Cineworld Group plc was founded in 1995 and is now one of the leading cinema groups in Europe. Originally a private company, it re-registered as a public company in May 2006 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. Currently, Cineworld Group plc is the only quoted UK cinema business.
In December 2012, the Group acquired the Picturehouse chain of cinemas consisting of 21 cinemas, and in February 2014, the combination with Cinema City completed, creating the second largest cinema business in Europe (by number of screens). The enlarged Group now has 217 sites and a total of 2,000 fully digital screens. Our portfolio includes four out of the ten highest grossing cinemas in the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on outstanding picture quality and atmospheric surround sound; the soft, deep-down comfort of our modern seating; the crunch of our popcorn; and, most importantly, the friendliest customer service around. All our sites are digital, and we are one of the market leaders in 3D, a format which will become increasingly important.
In 2014, Cineworld accounted for 82.9 million admissions, had revenues of £619.4 million and an Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) before exceptional items of £126.6 million.

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Midas verdict: At 452¼p, Cineworld shares have had a good run in recent weeks, but there is still plenty of long-term growth. The company is taking steps to improve profitability in the UK and there are solid expansion plans in Eastern Europe. Buy and hold.




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Shares - We are expecting strong financial results from Cineworld on 13 March after the cinema groups latest trading statement 14 Jan said profit for the year ended 1 January 2015 will be towards the top end of market consensus.

Preliminary results


Highlights

· Combination with Cinema City Holding B.V. ("Cinema City") completed on 28 February 2014;

· Group revenue growth of 52.2% on a statutory basis and 1.7% on a pro forma2 basis;

· UK & Ireland revenue growth of 1.8% on 52 week v 52 week basis, maintaining market share of 27.1% (2013: 27.0%) (Source: Rentrak);

· CEE7 & Israel revenue growth of 1.4% on a pro forma basis;

· EBITDA growth of 75.1% on a statutory basis and 7.4% on a pro forma basis;

· Profit before tax of £67.3m is stated after non-recurring costs and amortisation of £7.7m resulting in adjusted profit before tax of £75.0m, growth of 72.8%;

· Profit after tax of £54.5m is stated after tax adjusted non-recurring costs and amortisation of £6.7m resulting in adjusted profit after tax of £61.2m, growth of 95.5%;

· Adjusted diluted EPS5 growth of 31.2%;

· Full year dividend increased by 33.7% to 13.5p on a rights adjusted basis6;

· Net cash generated from operating activities of £86.1m, representing growth of 54.9%;

· As reported at the end of H1, annualised synergies from Cinema City combination now expected to be £5m; £2m target already surpassed.

12 Mar N+1 Singer 505.00 Buy

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Peel Hunt is keen on Cineworld (LON:CNE) after today’s full year figures, “We don’t believe the business has ever been in better shape to maximise the opportunity presented by a strong film slate.

“While there may be some share price consolidation in the short-term, longer-term we still see room for outperformance. Buy.”

N+1 Singer also kept its ‘Buy’ rating on the cinema group and upped its target price to 505p.
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Cineworld hits record admissions due to the "Fifty Shades of Grey" effect.

By Jonathan Jones

March 12 2015, 10:31am
Admissions have hit record levels thanks to the release in February of Fifty Shades,
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Cinema chain Cineworld (LON:CINE) hailed the “Fifty Shades of Grey” effect as it forecast 2015 would be another good year.

Admissions have hit record levels thanks to the release in February of Fifty Shades, a mums’ favourite about a bondage-based relationship between a young couple.

Mooky Greidinger, chief executive, also pointed to a strong schedule of new releases later in the year with popular franchises 'The Hunger Games', 'James Bond' and 'Star Wars' all set to release new films.

Profits in 2014 doubled to £67.3mln after the boost of buying competitor Cinema City. Revenues rose on a pro-forma basis by 1.7% to £619mln with box office sales of £400mln.

The dividend went up by a third to 13.5p with earnings per share rising 58% to 21.9p.

"We are pleased to announce solid results for the year following the successful combination of Cineworld and Cinema City,” said Greidinger.

Broker Peel Hunt said: "We don’t believe the business has ever been in better shape."

Broker N+1 Singer upped its share price target on the firm by 35p to 505p following the results.

Shares in the company rose 5% to 468p.
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Blockbuster films such as 'The Lego Movie' help multiplex owner Cineworld to double annual profits

By Ben Griffiths for the Daily Mail

Published: 12:22, 12 March 2015 | Updated: 12:22, 12 March 2015





Multiplex owner Cineworld has doubled annual pretax profits thanks to blockbuster films including The Lego Movie, Inbetweeners 2 and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which together grossed £100.4million in 12 months.

The company, which completed its acquisition of the theatre business of Poland’s Cinema City International during the year, reported pretax earnings of £67.3.million for 2014, up from £30.9million a year earlier, on sales of £619.4million.

Cineworld is expecting another bumper year in 2015 with big releases to include the new James Bond film Spectre, the final Hunger Games release and the latest Star Wars film ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’.



Movie magic: Blockbuster films including The Lego Movie (pictured), Inbetweeners 2 and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, together grossed £100.4million in 12 months


















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Movie magic: Blockbuster films including The Lego Movie (pictured), Inbetweeners 2 and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, together grossed £100.4million in 12 months



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The release of much-anticipated ‘Fifth Shades of Grey’ in February has also smashed expectations, and helped achieve record levels of weekend admissions.




Chief executive Mooky Greidinger - an industry veteran who took over from Steve Weiner - said: ‘Overall the strength of the film line up in the current year, coupled with our good pipeline of new sites across our international estate, gives us confidence that we are on track with our plans for 2015.’

Cineworld is paying a final dividend of 9.7p, taking the full-year payout to 13.5p, up from 10.1p a year earlier

It's shares on the FTSE 250 index were up 26.2p to 474.3p in lunchtime trading.

By the end of the year Cineworld was operating 1,875 in 203 cinemas and nine different countries.

It is scheduled to open a further 504 screens in the next three years, including 328 in Central and Eastern Europe and 176 in the UK.

Retail revenues for sales of treats including soft drinks and popcorn leapt 51 per cent in 2014.

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13 Mar Canaccord... 540.00 Buy
13 Mar JP Morgan... 500.00 Overweight

Director Deals - Cineworld Group PLC (CINE)
Rick Senat, Non Executive Director, bought 26,937 shares in the company on the 16th March 2015 at a price of 482.75p. The Director now holds 53,874 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director deals data provided by www.directorsholdings.com

IC - over the next three years Cinema City hopes to add 30 new multiplexes - roughly 328 screens - the next of which will open in Bucharest in April. Cineworld also hopes to add another 176 screens to its UK estate, bringing the total to more than 500 new screens in three years . With another 10 cinemas opening this year, the growth story is far from over.

16 Apr Numis 550.00 Add

21 Apr Canaccord... 540.00 Buy

15 May Canaccord... 540.00 Buy

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26 May Numis 550.00 Add
26 May Investec 560.00 Buy
26 May JP Morgan... 540.00 Overweight
26 May Canaccord... 540.00 Buy
26 May N+1 Singer 550.00 Buy

Cineworld boosts admissions in early 2015

By Philip Waller

May 26 2015, 7:17am
Cineworld boosted revenue in early 2015



Cinema operator Cineworld (LON:CINE) increased admissions and advertising revenue in early 2015 and said a good line-up of films ahead should keep it on track to hit annual targets.

Cineworld said total UK and Ireland revenue in the 19 weeks to May 14 lifted 8.8% while group revenue rose 10.7%.

Retail spend per person increased in all areas, benefiting from the range of films on offer as well as improved food, drink and other products. That resulted in more advertising revenue.

Cineworld opened two UK Cineworld cinemas and one Picturehouse in the period, a new cinema in Bucharest in Romania and extended a site in the Czech Republic. It plans to open 16 more cinemas during the rest of the year.

The group said there was a promising line-up of movies in the rest of the first half including San Andreas, Jurassic World and Minions.

The second half looked encouraging with releases such as the latest Star Wars film, Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 and the next Bond film, Spectre.

"With our plans for continued expansion across the group, the board remains confident of a performance for the year as a whole in line with current market expectations."

29 May Canaccord... 540.00 Buy

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