SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Financial Statements
READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Operating property, net |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Film rent payable |
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Debt - long-term portion |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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or outstanding shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
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See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
As of and for the six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Our Company
Reading International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“RDI” and collectively with our consolidated subsidiaries and corporate predecessors, the “Company,” “Reading,” and “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in 1999. Our businesses consist primarily of:
the development, ownership, and operation of cinemas in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand; and
the development, ownership, operation and/or rental of retail, commercial and live venue real estate assets in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
Going Concern
We continue to evaluate the going concern assertion required by ASC 205-40 Going Concern as it relates to our Company. The evaluation of the going concern assertion involves considering whether it is probable that our Company has sufficient resources, as at the issue date of the financial statements, to meet its obligations as they fall due for twelve months following the issue date. Should it be probable that there are not sufficient resources, we must develop plans to overcome that shortfall. We must then determine whether it is probable that our plans will be effectively implemented and will mitigate the consequential going concern substantial doubt.
We have $
While we believe that, with an increase in the quantity and quality of films being released to cinemas compared to pre-pandemic levels, patronage and operating revenue levels will improve, we have no control over attendance levels and no assurances can be given as to the nature of the reception of future movies by the movie-going public.
We have begun the process of refinancing and/or extending certain loans, as further discussed in Note 13 - Borrowings. On January 31, 2025, we repaid our $
Moreover, we intend to raise the liquidity necessary for the next twelve months from refinancings and real estate asset monetization. Management has been authorized to pursue such actions where necessary. We believe we have more than sufficient marketable real estate assets that can be monetized on a timely basis and at the values required to meet our funding needs over the next twelve months. After having sold nine property assets with combined proceeds of $
In conclusion, as of the date of issuance of these financial statements, based on our evaluation of ASC 205-40 Going Concern and the current conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, and our various plans for enhancing liquidity and the extent to which those plans are progressing, we conclude that our plan to raise sufficient liquidity primarily through certain real estate asset monetizations to the extent needed is probable of being implemented to the extent required such that this alleviates the substantial doubt about our Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Impairment Considerations
Our Company considers that the events and factors described above constitute impairment indicators under ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment. At December 31, 2024, our Company performed a quantitative recoverability test of the carrying values of all its asset groups. Our Company estimated the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of these asset groups and found that
no impairment charge was necessary. Our first six months of 2025 produced higher revenues and operating income compared to the same period in 2024, and we believe that this improved performance at an asset group level will continue throughout the remainder of 2025. As a result, we recorded
Our Company also considers that the events and factors described above continue to constitute impairment indicators under ASC 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. Our Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test and determined that our goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2024. The test was performed at a reporting unit level by comparing each reporting unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, to its fair value. The fair value of each reporting unit was assessed using a discounted cash flow model based on the budgetary revisions performed by management in response to COVID-19 and the developing market conditions.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as majority-owned subsidiaries that our Company controls and should be read in conjunction with our Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 (“2024 Form 10-K”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. These consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim reporting with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As such, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. We believe that we have included all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period.
Operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
We report information about operating segments in accordance with ASC 280-10 Segment Reporting, which requires financial information to be reported based on the way management organizes segments with a company for making operating decisions and evaluating performance. We have organized our business into two reportable segments, being cinema exhibition and real estate.
Our cinema exhibition segment aggregates all our cinemas, both leased and owned, across the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Each of our cinemas earns revenue through the sale of movie tickets, food and beverage, screen advertising, theater rentals, merchandise, gift card and loyalty membership, and other ancillary sales. The segment also earns revenue through service fees related to online ticket sales. Expenses are incurred through film rent, wages and salaries, food and beverage costs, occupancy costs, utilities, and other ancillary costs. We further organize this segment by geography, as while all our cinemas are engaged in substantially the same business activities, each geography is subject to its own unique regulatory and business conditions.
Our real estate segment aggregates all our retail, commercial and live theater real estate assets across Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Our retail and commercial real estate assets earn revenue through the leasing or licensing of space to third party tenants.
Our live theater assets in the United States earn revenue through leasing or licensing space to third party production companies, an activity we consider sufficiently similar to our broader real estate base to support inclusion in our real estate segment. Our live theatre operations also earn revenue by providing front of house and box office services and through concession sale of food and beverage. All of our real estate assets incur expenses from property maintenance, utilities, taxes, and other costs of maintaining real estate and in some cases third party property management. Most of our real estate is currently self-managed.
Each of these segments has discrete and separate financial information and for which operating results are evaluated regularly by our President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chair of Board and Director, the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) of the Company. The CODM is responsible for the allocation of resources to, and the assessment of the performance of, our operating segments. The CODM determines, among other things:
-the execution, renewal or termination of cinema leases
-the execution, renewal or termination of third-party tenant leases
-significant capital expenditures
-internal resource allocation
-operational budgets.
Segment operating income is a key measure of profit or loss used by the CODM to assess segment performance and allocate resources. Segment operating income includes certain amounts charged by our real estate segment to our cinema exhibition segment where a cinema exhibition is a tenant of the real estate segment. These charges are eliminated for consolidated financial statement purposes in the consolidated income statement, but are presented gross to the CODM. We do not report asset information by segment because that information is not used to evaluate the performance or allocate resources between segments.
The tables below summarize the results of operations for each of our business segments, presenting a reconciliation of segment revenue to operating segment income, and the impact of inter-segment transactions.
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Total operating expense |
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Segment operating income (loss) | $ | |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
(1)Inter-segment Revenues and Operating Expense relates to the internal charge between the two segments where the cinema operates within real estate owned within the group.
A reconciliation of cinema exhibition segment revenue to segment operating income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, is as follows:
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| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 |
| June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 | ||||||
REVENUE |
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| United States | Admissions revenue | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| Concessions revenue |
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| Advertising and other revenue |
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| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| Australia | Admissions revenue | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| Concessions revenue |
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| Advertising and other revenue |
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| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| New Zealand | Admissions revenue | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| Concessions revenue |
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| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| Total revenue | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | | |
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OPERATING EXPENSE |
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| United States | Film rent and advertising cost | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Food & beverage cost |
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| Occupancy expense |
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| Cleaning and maintenance |
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| Other operating expenses |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Australia | Film rent and advertising cost | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Food & beverage cost |
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| Occupancy expense |
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| Cleaning and maintenance |
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| Other operating expenses |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| New Zealand | Film rent and advertising cost | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Food & beverage cost |
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| Occupancy expense |
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| Total operating expense | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( | |
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DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE |
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| United States | Depreciation and amortization | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| General and administrative expense |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Australia | Depreciation and amortization | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| General and administrative expense |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| New Zealand | Depreciation and amortization | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
|
| General and administrative expense |
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| — |
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| — |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Total depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( | |
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) - CINEMA |
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| United States | $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( | |
| Australia |
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| New Zealand |
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| ( | |
| Total Cinema operating income (loss) | $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
A reconciliation of real estate segment revenue to segment operating income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, is as follows:
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| Quarter Ended |
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 |
| June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 |
REVENUE |
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| United States | Live theater rental and ancillary income | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
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| Property rental income |
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| Australia | Property rental income |
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| New Zealand | Property rental income |
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| Total revenue | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | | |
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OPERATING EXPENSE |
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| United States | Live theater cost | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Occupancy expense |
| ( |
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| ( |
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| ( |
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| Labor cost |
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| — |
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| — |
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| Utilities |
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| ( |
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| Cleaning and maintenance |
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| Other operating expenses |
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| $ | ( |
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| Australia | Occupancy expense | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Cleaning and maintenance |
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| Other operating expenses |
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| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| New Zealand | Occupancy expense | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| Labor cost |
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| ( |
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| Utilities |
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| ( |
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| Cleaning and maintenance |
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| $ | ( |
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| Total operating expense | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( | |
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DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE |
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| United States | Depreciation and amortization | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| General and administrative expense |
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| Australia | Depreciation and amortization | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
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| General and administrative expense |
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| New Zealand | Depreciation and amortization |
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| General and administrative expense |
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| — |
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| Total depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( | |
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) - REAL ESTATE |
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| United States | $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | ( | |
| Australia |
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| New Zealand |
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| Total real estate operating income (loss) | $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
A reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes is as follows:
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| Quarter Ended |
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 |
| June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 | ||||
Segment operating income (loss) | $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
Unallocated corporate expense: |
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
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General and administrative expense |
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Interest expense, net |
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Equity earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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Gain (loss) on sale of assets |
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Other (expense) income |
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Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Assuming cash and cash equivalents are accounted for as corporate assets, total assets by business segment and by country are presented as follows:
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| June 30, |
| December 31, | ||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||
By segment: |
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Cinema |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Real estate |
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Corporate (1) |
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Total assets |
| $ | |
| $ | |
By country: |
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United States |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Australia |
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New Zealand |
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Total assets |
| $ | |
| $ | |
(1) Corporate Assets includes cash and cash equivalents of $
The following table sets forth our operating properties by country:
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| June 30, |
| December 31, | ||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||
United States |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Australia |
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New Zealand |
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Total operating property |
| $ | |
| $ | |
The table below summarizes capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2025
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| Six Months Ended | ||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
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| June 30, 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 | ||
Segment capital expenditures |
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Corporate capital expenditures |
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Total capital expenditures |
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| $ | |
We have significant assets in Australia and New Zealand. Historically, we have conducted our Australian and New Zealand operations (collectively “foreign operations”) on a self-funding basis, where we use cash flows generated by our foreign operations to pay for the expenses of those foreign operations. However, in recent periods, cash flows from our overseas operations have been used to cover our domestic general and administrative costs, interest expense, and losses from our domestic cinema operations. Our Australian and New Zealand assets and liabilities are translated from their functional currencies of Australian dollar (“AU$”) and New Zealand dollar (“NZ$”), respectively, to the U.S. dollar based on the exchange rate as of June 30, 2025. The carrying value of the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations fluctuates as a result of changes in the exchange rates between the functional currencies of the foreign operations and the U.S. dollar. The translation adjustments are accumulated in the Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We take a global view of our financial resources and are flexible in making use of resources from one jurisdiction in other jurisdictions.
Presented in the table below are the currency exchange rates for Australia and New Zealand:
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| As of and |
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| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| June 30, 2024 | ||
Spot Rate |
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Average Rate |
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Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to our Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to our Company by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period and is calculated using the treasury stock method for equity-based compensation awards.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS and a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
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| June 30, |
| June 30, | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except share data) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||||
Numerator: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Denominator: |
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Weighted average number of common stock – basic |
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Weighted average dilutive impact of awards |
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Weighted average number of common stock – diluted |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Awards excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per share |
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Our weighted average number of common stock - basic increased, primarily as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units. We did
Outstanding awards of
Operating Property, net
Property associated with our operating activities as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, is summarized as follows:
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| June 30, |
| December 31, | ||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||
Land |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Building and improvements |
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Leasehold improvements |
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Fixtures and equipment |
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Construction-in-progress |
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Total cost |
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Less: accumulated depreciation |
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Operating property, net |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Depreciation expense for operating property was $
Construction-in-Progress – Operating and Investment Properties
Construction-in-Progress balances are included in both our operating and development properties. The balances of our major projects along with the movements for the six months ended June 30, 2025, are shown below:
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(Dollars in thousands) |
| Balance, |
| Additions during the period |
| Completed |
| Transferred to Held for Sale |
| Foreign |
| Balance, | ||||||
Cinema developments and improvements |
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Other real estate projects |
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| — |
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Total |
| $ | |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | — |
| $ | |
| $ | |
2025 Real Estate Monetizations
In order to support our liquidity, we have monetized certain of our real estate holdings. During 2024 and the first six months of 2025 we sold
A ‘disposal group’ represents assets to be disposed of in a single transaction. A disposal group may represent a single asset, or, multiple assets. Discussed below are those real estate transactions affecting the presentation in our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and the profitability determination in our consolidated statements of income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024.
Cannon Park, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
In May 2024, we classified our Cannon Park ETC in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, as held for sale at the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. The disposal group consists of our Cannon Park City Center and Cannon Park Discount Center properties, comprising approximately
The gain on sale of this property is calculated as follows:
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Courtenay Central, Wellington, New Zealand
In June 2024, we classified our property assets in Wellington, New Zealand including Courtenay Central, as held for sale at the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. The disposal group consisted of our Courtenay Central cinema and retail property, along with our Tory and Wakefield Street car parks. Our book value (as opposed to fair value) of the property was $
The gain on sale of this property is calculated as follows:
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Culver City, California
In May 2023, we classified our Culver City administrative building, commonly known as 5995 Sepulveda Blvd., as held for sale. Our book value (as opposed to fair value) of the property was $
The loss on sale of this property is calculated as follows:
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Disposal Groups Held for Sale
Newberry Yard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
In June 2023, we classified our industrial property at Newberry Yard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as held for sale at the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. The current book value (as opposed to fair value) of the property is $
In all leases, whether we are the lessor or lessee, we define lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease plus any renewals covered by renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise based on our assessment of economic factors relevant to the lessee. The non-cancellable term of the lease commences on the date the lessor makes the underlying property in the lease available to the lessee, irrespective of when lease payments begin under the contract.
As Lessee
We have operating leases for certain cinemas, and finance leases for certain equipment assets. Our leases have remaining lease terms of
The components of lease expense were as follows:
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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
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The maturities of our leases were as follows:
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As Lessor
We have entered into various leases as a lessor for our owned real estate properties. These leases vary in length between
Lease income relating to operating lease payments was as follows:
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The book value of underlying assets under operating leases from owned assets was as follows:
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The minimum contractual rent payments due on our leases were as follows:
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The table below summarizes goodwill by business segment as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024.
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Our Company is required to test goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis and, if current events or circumstances require them, on an interim basis. Our next annual evaluation of goodwill and other intangible assets is scheduled during the fourth quarter of 2025. To test the impairment of goodwill, our Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, including the goodwill, to determine if there is potential goodwill impairment. A reporting unit is generally one level below the operating segment. As of June 30, 2025, we were not aware that any events indicating potential impairment of goodwill had occurred outside of those described at Note 2 – Liquidity and Impairment Assessment.
The tables below summarize intangible assets other than goodwill, as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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Beneficial leases obtained in business combinations where we are the landlord are amortized over the life of the relevant leases. Trade names are amortized based on the accelerated amortization method over their estimated useful life of
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Our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
The table below summarizes our active investment holdings in
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For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the recognized share of equity earnings from our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are as follows:
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Prepaid and other assets are summarized as follows:
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An income tax expense of $
Our Company’s borrowings at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, net of deferred financing costs and including the impact of interest rate derivatives on effective interest rates, are summarized below:
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(2)This facility was extended after June 30, 2025, and now matures on June 1, 2026. See below for discussion.
(3)This facility was extended after June 30, 2025, and now matures on May 18, 2026. See below for discussion.
(4)The contractual facilities and outstanding balances of the foreign currency denominated borrowings were translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates as of June 30, 2025.
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(2)The contractual facilities and outstanding balances of the foreign currency denominated borrowings were translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates as of December 31, 2024.
(3)This debt was repaid in full on January 31, 2025.
(4)This loan has an option to extend for
Our loan arrangements are presented, net of the deferred financing costs, on the face of our consolidated balance sheet as follows:
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Bank of America Credit Facility
As of December 31, 2023, our Bank of America facility matured on
We amended this facility on March 27, 2024, to among other terms and conditions, (i) extend the Maturity Date to
On April 3, 2025, we amended the facility to defer certain scheduled pay downs, which were subsequently paid upon the sale of our Cannon Park property. On July 3, 2025, we extended the maturity date to May 18, 2026.
Minetta and Orpheum Theatres Loan
On August 1, 2024, we extended the maturity of our $
Cinemas 1,2,3 Term Loan
Our Cinemas 1,2,3 Term Loan is held by Sutton Hill Properties LLC (“SHP”), a
Union Square Financing
Our $
On May 2, 2025, we extended the maturity date of this loan to
Debt denominated in foreign currencies
Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility (NZ)
We repaid our Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility in full on January 31, 2025.
Australian NAB Corporate Term Loan (AU)
Prior to March 31, 2024, our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with National Australia Bank (“NAB”) matured on
On April 4, 2024, we amended this facility, which now matures on
Effective June 28, 2024, we entered into an Interest Rate Hedging Agreement with NAB on AU$
Other liabilities are summarized as follows:
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Pension Liability – Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Details of our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan are disclosed in Note 14 – Pension and Other Liabilities in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Included in our current and non-current liabilities are accrued pension costs of $
During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, the interest cost was $
The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to RDI:
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Litigation Matters
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings, and we may from time to time, in the normal course of business, be a party to various ordinary course claims from vendors, landlords, tenants, employees and competitors and to other legal proceedings. If management believes that a loss arising from the action is probable and can reasonably be estimated, the Company records the amount of the loss or the minimum estimated liability when the loss is estimated using a range and no point in the range is more probable than another. Management believes that the ultimate outcome of the matters discussed below, individually and in the aggregate, will not likely have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or overall trends in results of operations. However, litigation and claims are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable outcomes can occur. An unfavorable outcome might include monetary damages. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operation in the period in which the outcome occurs or in future periods. An unfavorable outcome could also have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or the market prices of the Company’s securities.
Environmental and Asbestos Claims on Reading Legacy Operations
Certain of our subsidiaries were historically involved in railroad operations, coal mining, and manufacturing. Certain of these subsidiaries appear in the chain-of-title of properties that may suffer from environmental issues. Accordingly, certain of these subsidiaries have, from time to time, been named in and may in the future be named in various actions brought under applicable environmental laws. We are in the real estate development business and may encounter from time-to-time environmental conditions at properties that we have acquired for development and which will need to be addressed in the future as part of the development process. These environmental conditions can increase the cost of such projects and adversely affect the value and potential for profit of such projects. We do not currently believe that our exposure under applicable environmental laws is material in amount.
From time to time, there are claims brought against us relating to the exposure of former employees to asbestos and/or coal dust. These are generally covered by an insurance settlement reached in September 1990 with our insurance providers. However, this insurance settlement does not cover litigation by people who were not employees of our historic railroad operations and who may claim direct or second-hand exposure to asbestos, coal dust and/or other chemicals or elements now recognized as potentially causing cancer in humans. Our known exposure to these types of claims, asserted or probable of being asserted, is in our opinion not material.
Certain Civil Litigation
Putative Class Action Litigation
The Company is a defendant in two actions asserting putative class action claims under the Video Privacy Protection Act (the “VPPA”): Daniel Valentini and Dallace Butler v. Reading International, Inc (2:24-cv-00255-RFB-MDC (D. Nev.)) (“The Valentini Case”), and Berryman v. Reading International, Inc. (1:24-cv-00750-PAE (S.D.N.Y.)) (“The Berryman Case”). The plaintiffs in these cases allege that the Company is a video tape service provider and knowingly disclosed plaintiff’s movie purchase and video-viewing habits to third parties in violation of the VPPA. Valentini and Butler also allege violation of a parallel state statute (California Code section 1799.3 (the “California Statute”)). Berryman also asserts claims under the NY Arts and Cultural Affairs Law Section 25.07(4) (the “NY Statute”) which regulates the disclosure requirements applicable to ticketing service charges and provides a right to recover “actual damages or fifty dollars, whichever is greater.”
Only limited case law exists as to claims regarding the VPPA, a federal statute enacted in 1988. Insofar as we have been able to determine, no case in the U.S. has resulted in an adverse VPPA judgment against a motion picture exhibition company on facts substantially similar to our own. Further, except as discussed below, the precedent that does exist suggests that theaters with websites selling tickets to showings at physical locations are not video tape service providers under the statute, even if they operate websites to sell tickets.
The Company has filed motions to dismiss the Valentini and the Berryman claims under Federal rule of Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim for which relief can be provided. The Valentini motion is on hold, pending the outcome of an appeal to the Ninth Circuit of a trial court decision which the Company believes, if affirmed, will likely result in the dismissal of the Valentini case. The District Court in Berryman denied the Company’s motion, but only on the basis that all of the allegations in the Berryman complaint were assumed to be true including allegations as to knowledge. The determination by the Berryman Court at the pleadings stage that a motion picture exhibitor can be a video tape service provider is inconsistent with decisions by U.S. District Courts for the Central District and Northern District of California, Kansas, Minnesota, and North Carolina.
The Company believes that it has valid defenses to these VPPA claims, and that there are also material issues to class certification. As the Company does not believe that liability is probable, or that any class will be certified,
Berryman also asserts claims under the NY Statute alleging deficiencies in the disclosure provided by our Company with respect to service charges to residents of New York who purchased tickets online to our New York cinemas. We believe that our disclosure at all times satisfied the requirements of the NY Statute. The Company believes that it has valid defenses to this claim. As the Company does not believe that liability is probable,
Wellington Construction Damage Litigation
A subsidiary of the Company is the defendant in litigation in Wellington, New Zealand titled (Body Corporate 78693 v Courtenay Car Park Limited & Ors CIV-2021-485-612 & CIV-2023-485-67) which involves various claims related to the dropping of a concrete beam onto adjacent property by a construction subcontractor working for the general contractor engaged to do demolition work on our subsidiary’s property. Trial was completed on July 25, 2025, and the court has reserved its decision on the outcome of the matter.
We believe that there is a reasonable possibility that the Company could be held liable under a contractual indemnity theory, for the defense costs incurred by our general contractor and its sub-contractor in the litigation. The Company has estimated such exposure to be in the range of $
Philadelphia Code Violation Litigation
Subsequent to the end of the 2nd quarter of 2025, the Company was served with a petition styled City of Philadelphia-Plaintiff vs. Reading International, Inc. Control Number 25074006 filed in the Court of Common Pleas under the City’s Code Enforcement Case Program, which among other things, (i) alleges violations of certain sections of the Philadelphia Code on property allegedly owned or under the control of Reading International in Philadelphia; (ii) seeks an order imposing statutory fines and reinspection fees and allowing the Department of Licenses and Inspections to enter the premises identified as 1120 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania (the “Premises”) to conduct an interior inspection; and (iii) seeks an order compelling the Defendants to correct all alleged violations. The Company is currently reviewing the claims in the Petition, and has not yet formed a view as to the scope and extent of the Company’s exposure, if any.
These are composed of the following enterprises:
Australia Country Cinemas Pty Ltd. -
Shadow View Land and Farming, LLC -
Sutton Hill Properties, LLC -
The components of noncontrolling interests are as follows:
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The components of income attributable to noncontrolling interests are as follows:
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Summary of Controlling and Noncontrolling Stockholders’ Equity
A summary of the changes in controlling and noncontrolling stockholders’ equity is as follows:
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Employee and Director Stock Incentive Plan
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
On November 4, 2020, our Company enacted the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, which was also approved by our Company’s stockholders on December 8, 2020 (as amended, the “2020 Plan”). Under the 2020 Plan, the number of permitted authorized shares for issuance was originally set at
Under the 2020 Plan, the Company may grant stock options and other share-based payment awards of our Class A Common Stock to eligible employees, directors and consultants. At June 30, 2025, there were
Stock options are granted at exercise prices equal to the grant-date market prices and typically expire on either the fifth or tenth anniversary of the grant date, although the Company’s Compensation and Stock Options Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) may set different vesting times. In contrast to a stock option where the grantee buys our Company’s share at an exercise price determined on the grant date, a restricted stock unit (“RSU”) entitles the grantee to receive
Stock Options
We have estimated the grant-date fair value of our stock options using the Black-Scholes option-valuation model, which takes into account assumptions such as the dividend yield, the risk-free interest rate, the expected stock price volatility, and the expected life of the options. We expensed the estimated grant-date fair values of options over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. Based on our historical experience, the “deemed exercise” of expiring in-the-money options and the relative market price to strike price of the options, we have not estimated any forfeitures of vested or unvested options.
For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded a compensation expense of $
The following table summarizes the number of options outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
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The following table summarizes the status of RSUs granted to date as of June 30, 2025:
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For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded compensation expense of $
Stock Repurchase Program
Our Stock Repurchase Program expired on March 10, 2024, and has not been renewed.
As of June 30, 2025, our Company held derivative instruments to the notional value of $
The derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and are included in the following line items:
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As of June 30, 2025, we expect to release $
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and,
Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
The following tables summarize our financial liabilities that are carried at cost and measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, by level within the fair value hierarchy.
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(1)These balances are presented before any deduction for deferred financing costs.
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used to estimate the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities. There have been no changes in the methodologies used as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024.
Level 1 investments in marketable securities primarily consist of investments associated with the ownership of marketable securities in U.S. and New Zealand. These investments are valued based on observable market quotes on the last trading date of the reporting period.
Level 2 derivative financial instruments are valued based on discounted cash flow models that incorporate observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves from the derivative counterparties. The credit valuation adjustments associated with our non-performance risk and counterparty credit risk are incorporated in the fair value estimates of our derivatives. As of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, we concluded that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives.
Level 3 borrowings include our secured and unsecured notes payable, trust preferred securities and other debt instruments. The borrowings are valued based on discounted cash flow models that incorporate appropriate market discount rates. We calculated the market discount rate by obtaining period-end treasury rates for fixed-rate debt, or SOFR for variable-rate debt, for maturities that correspond to the maturities of our debt, adding appropriate credit spreads derived from information obtained from third-party financial institutions. These credit spreads take into account factors such as our credit rate, debt maturity, types of borrowings, and the loan-to-value ratios of the debt.
Our Company’s financial instruments also include cash, cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate the fair values due to their short maturities. Additionally, there were
Borrowings
On July 3, 2025, we extended the maturity date of our Bank of America facility to
On July 18, 2025, we extended the maturity date of our Santander facility to
Income tax matters
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA includes significant tax law changes, including the permanent extension of certain provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework, and the reinstatement of favorable business tax provisions. These include 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of Section 174 domestic research and experimental expenditures, and revised limitations under Section 163(j) on the deductibility of business interest expense. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective beginning in 2025, and others implemented through 2027. The Company does not anticipate the impact of the OBBBA to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025.
This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 (Financial Statements). The foregoing discussions and analyses contain certain forward-looking statements. Please refer to the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included at the conclusion of this section and our “Risk Factors” set forth in our 2024 Form 10-K, Part 1 – Financial Information, Item 1A and the Risk Factors set out below.
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes in this Report.
Business Overview & Updates
Cinema Exhibit Segment
We are encouraged by the robust performance of our cinema business in the second quarter, which reinforces our confidence in the ongoing recovery of both our operations and the global cinema industry. The results this quarter reflect increasing audience demand and a solid slate of theatrical content. While challenges persist, including the residual effects of COVID-19, the 2023 Hollywood strikes, macroeconomic conditions such as inflation and interest rates, labor cost increases, and currency fluctuations in Australia and New Zealand, the positive results observed in the second quarter demonstrates the continued resilience of our global cinema segment.
The second quarter of 2025 has generated what we believe to be encouraging momentum for the cinema industry, highlighted by the impressive performance of key releases such as A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, and Lilo & Stitch. These films have not only exceeded industry expectations but have also reinvigorated audience enthusiasm, driving higher attendance levels and box office revenues. A Minecraft Movie has captivated diverse demographics by blending popular gaming culture with cinematic storytelling, while Sinners, in its unique 70mm format, has resonated strongly with audiences seeking compelling, original narratives. Meanwhile, Lilo & Stitch has attracted families and long-time fans, contributing to a well-rounded slate of successful releases. The success of these titles reflects a broader trend of audiences eagerly returning to theaters for high-quality, engaging content. This momentum has carried over into July 2025 with the impressive box office results further described below.
Several notable films significantly contributed to the success of the second quarter of 2025. Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon captivated audiences with its heartfelt storytelling, drawing a strong family attendance. Disney’s Thunderbolts* continued to build on the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, delivering thrilling action sequences and complex character arcs that resonated with fans worldwide. Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning maintained the franchise’s legacy of high-octane excitement and breathtaking stunts, attracting both longtime fans and new viewers. Warner Brothers further bolstered this quarter’s box office performance with Final Destination: Bloodlines, a fresh installment that revitalized the beloved horror franchise, and F1: The Movie, which engaged racing fans and general audiences with its dynamic portrayal of the sport.
In addition to these successes, the third quarter of 2025 has seen tremendous success from Jurassic World: Rebirth (July 2025), grossing over $800 million worldwide, Superman, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Jurassic World: Rebirth taps into nostalgia and family-friendly adventure, and its dinosaur-driven thrills continue to draw massive audiences. Alongside Universal’s summer breakout success, Warner Brothers Superman (July 2025), has grossed over $581 million worldwide. The film has earned praise for its compelling story, striking visuals, and ability to spark meaningful conversations. Fantastic Four: First Steps has already made a significant impact on the cinema industry, grossing over $437 million worldwide. Disney has drawn interest from both longtime fans and new audiences, showing that rebooted superhero films continue to resonate strongly with moviegoers around the globe These films’ strong box office and critical success highlight the impact of 2025’s diverse slate, which is drawing wide audiences back to theaters and signaling a vibrant future for cinema.
We believe that this momentum is further supported by the robust lineup of upcoming releases throughout the remainder of 2025 and beyond. Films such as TRON: Ares (October 2025), Wicked: For Good (November 2025), Zootopia 2 (November 2025), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (December 2025) are anticipated to be major draws, continuing the industry's growth and positive momentum.
Amazon MGM Studio’s The Accountant II and A Working Man exemplify how streaming companies are strategically leveraging theatrical releases to enhance their film distribution models, which in effect expand their reach and enhance their cultural impact. These successful cinema runs demonstrate that by integrating theatrical exhibition into their release strategies, streaming companies like Amazon MGM are reaffirming the unique value of the big screen experience in complementing digital distribution and expanding overall viewership to a broader audience.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through the second quarter of 2025, we closed or surrendered eight (8) underperforming locations (three in Hawaii, two in California, one in Texas, two in New Zealand) to improve our cinema operation performance. As of today, none of these locations are operating as a cinema. We continue to work to re-negotiate leases at our currently operational U.S. cinemas to either reduce occupancy costs or to convert fixed rent to percentage rent, thus better aligning our landlord's interests with our own.
We remain optimistic about the continued recovery and operational improvements across our global cinema network. A major contributor to this progress is the steady growth of our Food and Beverage program. We have secured the ability to serve beer and wine at all U.S. cinemas and offer liquor at all but three locations, with efforts underway to complete licensing at the remaining sites. We’re also advancing similar initiatives in Australia and New Zealand to elevate our offerings and enhance the overall guest experience.
Recent Box Office Improvements
Despite a softer film slate in the first quarter of 2025 and lingering effects from the 2023 Hollywood strikes, the second quarter of 2025 has powerfully demonstrated our company’s resilience and the cinema industry’s continued recovery. The strong box office performance this quarter reflects the audience’s continued demand for theatrical content and our ability to successfully navigate through industry-wide challenges.
Warner Brothers played a key role in the quarter’s success, delivering two of the biggest hits of the year thus far: A Minecraft Movie, F1: The Movie, and Sinners. A Minecraft Movie has become a global phenomenon, nearing the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. It delivered the largest opening weekend of 2025 domestically and broke the all-time highest opening weekend record for a video game adaptation, surpassing the highly successful Super Mario Bros. movie. Its box-office success highlights the strength of highly distinguishable brand recognition and the lasting audience demand for high-quality franchise storytelling. Sinners also exceeded expectations, earning widespread critical acclaim and resonating strongly with audiences. With more than $365 million in global box office revenue to date, the film has proven that original, story-driven content continues to thrive in the theatrical marketplace.
Family films have also played a major role in this quarter’s success. Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remake has been a standout performer, grossing over $1.0 billion worldwide and outperforming the original. Its strong reception highlights the lasting power of beloved legacy titles, reintroduced to new generations. In addition, Universal’s live-action How to Train Your Dragon has already surpassed the 2019 installment and 2010 original, earning over $623 million globally. These titles reinforce the importance of family-friendly content in attracting wide-ranging audiences and driving consistent box office results.
These films released in the second quarter highlight the strength, diversity, and commercial power of the second quarter’s lineup. Compared to both the previous quarter and the same period last year, our global box office performance has seen significant improvement.
As we move into the second half of 2025, we are well positioned to extend our momentum with a thrilling and diverse slate of films. Audiences are continuing to be captivated by titles like Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, while eagerly anticipating upcoming releases such as Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Avatar: Fire and Ash. These upcoming releases exemplify the cinema industry’s unwavering commitment to delivering a rich and compelling variety of films that will engage audiences globally and drive sustained growth across the sector.
Real Estate Segment
Regarding our United States real estate, during the first quarter of 2024, we sold our underutilized administrative office building in Culver City, California for $10.0 million. We continue to work to lease up the remainder of our 44 Union Square building in New York. The existing 44 Union Square tenant, Petco, occupies the cellar, ground and second floors on a full rent paying basis. We believe that demand for space in the Union Square submarket is improving.
Regarding our Australia and New Zealand real estate, on May 21, 2025, we sold our Cannon Park properties in Townsville, Queensland, Australia for AU$32.0 million (USD equivalent of $20.7 million), while retaining the cinema leasehold at that property. And, on January 31, 2025, we sold all of our Wellington, New Zealand properties for NZ$38.0 million (USD equivalent of $21.5 million), and entered into an agreement to lease for the cinema premises in Courtenay Central upon completion of seismic upgrades. The proceeds of these sales were used, among other things, to pay down approximately $32.1 million in debt. As of June 30, 2025, all our tenants at our Australian and New Zealand properties were in occupancy on a full rent paying basis.
Given our liquidity requirements, we have largely paused our real estate development projects. Our restricted capital expenditures in 2024 and thus far in 2025 have primarily targeted improvements to our existing cinemas. To bolster our liquidity, the Company has continued to hold for sale our Newberry Yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Company Overview
We are an internationally diversified company principally focused on the development, ownership, and operation of entertainment and real estate assets in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Currently, we operate in two business segments:
Cinema exhibition, through our 58 cinemas as of June 30, 2025.
Real estate, including real estate development and the rental of retail, commercial, and live theatre assets.
While we have monetized nine property assets over the past five years, we believe these two business segments will continue to complement and support one another. Prior to COVID-19, we used cash flows generated by our cinema operations to fund the front-end cash demands of our real estate development business. As a result of COVID-19, we relied more upon income from our real estate assets, and tapped into the embedded value in those assets, to support our Company through the COVID-19 crisis. As the residual
COVID-19 and the 2023 Hollywood Strikes impacts behind us, we believe that the quality of film releases will continue to improve, enticing patrons to return to our cinemas and reaffirming our belief that we will once again be able to rely on the cash flows generated by our cinema portfolio to enhance and add to our real estate portfolio. To meet anticipated liquidity needs, we continue to classify one asset (Newberry Yard) as an asset held for sale. Even after this disposition we anticipate that we will continue to own properties in Pennsylvania, Manhattan, and in Australia that we believe will present, when capital resources are available to us, potential to build material stockholder value.
Key Performance Indicators (Unaudited; U.S. dollars in thousands, except per patron data)
Food and Beverage Spend Per Patron
A key performance indicator utilized by management in our cinema segment is Food and Beverage (“F&B”) Spend Per Patron (“SPP”), which is calculated based on our total Food & Beverage Revenues on a post-tax basis divided by our attendance during a specific period.
One of our strategic priorities has been to continue upgrading the food and beverage menu at several of our global cinemas. As of June 30, 2025, we have a total of 37 theater locations with elevated food and beverage menus (i.e. menus that are beyond traditional popcorn, soda, and candy). We use F&B SPP as a measure of our food and beverage operational performance as compared to that of our competitors. Although the profitability of our food and beverage operations is influenced by numerous factors, including labor and cost of goods, F&B SPP serves as an indicator of our ability to achieve consistent strong top-line performance. In addition, F&B SPP highlights our ability to optimize revenue by effectively promoting and selling supplementary products to our customers during each visit. Moreover, this metric assists in evaluating how well we can differentiate our F&B offerings from our competitors. Management in turn uses F&B SPP to adjust food and beverage pricing strategies at our individual theaters, measure the effectiveness of promotional marketing initiatives, optimize menu offerings, and ensure price barriers are not created for our attendance.
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| $9.13 |
| $8.12 |
| 12.4% |
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Australia |
| $8.26 |
| $7.67 |
| 7.7% |
| $8.08 |
| $7.66 |
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New Zealand |
| $7.14 |
| $6.60 |
| 8.2% |
| $6.99 |
| $6.64 |
| 5.3% |
Average Ticket Price per Patron
An additional key performance indicator utilized by management in our cinema segment is Average Ticket Price (“ATP”) Per Patron, which is calculated based on our total Box Office Revenues on a post-tax basis divided by our attendance during a specific period. ATP serves to measure our operational cinema performance when compared to that of our competitors. ATP is a useful metric for evaluating our ability to achieve a strong top line performance, gauging the effectiveness of our cinemas’ pricing strategies and our ability to draw audiences back to our theaters. Management uses ATP to adjust and inform ticket pricing schemes for our individual theaters, measure the effectiveness of our content programming, and ensure that price barriers are not created for core guests.
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| $13.44 |
| $13.27 |
| 1.3% |
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Australia |
| $16.34 |
| $13.11 |
| 24.6% |
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| $13.35 |
| 19.9% | ||||||
New Zealand |
| $14.70 |
| $11.35 |
| 29.5% |
| $14.30 |
| $11.56 |
| 23.7% |
Real Estate Key Performance Indicators
The key performance indicators used by management in our real estate segment vary according to jurisdiction. At the current time, in the United States, we assess our real estate division (including 44 Union Square and our historical railroad assets, but excluding our Live Theaters), solely on a net operating income basis. We have no specific key performance standards to compare performance from period to period. Rather we analyze operating budgets and projections and compare actual results to budgeted or projected results from time to time.
In Australia and New Zealand, we assess our properties held for rent using net operating income, occupancy factor (the percentage of the net rentable area of our properties that are leased) and average lease duration. We believe our chosen indicators help us effectively assess the return on investment on our real estate assets.
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United States | Net Operating Income | $ | (274.8) |
| $ | (322.8) |
| 14.9% |
| $ | (421.0) |
| $ | (853.2) |
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Australia | Net Operating Income | $ | 718.2 |
| $ | 736.8 |
| (2.5)% |
| $ | 1,740.3 |
| $ | 1,470.4 |
| 18.4% | ||
| Occupancy Factor |
| 98.8% |
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| 95.3% |
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| 95.3% |
| 3.5 | %age points |
| Average Lease Duration |
| 3.79 Years |
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| 0.54 years |
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New Zealand | Net Operating Income | $ | (209.4) |
| $ | (797.5) |
| 73.7% |
| $ | (683.9) |
| $ | (1,412.4) |
| 51.6% | ||
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| 100% |
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| Average Lease Duration |
| 0.58 Years |
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| (0.42) years |
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| (0.42) years |
In the case of our Live Theatres, with respect to key performance indicators, we primarily look to the live theater rental revenue and ancillary income from the theaters. This key performance indicator represents box office revenues less amounts paid to producers for license fee settlements, plus ancillary income earned by us from certain theater operations. Our live theater rental revenue and ancillary income for the second quarter 2025 improved to $0.6 million compared to $0.4 million for the second quarter 2024. Our live theater rental revenue and ancillary income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 improved to $1.2 million compared to $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Cinema Exhibition Segment Overview
We operate our worldwide cinema exhibition businesses through various subsidiaries under various brands:
in the U.S., under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Centers, and Consolidated Theatres brands.
in Australia, under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Cinemas, the State Cinema by Angelika, and for our one unconsolidated joint venture theatre, Event Cinemas brands.
in New Zealand, under the Reading Cinemas and for our two unconsolidated joint venture theatres, Rialto Cinemas brands.
Shown in the following table are the number of locations and screens in our cinema circuit in each country, by state/territory/region, our cinema brands, and our interest in the underlying assets as of June 30, 2025.
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United States |
| Hawaii |
| 6 |
| 74 |
| 6 |
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| California |
| 5 |
| 58 |
| 5 |
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| New York |
| 3 |
| 16 |
| 2 |
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| Texas |
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 1 |
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| New Jersey |
| 1 |
| 12 |
| 1 |
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| Virginia |
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 1 |
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| Washington, D.C. |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
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| 18 |
| 179 |
| 17 |
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| Victoria |
| 9 |
| 62 |
| 9 |
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| New South Wales |
| 6 |
| 44 |
| 6 |
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| Queensland |
| 7 |
| 64 |
| 5 |
| 2 |
| Reading Cinemas, Angelika Cinemas, Event Cinemas(1) |
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| Western Australia |
| 4 |
| 27 |
| 3 |
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| Reading Cinemas |
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| 2 |
| 15 |
| 2 |
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| Tasmania |
| 2 |
| 14 |
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| Australia Total |
| 30 |
| 226 |
| 27 |
| 3 |
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| Wellington |
| 2 |
| 15 |
| 2 |
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| Otago |
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| 12 |
| 1 |
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| Reading Cinemas, Rialto Cinemas(2) |
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| 2 |
| 15 |
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| Canterbury |
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 1 |
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| Southland |
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
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| Bay of Plenty |
| 1 |
| 5 |
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| Hawke's Bay |
| 1 |
| 4 |
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| New Zealand Total |
| 10 |
| 64 |
| 7 |
| 3 |
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| 469 |
| 51 |
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(1)Our Company has a 33.3% unincorporated joint venture interest in a 16-screen cinema located in Mt. Gravatt, Queensland managed by Event Cinemas.
(2)Our Company is a 50% joint venture partner in two New Zealand Rialto Cinemas, with a total of 13 screens. We are responsible for the booking of these cinemas and our joint venture partner, Event Cinemas, manages their day-to-day operations.
(3)(i) Our Wellington lease count includes our Courtenay Central cinema, which, having been sold on January 31, 2025, is now under an Agreement to Lease and we anticipate reopening following the completion of certain third-party construction and seismic strengthening works. (ii) We closed one underperforming cinema located in San Diego, CA on April 15, 2025.
Our cinema revenues consist primarily of cinema ticket sales, F&B sales, screen advertising, gift card sales, cinema rentals, and online convenience fee revenue generated by the sale of our cinema tickets through our websites and mobile apps. Cinema operating expenses consist of the costs directly attributable to the operation of the cinemas, including (i) film rent expense, (ii) cost of goods sold, (iii) operating costs, such as employment costs and utilities, and (iv) occupancy costs. Cinema revenues and certain expenses fluctuate with the availability of quality first run films and the number of weeks such first run films stay in the market. For a breakdown of our current cinema assets that we own and/or manage, please refer to Part I, Item 1 – Our Business of our 2024 Form 10-K.
Cinema Pipeline and Closure
On January 31, 2025, in connection with our sale of our Wellington Properties to Prime Property Group Limited (“Prime”) we entered into an agreement to lease with Prime to fit out and operate under a long-term lease our previously owned 10 screen cinema at the to be redeveloped Courtenay Central in Wellington, New Zealand (the “ATL”). Under the ATL, Prime is obligated to redevelop Courtenay Central and upgrade it to meet current earthquake standards. We intend to renovate the existing cinema to a “best-in-class” standard.
Our Board has also authorized management to proceed with the negotiation of a lease for a new state-of-the-art cinema, located in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
On April 15, 2025, we closed our underperforming cinema located in San Diego, California.
Cinema Upgrades
The upgrades to our cinema circuits’ film exhibition technology and amenities over the years are as summarized in the following table as of June 30, 2025:
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IMAX | 1 |
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TITAN XC and TITAN LUXE | 26 |
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Gold Lounge (AU/NZ)(1) | 11 |
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Premium (AU/NZ)(2) | 17 |
| 45 |
Spotlight (U.S.)(3) | 1 |
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Upgraded Food & Beverage menu (U.S.)(4) | 15 |
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Premium Seating (features recliner seating) | 33 |
| 198 |
Liquor Licenses (5) | 49 |
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(1)Gold Lounge: This is our "First Class Full Dine-in Service" in our Australian and New Zealand cinemas, which includes an upgraded F&B menu (with alcoholic beverages), luxury recliner seating features (intimate 25-50 seat cinemas) and waiter service.
(2)Premium Service: This is our "Business Class Dine-in Service" in our Australian and New Zealand cinemas, which typically includes upgraded F&B menu (some with alcoholic beverages) and may include luxury recliner seating features (less intimate 80-seat cinemas), but no waiter service.
(3)Spotlight Service: Spotlight, our first dine-in cinema concept in the U.S., is situated at Reading Cinemas in Murrieta, California. Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, six of our 17 auditoriums at this cinema featured waiter service before the movie began with a full F&B menu, luxury recliner seating, and laser focus on customer service. Our Spotlight service remains suspended.
(4)Upgraded Food & Beverage Menu: Features an elevated F&B menu including a menu of locally inspired and freshly prepared items that go beyond traditional concessions, which we have worked with former Food Network executives to create. The elevated menu also includes beer, wine and/or spirits at most of our locations.
(5)Liquor Licenses: Licenses are applicable at each cinema location, rather than each cinema auditorium. As of today, we have beer and wine licenses in 100% of our cinemas and liquor licenses in all but three of our cinemas operating in the U.S. In Australia, 86% of our cinemas are licensed and we have no liquor licenses pending. In New Zealand, 38% of our cinemas are licensed and we have two liquor licenses pending.
Real Estate Segment Overview
Through our various subsidiaries, we engage in the real estate business through the development, ownership, rental or licensing to third parties of retail, commercial, and live theatre assets. Our real estate business creates long-term value for our stockholders through the continuous improvement and development of our investment and operating properties, including our ETCs. In addition to owning the fee interests in 7 of our cinemas (as presented in the table under Cinema Exhibition Overview), as of June 30, 2025, we:
own our 44 Union Square property in Manhattan comprised of retail and office space, which is currently in the lease-up phase. The cellar, ground floor, and second floor of the building are now fully leased to Petco, which is in occupancy of its premises on a full rent paying basis.
own and operate two ETCs known as Newmarket Village (in a suburb of Brisbane), and the Belmont Common (in a suburb of Perth);
own and operate our administrative office building in South Melbourne, Australia;
own and operate the fee interests in two developed commercial properties in Manhattan improved with live theatres comprised of a single stage in each location;
own a 75% managing member interest in a limited liability company which in turn owns the fee interest in and improvements constituting our Cinemas 1,2,3 located in Manhattan;
own an approximately 23.9-acre property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which is currently being held for sale; and
own approximately 201-acres principally in Pennsylvania from our legacy railroad business, including the Reading Viaduct in downtown Philadelphia;
For a breakdown of our real estate assets, made current by our discussion below, please refer to Part I, Item 1 – Our Business of our 2024 Form 10-K. We now present a discussion of recent material developments.
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of any material U.S. public pandemic financial assistance due to our public company status, the 2023 Hollywood Strikes, increased interest rates, inflation, increased labor costs, and decreases in the value of the Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar vis-a-vis the U.S. Dollar over the past five years, have significantly impacted our cinema operations and necessitated capital conservation to sustain our cinema operations and service our debt. This has required us to rethink our real estate business plan and to monetize a number of properties that had pre-COVID been slated for long-term development.
To date, we have monetized the following property assets:
(i)Our non-income producing land holdings in Coachella, California and Manukau, New Zealand;
(ii)Our Redyard ETC in Auburn, Australia;
(iii)Our Royal George live theatre complex in Chicago (slated for redevelopment, and now being redeveloped for residential purposes by the new owner);
(iv)The land underlying our cinema in Invercargill, New Zealand;
(v)Our non-competitive four-screen cinema in Maitland, Australia;
(vi)Our administrative office building in Culver City, California;
(vii) On January 31, 2025, our approximately 3.7 acre five-parcel assemblage in the entertainment center of Wellington, New Zealand, which includes the Courtenay Central building; and
(viii)Most recently, on May 21, 2025, our Cannon Park property in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
These properties were identified for sale and sold for various reasons, which included without limitation
(i)our need for liquidity due to the circumstances referred to above,
(ii)the amount of capital required to materially increase their value in the immediate to mid-term,
(iii)their immaterial or non-income producing nature, or
(iv)in the case of our Culver City office building, the property was not required for our operations because it exceeded our office size requirements. Since the sale of this office building, we have been working remotely in Southern California.
As of the date of this Report, we continue to own our approximately 23.9-acre Newberry Yard in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (also currently non-income producing).
United States:
44 Union Square Redevelopment (New York, N.Y.) – On January 27, 2022, we entered a long-term lease with Petco for the lower level, ground floor, and second floor of the building. Petco continues to be open for business and in occupancy on a full rent paying basis. We continue our efforts to find a tenant for the remaining four floors of the building. As we previously reported, we signed a Letter of Intent and have exchanged lease drafts with one potential tenant which would offer a non-office use. As the office leasing market in Mid Town South continues to improve, we have experienced increased interest from potential office users and are currently negotiating a few other Letters of Intent with potential office tenants.
Minetta Lane Theatre (New York, N.Y.) – Audible has a license agreement with us through March 15, 2026, with an option to extend for an additional year. Audible presents plays featuring a limited cast of one or two characters and special live performance engagements on the Audible streaming service. During 2024, Audible presented a number of shows, including Laura Benati: Nobody Cares, Dead Outlaw and Strategic Love Play. During the second quarter of 2025, Hugh Jackman produced and starred in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Class and Liev Schreiber starred in Creditors at our Minetta Lane Theatre.
Orpheum Theatre (New York, N.Y.) – STOMP closed (after 30 years at our theatre) on January 8, 2023. Under our termination agreement with the producers of STOMP, we have certain rights to provide the New York City venue for any future production of that show. Following STOMP’s historic run at the Orpheum, The Empire Strips Back ran for approximately three months, followed by a limited holiday engagement of Death, Let Me Do My Show starring comedian Rachel Bloom. The Off-Broadway solo version of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Eddie Izzard also played in 2024. The year finished with a run of The Big Gay Jamboree, produced by the creator of Barbie and Titanique. The Jonathon Larson Project closed in March 2025 and a new show, Ginger Twinsies, began its run on July 10, 2025.
Cinemas 1,2,3 (New York, N.Y.) – Currently operated as the Cinemas 123, we have historically treated this property as an asset held for long term development. However, in light of a variety of factors, such as market conditions in Manhattan for real estate assets, cost of capital and demands on our liquidity, we have begun to explore alternatives for this property.
The Reading Viaduct and Adjacent Properties (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – This continues to be an area of focus in 2025 as we continue our efforts to develop and maximize the potential of our real estate holdings in Philadelphia. Since 2023, we have resumed work on this project, particularly concentrating on the Reading Viaduct—an 0.7-mile-long raised rail bed and bridge system spanning the Callowhill and Poplar neighborhoods, extending to Vine Street in the heart of the city's Central Business District. Comprising approximately 6.5 acres of land, along with various connecting bridges over public streets and sidewalks, the Reading Viaduct represents a significant contiguous land holding unobstructed by public thoroughfares.
While there has been interest from the City of Philadelphia and the City Center District in acquiring the Reading Viaduct for park purposes, no concrete steps have been taken to proceed with condemnation or transfer of the property other than a petition brought by the City before the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) seek a determination that the Reading Viaduct is no longer railroad property subject to the jurisdiction of the STB. Under applicable law, railroad land subject to the jurisdiction of the STB is not subject to condemnation by state or local authorities.
Recent developments in the area, such as the announcement of a $158 million federal grant for the Chinatown Stitch project in mid-March 2024, further highlight the potential of the Reading Viaduct.This project aims to reconnect the Chinatown community and surrounding neighborhoods by capping the Vine Street Expressway I-676, which directly intersects with the Reading Viaduct at Vine Street. We believe that capping the expressway at our property would significantly enhance the attractiveness and viability of the Reading Viaduct for future development.
We have retained consultants and are working to down-date our various titles, many of which to the 19th century.
Australia:
Newmarket Village ETC (Brisbane, Australia) – We will continue to operate our Newmarket Village ETC, which includes Reading Cinemas as an anchor tenant. Our site includes a 23,218 square foot parcel adjacent to the center, improved with an office building. Over the next few years, we will be evaluating different development options for this space. As of the date of this report, the combined center and office building is 99% leased.
The Belmont Common, (Belmont, Perth, Australia) – The total gross leasable area of the Belmont Common is 60,117 square feet of net rentable land. Our multiplex cinema is the anchor tenant with six third-party tenants. The site is currently 100% leased.
On May 21, 2025, we sold our Cannon Park ETC in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, which consisted of our Cannon Park City Center and Cannon Park Discount Center properties, comprising approximately 9.4-acres, for a purchase price of AU$32.0 million (USD equivalent of $20.7 million). We have retained a long-term lease of the cinema component of that property.
New Zealand:
On January 31, 2025, we sold all of our properties in Wellington, New Zealand (including the Courtenay Central building) to Prime Property Group (“Prime”) for a purchase price of NZ$38.0 million (USD equivalent of $21.5 million). We understand that Prime intends to redevelop the properties, including a seismic upgrade of the existing Courtenay Central building. As a part of that sale transaction, we have entered into an Agreement to Lease for the cinema component of the to be upgraded Courtenay Central building.
For a complete list of our principal properties, see Part I, Item 2 – Properties under the heading “Investment and Development Property” in our 2024 Form 10-K”.
Corporate Matters
Refer to Part I – Financial Information, Item 1 – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 17 – Stock-Based Compensation and Stock Repurchases for details regarding our stock repurchase program and Board, Executive and Employee stock-based remuneration programs.
Please refer to our 2024 Form 10-K for more details on our cinema and real estate segments.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The table below summarizes the results of operations for each of our principal business segments along with the non-segment information for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively:
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SEGMENT RESULTS |
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| Cinema exhibition |
| $ | 56,782 |
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| 42,941 |
| 32 | % |
| $ | 93,186 |
| $ | 84,213 |
| 11 | % | ||
| Real estate |
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| Inter-segment elimination |
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| 8 | % |
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| 7 | % | ||
| Total revenue |
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| 29 | % |
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| 9 | % | ||
| Operating expense |
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| (9) | % |
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| Real estate |
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| 25 | % |
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| 19 | % | ||
| Inter-segment elimination |
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| (8) | % |
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| 2,137 |
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| (7) | % | ||
| Total operating expense |
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| (8) | % |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
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| 15 | % |
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| 16 | % | ||
| Real estate |
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| 17 | % |
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| 23 | % | ||
| Total depreciation and amortization |
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| 16 | % |
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| 18 | % | ||
| General and administrative expense |
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| Real estate |
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| 16 | % |
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| 25 | % | ||
| Total general and administrative expense |
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| Segment operating income |
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| 56 | % |
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| 67 | % | ||
| Total segment operating income (loss) |
| $ | 6,932 |
| $ | (3,663) |
| >100 | % |
| $ | 4,053 |
| $ | (6,938) |
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NON-SEGMENT RESULTS |
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| 16 | % |
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| (9) | % | ||
| General and administrative expense |
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| (1) | % |
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| Interest expense, net |
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| 19 | % |
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| Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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| Gain (loss) on sale of assets |
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| Other income (expense) |
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| Income before income taxes |
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| 88 | % |
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| 74 | % | ||
| Income tax benefit (expense) |
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Net income (loss) |
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| 78 | % |
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| 71 | % | |||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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| 30 | % |
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| 11 | % | ||
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. |
| $ | (2,667) |
| $ | (12,806) |
| 79 | % |
| $ | (7,423) |
| $ | (26,034) |
| 71 | % | |||
Basic earnings (loss) per share |
| $ | (0.12) |
| $ | (0.57) |
| 79 | % |
| $ | (0.33) |
| $ | (1.16) |
| 72 | % |
Consolidated and Non-Segment Results:
Second Quarter Net Results
Revenue
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, increased by 29% (or $13.6 million), to $60.4 million, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to increased cinema revenues from higher attendance in all three countries as a result of stronger movies released from the Hollywood studios in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. These increases in revenue were offset by a decline in real estate rent revenues and the weakening of the AU/NZ foreign exchange rates against the U.S. dollar.
Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2025, increased by 9% (or $8.7 million), to $100.5 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase is attributable to strengthened cinema performance, which was partially offset by a decrease in real estate rent revenue.
Segment Operating Income/(Loss)
Our total segment operating income for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, increased by $10.6 million, from a loss of $3.7 million to an income of $6.9 million, primarily due to (i) improved cinema performance, as a result of a stronger film slate, leading to increased cinema revenue, (ii) lower operating expenses in our real estate segment, and (iii) a reduction in depreciation and amortization.
Our total segment operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 of $4.1 million, increased by $11.0 million, from a loss of $6.9 million, primarily due to (i) stronger cinema performance, as attendance increased in the U.S. and ATP increased in Australia and New Zealand, (ii) decreased operating expenses in our real estate segment, and (iii) a reduction in depreciation and amortization. This was offset by weakened real estate revenue and increased general and administrative expenses for our cinema segment.
During the second quarter of 2025, both the Australia and New Zealand dollars devalued against the U.S. dollar. The average Australia dollar exchange rate against the U.S. dollar for the second quarter of 2025 decreased by 2.7% compared to the same period in 2024. The average New Zealand dollar exchange rate against the U.S. dollar for the second quarter of 2025 decreased by 1.9% compared to the same period in 2024. The devaluation of the Australia and New Zealand currencies negatively impacts segment operating income and positively impacts segment operating loss in U.S. dollar terms for the period.
Net Income/(Loss)
Our net loss attributable to Reading International, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, improved by 79%, from a loss of $12.8 million to a loss of $2.7 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to improved cinema and real estate performance along with a decrease in interest expense, depreciation and amortization expenses, and a gain on sale of assets, partially offset by increased general and administrative expense, and an increase in other operating expense.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net loss attributable to Reading International, Inc. improved by 71%, from a loss of $26.0 million to a loss of $7.4 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to improved segment results, decreased interest expense, and a gain on sale of assets. This was offset by increased general and administrative expense and increased other expense.
Income Tax Expense
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA includes significant tax law changes, including the permanent extension of certain provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework, and the reinstatement of favorable business tax provisions. These include 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of Section 174 domestic research and experimental expenditures, and revised limitations under Section 163(j) on the deductibility of business interest expense. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective beginning in 2025, and others implemented through 2027. The Company does not anticipate the impact of the OBBBA to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025.
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025, increased by $1.4 million compared to the equivalent prior-year period. The change between 2025 and 2024 is primarily related to a decrease in consolidated losses and an increase in reserve for valuation allowance in 2025.
Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025, increased by $1.1 million compared to the equivalent prior-year period. The change between 2025 and 2024 is primarily related to a decrease in consolidated losses and an increase in reserve for valuation allowance in 2025.
Business Segment Results
Cinema Exhibition
The following table details our cinema exhibition segment operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively:
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| $ | 26,344 | 28% | $ | 23,922 | 28% |
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| 11,274 | 20% |
| 7,452 | 17% |
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| 2,885 | 5% |
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| $ | 23,905 | 26% | $ | 21,113 | 25% |
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| 7,213 | 13% |
| 6,348 | 15% |
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| 1,421 | 3% |
| 1,344 | 3% |
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| $ | 38,591 | 41% | $ | 35,867 | 43% |
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| $ | 3,884 | 4% | $ | 3,344 | 4% |
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| 1,135 | 2% |
| 1,013 | 2% |
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| $ | (14,166) | 15% | $ | (12,411) | 15% |
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| (4,002) | 9% |
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| (1,656) | 4% |
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| $ | (45,674) | 49% | $ | (46,759) | 56% |
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| $ | (10,542) | 11% | $ | (9,395) | 11% |
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| (1,435) | 3% |
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| (4,511) | 8% |
| (4,538) | 11% |
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| (8,940) | 11% |
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| (3,442) | 8% |
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| (651) | 1% |
| (640) | 1% |
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| (1,452) | 2% |
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| (1,173) | 3% |
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| (908) | 2% |
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| $ | (1,789) | 2% | $ | (1,434) | 2% |
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| (269) | 0% |
| (225) | 1% |
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| (430) | 1% |
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| (737) | 1% |
| (783) | 2% |
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| (1,543) | 2% |
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| (101) | 0% |
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| (259) | 1% |
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| $ | (1,819) | 2% | $ | (2,382) | 3% |
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| (427) | 1% |
| (355) | 1% |
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| (699) | 1% |
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| United States | $ | 2,292 | 4% | $ | (4,426) | (10)% |
| $ | (855) | (1)% | $ | (7,868) | (9)% |
| >100 | % | 89 | % | |
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| (96) | (0)% |
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| (325) | (0)% |
| >100 | % | 66 | % | |
| Total Cinema operating income (loss) | $ | 5,453 | 10% | $ | (4,609) | (11)% |
| $ | 979 | 1% | $ | (8,775) | (10)% |
| >100 | % | >100 | % |
Second Quarter Results
Revenue
For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, cinema revenue increased by $13.8 million, to $56.8 million compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to (i) a global increase in cinema revenues from increased cinema attendance driven by a stronger movie slate, (ii) increases in ATP and F&B SPP in all three countries, and (iii) increases in screen advertising and other revenues in the U.S. and Australia, partially offset by a weakening of AU/NZ foreign exchange rates.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, cinema revenue increased by $9.0 million, to $93.2 million compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by (i) a global increase in box office due to a stronger movie slate, and (ii) increased F&B SPP and advertising and other revenues in US, and offset by a weakening of AU/NZ foreign exchange rates.
Cinema Segment Operating Income/(Loss)
Cinema segment operating income for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, increased by $10.1 million, from a loss of $4.6 million to an income of $5.5 million when compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in operating income is due to an increase in cinema revenue in all three countries due to an increased attendance as a result of a stronger movie slate, and an overall decrease in depreciation in all three countries, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses globally and increased general and administrative expenses in Australia and New Zealand.
Cinema segment operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2025, increased by $9.8 million, from a loss of $8.8 million to an income of $1.0 million when compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to (i) increased cinema revenues globally, (ii) efficiently managing cinema expenses to remain relatively flat globally, and (iii) a reduction in overall depreciation, amortization and G&A expenses.
Operating Expense
Operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, increased by $4.0 million, to $47.9 million, compared to the same quarter in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to increased global attendance resulting in increased film rent, food and beverage cost, and other variable costs in all three countries. Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025, remained relatively flat at $85.6 million, compared to $85.8 million for the same time period in the prior year.
Depreciation, amortization, impairment, general and administrative expense
Depreciation, amortization, impairment, and general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, showed a slight decrease of $0.3 million, to $3.4 million, compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
Depreciation, amortization, impairment, and general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025, decreased $0.6 million, to $6.6 million, compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
Real Estate
The following table details our real estate segment operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively:
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| United States | Live theatre rental and ancillary income | $ | 630 | 14% | $ | 416 | 8% |
| $ | 1,173 | 12% | $ | 828 | 8% |
| 51 | % | 42 | % |
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| 2,741 | 59% |
| 3,177 | 63% |
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| 6,261 | 63% |
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| 353 | 7% |
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| 718 | 7% |
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| $ | 4,653 | 100% | $ | 5,013 | 100% |
| $ | 9,498 | 100% | $ | 9,946 | 100% |
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| $ | (492) | 5% | $ | (512) | 5% |
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| (160) | 3% |
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| (49) | 1% |
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| (31) | 1% |
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| (106) | 1% |
| (78) | 1% |
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| (264) | 6% |
| (279) | 6% |
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| (278) | 6% |
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| $ | (3,795) | 40% | $ | (4,696) | 47% |
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| United States | Depreciation and amortization | $ | (674) | 14% | $ | (677) | 14% |
| $ | (1,333) | 14% | $ | (1,416) | 14% |
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| (185) | 4% |
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| $ | (776) | 8% | $ | (1,142) | 11% |
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| (130) | 3% |
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| (316) | 3% |
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| Total depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense | $ | (1,334) | 29% | $ | (1,606) | 32% |
| $ | (2,629) | 28% | $ | (3,413) | 34% |
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| United States | $ | 89 | 2% | $ | (204) | (4)% |
| $ | 231 | 2% | $ | (573) | (6)% |
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| 1,338 | 29% |
| 1,461 | 29% |
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| 2,921 | 29% |
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| (311) | (6)% |
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| (511) | (5)% |
| >100 | % | 92 | % | |
| Total real estate operating income (loss) | $ | 1,479 | 32% | $ | 946 | 19% |
| $ | 3,074 | 32% | $ | 1,837 | 18% |
| 56 | % | 67 | % |
Second Quarter Results
Revenue
Real estate rent revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, decreased by $0.4 million to $4.7 million, compared to the same period in the prior year.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, real estate rent revenue decreased by $0.4 million, to $9.5 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to lower Rental Income as a result of the sales of our Wellington property assets and our Cannon Park property assets, partially offset by higher Live theatre rental and ancillary income in the U.S.
Real Estate Segment Income/(Loss)
Real estate segment operating income for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 increased by $0.5 million to $1.5 million, compared to $0.9 million in the same period in the prior year. This change was primarily due to improved live theater performance, decreased operating expenses globally, and decreased depreciation, amortization and general administration expense overall.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, real estate segment operating income increased by $1.2 million, to $3.1 million, compared to $1.8 million in the same period in the prior year. This increase in operating income was due to an increase in U.S. live theatre revenue, decreased operating expense globally and reduced depreciation, amortization, and G&A expense in all three countries.
These results were impacted by the sale of our (i) Wellington property assets in January 2025, (ii) our Cannon Park property in May 2025 and (iii) Culver City office building in February 2024.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our Financing Strategy
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we used cash generated from operations and other excess cash, to the extent not needed, to fund capital investments contemplated by our business plan, in order to pay down our loans and credit facilities. This provided us with availability under our loan facilities for future use and thereby, reduced interest charges. On a periodic basis, we reviewed the maturities of our borrowing arrangements and negotiated renewals and extensions where necessary.
However, disruptions to our cinema cash flow caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 Hollywood Strikes and periods of weak theatrical releases, augmented by changing consumer habits from each foregoing, and continuing macroeconomic headwinds, have made it necessary for us to defer capital expenditures and to rely on borrowings and the proceeds of asset monetizations to cover our costs of operations, pay interest, and pay down debt.
Our NAB financing requires that our Company comply with certain covenants. Furthermore, our Company’s use of loan funds from NAB is limited due to restrictions on the expatriation of funds from Australia to the United States. We believe that our lenders understand that the continuing effects of the factors discussed in the preceding paragraph, and various economic factors, are not of our own making, that we are taking aggressive steps to manage these industry headwinds, and that, generally speaking, our relationships with our lenders are positive.
While our Company believes that global cinema business is recovering, we still face macroeconomic pressures such as high interest rates, inflation, supply chain issues and increased film rent, labor, and operating costs, many of which are beyond our control. We have taken a variety of steps across our various operating jurisdictions to reduce our spending, including, without limitation, deferring non-essential capital expenditures, deferring certain operational expenses, renegotiating occupancy arrangements, closing certain unprofitable cinemas, deferring compensation expenses, and eliminating certain T&E expenses. We are closely monitoring our debt maturity dates, and where appropriate, we may seek to arrange necessary term extensions. In May 2025, we extended our Emerald Creek Capital debt’s maturity date to November 6, 2026 with an option to extend an additional 6 months to May 6, 2027. In July 2025, we executed an amendment to our Bank of America loan to extend the maturity date to May 18, 2026, and modified the paydown schedule. In July 2025, we extended the maturity date of our Santander loan to June 1, 2026. As of June 30, 2025, we have debt of $38.2 million coming due in the next 12 months. While the Central Banks of the three countries in which we do business have reduced interest rates from recent highs, rates remain elevated when compared to pre-Covid periods.
As discussed elsewhere in this Report, we believe that cinema cash flow for 2025 will be stronger than recent periods, as shown by the strength of the second quarter of 2025, even though cinema results for the first quarter of 2025 were behind those of the same period for last year, However, if our Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow in the upcoming months, we will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as reducing, delaying or eliminating planned capital expenditures, monetizing additional assets, restructuring our debt and/or our lease obligations or finding additional sources of liquidity. In May 2025, we sold our Cannon Park property assets in Australia for AU$32.0 million (USD equivalent of $20.7 million) and repaid our AU$20.0 million (USD equivalent of $12.9 million) Bridge Facility. In January 2025, we sold our Wellington property assets in New Zealand for NZ$38.0 million (USD equivalent of $21.5 million) and repaid our NZ$18.8 million (USD equivalent of $10.7 million) loan to Westpac and paid down $6.1 million to Bank of America. In early 2024, understanding our reduced need for administrative space during the shift to remote-working, we decreased our overall general and administrative expense by selling our administrative building in Culver City, California, freeing up cash of approximately $1.3 million (after paying off our mortgage, brokerage commissions and transactional fees). We are currently reviewing our need for replacement office space and believe that the disposition of this asset will save us approximately $2.0 million in operating and holding costs for 2025. Also, our Newberry Yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania continues to be listed as an asset held for sale. This property was historically used as a rail yard, and, accordingly, improved with tracks and switches and has direct access to the area’s rail system. We carry the property on our books at a book value (the lower of cost or market, as opposed to fair market value) of $0.5 million. This asset was selected for sale since it is currently non-income producing and significant capital would be required to materially increase the value of this asset. Certain issues as to the location of various railroad rights of way have now been resolved on what we believe to be favorable terms and terms which enhanced the value of the property.
If we cannot obtain sufficient net proceeds from the disposition of these assets (or determine to defer disposition due to unfavorable market conditions), in addition to other strategies, we may look to monetize other real estate assets.
For more information about our borrowings, please refer to Part I – Financial Information, Item 1 – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 13 – Borrowings. For more information about our efforts to manage our liquidity issues, see Part I- Financial Information, Item 1 – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3 – Liquidity and Impairment Assessment.
The changes in cash and cash equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively, are discussed as follows:
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Operating activities
Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025, decreased by $7.0 million, to $6.2 million compared to cash used in the same period of the prior year of $13.2 million. This was primarily driven by a $13.5 million decrease in net operating loss, partially offset by $6.5 million decrease in net payables compared to the same period in 2024.
Investing activities
Cash provided in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $37.8 million compared to cash provided in the same prior year period of $7.4 million. This was due to higher proceeds from sale of our Cannon Park property assets in May 2025 and the Wellington property assets in January 2025, compared to the proceeds from the sale of our Culver City office in February 2024.
Financing activities
Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025, increased by $36.0 million, to $34.9 million compared to cash provided by financing activities of $1.1 million. This was primarily due to the paydowns of our Westpac debt and NAB Bridge Facility in 2025 as discussed previously, compared to the NAB Bridge Facility draw in the same period of 2024.
The table below presents the changes in our total available resources (cash and borrowings), debt-to-equity ratio, working capital, and other relevant information addressing our liquidity for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and preceding four years:
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Total Resources (cash and borrowings) |
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Cash and cash equivalents (unrestricted) |
| $ | 9,073 |
| $ | 12,347 |
| $ | 12,906 |
| $ | 29,947 |
| $ | 83,251 |
Unused borrowing facility |
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| 2,359 |
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| 7,859 |
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| 7,859 |
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| 12,000 |
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| 12,000 |
Restricted for capital projects |
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| 2,359 |
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| 7,859 |
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| 7,859 |
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| 12,000 |
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| 12,000 |
Unrestricted capacity |
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Total resources at period end |
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| 11,432 |
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| 20,206 |
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| 20,765 |
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| 41,947 |
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| 95,251 |
Total unrestricted resources at period end |
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| 9,073 |
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| 12,347 |
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| 12,906 |
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| 29,947 |
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| 83,251 |
Debt-to-Equity Ratio |
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Total contractual facility |
| $ | 175,790 |
| $ | 210,572 |
| $ | 218,159 |
| $ | 227,633 |
| $ | 248,948 |
Total debt (gross of deferred financing costs) |
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| 173,431 |
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| 202,713 |
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| 210,300 |
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| 215,633 |
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| 236,948 |
Current |
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| 38,229 |
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| 69,193 |
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| 35,070 |
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| 38,026 |
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| 12,060 |
Non-current |
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| 135,202 |
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| 133,520 |
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| 175,230 |
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| 177,607 |
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| 224,888 |
Finance lease liabilities |
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| 22 |
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| 43 |
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| 209 |
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Total book equity |
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| (8,428) |
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| (4,790) |
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| 32,996 |
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| 63,279 |
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| 105,060 |
Debt-to-equity ratio |
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| 6.37 |
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Changes in Working Capital |
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| $ | (109,180) |
| $ | (104,584) |
| $ | (88,373) |
| $ | (74,152) |
| $ | (6,673) |
Current ratio |
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Capital Expenditures (including acquisitions) |
| $ | 635 |
| $ | 2,028 |
| $ | 4,711 |
| $ | 9,780 |
| $ | 14,428 |
(1)Our working capital is reported as a deficit, as we receive revenue from our cinema business ahead of the time that we have to pay our associated liabilities. We use the money we receive to pay down our borrowings in the first instance.
As of June 30, 2025, we had $9.1 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents compared to (i) 12.3 million on December 31, 2024 and (ii) $5.9 million on March 31, 2025. On June 30, 2025, our total outstanding borrowings were $173.4 million compared to $202.7 million on December 31, 2024.
We manage our cash, investments, and capital structure to meet the short-term and long-term obligations of our business, while maintaining financial flexibility and liquidity. We forecast, analyze, and monitor our cash flows to enable investment and financing within the overall constraints of our financial strategy. In the past, we used cash generated from operations and other excess cash to the extent not needed for any capital expenditures, to pay down our loans and credit facilities providing us some flexibility on our available loan facilities for future use and thereby, reducing interest charges.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The following table provides information with respect to the maturities and scheduled principal repayments of our recorded contractual obligations and certain of our commitments and contingencies, either recorded or off-balance sheet, as of June 30, 2025:
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Debt(1) |
| $ | 30,888 |
| $ | 114,630 |
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| $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 145,518 |
Operating leases, including imputed interest |
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| 14,510 |
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| 27,028 |
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| 25,237 |
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| 24,160 |
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| 22,740 |
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| 122,160 |
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| 235,835 |
Finance leases, including imputed interest |
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| 22 |
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Subordinated debt(1) |
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| 27,913 |
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| 27,913 |
Pension liability |
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| 331 |
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| 576 |
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| 607 |
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| 639 |
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Interest on pension liability |
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| 77 |
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Estimated interest on debt (2) |
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Village East purchase option(3) |
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| 5,900 |
Total |
| $ | 58,697 |
| $ | 152,057 |
| $ | 55,003 |
| $ | 24,844 |
| $ | 23,196 |
| $ | 122,160 |
| $ | 435,957 |
(1)Information is presented gross of deferred financing costs.
(2)Estimated interest on debt is based on the anticipated loan balances for future periods and current applicable interest rates.
(3)Represents the lease liability associated with the exercise of the option associated with the ground lease purchase of the Village East Cinema, which on March 27, 2025 was extended to April 30, 2025 and our sublease of the facility was extended until September 1, 2027.The Company is working with Sutton Hill Capital, LLC on further extending the date of the closing of such option.
Litigation
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings and, as required, have accrued estimates of probable and estimable losses for the resolution of these claims.
Please refer to Part I, Item 3 – Legal Proceedings in our 2024 Form 10-K for more information. There have been no material changes to our litigation since our 2024 Form 10-K, except as set forth in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies included herein in Part I – Financial Information, Item 1 – Financial Statements on this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This note sets out our litigation accounting policies.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations (including contingent obligations) that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in the financial condition, revenue or expense, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We believe that the application of the following accounting policies requires significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements and hence, are critical to our business operations and the understanding of our financial results:
(i) Impairment of Long-lived Assets (other than Goodwill and Intangible Assets with indefinite lives) – we evaluate our long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets using historical and projected data of cash flows as our primary indicator of potential impairment and we take into consideration the seasonality of our business. If the sum of the estimated, undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, then an impairment is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value based on an appraisal or a discounted cash flow calculation. For certain non-income producing properties or for those assets with no consistent historical or projected cash flows, we obtain appraisals or other evidence to evaluate whether there are impairment indicators for these assets.
No impairment losses were recorded for long-lived and finite-lived intangible assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
(ii) Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets with indefinite lives – goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but instead, tested for impairment at least annually on a reporting unit basis. The impairment evaluation is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit plus the expected terminal value. There are significant assumptions and estimates used in determining the future cash flows and terminal value. The most significant
assumptions include our cost of debt and cost of equity assumptions that comprise the weighted average cost of capital for each reporting unit. Accordingly, actual results could vary materially from such estimates.
No impairment losses were recorded for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Our statements in this quarterly report, including the documents incorporated herein by reference, contain a variety of forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "intend," "future," and "anticipate" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, our beliefs regarding the impact of the 2023 Hollywood Strikes on the cinema business; our expected operating results, including our ultimate return to pre-pandemic type results; our expectations regarding the recovery and future of the cinema exhibition industry, including the strength of movies anticipated for release in the future; our expectations regarding patrons returning to our theatres and continuing to use discretionary funds on entertainment outside of the home; our beliefs regarding the impact of our cinema-anchored real estate developments; our beliefs regarding the success of our diversified business strategy; our belief regarding the attractiveness of 44 Union Square to potential tenants and ability to lease space on acceptable terms; our expectations regarding the effects of our enhanced F&B offerings on our operating results; our expectations regarding our ability to monetize our assets on terms acceptable to us; our expectations regarding credit facility covenant compliance and our ability to continue to obtain necessary covenant waivers and loan extensions on terms acceptable to us; and our expectations of our liquidity and capital requirements and the allocation of funds.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
with respect to our cinema and live theatre operations:
reduced consumer demand due to inflationary pressures and other macroeconomic pressures;
the adverse continuing effects of external events of the past pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood strikes on our Company’s results from operations, liquidity, cash flows, financial condition, and access to credit markets;
a change in consumer behavior in favor of alternative forms or mediums of entertainment, and limited availability of wide motion picture release content;
reduction in operating margins (or negative operating margins) due to (i) decreased attendance, (ii) limited availability of wide release content, and (iii) increased operating expenses;
competition from cinema operators who have successfully used debtor laws to reduce their debt and/or rent exposure;
the uncertainty as to the scope and extent of our government’s potential responses to future outbreak of infectious diseases;
the number and attractiveness to moviegoers of the films released in future periods, and potential changes in release dates for motion pictures;
the lack of availability of films in the short- or long-term as a result of (i) major film distributors releasing scheduled theatrical films on alternative channels; (ii) disruptions of film production; or (iii) rescheduling of movie releases into later periods, as experienced due to the implications of the 2023 Hollywood strikes;
the amount of money spent by film distributors to promote their motion pictures;
the licensing fees and terms required by film distributors from motion picture exhibitors in order to exhibit their films;
the comparative attractiveness of motion pictures as a source of entertainment and willingness and/or ability of consumers (i) to spend their dollars on entertainment and (ii) to spend their entertainment dollars on movies in an outside-the-home environment;
the extent to which we encounter competition from other cinema exhibitors, from other sources of outside-the-home entertainment, and from inside-the-home entertainment options, such as “home cinemas” and competitive film product distribution technology, such as, streaming, cable, satellite broadcast, video on demand platforms, and Blu-ray/DVD rentals and sales;
our ability to continue to obtain, to the extent needed, waivers or other financial accommodations from our lenders and landlords;
the impact of major movies being released directly to one of the multitudes of streaming services available;
the impact of certain competitors’ subscription or advance pay programs;
the failure of our new initiatives to gain significant customer acceptance and use or to generate meaningful profits;
the cost and impact of improvements to our cinemas, such as improved seating, enhanced F&B offerings, and other improvements;
the ability to negotiate favorable rent abatement, deferral and repayment terms with our landlords (which may include lenders who have foreclosed on the collateral held by our prior landlords);
disruptions during cinema improvements;
in the U.S., the impact of the termination and phase-out of the so called “Paramount Decree;”
the risk of damage and/or disruption of cinema businesses from earthquakes as certain of our operations are in geologically active areas;
the impact of protests, demonstrations, and civil unrest on, among other things, government policy, consumer willingness to go to the movies;
labor shortages and increased labor costs related to such shortages and to increasingly costly labor laws and regulations applicable to part time non-exempt workers. Disruptions in film supply and film marketing due to the 2023 Hollywood Strikes; and
competition from a newly restructured Regal, which may have lower occupancy costs than our cinemas.
with respect to our real estate development and operation activities:
the increased costs of wages, supplies, services and other development expenses from inflation;
the impact on tenants from inflationary pressures;
uncertainty as to governmental responses to infectious diseases;
the rental rates and capitalization rates applicable to the markets in which we operate and the quality of properties that we own;
the ability to negotiate and execute lease agreements with material tenants;
the extent to which we can obtain on a timely basis the various land use approvals and entitlements needed to develop our properties;
the risks and uncertainties associated with real estate development;
the availability and cost of labor and materials;
the ability to obtain all permits to construct improvements;
the ability to finance improvements, including, but not limited to increased cost of borrowing and tightened lender credit policies;
the disruptions to our business from construction and/or renovations;
the possibility of construction delays, work stoppage, and material shortage;
competition for development sites and tenants;
environmental remediation issues;
the extent to which our cinemas can continue to serve as an anchor tenant that will, in turn, be influenced by the same factors as will influence generally the results of our cinema operations;
the increased depreciation and amortization expense as construction projects transition to leased real property;
the ability to negotiate and execute joint venture opportunities and relationships;
the risk of damage and/or disruption of real estate businesses from earthquakes as certain of our operations are in geologically active areas;
the disruptions or reductions in the utilization of entertainment, shopping and hospitality venues, as well as in our operations, due to pandemics, epidemics, widespread health emergencies, or outbreaks of infectious diseases, or to changing consumer tastes and habits; and
the impact of protests, demonstrations, and civil unrest on government policy, consumer willingness to visit shopping centers.
with respect to our operations generally as an international company involved in both the development and operation of cinemas and the development and operation of real estate and previously engaged for many years in the railroad business in the United States:
our ability to renew, extend, renegotiate or replace our loans that mature in 2025 and beyond, and the impact of increasing interest rates;
our ability to grow our Company and provide value to our stockholders;
our ongoing access to borrowed funds and capital and the interest that must be paid on that debt and the returns that must be paid on such capital, and our ability to borrow funds to help cover the cessation of cash flows we experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic;
our ability to reallocate funds among jurisdictions to meet short-term liquidity needs;
the relative values of the currency used in the countries in which we operate;
changes in government regulation, including by way of example, the costs resulting from the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and other increased regulatory requirements;
our labor relations and costs of labor (including future government requirements with respect to minimum wages, shift scheduling, the use of consultants, pension liabilities, disability insurance and health coverage, and vacations and leave);
our exposure from time to time to legal claims and to uninsurable risks, such as those related to our historic railroad operations, including potential environmental claims and health-related claims relating to alleged exposure to asbestos or other substances now or in the future recognized as being possible causes of cancer or other health related problems, and class actions and private attorney general wage and hour and/or safe workplace-based claims;
our exposure to cybersecurity risks, including misappropriation of customer information or other breaches of information security;
the impact of future major outbreaks of contagious diseases;
the availability of employees and/or their ability or willingness to conduct work under any revised work environment protocols;
the increased risks related to employee matters, including increased employment litigation and claims relating to terminations or furloughs caused by cinema and ETC closures;
our ability to generate significant cash flow from operations if our cinemas and/or ETCs continue to experience demand at levels significantly lower than historical levels, which could lead to a substantial increase in indebtedness and negatively impact our ability to comply with the financial covenants, if applicable, in our debt agreements;
our ability to comply with credit facility covenants and our ability to obtain necessary covenant waivers and necessary credit facility amendments;
changes in future effective tax rates and the results of currently ongoing and future potential audits by taxing authorities having jurisdiction over our various companies;
inflationary pressures on labor and supplies, and supply chain disruptions;
changes in applicable accounting policies and practices;
changes in future effective tax rates and the results of currently ongoing and future potential audits by taxing authorities having jurisdiction over our various companies;
the impact of the conflict events occurring in Eastern Europe and the threats of potential conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region;
the impact of the conflict events occurring in Israel and the threats of other potential conflicts in the Middle East, and
the impact of tariff regulations enforced by the U.S. against various nations.
The above list is not necessarily exhaustive, as business is by definition unpredictable and risky, and subject to influence by numerous factors outside of our control, such as changes in government regulation or policy, competition, interest rates, supply, technological innovation, changes in consumer taste, weather, earthquakes, pandemics, and the extent to which consumers in our markets have the economic wherewithal to spend money on beyond-the-home entertainment. Refer to Item 1A - Risk Factors, as well as the risk factors set forth in any other filings made under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, including any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for more information.
Given the variety and unpredictability of the factors that will ultimately influence our businesses and our results of operation, no guarantees can be given that any of our forward-looking statements will ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results will undoubtedly vary and there is no guarantee as to how our securities will perform either when considered in isolation or when compared to other securities or investment opportunities.
Forward-looking statements made by us in this quarter report are based only on information currently available to us and are current only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or to revise any of our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law. Accordingly, you should always note the date to which our forward-looking statements speak.
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
The SEC requires that registrants include information about potential effects of changes in currency exchange and interest rates in their filings. Several alternatives, all with some limitations, have been offered. We base the following discussion on a sensitivity analysis that models the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates. This analysis is constrained by several factors, including the following:
It is based on a single point in time; and
It does not include the effects of other complex market reactions that would arise from the changes modeled.
Although the results of such an analysis may be useful as a benchmark, they should not be viewed as forecasts.
Currency Risk
While we report our earnings and net assets in U.S. dollars, substantial portions of our revenue and of our obligations are denominated in either Australian or New Zealand dollars. The value of these currencies can vary significantly compared to the U.S. dollar and compared to each other. We do not hedge the currency risk, but rather have relied upon the natural hedges that exist as a result of the fact that our film costs are typically fixed as a percentage of the box office, and our local operating costs and obligations are likewise typically denominated in local currencies. However, we do have intercompany debt and our ability to service this debt could be adversely impacted by declines in the relative value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar. Also, our use of local borrowings to mitigate the business risk of currency fluctuations has reduced our flexibility to move cash between jurisdictions. Set forth below is a chart of the exchange ratios between these two currencies in relation to US dollars since 1996:
In recent periods, we have paid material intercompany dividends and have repaid intercompany debt, using these proceeds to fund capital investment in the United States. Accordingly, our debt levels in Australia are higher than they would have been if funds had not been returned for such purposes. On a company wide basis, this means that a reduction in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar versus the Australian dollar and/or the New Zealand dollar would effectively raise the overall cost of our borrowing and capital and make it more expensive to return funds from the United States to Australia and New Zealand.
Our Company transacts business in Australia and New Zealand and is subject to risks associated with fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. During the second quarter of 2025, the average Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar by 2.7% and 1.9%, respectively, compared to the same prior year period.
At June 30, 2025, approximately 36.5% and 5.9% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Entertainment Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand), respectively, including approximately $6.0 million in cash and cash equivalents. At December 31, 2024, approximately 35.6% and 8.3% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Entertainment Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand), respectively, including approximately $7.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Our policy in Australia and New Zealand is to match revenues and expenses, whenever possible, in local currencies. As a result, we have procured a majority of our expenses in Australia and New Zealand in local currencies. Despite this natural hedge, recent movements in foreign currencies and the current holding of U.S. dollars by certain Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries have had an effect on our current earnings. The effect of the translation adjustment on our assets and liabilities noted in our other comprehensive income was a decrease of $2.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. As we continue to progress our acquisition and development activities in Australia and New Zealand, no assurances can be given that the foreign currency effect on our earnings will not be material in the future.
Historically, our policy has been to borrow in local currencies to finance the development and construction of our long-term assets in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, the borrowings in local currencies have provided somewhat of a natural hedge against the foreign currency exchange exposure. We have also historically paid management fees to the U.S. to cover a portion of our domestic overhead. The fluctuations of the Australian and New Zealand currencies, however, may impact our ability to rely on such funding for ongoing support of our domestic overhead.
We record unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses that could materially affect our financial position. As of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the balance of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments were approximately a ($2.4) million loss and ($5.5) million loss, respectively.
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate risk arises out of our long-term floating-rate borrowings. To manage the risk, we utilize interest rate derivative contracts to convert certain floating-rate borrowings into fixed-rate borrowings. It is our Company’s policy to enter into interest rate derivative transactions only to the extent considered necessary to meet its objectives as stated above. Our Company does not enter into these transactions or any other hedging transactions for speculative purposes.
Historically, we maintain most of our cash and cash equivalent balances in short-term money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less. Due to the short-term nature of such investments, a change of 1% in short-term interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial condition. The negative spread between our borrowing costs and earned interest will exacerbate as we hold cash to provide a safety net to meet our expenses.
We have a combination of fixed and variable interest rate loans. In connection with our variable interest rate loans, a change of approximately 1% in short-term interest rates would have resulted in an approximate $415,000 increase or decrease in our quarterly interest expense.
For further discussion on market risks, please refer to Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors included on our 2024 Form 10-K.
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Company’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such, term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2025, because of the material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting relating to the erroneous reversal and treatment of a liability. This material weakness existed for the periods June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024, December 31, 2024, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, and resulted in the Company restating its consolidated financial statements for the June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024 periods. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described above, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2025. For a discussion regarding management’s remediation plan of the material weakness, please refer to Item 9A of the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – Other Information
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings
The information required under Part II, Item 1 (Legal Proceedings) is incorporated by reference to the information contained in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies included herein in Part I – Financial Information, Item 1 – Financial Statements on this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
For further details on our legal proceedings, please refer to Part I, Item 3 – Legal Proceedings, contained in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Item 1A – Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in Item 1A of our 2024 Form 10-K.
We encourage investors to review the risks and uncertainties relating to our business disclosed under the heading Risk Factors or otherwise in the 2024 Form 10-K, as well as those contained in Part I – Forward-Looking Statements thereof, as revised or supplemented by our Quarterly Reports filed with the SEC since the filing of the 2024 Form 10-K.
Item 2 – Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3 – Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosure
Not applicable.
Item 5 – Other Information
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company
Item 6 – Exhibits
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32** | Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
101 | The following material from our Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
† Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Information in this exhibit that has been omitted has been noted in this document with a placeholder identified by the mark “[***]”. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedules or exhibits to the SEC upon request.”
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: August 14, 2025
By: /s/ Ellen M. Cotter
Ellen M. Cotter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 14, 2025
By: /s/ Gilbert Avanes
Gilbert Avanes
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer