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.70%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
12.275
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.554
Price to book
2.58
Price to tangible book (TTM)
6.99
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.351
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
11.97%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.291
Dividend yield (TTM)
5.64%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.35%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
19.63%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.86%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.85%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.10%
What the Analysts think about BOWL
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Hollywood Bowl Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Hollywood Bowl Group stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Strong H1 FY26 financial performance: revenue grew 9.5% to £141.5m, Adjusted PBT rose 8.1%, and EPS increased 11.3% on disciplined cost management and robust demand for affordable leisure (LSE RNS).
Announcement of a £5m share buyback programme in July 2026 underlines management's confidence in the Group's growth trajectory and enhances shareholder returns (Reuters).
Hollywood Bowl Group is set to open two new UK centres and one Canadian centre in H2 FY26, demonstrating a clear expansion pipeline to drive future revenue growth (ticker.app).
Like-for-like revenue growth in Canada slowed to 0.5% in H1 FY26, down from 3.7% a year earlier, indicating underperformance in the international segment (LSE RNS).
Centre staff costs increased by 18.5% in H1 FY26, fueled by higher National Insurance and living wage increases, squeezing margins despite revenue growth (Investegate).
Property rent expense rose 11.2% year-on-year to £12.1m in H1 FY26 following new centre openings, which may pressure operating leverage as the estate expands (ticker.app).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing BOWL
AllGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | £BOWL weighting |
|---|---|---|
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 0.15% |
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £661M | 0.13% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.03% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.03% |
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