Cineworld benefits from the Regal acquisition - up 7%

Thursday, 14th March 2019 11:34 - by Rajan Dhall

Decent prelim results for the cinema chain this morning:

• Group Revenue +7.2%
• Adjusted EBITDA +9.4%
• Admissions of 308.4m up 2.6%
• Revenue on a statutory basis of $4,119.1m, up 259.1%
• The Group maintained its dividend pay-out ratio for another year, with full year dividend of 15 cents up 17.6%
• Upcoming movies include "Captain Marvel", "Dumbo", "Shazam!", "Avengers: Endgame", "Aladdin", "Godzilla: King of the Monsters", "Toy Story 4", "Spider-Man: Far from Home", "The Lion King", "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw", "It: Chapter 2", "Frozen 2", "Jumanji 2" and "Star Wars: Episode IX" and many more. Trading for the current full year remains in line with our expectations. "

All looking good at the moment for the firm that bought Regal in a deal that valued the business at US$3.6bn. On the technical front, there seems to be a fair chance that the highs could be hit once more as there are some massive movies out in the future and the firm looks like they are in a good place to take advantage. The company now forecasts run-rate synergies of $150m in 2019 versus a previous forecast of $100m. In the way is the 309p resistance but the price has printed slightly above that level already. If it gets taken out looks for support at that level or at the psychological 300p level. Either way, things are looking good for the company. 

Kind Regards

Rajan Dhall

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