Hollywood Bowl Group (CHIX:BOWLL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.32 (As of Sep. 2025) — 98% Below Median

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CHIX:BOWLL Hollywood Bowl Group PLC CHIX:BOWLL
93 GF Score
Price £2.88
GF Value £3.37
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Hollywood Bowl Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Hollywood Bowl Group CHIX:BOWLL -0.86% 93 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.32 as of Sep. 2025, which is 98% below its 10-year median of 12.83. GuruFocus rates CHIX:BOWLL with a GF Score™ of 93/100 and a GF Value™ of £3.37 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 459 Travel & Leisure companies, Hollywood Bowl Group ranks better than 65.8% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £0.32. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 9.


The historical rank and industry rank for Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:BOWLl' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.01   Med: 12.83   Max: 56.09
Current: 8.91


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Hollywood Bowl Group was 56.09. The lowest was 6.01. And the median was 12.83.


CHIX:BOWLl's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
65.8% of 459 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 13.55 vs CHIX:BOWLl: 8.91

Hollywood Bowl Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.12. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.20. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 14.55.

Hollywood Bowl Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.13. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.22. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 13.03.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Hollywood Bowl Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Hollywood Bowl Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Hollywood Bowl Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Hollywood Bowl Group Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 0.31 0.27 0.26 0.32

Hollywood Bowl Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.26 0.00 0.32 0.00

CHIX:BOWLL vs AS, HAS, LTH: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Hollywood Bowl Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hollywood Bowl Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hollywood Bowl Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hollywood Bowl Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Hollywood Bowl Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 34.6
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 31.7
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 12.8
Change In Working Capital 1.8
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 171.8

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Hollywood Bowl Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £34.6 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Hollywood Bowl Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £31.7 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Hollywood Bowl Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £12.8 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Hollywood Bowl Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £12.8 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Hollywood Bowl Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £1.8 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Hollywood Bowl Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2025 was 171.845 Mil.

Hollywood Bowl Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 34.609 +31.66+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-12.758+1.809)/171.845
=0.32

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=2.88/0.32
=9

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.32 mean?
Hollywood Bowl Group (CHIX:BOWLL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.32 as of Sep. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hollywood Bowl Group. This is 98% below median its historical median of 12.83. Over the past decade, Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.01 to 56.09. According to the industry distribution chart, Hollywood Bowl Group ranks #157 out of 459 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, placing it in the top 34.2%.
Is Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Hollywood Bowl Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.32 is 98% below median its 10-year median of 12.83. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.01 to a high of 56.09. The Travel & Leisure industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.55. Hollywood Bowl Group's value of 0.32 is 97.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Hollywood Bowl Group ranks #157 out of 459 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Hollywood Bowl Group has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hollywood Bowl Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to AS and HAS?
According to the Travel & Leisure industry distribution chart, Hollywood Bowl Group ranks #157 out of 459 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Hollywood Bowl Group in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.55. Hollywood Bowl Group's value of 0.32 is 97.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Hollywood Bowl Group's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.01 to 56.09 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 12.83 vs. the industry median of 13.55, Hollywood Bowl Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Travel & Leisure company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Travel & Leisure companies is 13.55, based on 459 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Hollywood Bowl Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.32 is 97.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hollywood Bowl Group. For the Travel & Leisure industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hollywood Bowl Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.32, which is 98% below median its own 10-year median of 12.83. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hollywood Bowl Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hollywood Bowl Group (CHIX:BOWLL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £3.37, compared to a current price of £2.88 — trading 14.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.32, which is 98% below median its 10-year median of 12.83 and 97.6% below the Travel & Leisure industry median of 13.55. Hollywood Bowl Group's overall GF Score™ is 93/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hollywood Bowl Group (CHIX:BOWLL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.32 as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hollywood Bowl Group (CHIX:BOWLL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hollywood Bowl Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £2.88 is trading 14.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of £3.37. GuruFocus considers Hollywood Bowl Group to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:BOWLL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.32 (98% below median its 10-year median of 12.83)
  • GF Value™: £3.37 vs. price of £2.88 (14.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 97.6% below the Travel & Leisure median (#157 of 459)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:BOWLL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hollywood Bowl Group Business Description

Other Exchanges BOWL:UK2H4:Germany
Address Cleveland Road, Focus 31, West Wing, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, GBR, HP2 7BW
Hollywood Bowl Group PLC is principally engaged in operating ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centres, supplying and installing bowling equipment, and developing new centres and related activities. The company operates brands including Hollywood Bowl, Splitsville, and Puttstars, with activities focused on leisure and entertainment venues offering bowling and mini-golf. It has two operating segments: i) the provision of ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centres in the United Kingdom, and ii) the provision of ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centres and the installation of bowling equipment in Canada. The majority of revenue is generated from the UK segment from the provision of activities like Bowling, Food and drink, Amusements and Others.
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