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Final Results - Year ending 30 September 2025
Hollywood Bowl Group plc reported a strong financial and operational performance for the year ended 30 September 2025, with revenue increasing by 8.8% to £250.7 million. Group adjusted EBITDA grew by 4.2% to £91.2 million, while statutory profit after tax rose by 15.7% to £34.6 million. The company returned £35 million to shareholders through dividends and a share buyback program, and it opened a record seven new sites in the UK and Canada, with plans to reach 130 centres by 2035. The outlook remains positive, with the company well-positioned for continued growth due to its differentiated business model and focus on affordable, family-friendly leisure experiences. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nHollywood Bowl Group plc\n(\"Hollywood Bowl\", or the \"Group\")\n \nFinal Results for the Year Ended 30 September 2025\n \nCONTINUED STRONG FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE\n \nHollywood Bowl Group plc, the UK and Canada's largest ten-pin bowling operator, announces its audited results for the year ended 30 September 2025 (\"FY2025\").\n \nFinancial Summary\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted results1\n\n\n\n\nStatutory results\n\n\n\n\n\nFY2025\n\n\nFY2024\n\n\nMovement\nFY2025 vs FY2024\n\n\nFY2025\n\n\nFY2024\n\n\nMovement\nFY2025 vs FY2024\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n£250.7m\n\n\n£230.4m\n\n\n+8.8%\n\n\n£250.7m\n\n\n£230.4m\n\n\n+8.8%\n\n\n\n\nGroup EBITDA pre-IFRS 16\n\n\n£68.4m\n\n\n£67.7m\n\n\n+0.9%\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\n\n\nGroup EBITDA\n\n\n£91.2m\n\n\n£87.6m\n\n\n+4.2%\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\n\n\nGroup profit before tax (pre-IFRS 16)\n\n\n£49.4m\n\n\n£53.4m\n\n\n-7.5%\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\n\n\nGroup profit before tax\n\n\n£46.0m\n\n\n£50.3m\n\n\n-8.6%\n\n\n£44.3m\n\n\n£42.8m\n\n\n+3.6%\n\n\n\n\nGroup profit after tax\n\n\n£36.7m\n\n\n£37.6m\n\n\n-2.4%\n\n\n£34.6m\n\n\n£29.9m\n\n\n+15.7%\n\n\n\n\nEarnings per share\n\n\n21.51p\n\n\n21.92p\n\n\n-1.9%\n\n\n20.28p\n\n\n17.42p\n\n\n+16.4%\n\n\n\n\nEarnings per share (pre-IFRS 16)\n\n\n23.61p\n\n\n23.95p\n\n\n-1.4%\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\n\n\nTotal ordinary dividend per share\n\n\n13.28p\n\n\n12.06p\n\n\n+10.1%\n\n\n13.28p\n\n\n12.06p\n\n\n+10.1%\n\n\n\n\n \n1 A reconciliation between adjusted and statutory is shown later in the report.\n \n \nContinued strong financial and operational performance\n \n· Fourth consecutive year of record revenue and adjusted EBITDA, in line with expectations\no Group revenue of £250.7m up 8.8% (FY2024: £230.4m)\no Group adjusted EBITDA growth (pre-IFRS 16) of 0.9% to £68.4m (FY2024: £67.7m)\no Group adjusted EBITDA growth of 4.2% to £91.2m (FY2024: £87.6m)\n \n· Group like-for-like (LFL) revenue growth of 0.6% (1.3% on a constant currency basis)\no UK LFL up 1.1%, despite a challenging backdrop for indoor leisure, with spend per game (\"SPG\") up 9.2%\no Canada LFL up 3.2% on a constant currency basis, with SPG up 14.8%\no Strong value credentials maintained - a fami...