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
£456M
13.87
£0.20
0.34
£0.14
4.99%
Price and volume
Market cap
£456M
Beta
0.34
52-week high
£3.13
52-week low
£2.28
Average daily volume
459K
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)
13.866
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.756
Price to book
2.92
Price to tangible book (TTM)
7.91
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.433
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.60%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.291
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.99%
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
FY26 revenue reached a record £261.6m, up 4.3%, and the group expects adjusted profit before tax growth in line with expectations despite a difficult UK second half. This points to continued earnings resilience. (Reuters)
Canada is becoming a stronger growth engine: FY26 revenue rose 9%, while like-for-like sales improved to 2.7% growth in the second half. That helps offset weaker UK trading and broadens the group’s growth base. (Reuters)
The estate expansion offers a clear route to further growth, with eight new centres planned to take the group from 95 to 103 sites in FY27 and a longer-term target of 130 by 2033. (Reuters)
UK like-for-like sales fell 5.6% in the second half as unusually hot, dry weather reduced demand for indoor leisure. The resulting 1% decline in full-year group like-for-like sales shows how exposed established-site trading can be to changes in footfall. (Reuters)
In the first half, UK game volumes fell 3.4% even as spend per game rose 7.6%. Growth therefore relied on customers spending more per visit, which may be harder to sustain if price increases deter value-conscious customers. (StockAnalysis)
A £2.8m impairment on a Canadian centre that generated only single-digit returns highlights the risk that new or refurbished sites may not earn enough to justify their investment. That matters as the group accelerates its Canadian expansion. (StockAnalysis)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing BOWL
AllGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £BOWL weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £672M | 0.14% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMIG | £569M | 0.13% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.5B | 0.13% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | $3.6B | 0.04% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | $3.6B | 0.04% |
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