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Australian cinema, hotel and leisure operator running Event/Village cinemas, Rydges/QT hotels and Thredbo ski resort.
Australian cinema, hotel and leisure operator running Event/Village cinemas, Rydges/QT hotels and Thredbo ski resort.
Revenue comes from movie tickets and in-cinema food and drink, hotel rooms, and ski-resort lodging and lift passes, so results follow film slates, travel demand and snowfall. Cinemas are the largest part of the mix.
In one line: A mix of AMC Theatres and a boutique hotel operator.
Moat: narrow (scale, brand, installed base). Large cinema/hotel footprint and prime-location property assets are costly to replicate.
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia · Founded: 1910
Size EVT (EVT.AX) is an Australia Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $1.78B, the 128th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$15.75 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 38.9%, against +5.3% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 7.0% over the last twelve months (peer median -1.5%); the operating margin is 9.2% (peer median 8.6%).
Valuation It trades at 35.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 23.5× (5th most expensive of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 21% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +18%, so the hurdle is +3 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.3 points below its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | A$1.31B | A$1.31B | A$1.22B | A$1.21B | A$1.17B |
| Revenue growth | — | +7% | +1% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | A$420M | A$420M | A$366M | A$364M | A$370M |
| EBITDA | A$299M | A$299M | A$268M | A$281M | A$294M |
| Net income | A$50.7M | A$50.7M | A$33.4M | A$4.82M | A$107M |
| Free cash flow | A$121M | A$121M | A$146M | A$128M | A$41.4M |
| Capital expenditure | A$137M | A$137M | A$82.3M | A$89.7M | A$204M |
| Total debt | n/a | A$1.39B | A$1.32B | A$1.32B | A$1.40B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVT EVT.AX | $1.78B | +39% | +7% | 9% | 35.0× | 21.0% |
| AMC Entertainment AMC | $2.80B | +109% | +6% | 5% | n/a | n/a |
| Cinemark CNK | $4.51B | +44% | +13% | 15% | 14.8× | 2.4% |
| Accor AC.PA | $12.8B | +12% | 0% | 16% | 22.9× | 14.4% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | EVT.AX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +9.8% | +8.9% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +38.9% | +5.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -2.5% | -18.9% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +7.0% | -1.5% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 8.6% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 35.0× | 23.5× | 5th most expensive of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 21.0% | 4.9% | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +18.0% | +18.7% | 7th lowest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +3.0 pp | -14.6 pp | 7th most demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.3 pp | -1.7 pp | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.0× | 8.9× | 3rd most expensive of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.4× | 1.9× | 3rd most indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVT EVT.AX | Australia | $1.78B | +39% | +7% | 9% | 35.0× | 21.0% | +18.0% |
| United Parks & Resorts PRKS | United States | $1.81B | +2% | -4% | 21% | 11.4× | 0.2% | +30.9% |
| Damai Entertainment 1060.HK | Hong Kong | $1.74B | -25% | +22% | 6% | 13.9× | -9.1% | +22.0% |
| PVR Inox PVRINOX.NS | India | $1.63B | +47% | +14% | 16% | 28.7× | 15.7% | +88.3% |
| Hengdian Entertainment 603103.SS | China | $1.62B | -18% | -27% | -10% | n/a | 36.1% | +18.3% |
| Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town 000069.SZ | China | $2.00B | -25% | -22% | -32% | n/a | 1.1% | -17.4% |
| Songcheng Performance Development 300144.SZ | China | $2.17B | -29% | -15% | 37% | 20.8× | 5.6% | +20.1% |
| Tabcorp TAH.AX | Australia | $1.45B | +28% | 0% | 9% | 28.6× | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| Cultural Investment 600715.SS | China | $1.43B | +15% | -27% | -44% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ROUND ONE 4680.T | Japan | $2.22B | +42% | +21% | 15% | 16.3× | 4.3% | +25.5% |
| Prime Focus PFOCUS.NS | India | $2.36B | -7% | +29% | 16% | n/a | 26.0% | +12.6% |
| Beijing Jetsen Technology 300182.SZ | China | $2.36B | +6% | -23% | 9% | 37.1× | n/a | n/a |
| MSG Rangers MSGR | United States | $2.37B | +1,624% | +2% | -9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Heiwa 6412.T | Japan | $1.32B | +16% | +47% | 16% | 10.2× | 4.1% | +19.1% |
| Shanghai Film 601595.SS | China | $2.40B | +47% | -18% | -2% | 264.9× | 57.0% | +24.4% |
| SM ENTERTAINMENT 041510.KS | South Korea | $1.31B | -19% | +10% | 14% | 15.5× | -9.1% | +15.2% |
| Saregama India SAREGAMA.NS | India | $1.26B | +77% | -3% | 28% | 46.6× | n/a | n/a |
| China Star Entertainment 0326.HK | Hong Kong | $2.54B | -10% | -69% | -157% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bona Film 001330.SZ | China | $1.17B | -25% | -29% | -34% | n/a | 24.0% | -4.9% |
| Toei 9605.T | Japan | $2.77B | +5% | +3% | 20% | 23.5× | -3.3% | +11.5% |
| Zhejiang Huace Film & TV 300133.SZ | China | $2.79B | +15% | +44% | 8% | 50.4× | n/a | n/a |