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Hollywood Bowl Group Plc (LSE: BOWL) is the UK’s leading operator of ten-pin bowling and indoor mini-golf centres. Its core brand, Hollywood Bowl, offers a comprehensive family entertainment experience, integrating modern bowling lanes with significant food, beverage, and amusement machine revenues. The group has successfully diversified with Puttstars, its competitive socialising mini-golf concept, targeting a broader demographic.
Known for its robust operational model and strong cash generation, the company benefits from resilient demand for experiential leisure. Strategic focuses include ongoing site refurbishments, new centre openings – particularly for the growing Puttstars brand – and optimising ancillary spend. Hollywood Bowl maintains a dominant market position, supported by strong brand recognition, a value-for-money proposition, and efficient operations, making it a key player in the UK’s leisure sector.
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Yeah, I quite liked this one.
Revenue hit a record and they still kept profits in line even with the UK having the hottest summer anyone can remember knocking the like-for-likes. Canada did the business and they’re still opening new centres.
Nothing flashy, but the model held up and it doesn’t feel expensive. More my kind of GARP holding than the usual hype stuff. Still in.Thoughts on Hollywood Bowl Group (HBG)? Strong H1 results and the increased dividend certainly caught attention. With the recent acquisition in Canada, are we looking at a significant growth opportunity, or do rising cost-of-living pressures still pose a threat to discretionary spending? Curious to hear your perspectives on its future trajectory.