NYSE$IMAX

IMAX Corp · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

IMAX reported strong Q2 2023 results with growth across key metrics.

IMAX Corporation reported strong top and bottom-line financial results for Q2 2023, driven by its global entertainment technology platform and content portfolio. The company saw growth in revenue, gross margin, and adjusted EBITDA.

  • IMAX delivered strong Q2 year-over-year growth across all key metrics, including Revenue (+32%), Gross Margin (+31%) and Adjusted EBITDA (+29%).
  • Systems signings climb to 84 to-date, significantly more than the Company delivered in all of 2022 (47), as system installations grow to 29 through June
  • IMAX share of global box office across summer blockbuster season highlighted by record-breaking 20% indexing with $35 million IMAX debut of “Oppenheimer”
  • Cash flow improvement continues, with cash from operations of $25.9 million in first half of 2023 versus $(5.3) million use of cash in the first half of 2022

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$98M

Previous: $74M+32.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.26

Previous: $0.07+271.4%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

35.4%

Previous: 35.9%-1.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.01M

Previous: -$2.93M+65.6%
Free Cash Flow

$7.34M

Previous: -$83K+8945.8%
Net Income

$8.35M

Previous: $2.85M+192.9%
Operating Income

$14.2M

Previous: -$101K+14185.1%
Gross Profit

$57.9M

Previous: $44M+31.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$95.3M

Previous: $110M-13.5%
Total Assets

$816M

Previous: $802M+1.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.8M

Previous: $8.6M-20.9%

Revenue & EPS history

IMAX · Revenue · Quarterly

$98M

Q2 2023+32.5%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

IMAX · $95.3M total across 2 segments · Q2 2023

  • Technology Products
    $64M
  • Content Solutions
    $31.3M

Forward guidance

IMAX remains confident they will continue to drive growth in 2023 across global box office, system signings, installations, and adjusted EBITDA.

Tailwinds

  • Continue to drive growth in 2023
  • Growth across global box office
  • Growth in system signings
  • Growth in installations
  • Growth in adjusted EBITDA

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 65 earnings

Positive

+18.6%

Q3 2017

Best reaction

-22.4%

Q2 2010

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.1%-4.0%+6.1%
Q4 2025+14.7%+12.8%+0.1%
Q3 2025+1.0%+2.2%+12.4%
Q1 2025-3.3%+1.2%+11.9%
Q4 2024-1.1%-3.0%-1.7%
Q3 2024+15.7%+15.2%+25.3%
Q2 2024+12.7%+15.8%+19.9%
Q1 2024-2.9%-9.3%-4.3%
Q4 2023+12.0%+7.7%+3.3%
Q3 2023-0.3%-0.4%-9.1%
Q2 2023+11.5%+8.9%+10.4%
Q1 2023+8.0%+4.6%-11.3%
Q4 2022+9.1%+8.9%+7.6%
Q3 2022-5.9%-2.4%+24.8%
Q2 2022-2.3%-2.5%-8.9%
Q1 2022+4.9%+9.4%+15.3%
Q4 2021+7.0%+4.7%-1.5%
Q3 2021-8.9%-4.7%-17.0%
Q2 2021-5.6%-7.6%-11.6%
Q1 2021-7.0%-4.5%-2.6%
Q4 2020+13.5%+6.9%-3.2%
Q3 2020-2.2%-1.2%+31.3%
Q2 2020-11.2%-10.7%+22.3%
Q1 2020-7.8%-7.8%+0.2%
Q4 2019+0.6%-3.0%-38.1%
Q3 2019+3.1%+3.3%+2.5%
Q2 2019+2.1%+0.0%-2.0%
Q1 2019-3.4%-2.5%-11.7%
Q4 2018+9.0%+10.5%+9.1%
Q3 2018-4.9%-5.8%-10.1%
Q2 2018-1.6%-5.8%+8.6%
Q1 2018-2.6%-1.9%-9.9%
Q4 2017-10.8%-11.4%-18.8%
Q3 2017+18.6%+15.5%+17.9%
Q2 2017-2.8%-1.4%-13.4%
Q1 2017-0.9%-3.3%-15.8%
Q4 2016+6.5%+5.2%+10.4%
Q3 2016+2.6%+1.1%+13.3%
Q2 2016+14.3%+9.9%-0.4%
Q1 2016-1.3%
Q4 2015-9.2%
Q3 2015+0.8%
Q2 2015-3.9%
Q1 2015+0.8%
Q4 2014+6.9%
Q3 2014+3.2%
Q2 2014+7.2%
Q1 2014-8.0%
Q4 2013+2.3%
Q3 2013+4.5%
Q2 2013+2.7%
Q1 2013-5.3%
Q4 2012+3.3%
Q3 2012+3.1%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q1 2012-2.8%
Q4 2011-1.4%
Q4 2009-1.4%
Q3 2011+16.9%
Q3 2010+16.9%
Q2 2011-22.4%
Q2 2010-22.4%
Q4 2010+8.6%
Q1 2011+8.6%
Q1 2010-6.5%

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