Yahoo Finance Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL): Poised For Long Term Success?
In March 2019, Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) released its earnings update. Generally, it seems that analyst expectations are fairly bearish, with profits predicted to rise by 5.0% next year compared with the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 38%. Presently, with latest-twelve-month earnings at UK£19m, we should see this growing to UK£20m by 2020. I will provide a brief commentary around the figures and analyst expectations in the near term. For those keen to understand more about other aspects of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
See our latest analysis for Hollywood Bowl Group
Exciting times ahead?
The view from 7 analysts over the next three years is one of positive sentiment. Since forecasting becomes more difficult further into the future, broker analysts generally project out to around three years. To reduce the year-on-year volatility of analyst earnings forecast, I've inserted a line of best fit through the expected earnings figures to determine the annual growth rate from the slope of the line.
From the current net income level of UK£19m and the final forecast of UK£22m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for BOWL’s earnings is 6.1%. This leads to an EPS of £0.16 in the final year of projections relative to the current EPS of £0.13. Margins are currently sitting at 16%, which is expected to expand to 16% by 2022.
Next Steps:
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