NYSE$AMC

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

AMC Entertainment reported strong Q4 2023 results, exceeding consensus expectations and demonstrating continued recovery.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. reported an 11.5% increase in total revenues for Q4 2023, reaching $1,104.4 million. The net loss improved to $182.0 million, and adjusted EBITDA increased by 193% to $42.5 million. The company's cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year stood at $884.3 million.

  • Total revenues increased by 11.5% to $1,104.4 million compared to Q4 2022.
  • Net loss improved to $182.0 million, including a non-cash impairment charge.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 193% to $42.5 million compared to Q4 2022.
  • Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2023, were $884.3 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.1B

Previous: $991M+11.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.54

Previous: -$1.40+61.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$72.1M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$150M

Previous: -$106M-42.0%
Net Income

-$182M

Previous: -$288M+36.7%
Operating Income

-$150M

Previous: -$224M+33.0%
Gross Profit

$237M

Previous: $658M-64.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.6M

Previous: $200K+700.0%

Revenue & EPS history

AMC · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.1B

Q4 2023+11.5%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

AMC · $1.28B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Admissions
    $798M+46.3%
  • Food & Beverage
    $483M+44.8%

Forward guidance

AMC expects the box office to start to strengthen again as soon as this coming month of March, in some of the summer months and especially in the latter third of this year. And over the medium term, they are both bullish and optimistic. With all the caveats that no one’s crystal ball is perfect, they currently expect that the industry box office in 2025 will grow by $1 to $2 billion, or more, in size over 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Box office will start to strengthen again as soon as this coming month of March
  • Box office will strengthen in some of the summer months
  • Box office will strengthen especially in the latter third of this year
  • Industry box office in 2025 will grow by $1 to $2 billion, or more, in size over 2024.
  • Implemented decisive measures to strategically position the company

Headwinds

  • Multi-month writers and actors strikes of 2023 crippled Hollywood for months on end
  • Strikes seriously hurt theatre operators who were forced to wait for delayed movie titles
  • Fourth quarter domestic industry-wide box office was down 35% versus pre-pandemic 2019.
  • January/February 2024 domestic industry-wide box office was down about 45% versus the same months of pre-pandemic 2020.
  • Strike impacts will only be short-term in nature

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+11.8%

Avg return

30 days after

33%

13 / 39 earnings

Positive

+31.1%

Q4 2019

Best reaction

-14.8%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+10.4%+4.2%+35.4%
Q4 2025-1.7%-3.3%-17.5%
Q3 2025+3.2%-2.8%-9.2%
Q1 2025-0.4%+1.1%+25.5%
Q4 2024-0.3%-6.7%-11.9%
Q3 2024-1.8%+2.3%+7.7%
Q2 2024-3.9%-5.9%-5.9%
Q1 2024-4.1%+62.7%+53.9%
Q4 2023-9.8%-10.2%-22.7%
Q3 2023-14.8%-22.7%-32.2%
Q2 2023-2.3%+2.7%-84.1%
Q1 2023+0.6%-7.3%-23.1%
Q4 2022-8.8%-13.5%-34.7%
Q3 2022-13.9%+35.1%+13.9%
Q2 2022+2.5%+23.3%-51.2%
Q1 2022-9.0%-14.2%-1.7%
Q4 2021-2.9%-12.1%+30.6%
Q3 2021+8.1%-4.1%-22.4%
Q2 2021+3.4%+2.4%+45.0%
Q1 2021-1.9%+9.6%+422.5%
Q4 2020-6.2%+33.7%-10.3%
Q3 2020-8.9%+5.5%+83.1%
Q2 2020-0.2%+9.9%+69.2%
Q1 2020-7.1%-8.7%-29.1%
Q4 2019+31.1%+30.3%+85.2%
Q3 2019-4.6%-4.2%-16.9%
Q2 2019+5.8%+2.8%+1.5%
Q1 2019-7.0%-7.8%-26.6%
Q4 2018+1.2%+12.6%+7.1%
Q3 2018-1.4%-15.5%-22.4%
Q2 2018-1.5%+6.1%+16.9%
Q1 2018+5.5%+0.0%-9.8%
Q4 2017-1.7%+6.3%-6.3%
Q3 2017+2.5%-7.6%+19.7%
Q2 2017+7.6%+2.6%-6.3%
Q1 2017-1.0%-7.6%-18.4%
Q4 2016-0.3%-6.5%-1.0%
Q3 2016+2.6%+10.2%+4.3%
Q2 2016-3.3%-1.3%+3.4%
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