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LON:BOWL
The Group is the UK’s largest ten-pin bowling operator, with a portfolio of 54 bowling Centres operating across the UK under the ‘Hollywood Bowl’, ‘AMF’ and ‘Bowlplex’ brands. The Group specialises in operating large, high quality bowling centres, predominantly located on out of town multi-use leisure parks (typically co-located with cinema and casual dining sites) and large retail parks. The Group’s Centres are designed to offer a complete family entertainment experience with each Centre offering at least 16 bowling lanes, on-site dining, licensed bars, and state-of-the-art family games arcades.
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The board remains committed to continuing to invest in the business through its ongoing cash generation, in addition to considering the appropriate use of surplus cash to enhance shareholder returns
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Pre-tax profits at the UK’s largest bowling operator jumped from £2.6mln to £21.1mln in the 12 months ended 30 September, after a 9% rise in sales to £114mln
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The Week Ahead will be dominated by interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England and ECB, plus UK inflation and results from Ashtead Group, TUI, and Dixons Caphone among others
The plan to rebrand Bowlplex sites into Hollywood Bowl centres has worked well
Hollywood Bowl said it continues to trade in line with its expectations for the full year
Sales were well up, but various one-offs hit overall profits at the bowling chain
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Unlikely given the last trading update, but it might be able to slow the downward spiral
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