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Size Hollywood Bowl (BOWL.L) is a United Kingdom Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $658M, the 266th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £293.50 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 17.2%, against -8.2% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.9%); the operating margin is 23.9% (peer median 7.5%).
Valuation It trades at 13.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.5× (5th cheapest of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -4% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +26%, so the hurdle is -30 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.9 points above its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 2 Dec 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £263M | £251M | £230M | £215M | £194M |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +7% | +11% | — |
| Gross profit | £130M | £125M | £119M | £113M | £143M |
| EBITDA | £95.9M | £91.4M | £88.1M | £83.2M | £83.3M |
| Net income | £33.5M | £34.6M | £29.9M | £34.2M | £37.5M |
| Free cash flow | £49.6M | £37.7M | £30.1M | £41.7M | £53.5M |
| Capital expenditure | £25.0M | £36.5M | £38.9M | £22.9M | £21.8M |
| Total debt | n/a | £236M | £218M | £194M | £188M |
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| Measure | BOWL.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +16.7% | +2.0% | 5th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +17.2% | -8.2% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -6.1% | -37.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.3% | +3.9% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 23.9% | 7.5% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.2× | 18.5× | 5th cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.4% | 8.5% | 3rd least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +25.8% | +21.7% | 5th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -30.3 pp | -15.8 pp | 3rd least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +5.9 pp | -1.6 pp | 2nd highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.3× | 8.9× | 7th cheapest of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2× | 2.2× | 7th least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Bowl BOWL.L | United Kingdom | $658M | +17% | +9% | 24% | 13.2× | -4.4% | +25.8% |
| Huayi Brothers Media 300027.SZ | China | $648M | -14% | -24% | -125% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Cineplex CGX.TO | Canada | $641M | +26% | -2% | 9% | 33.9× | 3.2% | +25.2% |
| COVER 5253.T | Japan | $633M | +11% | +4% | 14% | 13.6× | 11.4% | +53.8% |
| Angel Studios ANGX | United States | $633M | +1% | +233% | -30% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CJ CGV 079160.KS | South Korea | $629M | +5% | +12% | 5% | n/a | 8.2% | +31.3% |
| Ciwen Media 002343.SZ | China | $610M | +38% | -55% | -35% | 39.0× | 32.0% | -9.9% |
| Juventus Football Club JUVE.MI | Italy | $738M | -22% | -1% | -28% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rank RNK.L | United Kingdom | $583M | -3% | +5% | 9% | 10.3× | 5.8% | +20.4% |
| Zhejiang Huazhi Digital Media 300426.SZ | China | $578M | +30% | -71% | 27% | n/a | 33.6% | -10.6% |
| Viva Goods 0933.HK | Hong Kong | $578M | -23% | +4% | 4% | 9.1× | 2.5% | +65.8% |
| YG Entertainment 122870.KS | South Korea | $578M | -22% | +60% | 11% | 17.2× | -5.7% | +16.4% |
| China Television Media 600088.SS | China | $786M | -10% | -3% | 2% | n/a | 31.1% | +5.9% |
| Maoyan Entertainment 1896.HK | Hong Kong | $547M | -38% | -7% | 9% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Tivoli A/S TIV.CO | Denmark | $536M | -3% | +6% | 10% | n/a | 8.8% | +23.0% |
| Marcus MCS | United States | $813M | +49% | +9% | 6% | 30.7× | 9.2% | +26.1% |
| Omnijoi Media 300528.SZ | China | $820M | -7% | -1% | -26% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ProSiebenSat.1 Media PSM.DE | Germany | $830M | -16% | -8% | 6% | 6.9× | -11.8% | -1.9% |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment LUCK | United States | $518M | -54% | +4% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Sunriver Culture Tourism 600576.SS | China | $838M | -11% | +16% | 17% | 53.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Studio Dragon 253450.KS | South Korea | $515M | -33% | +24% | 9% | 19.9× | n/a | n/a |