Cineworld's big American bet

Almost everyone - apart from some cheapskate standouts or those lucky enough to have a next-generation home cinema capability - likes going to the cinema. In the wider scheme of things it is fun, inclusive and compared to many other trips out it does not completely trash the bank account (although the cost of a small plastic bottle of my favourite soda tipple Dr Pepper Zero was ludicrously expensive when I was stupid enough to buy one there). I have never owned Cineworld (CINE) but I have admired its progressive upgrades and solid management of my recent cinema and helped out by some half-decent blockbusters it has built up a solid position here and across various eastern European geographies. Cash generative, paid a dividend, growing market share...no wonder the share tripled between early 2013 and the middle part of this year. The recent share price chart has not been so hot though.

Cineworld (#CINE) – “advanced discussions” to acquire second largest cinema chain in United States, Regal Entertainment

Cineworld (#CINE) – FY outlook, “based on expected strength of the film slate for the final 6 weeks”, unchanged

Cineworld (#CINE) – on track to deliver a FY performance “in line with current market expectations”

Cineworld (#CINE) – adj. EPS +17%, DPS +9%, “look forward to 2017 with confidence”

Cineworld (#CINE) – 2016 “in line with current market expectations”, states there “an exciting film slate for 2017”

Cineworld (#CINE) – “confident of delivering results for the year in line with current market expectations”

Why The Curtain Might Fall on Cinema Shares

Hello Share Samplers. At least one bank seems to like Cineworld (CINE) shares, but I won’t be buying into the company, nor any other cinema chain for that matter. The shares rose a bit this week when the Honkers Bonkers bank awarded them a ‘buy’ recommendation with a target of 720p. Today the share price is 540p, so that would be quite a jump.

Cineworld (#CINE) – completes £94m acquisition of 5 cinemas from holding company of Empire Cinema

Cineworld (#CINE) – H1 adj. EPS +5%, DPS +4%, film release programme for H2 “promising”

Cineworld (#CINE) FY sales up 11.6% says will meet profits forecast

Cineworld (#CINE) - positive trading update, in line for FY

Cineworld (#CINE) confident trading update - says will meet FY forecasts

Cineworld - bank a c60% profit

Following its February 2014 combination with Cinema City to create the second largest cinema chain in Europe, Cineworld (CINE) has announced results for the year to 1^st January 2015 and that “the prospects for the group in 2015 are good. There is a strong film release programme and we are currently on track to open a further 20 cinemas during the year”.

Cineworld Strong Trading Update leaves us well ahead on this share tip

Cineworld Group (CINE) has announced that “we anticipate that group profitability for the year ended 1 January 2015 will be towards the top end of market consensus”. This follows its UK & Ireland business having continued to outperform the wider market and stronger box office growth elsewhere.

Cineworld (#CINE) Trading Update – says will deliver FY PTP at top end of range

Cineworld Trading Update, its good news

Cineworld Group (CINE) has updated on trading for the 46 weeks ended 13^th November 2014 “in line with our expectations” and “remains confident of delivering results in line with market expectations for the full year”.  Good News

Cineworld Trading Update – c20% share price upside

Cineworld Group (CINE) has updated that trading for its half year ended 26^th June 2014 “has been in line with our expectations” and that, “taking into account the strength of film line up in the second half, we are on track with our plans for the year as a whole”.

Cineworld Trading Update - Buy

This is a share tip we are modestly ahead on but there is more to come. Cineworld Group (CINE) has updated us all that trading for the first 18 weeks of its year “has been in line with expectations” and that it “remains confident of delivering a performance for the year as a whole in line with current market expectations”.

Cineworld Group - Mark Slater is in, should you be?

We previously commented on this website on Cineworld Group (CINE), the largest cinema operator in the UK and Ireland, HERE shortly after its announcement of an agreement to acquire the cinema business of Cinema City International N.V., the leading chain in Central and Eastern Europe and Israel. The following updates post recent full-year results from Cineworld and on the outlook of the enlarged business from here. This is a stock that star fund manager Mark Slater backs. Should you?