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.

Canaccord suggests investors buy a ticket for Cineworld (LON:CINE) ahead of its preliminary results next Thursday.

While most focused on the impact of Skyfall, the latest instalment in the James Bond series, Canaccord saw the moderate pick-up in advertising as a key potential catalyst.

“If this momentum continues into 2013, with DCM (the group’s advertising JV) benefiting from the UK cinema market now being predominantly digital, then this could provide further forecast momentum not contained within our numbers,” said the broker.

The strong line-up of films so far in 2013, which has included Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Les Misérables and Wreck it Ralph, leads the broker to believe box office sales have been boosted by around 20-25% from 2012.

It urges investors to take advantage of the recent underperformance from the shares.

In the Mail on Sunday business section -


Cineworld set for £39m profits as viewings soar


Skyfall is likely to have been a big hit for Cineworld, which unveils full results on Thursday.James Bond's latest outing broke british box office records late last year
and will help to boost the cinema chains profits to an expected £39.2m up from £34.6min 2011.Turnover is likely to be up by 2.5% to £363.1m.
There has also been a revival in cinema advertising, the first since 2008. But investors will be keen to hear about current trading and analysts reckon its running upto 25% ahead of the same time last year. This is due to a strong showing from films such as Les Miserables and D jango Unchained. In the year ahead Cineworld is expected to enjoy an increase in turnover of up to 14% as it speeds up new cinema openings.New subscribers to its loyalty scheme are expected to have risen by 15% during the past year.

As of Mar 02, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 9 polled investment analysts covering Cineworld Group plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Dec 09, 2011. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to purchase equity in Cineworld Group plc.

Cineworld Group PLC (CINE:LSE) set a new 52-week high during Tuesday's trading session when it reached 282.98. Over this period, the share price is up 40.88%.

Final results 7 March

Cineworld Group: Canaccord Genuity shifts target price from 350p to 360p, while its buy recommendation is reiterated. Investec moves target price from 295p to 310p and retains a buy rating.

Final Results


Other key highlights for Cineworld Cinemas (excluding Picturehouse)



· Cineworld Cinemas' box office market share of 24.7% (2011: 24.8%) in UK and Ireland (Rentrak/EDI).

· Cineworld Cinemas' box office up 3.9% at £251.6m against 2011;

· Admissions 1.0% lower than 2011 at 47.8m;

· Average ticket price per admission up 5.0% to £5.26 (2011: £5.01) with higher average retail spend per person at £1.72 (2011: £1.69);

· Acquisition of the Picturehouse Group of cinemas on 6 December for £47.3m;

· Opening of a new seven screen cinema at Aldershot;

· Digital conversion fully completed during summer 2012;

· IMAX screens increased to eight cinemas








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Cineworld shares up as increases 2012 pre-tax profit
8:46 am by Giles GwinnettShares rose 0.44% to 283p

Chief executive of Cineworld (LON:CINE) Stephen Wiener said he was "delighted" with the group's progress in 2012 - which led to a 15.3% increase in pre-tax profit.

The sterling performance prompted Britain's second largest cinema chain to propose a 7.3% increase to full-year dividend to 11.8 pence (2011:11p).

Revenues for the 52 weeks to December 27 came in at £358.7mln compared to £348mln in 2011.

Wiener said 2012 had been a "busy year", the culmination of which was the acquisition of Picturehouse.

"The new year has started well and in line with our expectations. There is an attractive release schedule for the year which we expect to play well with our differentiated programming strategy. In addition, there is little in the way of major events to distract cinema goers.

"We remain on track to open four new cinemas: a nine screen cinema in Wembley, a six screen cinema in St Neot's, a new ten screen cinema replacing our existing cinema in Gloucester and we have reached an agreement to take over the IMAX cinema at the Glasgow Science Centre. Together with the strong film schedule these will help maintain our strong market position and underpin growth in 2013," he said.

Shares rose 0.44% to 283p.

Strong buying today.

As of Mar 09, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 9 polled investment analysts covering Cineworld Group plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Dec 09, 2011. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to purchase equity in Cineworld Group plc.

A strong buy in this weeks IC -




Cineworld(CINE) has built an impressive growth record and the cinema operator's solid progress looks set to continue. Despite this, its shares trade on an ordinary rating that does little to reflect the company's virtues. That makes its shares an attractive prospect for buy-and-hold investors who want a decent slug of income.

cont. from the last post - from the perspective of income, the yield which is 4.4% based on 2013's likely payout, is nice. Yet Cineworld has a record of raising the payout by about 5% a year (2012 payout rose 7% and that makes the income play really tempting.Broker Numis also reckons that Cineworlds EPS will grow by almost 9% compound for the three years to 2015.And, given the confidence that investors can take from the company's track record and the defensive characteristics of cinema attendance, the rating of 12 times 2013's forecast earnings looks undemanding.
Over the three year period Numeris thinks that net debt as a multiple of cash profits will drop from 1.9 times to just 1.0 times. Four new Cineworld cinemas are planned this year and another 21 should be added by the end of 2017. That compares with a current estate of 80 Cineworld outlets and 21 Picturehouse cinemas.



As of Mar 15, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 9 polled investment analysts covering Cineworld Group plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Dec 09, 2011. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to purchase equity in Cineworld Group plc.

Cineworld Group: N+1 Singer initiates with a target price of 327p and a buy recommendation.

Consumer sector bouncing back; N+1 Singer picks its winners
1:02 pm by John Harrington "We are somewhat encouraged by various consumer related indicators showing signs of stability. Hence from a macro perspective we believe that ... 2013 is likely to be a more favourable year for ‘growth’ stocks given a broadly stable economic climate in the UK," Singer said.

The consumer sector is notoriously cyclical, and lead economic indicators are pointing to a return to fashion for consumer facing companies, N+1 Singer argues.

The recent sector rally adds weight to this thesis but also means that the broker’s inaugural report on the sector is a bit on the late side; nevertheless, N+1 Singer has highlighted some players it thinks should still prosper over the medium-term.

Its top picks in the sector are: Cineworld (LON:CINE); Greene King (LON:GNK); Marston’s (LON:MARS); Cranswick (LON:CWK), CVS (LON:CVS); and Goal Soccer Centres (LON:GOAL).

At cinemas operator Cineworld (target price, or TP, of 327p), the broker feels "Cineworld is evolving from a defensive income stock to one with improving growth attributes."





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Cineworld Group: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 268p to 310p and maintains a neutral rating.

Cineworld Group plc
Annual Report and Accounts 2012

http://www.cineworldplc.com./download/pdf/2012-annual-report.pdf

Whats on at Cineworld -

http://www.cineworld.co.uk/whatson


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As of Apr 12, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 10 polled investment analysts covering Cineworld Group plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Dec 09, 2011. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to purchase equity in Cineworld Group plc.

Cineworld Group PLC (CINE:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 287.75. Over this period, the share price is up 37.76%.

cineworld Group PLC (CINE:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 288.00. Over this period, the share price is up 41.52%.