Lucky Strike Entertainment Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for Fiscal Year 2025


28 augusti, 13:30

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE: LUCK), one of the world’s premier owner/operators of location-based entertainment, today provided financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 29, 2025.

Quarter Highlights:

  • Total revenue increased 6.1% to $301.2 million versus 4Q24
  • Same-Store Revenue decreased 4.1% versus 4Q24
  • Net loss of $74.7 million versus net loss of $62.2 million in 4Q24
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $88.7 million versus $83.4 million in 4Q24
  • From March 31, 2025, through August 28, 2025, we acquired three family entertainment centers and two water parks

Fiscal Year Highlights:

  • Revenue increased 4.0% to $1,201.3 million versus the prior year
  • Same Store Revenue decreased 3.7% versus the prior year
  • Net loss of $10.0 million versus prior year net loss of $83.6 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $367.7 million versus prior year of $361.5 million
  • Added 14 locations during the fiscal year, 10 through acquisitions and four new builds
  • Total locations in operation as of August 28, 2025, were 370

“We closed fiscal year 2025 on a true high note, with organic revenue momentum accelerating every single month in the quarter and inflecting solidly positive as we entered June and July,” said Thomas Shannon, Founder and CEO. “Total growth in those two months reached double digits, powered by the incredible response to our revamped Summer Season Pass program and the continued integration of our recent acquisitions. Guests recognized the high quality and strong value we delivered — and they showed up in record numbers. Season Pass sales alone generated $13.4 million at our bowling locations and $4.2 million across our water parks and family entertainment centers.”

“The Season Pass is more than just a ticket — it’s a connection point. With millions of visits each year, these passes give us access to rich customer data, enabling us to personalize and target offerings all year long. That means we’re not only driving visits in peak season but also building deeper loyalty, stronger repeat visitation, and new upsell opportunities across our entire portfolio.”

“Even as we’ve navigated through a period of complex macro volatility, the underlying story of Lucky Strike Entertainment remains clear and compelling: we are the leading out-of-home entertainment platform, built to thrive in every environment. Our ability to generate positive growth through uncertainty, and accelerate even further in stable economies, proves the resilience and scalability of our model. The future of connected play, events, and entertainment belongs to Lucky Strike.”

Fiscal Year 2026 Guidance

We remain focused on delivering profitable growth by driving revenues, expanding operating cash flow, and increasing free cash flow – including FCF/share. Our outlook reflects attractive growth supported by organic operating leverage and increased investment in high-ROI, revenue-generating initiatives. Additionally, recent acquisitions typically take 12-18 months to achieve our company-wide margins. For fiscal year 2026, the Company is issuing the following performance guidance.

Total Revenue Growth:

5% to 9%

Total Revenue:

$1,260M to $1,310M

Adjusted EBITDA:

$375M to $415M

Share Repurchase and Capital Return Program Update

From March 31, 2025, through June 29, 2025, the Company repurchased 0.8 million shares of Class A common stock for approximately $7 million. The Company has $92 million currently remaining under the share repurchase program. For fiscal year 2025, the Company repurchased 6.8 million shares of Class A common stock for approximately $72 million.

On August 19, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per share of common stock for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The dividend will be payable on September 12, 2025, to stockholders of record on August 29, 2025.

Investor Webcast Information

Listeners may access an investor webcast hosted by Lucky Strike Entertainment. The webcast and results presentation will be accessible at 10:00 AM ET on August 28, 2025, in the Events & Presentations section of the Lucky Strike Entertainment Investor Relations website at https://ir.luckystrikeent.com/

About Lucky Strike Entertainment

Lucky Strike Entertainment is one of the world’s premier location-based entertainment platforms. With over 360 locations across North America, Lucky Strike Entertainment provides experiential offerings in bowling, amusements, water parks, and family entertainment centers. The company also owns the Professional Bowlers Association, the major league of bowling and a growing media property that boasts millions of fans around the globe. For more information on Lucky Strike Entertainment, please visit IR.LuckyStrikeEnt.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risk, assumptions, and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, and forecasts. These forward-looking statements reflect our views with respect to future events as of the date of this release and are based on our management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, assumptions, beliefs, and information. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this document. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. These risks include, but are not limited to: our ability to design and execute our business strategy; changes in consumer preferences and buying patterns; our ability to compete in our markets; the occurrence of unfavorable publicity; risks associated with long-term non-cancellable leases for our locations; our ability to retain key managers; risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and limitations on future sources of liquidity; our ability to carry out our expansion plans; our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us; failure to hire and retain qualified employees and personnel; cybersecurity breaches, cyber-attacks and other interruptions to our and our third-party service providers’ technological and physical infrastructures; catastrophic events, including war, terrorism and other conflicts; public health emergencies and pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or natural catastrophes and accidents; fluctuations in our operating results; economic conditions, including the impact of increasing interest rates, inflation and recession; and other factors described under the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Company on August 28, 2025, as well as other filings that the Company will make, or has made, with the SEC, such as Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this press release and in other filings. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors with information in addition to our results as determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), we disclose Same Store Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA as “non-GAAP measures”, which management believes provide useful information to investors because each measure assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Accordingly, management believes that these measurements are useful for comparing general operating performance from period to period, and management relies on these measures for planning and forecasting of future periods. Additionally, these measures allow management to compare our results with those of other companies that have different financing and capital structures. These measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for revenue or net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies. Our fiscal year 2026 guidance measures (other than revenue) are provided on a non-GAAP basis without a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because the Company is unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty certain items contained in the GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Such items include, but are not limited to, acquisition-related expenses, share-based compensation, and other items not reflective of the company's ongoing operations.

Same Store Revenue represents total Revenue less Non-Location Related Revenue, Revenue from Closed Locations, Service Fee Revenue, if applicable, and Acquired Revenue. Adjusted EBITDA represents Net Income (Loss) before Interest Expense, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, Impairment and Other Charges, Share-based Compensation, EBITDA from Closed Locations, Foreign Currency Exchange Loss (Gain), Asset Disposition Loss (Gain), Transactional and other advisory costs, changes in the value of earnouts, and other.

The Company considers Same Store Revenue as an important financial measure because it provides comparable revenue for locations open for the entire duration of both the current and comparable measurement periods.

The Company considers Adjusted EBITDA as an important financial measure because it provides a financial measure of the quality of the Company’s earnings. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, which might limit its usefulness as a comparative measure. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management in addition to and in conjunction with the results presented in accordance with GAAP. We have presented Adjusted EBITDA solely as a supplemental disclosure because we believe it allows for a more complete analysis of results of operations and assists investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

GAAP Financial Information

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

59,686

$

66,972

Accounts and notes receivable, net

7,998

6,757

Inventories, net

15,500

13,171

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

29,366

25,316

Assets held-for-sale

1,746

Total current assets

112,550

113,962

Property and equipment, net

944,917

887,738

Operating lease right of use assets

588,594

559,168

Finance lease right of use assets, net

507,701

524,392

Intangible assets, net

45,562

47,051

Goodwill

844,351

833,888

Deferred income tax asset

67,919

112,106

Other assets

48,145

35,730

Total assets

$

3,159,739

$

3,114,035

Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Deficit

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

145,188

$

135,784

Current maturities of long-term debt

10,162

9,163

Current obligations of operating lease liabilities

33,103

28,460

Other current liabilities

5,932

9,399

Total current liabilities

194,385

182,806

Long-term debt, net

1,300,708

1,129,523

Long-term obligations of operating lease liabilities

606,692

561,916

Long-term obligations of finance lease liabilities

683,161

680,213

Long-term financing obligations

449,215

440,875

Earnout liability

36,183

137,636

Other long-term liabilities

56,307

26,471

Deferred income tax liabilities

4,434

4,447

Total liabilities

3,331,085

3,163,887

Commitments and Contingencies

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

Temporary Equity

Series A preferred stock

$

127,325

$

127,410

Stockholders’ Deficit

Class A common stock

12

11

Class B common stock

6

6

Additional paid-in capital

472,889

510,675

Treasury stock, at cost

(457,917

)

(385,015

)

Accumulated deficit

(313,181

)

(303,159

)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

(480

)

220

Total stockholders’ deficit

(298,671

)

(177,262

)

Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ deficit

$

3,159,739

$

3,114,035

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Fiscal Year End

June 29,
2025

June 30,
2024

June 29,
2025

June 30,
2024

Revenues

Bowling

$

128,969

$

130,709

$

549,895

$

557,962

Food & beverage

104,821

97,246

424,214

401,383

Amusement & other

67,392

55,913

227,224

195,269

Total revenues

301,182

283,868

1,201,333

1,154,614

Costs and expenses

Location operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization

114,083

89,575

375,573

328,551

Location payroll and benefit costs

70,202

67,765

284,131

287,206

Location food and beverage costs

23,171

22,969

94,553

90,752

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization

32,736

36,927

143,173

148,007

Depreciation and amortization

40,426

40,614

156,852

145,364

Loss on impairment and disposal of fixed assets, net

6,210

60,373

10,905

61,433

Other operating (income) expense, net

(829

)

(100

)

(1,041

)

1,711

Total costs and expenses

285,999

318,123

1,064,146

1,063,024

Operating income (loss)

15,183

(34,255

)

137,187

91,590

Other (income) expenses

Interest expense, net

49,492

47,036

196,371

177,611

Change in fair value of earnout liability

(13,995

)

10,915

(101,484

)

25,456

Other expense

10

817

76

Total other expense

35,497

57,961

95,704

203,143

(Loss) income before income tax expense (benefit)

(20,314

)

(92,216

)

41,483

(111,553

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

54,402

(30,039

)

51,505

(27,972

)

Net loss

$

(74,716

)

$

(62,177

)

$

(10,022

)

$

(83,581

)

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

22,454

$

6,732

$

177,221

$

154,830

Net cash used in investing activities

(53,899

)

(99,696

)

(220,311

)

(385,656

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

11,935

(52,130

)

35,860

102,157

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

108

(363

)

(56

)

8

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(19,402

)

(145,457

)

(7,286

)

(128,661

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

79,088

212,429

66,972

195,633

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

59,686

$

66,972

$

59,686

$

66,972

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of June 29, 2025 and June 30, 2024, our calculation of net debt was as follows:

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

Cash and cash equivalents

$

59,686

$

66,972

Bank debt and loans

1,321,790

1,152,200

Net debt

$

1,262,104

$

1,085,228

As of June 29, 2025 and June 30, 2024, our cash on hand and revolving borrowing capacity was as follows:

(in thousands)

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

Cash and cash equivalents

$

59,686

$

66,972

Revolver Capacity (1)

335,000

285,000

Amounts outstanding on Revolver

(30,000

)

Revolver capacity committed to letters of credit

(22,422

)

(15,834

)

Total cash on hand and revolving borrowing capacity

$

342,264

$

336,138

(1)

On July 16, 2025, the Revolver commitment was increased by $50,000 to an aggregate amount of $385,000.

GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliations

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

(in thousands)

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

June 29, 2025

June 30, 2024

Total Revenue - Reported

$301,182

$283,868

$1,201,333

$1,154,614

less: Service Fee Revenue

(634)

(939)

(2,464)

(5,462)

Revenue Excluding Service Fee Revenue

$300,548

$282,929

$1,198,869

$1,149,152

less: Non-Location Related (including Closed Locations)

(6,666)

(5,416)

(20,613)

(23,093)

Total Location Revenue

$293,882

$277,513

$1,178,256

$1,126,059

less: Acquired Revenue

(27,861)

(187,578)

(96,808)

Same Store Revenue

$266,021

$277,513

$990,678

$1,029,251

% Year-over-Year Change

Total Revenue – Reported

6.1 %

4.0 %

Total Revenue excluding Service Fee Revenue

6.2 %

4.3 %

Total Location Revenue

5.9 %

4.6 %

Same Store Revenue

(4.1) %

(3.7) %

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

(in thousands)

June 29,
2025

June 30,
2024

June 29,
2025

June 30,
2024

Consolidated

Revenue

$301,182

$283,868

$1,201,333

$1,154,614

Net loss - GAAP

(74,716)

(62,177)

(10,022)

(83,581)

Net loss margin

(24.8)%

(21.9)%

(0.8)%

(7.2)%

Adjustments:

Interest expense

49,492

48,860

196,371

185,181

Income tax expense (benefit)

54,402

(30,039)

51,505

(27,972)

Depreciation and amortization

40,776

41,064

158,527

147,362

Loss on impairment, disposals, and other charges, net (1)

23,920

61,502

28,615

62,562

Share-based compensation

3,677

4,032

21,632

13,775

Closed location EBITDA (2)

(591)

2,228

3,054

9,006

Transactional and other advisory costs (3)

5,353

4,157

17,117

21,303

Changes in the value of earnouts (4)

(13,995)

10,915

(101,484)

25,456

Other, net (5)

409

2,889

2,372

8,405

Adjusted EBITDA

$88,727

$83,431

$367,687

$361,497

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

29.5%

29.4%

30.6%

31.3%

(1)

For the fiscal year and period ended June 29, 2025 reflects a change in estimate in our self-insurance reserves related to claims that occurred prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, which resulted in a non-cash self-insurance reserve adjustment of $17,710. Also includes non-cash expenses related to impairments, disposals, and asset write-offs.

(2)

The closed location adjustment is to remove EBITDA for closed locations. Closed locations are those locations that are closed for a variety of reasons, including permanent closure, newly acquired or built locations prior to opening, locations closed for renovation or rebranding and conversion. If a location is not open on the last day of the reporting period, it will be considered closed for that reporting period. If the location is closed on the first day of the reporting period for permanent closure, the location will be considered closed for that reporting period.

(3)

The adjustment for transaction costs and other advisory costs is to remove charges incurred in connection with any transaction, including mergers, acquisitions, refinancing, amendment or modification to indebtedness, dispositions and costs in connection with an initial public offering, in each case, regardless of whether consummated. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

(4)

The adjustment for changes in the value of earnouts is to remove the impact of the revaluation of the earnouts. Changes in the fair value of the earnout liability is recognized in the statement of operations. Decreases in the liability will have a favorable impact on the statement of operations and increases in the liability will have an unfavorable impact.

(5)

Other includes the following related to transactions that do not represent ongoing or frequently recurring activities as part of the Company’s operations: (i) non-routine expenses, net of recoveries for matters outside the normal course of business, (ii) costs incurred that have been expensed associated with obtaining an equity method investment in a subsidiary of VICI, (iii) severance expense, and (iv) other individually de minimis expenses. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

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