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Hollywood Bowl Group

LSE:BOWL · GB00BD0NVK62
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureSmall

360

94
EV / EBIT68
Price / Owner Earnings33
Owner Earnings Yield67
Dividend Yield89
Price/Sales37
EV / Gross Profit40
Price/Book43
Return on Capital78
Cash Return on Capital65
Return on Equity87
EBIT Margin87
Gross Profitability61
Cash Conversion46
Accruals59
Owner Earnings Margin75
Sales growth71
Profit Growth32
Long-Term EPS Growth77
Owner Earnings Growth91
Reinvestment10
Price momentum68
Debt load39
Refinancing73
Debt Payback45
Liquidity49
Analyst ratings84
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside65
Market mood85
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Hollywood Bowl Group generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2016
Employees512
ISINGB00BD0NVK62
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Description

Hollywood Bowl Group plc operates a chain of leisure venues that primarily focus on bowling as a core entertainment offering, complemented by an array of additional activities and amenities that enhance the customer experience. The company prides its…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Hollywood Bowl Group plc earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 20.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 7% a year, against analyst forecasts of 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
94
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2023

All-time low

70

Jan 2025

Average rank

85

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
37
23
23
20
Price/Earnings
55
60
57
68
Price/Book
43
40
30
35
Dividend Yield
89
90
88
90
Value (overall)
63
51
49
62

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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