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Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Q4 Earnings Up Y/Y, Revenues Beat
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Cinemark Holdings (CNK - Free Report) reported mixed fourth-quarter 2017 results. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while the bottom line improved on a year-over-year basis.
Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark Holdings is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibition company.
Quarterly net income was $95.07 million or 82 cents per share compared with $77.00 million or 66 cents in the year-ago quarter. The company reported earnings of 82 cents per share, improved from 64 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Cinemark Holdings Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Quarterly total revenues of $749.99 million were up 7% year over year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $746.7 million.
Revenues in the Admissions segment were $443.51 million, up 4.5% year over year. Concession revenues were $261.22 million, up 10.7% year over year. Other revenues were $45.27 million, increasing 15.5% year over year. Geographically, U.S. revenues totaled $585.72 million, up 5.9% year over year. International revenues were $167.32 million, improving 11.3% year over year.
Quarterly operating costs and expenses totaled $661.30 million, up 7.3% year over year. Operating income was $88.69 million, up 4.6% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA was $187.53 million compared with $168.17 million in the year-ago quarter.
At the end of the fourth quarter, Cinemark Holdings had $522.55 million of cash and cash equivalents and $1,787.48 million of debt outstanding compared with $561.24 million and $1,788.11 million, respectively, at the end of 2016.
Dividend Hike
The company’s board of directors raised cash dividend by 10% to $1.28 per share of common stock on an annualized basis. A dividend of 32 cents per share will be paid on Mar 22, 2018 to stockholders of record as of Mar 8, 2018.
Operating Metrics
As of Dec 31, 2017, Cinemark Holdings’ aggregate screen count was 5,959. The company planned to open 17 new theatres and 127 screens during 2018 and 7 new theatres and 70 screens subsequent to 2018.
Average ticket price was $7.98, up 4.3% year over year. Concession revenues per patron were $4.69, rising 10.6% year over year. Worldwide attendance was 44.3 million, down 0.7% year over year.
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Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Q4 Earnings Up Y/Y, Revenues Beat
Cinemark Holdings (CNK - Free Report) reported mixed fourth-quarter 2017 results. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while the bottom line improved on a year-over-year basis.
Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark Holdings is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibition company.
Cinemark Holdings has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Quarterly net income was $95.07 million or 82 cents per share compared with $77.00 million or 66 cents in the year-ago quarter. The company reported earnings of 82 cents per share, improved from 64 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Cinemark Holdings Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Cinemark Holdings Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Cinemark Holdings Inc Quote
Quarterly total revenues of $749.99 million were up 7% year over year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $746.7 million.
Revenues in the Admissions segment were $443.51 million, up 4.5% year over year. Concession revenues were $261.22 million, up 10.7% year over year. Other revenues were $45.27 million, increasing 15.5% year over year. Geographically, U.S. revenues totaled $585.72 million, up 5.9% year over year. International revenues were $167.32 million, improving 11.3% year over year.
Quarterly operating costs and expenses totaled $661.30 million, up 7.3% year over year. Operating income was $88.69 million, up 4.6% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA was $187.53 million compared with $168.17 million in the year-ago quarter.
At the end of the fourth quarter, Cinemark Holdings had $522.55 million of cash and cash equivalents and $1,787.48 million of debt outstanding compared with $561.24 million and $1,788.11 million, respectively, at the end of 2016.
Dividend Hike
The company’s board of directors raised cash dividend by 10% to $1.28 per share of common stock on an annualized basis. A dividend of 32 cents per share will be paid on Mar 22, 2018 to stockholders of record as of Mar 8, 2018.
Operating Metrics
As of Dec 31, 2017, Cinemark Holdings’ aggregate screen count was 5,959. The company planned to open 17 new theatres and 127 screens during 2018 and 7 new theatres and 70 screens subsequent to 2018.
Average ticket price was $7.98, up 4.3% year over year. Concession revenues per patron were $4.69, rising 10.6% year over year. Worldwide attendance was 44.3 million, down 0.7% year over year.
Upcoming Releases
Investors interested in the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector are keenly awaiting fourth-quarter 2017 earnings reports from key players like AMC Entertainment (AMC - Free Report) , AMC Networks (AMCX - Free Report) and Cable One (CABO - Free Report) . All the three companies are scheduled to release results on Mar 1.
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Last year's 2017 Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolio produced double-digit winners, including FMC Corp. and VMware which racked up stellar gains of +67.9% and +61%. Now a brand-new portfolio has been handpicked from over 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank. Don’t miss your chance to get in on these long-term buys.
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