TEN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP PLC - FULL-YEAR RESULTS

52 WEEKS TO 29TH DECEMBER 2019

13TH MAY 2020

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AGENDA

O1 COVID-19 UPDATE

O2 2019 OPERATING REVIEW

O3 2019 FINANCIAL REVIEW

O4 OUTLOOK

The business continued to perform well in the lead-up to the Covid-19 crisis

Sales in the first 11 weeks of FY20 started very strongly and indicated an improving trend

52 weeks to

29 December

11 weeks to

Half 1 FY19

Half 2 FY19

2019

15 March 2020

Like-for-like sales change

7.4%

8.6%

8.0%

9.6%

Sales growth from net new centres

2.2%

2.1%

2.2%

3.2%

Total sales change

9.6%

10.7%

10.2%

12.8%

February half term execution was strong, delivering a record trading week for the business

Strategic investments were well set to deliver growth for the business

As of 20th March, the business has temporarily closed to protect employees and customers

Primary focus has been on liquidity planning and cash conservation

Our prospects are strong, with a clear ability to sustain a prolonged period of closure

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The business is well funded

A conservative approach to debt afforded a strong cash position at the point of closure

As at 20th March the business had a net cash balance

A flexible RCF facility with our banks allowed for £25m of debt headroom

A high gross margin business means little waste in the supply chain at the point of closure

A flexible business model allowed swift action to reduce cash consumption

Targeted Government support aimed at leisure operators is welcome

5

There are four main pillars to conserve cash and maximise liquidity

CASH CONSERVATION TO MAXIMISE LIQUIDITY LONGEVITY

INVESTORSGOVERNMENT

BUSINESS

SELF HELP

PARTNERS

5% equity placing on 25th March raised £5m

No final dividend for 2019

Future dividends will be reviewed on exit of crisis

1 year business rates holiday worth >£5m

99% of all staff furloughed allowing for no redundancies

HMRC Time to Pay schemes help manage working capital

Full banking facility in place with all covenants waived until June 2021

Bilateral landlord negotiations reduce rent and service charge

Many long term contracts placed on hold during closure with no penalties

Capital programme held

Directors' voluntary pay cut during closure

Significant cost cutting programme undertaken

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Summary

The underlying strategy and business model is strong and profitable, and should remain so

The business was in a strong cash position when forced to close in March

Significant measures taken to reduce the short term cash consumption to a bare minimum

All stakeholders made a significant contribution to secure liquidity well into 2021

The Group remains attractive and once restrictions are lifted should return to growth

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OPERATING REVIEW

FY19 summary financial highlights

+10.2%

Total sales growth to £84.1m

+8.0%

Like-for-like sales growth

+14.7%

Adjusted EBITDA increased to £23.6m

19.1%

Return on Capital Employed

75.1%

Free cash flow conversion £17.7m generated

0.2X

Bank net debt to adjusted EBITDA

+1.1%PT

EBITDA margin grows to 28.0%

+11.5%

Growth in EPS to 14.0p

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Our growth strategy continued to deliver in 2019

INWARD

TRANSFORMING

EXPANDING THE

CUSTOMER

INVESTMENT

ESTATE

EXPERIENCE

Site refurbishments

Cheshire Oaks

Acquisitions

Pins & Strings

Houdini's Escape Rooms

New developments

Machines & amusements

Food and beverage

Strengthening pipeline

Lease renewals

Digital and CRM

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Inward investment kept the estate modern and relevant and costs well controlled

INWARD INVESTMENT

REFURBISH

PINS

MACHINES &

RENEW

&

SITES

AMUSEMENTS

LEASES

STRINGS

Four lanes added in

Roll-out 71% complete,

Partnership with Namco

Focus on securing tenure

Edinburgh

32 of 45 centres

Refresh of gaming estate

and re-gears

Cheshire Oaks refurbished

Four leases re-geared

Continued strong returns

14.2% sales growth

as concept centre

Prioritise lowest cash

Site cost savings and

Cambridge and Parrs

improved sales

cost for property

Wood centres refurbished

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Developments in the customer experience helped drive incremental footfall to our centres

TRANSFORMING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

CHESHIRE

HOUDINI'S

FOOD AND

DIGITAL &

ESCAPE

OAKS

BEVERAGE

CRM

ROOMS

Extensive refurbishment

Joint venture with

New menu trialled across

Fully responsive website

as concept centre

Houdini's Escape Rooms

20% of estate

Improved customer

Piloting innovations

Now in three centres

Enhanced upselling

journey and booking

Excellent feedback

New drinks contract

New CRM opportunities

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We strengthened the estate through two strong acquisitions and a new development for 2020

EXPANDING THE ESTATE

ACQUIRE

DEVELOP NEW

GROW THE

BOWLING

CENTRES

PIPELINE

CENTRES

Southport - Tenpinisation complete,

Manchester Printworks bowling

trading in line with expectations

centre in late stages of development

Falkirk - significant refurbishment,

Smaller footprint but strong footfall

trading ahead of expectations

and city centre location

Build costs and returns similar to

acquisition and refurbishment

New brownfield developments in retail and leisure locations

Acquisition potential remains

Balance sheet strength compared to others in the sector

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Chief Executive's summary

FY19 ACHIEVEMENTS

8.0% like-for-like sales growth driven principally by increased footfall with profit growing ahead of sales Strategy remains focused on three key areas and execution well under way

Continuing to invest and innovate to ensure customers have a great experience Strong improvements delivered in food and service

OPPORTUNITY

Continued roll out of improvements to enhance spend per head

Improved at lane service needs development of systems and processes

Refurbishments and product innovation continue to demonstrate strong growth

FUTURE PLANS - CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19

Improved food offering to be rolled out to full estate

Ongoing investment in cost saving opportunities, such as Pins & Strings, to maximise cash generation Accelerated roll-out of escape rooms in partnership with Houdini's

Continued progress on building pipeline of new developments and acquisitions

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

FY19 financial highlights

10.2% total sales growth to £84.1m (FY18: £76.4m)

8.0% like-for-like sales growth

Footfall by far the biggest driver at +6.4%

Spend per head showing modest increase of 1.6% Group adjusted EBITDA up 14.7% at £23.6m

Low levels of bank net debt; FY19 £4.1m (FY18: £4.2m)

REVENUE (£M)

GROUP ADJUSTED EBITDA (£M)

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Income statement

52 weeks to

29 December

30 December

2019

2018

Revenue

84.1

76.4

Cost of sales

(10.4)

(8.8)

Gross margin

73.7

67.5

Margin

87.7%

88.5%

Change

Total revenue £84.1m, growth of 10.2%

10.2%

Like-for-like sales growth of 8.0%

Growth from net additional sites of 2.2%

Total operating costs

(40.9)

(38.9)

% of revenue

48.6%

51.0%

Central & Support office costs

(9.3)

(8.1)

% of revenue

11.1%

10.6%

Total Costs

(50.2)

(47.0)

% of revenue

59.7%

61.5%

Group adjusted EBITDA

23.6

20.6

Adjusted EBITDA margin

28.0%

26.9%

5.0%

15.3%

14.7%

Operating costs grew 5%. On a like-for-like site basis, up 2.5% in line with inflation.

Central & Support office cost growth of 15%

Cost growth driven by investment in support centre resource, increased marketing and customer proposition development

Group adjusted EBITDA £23.6m, growth of 14.7%

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Income statement

52 weeks to

29 December

30 December

Change

2019

2018

Group adjusted EBITDA

23.6

20.6

14.7%

Depreciation & amortisation of software

(7.4)

(6.4)

Net interest

(0.8)

(0.7)

Group adjusted profit before tax

15.4

13.5

14.5%

Exceptional items

(2.3)

(1.7)

Loss on disposal of assets

(0.9)

(0.6)

Amortisation of acquisition intangibles

(0.3)

(0.5)

Profit before tax

11.8

10.7

10.6%

Tax

(2.9)

(2.5)

of which: tax attributable to Group Adj Profit

(2.9)

(2.7)

Profit after tax

9.0

8.1

11.0%

Basic earnings per share (pence)

14.0

12.5

15.5%

Adjusted profit after tax1

9.0

8.0

11.9%

Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence)1

19.3

16.6

16.4%

Full-year dividend (pence per share)

3.7p

11.0p

(66.4%)

  1. Adjusted Profit after tax and adjusted basic earnings per share are based on Group adjusted profit after tax

Increased depreciation from ongoing investments in the customer experience

Group adjusted profit before tax up 14.5%

Exceptional costs of £2.3m;

Tax provision of £0.8m

Inventory write off

Property costs to regear the portfolio Loss on disposal of assets from accelerated depreciation on bowling equipment

Amortisation arising on fair valued assets on acquisition, decreasing as these reach nil NBV

Adjusted basic earnings per share of 19.2p, up 15.5% on last year

Total dividend of 3.7p down (66.4%) on last year owing to cash conservation measures in place from Covid-19

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Cash flow - investments funded from cash generation

52 weeks to

29 December

30 December

Change

2019

2018

EBITDA

23.6

20.6

3.0

Maintenance capital

(2.4)

(2.4)

0.0

Movement in working capital

1.8

2.0

(0.2)

Finance lease and taxation payments

(5.3)

(5.3)

(0.0)

Free cash flow

17.7

14.8

2.9

Dividends paid

(7.2)

(6.5)

(0.7)

Cash flow available for investment

10.6

8.3

2.2

Inward investment

(4.2)

(4.1)

(0.1)

Transforming customer experience

(0.3)

(1.9)

(2.2)

Expanding the estate

(2.6)

(6.0)

3.4

Exceptionals & share based payments

(1.4)

(1.7)

0.3

Cash flow after investment

0.1

(3.8)

3.9

£2.9m increase in free cashflow is driven by the £3.0m increase in EBITDA in the year

Transformative capex spend related to:

£1.1m on site of the future

£0.4m on the acquisition of Houdini's and opening of rooms at 3 sites and;

£0.7m on new products such as HyperBowl and the website

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Balance sheet & net debt

Balance sheet as at

29 December

30 December

Change

2019

2018

£m

Assets

Goodwill & other intangible assets

30.3

29.0

1.3

Property, plant and equipment

47.2

41.7

5.5

Inventories

1.3

1.5

(0.2)

Trade and other receivables

4.9

4.3

0.6

Cash and cash equivalents

2.2

5.3

(3.1)

Total assets

86.0

81.8

4.1

Liabilities

Finance lease liabilities

(8.1)

(6.5)

(1.6)

Bank borrowings

(6.1)

(9.4)

3.3

Trade and other payables & provisions

(11.5)

(8.5)

(3.0)

Other liabilities

(3.3)

(2.6)

(0.7)

Total liabilities

(29.1)

(27.0)

(2.1)

Net assets

56.9

54.9

2.0

Net debt as at

29 December

30 December

Change

2019

2018

£m

2.2

5.3

(3.1)

Closing cash and cash equivalents

Bank loans / RCF

(6.3)

(9.5)

3.3

Bank net debt

(4.1)

(4.2)

0.1

Finance leases

(8.1)

(6.5)

(1.6)

Statutory net debt

(12.2)

(10.7)

(1.5)

Increase in goodwill and PP&E driven by acquisitions and refurbishment investment less depreciation

Finance lease liability largely relates to Namco amusement machines from expanded estate and machines replacing expired leases

Increase in payables principally driven by the increase in trade creditors and provisions due to timing of payments

Low levels of bank debt with a £3.3m decrease versus prior year

Statutory net debt £12.2m, 0.5x group adjusted EBITDA on par with prior year

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OUTLOOK

The business is ready to open when allowed, with a clear focus on cash management

At time of publishing, it is not clear when the business is likely to be allowed to re-open, although it may be as soon as July

We have a detailed reopening plan to ensure that our business is "Covid Secure"

Our business model is well suited to a post Covid "New Normal"

Our cash position remains strong, and we have clear priorities for cash allocation:

Investment in critical safety measures

Reduce debt to insulate against a second wave closure risk

Invest in stimulating demand and managing costs

Critical maintenance to preserve customer experience

Balancing Shareholder returns through strategic investments and resumption of dividend

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Our model has structural advantages over many in the leisure sector

STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGES IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD

LARGE SITES

PHYSICALEXCELLENT

EXPERIENCEVALUE

STRONG

CASH

POSITION

Average footprint 29k sqft

Easy lane separation allows social distancing

Controlled online booking and yield management

Dedicated car parking

Few on-line or "at home" alternatives to bowling

Entertainment not reliant on significant employee interaction

Food and beverage may become more attractive

Affordable family entertainment

High margins allow for price flexibility to manage supply and demand

Variety of entertainment enables choices on level of spend per visit

High margin cash generation from existing asset base

Little need to re-invest in stock or working capital

£25m banking facility undrawn at the start of the crisis

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Although Social Distancing may restrict lane utilisation, this will impact only at the very peak times

SOCIAL DISTANCING

Ideally placed to enable social distancing

Limits on lane capacities may need to be applied, which could result in a clipping of peak demand

May need other measures on amusements, table placements and food & drink service

POTENTIAL IMPACT

Restrictions in capacity are only likely to impact the very peak times of weekend evenings

Regional variations will occur, but overall a reduction in capacity will have a lesser impact on total sales

MITIGATION

Good experience of managing yield throughout peak periods, with demand to shoulder periods

Changes in social trends may accelerate as customers choose to avoid periods of peak

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The Group is well placed to operate in the "new normal" of a post Covid-19 UK

READINESS

RELEVANCE

RESILIENCE

Employees highly engaged Covid-Secure workplace Clear Social Distancing Plan Hygiene materials and processes

Large sites for social distancing

Strong cash position

Breadth of offer under one roof

Rigorous cost management

Family focused entertainment

Cash resilience for a 2nd wave

Excellent value for money

Cash generative model

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FY20 FINANCIAL CALENDAR

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APPENDICES

2019 STRATEGY UPDATE IFRS 16 UPDATE FOR 2020

Inward investment - Pins & Strings

FY19 ACHIEVEMENTS

71% of the estate now equipped with Pins & Strings pinsetter technology Installed at 14 centres this year, bringing the total to 32 centres Games played per stop (GPS) increased 56% to 662

OPPORTUNITY

Lower running costs with reduced cost of maintenance and spare parts Labour cost saving with reduced need for experienced technicians More efficient yield management

Better overall customer experience

FUTURE PLANS

Roll-out to continue helping manage costs down

Target to have all centres equipped as soon as conditions allow

York

Halo

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Transforming customer experience - Cheshire Oaks

FY19 ACHIEVEMENTS

Extensive refurbishment of Cheshire Oaks to become our concept centre

Best in class bowling experience, zoning of customer activities

Includes latest offerings such as Virtual Reality gaming and Houdini's Escape Room

Strong increase in sales since relaunch

OPPORTUNITY

Use as a testbed for new entertainment developments

Increase frequency of visit and customer loyalty

Continuing to broaden the family entertainment offering

FUTURE PLANS

Design features to be incorporated into future developments

Continue to test future offerings and entertainment concepts

Drive the enhanced food offering

BesX scoring

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Transforming customer experience - Houdini's

FY19 ACHIEVEMENTS

Entered into joint venture with Houdini's Escape Rooms £300k investment to purchase 50% of the business

Opened Houdini's Escape Rooms at three centres; Southampton, Star City and Cheshire Oaks

OPPORTUNITY

Gives customers access to a new exciting family activity within our bowling centres

HyperBowl - Star City

Currently number one escape room experience in the UK on TripAdvisor

Experienced and knowledgeable team continuing to run the business

FUTURE PLANS

Accelerate growth of Houdini's

Explore ways to maximise Houdini's Escape Gaming pedigree through online and other offerings

BesX scoring

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Transforming customer experience - digital

FY19 ACHIEVEMENTS

Launch of fully responsive website

New CRM partner and platform acquired

Acquired experienced talent

OPPORTUNITY

Far greater personalisation of customer communications

Better customer journey and improved booking system

Online booking for non bowling products

Increased Social Media presence and reach

FUTURE PLANS

Launch local marketing toolkit

Free bowling for NHS and healthcare workers

Better customer communications to manage yield and smooth peak trading periods

Key products relaunch (Birthdays, Christmas and student deals)

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Expanding the estate - balancing the pipeline

FY19 ACHIEVEMENTS

Two acquisitions made of existing bowling centres - Southport and Falkirk

Falkirk sales growth in particular has been phenomenal, with a fourfold increase post relaunch Lease secured on a major metropolitan city centre site in Manchester for development Similar cost to acquisitions, with capital focused on build rather than acquisition cost

OPPORTUNITY

Opportunity to grow the estate in new areas

Good pipeline of opportunity for new leases

New build gives more flexibility in designing centres to meet customer needs

Potential pipeline of attractive new locations in ex-retail space

Maintain target of 2 - 4 new sites per year

FUTURE PLANS

Continue to progress acquisitions, new lease and development opportunities

Complete build of Manchester Printworks to open in 2020

Prioritise debt repayment, but develop pipeline for appropriate resumption of expansion

Southport

Manchester Printworks

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IFRS 16 approach

OUR APPROACH

IFRS 16, the new standard on leases, applies to all companies with accounting dates starting 1 January 2019

TEG plc financial year commenced on 31 December 2018 and so the Group has decided not to early adopt this standard The Group plans to adopt the modified retrospective approach for FY20 which commenced on 30 December 2019

IMPACT OF IFRS 16

The average lease length of the Group is 16 years (reflected below) after the re-gears negotiated with a number of landlords

Interest is front loaded as the lease liability is at its highest at the beginning of the lease. As the liability is repaid, the interest cost decreases while pre IFRS 16 the rent cost is spread equally over the term of the lease as reflected below

Site example - front loading of interest

600

550

£000

500

450

400

350

300

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Years

Rent (pre IFRS 16)

Interest & depreciation (Post IFRS 16)

£m

Average lease length left "16 yrs"

45.00

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00

15.00

10.00

5.00

-

1

3

5

6

7

8

9

10 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 29

Lease length "years"

Liability £m

Number of leases

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IFRS 16 - P&L and balance sheet impact

PRESENTATIONAL IMPACT ON BALANCE SHEET

£153.2m would be recognised under Property, Plant and Equipment as right of use assets relating to the 46 lease sites

£164.8m would be recognised as lease liabilities related to the long term leases with the landlords for the 46 sites

£8.7m of impairment is recognised on the right of use assets and charged to retained earnings on transition. The balancing £2.6m net decrease in the net asset position is due to the maturity of the leases with our estate being relatively young after the number of re- gears completed. IFRS 16 front loads the interest and lease liability while the assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis

The current average lease length left is 16 years

PRESENTATIONAL IMPACT ON P&L

£12.6m of rent is added back since rent payments will now be paying off the lease liability on the balance sheet. EBITDA will increase by this amount

£11.2m of depreciation will be charged to the P&L having arisen on the capitalised right of use assets in the balance sheet

£4.2m of interest will be charged on the lease liability and recognised in the P&L

The £2.9m net decrease in PBT as reflected in the P&L is due to the impact of the front loading of interest in the early years of the leases

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