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IMAX reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 26 cents, beating estimates by 36.84% and rising 44.4% year over year.
Total revenues grew 3.1% to $91.7M, driven by tech rentals, finance income and Q2 box office of $281M.
Gross margin expanded 910 bps to 58.5%, with EBITDA up 36.6% and SG&A expenses down 6% year over year.
IMAX Corporation (IMAX - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 36.84% and increased 44.4% year over year.
Total revenues of $91.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.62% and increased 3.1% year over year.
Category-wise, Image Enhancement & Maintenance Services and Technology Sales decreased 2.6% and 7.7% year over year to $50.8 million and $18.8 million, respectively. Technology Rentals and Finance Income increased 36.1% and 24.4% to $19.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
Segment-wise, Content Solutions revenues decreased 0.7% year over year to $33.9 million in the second quarter of 2025.
Technology Products and Services revenues rose 9.3% year over year to $55.6 million. All Other revenues declined 30.4% year over year to $2.08 million.
IMAX Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Within Content Solutions Business, Film Remastering and Distribution revenues increased 48.6% year over year to $31.5 million. Other content solutions revenues declined 83.2% year over year to $2.3 million.
The second-quarter box office (including booking fees in China) of $281 million increased 40.5% year over year. A record number of films filmed for IMAX releases, such as Sinners, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and F1 The Movie, drove box office growth.
Technology Products and Services Details
Within the Technology Products and Services segment, System Sales were $18 million, down 7.4% year over year. System Rental revenues increased 34.4% year over year to $18.7 million.
Maintenance revenues were $16.06 million, up 5.4% year over year. Finance Income revenues were $2.87 million in the reported quarter, up 24.4% year over year.
Network Growth Statistics of IMAX
During the second quarter of 2025, IMAX installed 36 systems compared with 24 systems in the second quarter of 2024.
As of March 31, 2025, there were 1,821 IMAX Systems operating in 89 countries and territories, including 1,750 commercial multiplexes, 11 commercial destinations and 60 institutional locations in the company’s global network.
IMAX currently estimates a worldwide commercial multiplex addressable market of 3,619 locations, of which there are 1,750 IMAX Systems operating as of June 30, 2025, representing a market penetration of only 48%.
Approximately 74% of IMAX System arrangements in backlog as of June 30, 2025, are scheduled to be installed in international markets compared to 82% in the year-ago quarter.
Operating Details
Gross margin expanded 910 basis points (bps) to 58.5% in the second quarter of 2025. Content Solutions’ gross margin expanded 2000 bps to 66%, while Technology Products and Services’ gross margin expanded 360 bps to 54.2% in the second quarter. All other gross margins came in at 47.7%, down from 67.2% in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA per credit facility was $36.7 million, up 36.6% year over year.
Selling, general & administrative expenses decreased 6% year over year to $35.3 million. Research & development expenses were down 24.1% to $1.54 million.
IMAX reported an operating income of $14.3 million, which surged 399.5% year over year.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first half of 2025 increased 25% year over year to $30 million, reflecting improvements in working capital driven by higher collections.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first half of 2025 increased 25% year over year to $30 million.
As of June 30, 2025, IMAX’s available liquidity was $416 million. The company’s liquidity includes $109 million in cash and cash equivalents, $252 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility, and $4 million in available borrowing capacity under IMAX China’s revolving facilities. Total debt, excluding deferred financing costs, was $280 million as of June 30, 2025.
In 2021, the company issued $230 million of 0.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026. Additionally, IMAX entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with an initial cap price of $37.27 per share of the company’s common shares.
The weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2025 were 53.8 million and 55.2 million compared with 52.6 million and 53.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 2.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
The company is authorized under its share-repurchase program, which was extended in June 2025, expiring June 30, 2027, to repurchase up to $500 million of its common shares, of which approximately $251 million remains available.
Guidance
IMAX expects to deliver a record box office of more than $1.2 billion in 2025, along with a total adjusted EBITDA margin of over 40%, (low 40’s) and system installations of 150 to 160.
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IMAX Q2 Earnings Surpass Expectations, Revenues Increase Y/Y
Key Takeaways
IMAX Corporation (IMAX - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 36.84% and increased 44.4% year over year.
Total revenues of $91.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.62% and increased 3.1% year over year.
Category-wise, Image Enhancement & Maintenance Services and Technology Sales decreased 2.6% and 7.7% year over year to $50.8 million and $18.8 million, respectively. Technology Rentals and Finance Income increased 36.1% and 24.4% to $19.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
Segment-wise, Content Solutions revenues decreased 0.7% year over year to $33.9 million in the second quarter of 2025.
Technology Products and Services revenues rose 9.3% year over year to $55.6 million. All Other revenues declined 30.4% year over year to $2.08 million.
IMAX Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
IMAX Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | IMAX Corporation Quote
Content Solutions Business Details of IMAX
Within Content Solutions Business, Film Remastering and Distribution revenues increased 48.6% year over year to $31.5 million. Other content solutions revenues declined 83.2% year over year to $2.3 million.
The second-quarter box office (including booking fees in China) of $281 million increased 40.5% year over year. A record number of films filmed for IMAX releases, such as Sinners, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and F1 The Movie, drove box office growth.
Technology Products and Services Details
Within the Technology Products and Services segment, System Sales were $18 million, down 7.4% year over year. System Rental revenues increased 34.4% year over year to $18.7 million.
Maintenance revenues were $16.06 million, up 5.4% year over year. Finance Income revenues were $2.87 million in the reported quarter, up 24.4% year over year.
Network Growth Statistics of IMAX
During the second quarter of 2025, IMAX installed 36 systems compared with 24 systems in the second quarter of 2024.
As of March 31, 2025, there were 1,821 IMAX Systems operating in 89 countries and territories, including 1,750 commercial multiplexes, 11 commercial destinations and 60 institutional locations in the company’s global network.
IMAX currently estimates a worldwide commercial multiplex addressable market of 3,619 locations, of which there are 1,750 IMAX Systems operating as of June 30, 2025, representing a market penetration of only 48%.
Approximately 74% of IMAX System arrangements in backlog as of June 30, 2025, are scheduled to be installed in international markets compared to 82% in the year-ago quarter.
Operating Details
Gross margin expanded 910 basis points (bps) to 58.5% in the second quarter of 2025. Content Solutions’ gross margin expanded 2000 bps to 66%, while Technology Products and Services’ gross margin expanded 360 bps to 54.2% in the second quarter. All other gross margins came in at 47.7%, down from 67.2% in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA per credit facility was $36.7 million, up 36.6% year over year.
Selling, general & administrative expenses decreased 6% year over year to $35.3 million. Research & development expenses were down 24.1% to $1.54 million.
IMAX reported an operating income of $14.3 million, which surged 399.5% year over year.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first half of 2025 increased 25% year over year to $30 million, reflecting improvements in working capital driven by higher collections.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first half of 2025 increased 25% year over year to $30 million.
As of June 30, 2025, IMAX’s available liquidity was $416 million. The company’s liquidity includes $109 million in cash and cash equivalents, $252 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility, and $4 million in available borrowing capacity under IMAX China’s revolving facilities. Total debt, excluding deferred financing costs, was $280 million as of June 30, 2025.
In 2021, the company issued $230 million of 0.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026. Additionally, IMAX entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with an initial cap price of $37.27 per share of the company’s common shares.
The weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2025 were 53.8 million and 55.2 million compared with 52.6 million and 53.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 2.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
The company is authorized under its share-repurchase program, which was extended in June 2025, expiring June 30, 2027, to repurchase up to $500 million of its common shares, of which approximately $251 million remains available.
Guidance
IMAX expects to deliver a record box office of more than $1.2 billion in 2025, along with a total adjusted EBITDA margin of over 40%, (low 40’s) and system installations of 150 to 160.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
IMAX currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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