NYSE$IMAX

IMAX Corp · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record results driven by strong box office performance and network growth.

IMAX Corporation reported record Q3 2023 financial results, with significant year-over-year growth across key financial metrics, driven by a strong and diverse content portfolio and expansion of its local language strategy.

  • IMAX reported a 51% increase in revenue and a 98% increase in gross margin year-over-year.
  • System signings climbed to 120 to-date, more than double the 47 delivered in all of 2022.
  • Q3 marked the Company's second highest grossing quarter of all time at the IMAX global box office.
  • Net income was $12 million, with Adjusted EPS of $0.35 and record Adjusted EBITDA of $45 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$104M

Previous: $68.8M+51.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.35

Previous: -$0.05+800.0%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

47.0%

No prior period
System Installations

30

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.54M

Previous: -$5.25M+51.6%
Free Cash Flow

$9.45M

Previous: -$14.2M+166.5%
Net Income

$12M

Previous: -$8.95M+233.9%
Operating Income

$22M

Previous: -$4.24M+619.9%
Gross Profit

$62.7M

Previous: $31.7M+97.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$110M

Previous: $87.2M+25.7%
Total Assets

$851M

Previous: $800M+6.3%
R&D Expense

$2.77M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$5.2M

Previous: $5.4M-3.7%

Revenue & EPS history

IMAX · Revenue · Quarterly

$104M

Q3 2023+51.1%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

IMAX · $100M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Technology Products
    $56.2M
  • Content Solutions
    $44.2M

Forward guidance

The company remains on track to deliver significant growth in system signings, installations, and Adjusted EBITDA for the full year and one of the best years in its history at the global box office.

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 Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 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%

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro