Reading International Announces

3rd Quarter 2013 Results

Revenue for the 2013 Quarter at $65.5 million compared to $63.9 million in 2012, up 2.4%  over 2012

Revenue for the 2013 Nine Months at $194.7 million compared to $189.3 million in 2012, up 2.8% over 2012

EBITDA(1) for the 2013 Quarter at $9.6 million compared to $8.5 million in 2012, up 12.3% over 2012

 

Los Angeles, California, - (BUSINESS WIRE) –November 6, 2013 – Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDI) announced today results for its quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

2013 Highlights

 

Third Quarter 2013 Discussion

Revenue from operations increased from $63.9 million in the 2012 Quarter to $65.5 million in the same Quarter in 2013, an increase of $1.5 million or 2.4%. 

Our cinema segment revenue increased by $2.0 million or 3.3% in the 2013 Quarter compared to the same period in 2012.  The 2013 Quarter increase was primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in U.S. cinema revenue resulting from an increase in our U.S. box office admissions of 383,000 and a 1.7% increase in the average ticket price, primarily related to the quality of film product in 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.  This increase in revenue was augmented by a 34,000 increase in our New Zealand box office admissions resulting in an increase in revenue of $514,000 primarily from increased revenues coming from our previously earthquake damaged New Zealand multiplex.  The increase in the reported New Zealand revenue was offset in part by a decrease in the value of the New Zealand dollar compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).  The above revenue increases were offset by a decrease in our Australian revenue in part from a 21,000 decrease in Australian box office admissions and from a 5.9% decrease in the average ticket price.  Also,  our Australian revenue decreased for the 2013 Quarter compared to the same period in 2012 as a result of a  decrease in the value of the Australian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).

The top three grossing films for the 2013 Quarter in our worldwide cinema circuit were “Despicable Me 2” “Wolverine” and “Heat.”  These three films accounted for approximately 19.1% of our cinema box office revenue.  The top three grossing films for the 2012 Quarter in our worldwide cinema circuit were “The Dark Knight Rises,” “TED,” and “Ice Age 4: Continental Drift.”  These three films accounted for approximately 30.0% of our 2012 Quarter cinema box office revenue. 

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Our real estate segment revenue for the 2013 quarter decreased by $444,000 or 9.5% in the 2013 Quarter primarily related to the closure of our Courtenay Central parking structure in July 2013 as a result of an earthquake in Wellington, New Zealand.  As indicated above, both the Australian and New Zealand revenue was negatively affected by decreases in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).

Operating expense was 78.6% of revenue in the 2013 Quarter compared to 81.1% in the 2012 Quarter, primarily related to our revenues increasing while rent and labor costs remained somewhat fixed. Additionally, both the Australian and New Zealand operating expense decreased for the 2013 Quarter compared to the same period in 2012 as a result of decreases in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).    

Depreciation expense decreased for the 2013 Quarter by $393,000 or 9.8% compared to the same period in 2012 due to certain worldwide cinema assets coming to the end of their depreciable lives.

General and administrative expense increased by $629,000 for the 2013 Quarter compared to the 2012 Quarter.  The increase in general and administrative expense during the 2013 Quarter was primarily related to an increase in the labor expenses from our U.S. and Australian cinema operations, an increase in corporate pension costs, and additional audit fees.

For our statement of operations, the Australian quarterly average exchange rates decreased by 11.8% and the New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates decreased by 1.3% since the 2012 Quarter, both of which had an impact on the individual components of our income statement.

Driven by the above factors, our operating income for the 2013 Quarter increased by $1.7 million to an operating income of $5.8 million compared to an operating income of $4.2 million in the same quarter last year.

Net interest expense decreased by $1.4 million for the 2013 Quarter compared to the 2012 Quarter.  The decrease in interest expense during the 2013 Quarter resulted from an overall decrease in our worldwide debt balances and a decrease in the interest rates on our corporate loans in the U.S. and Australia.  Additionally, our interest expense was lower in the 2013 Quarter due to a decrease in the fair value of our interest rate swap liabilities in 2013 compared to an increase in these liabilities during the same period in 2012 resulting in a comparative decrease in interest expense from the 2012 Quarter to the 2013 Quarter.

For the 2013 Quarter, our income tax expense increased by $851,000 compared to the 2012 Quarter.  The change was primarily caused by an increase in pretax income in our Reading Australia operations.  No material corresponding increase in tax expense occurred for U.S. and New Zealand operations because of valuation allowances recorded against the net operating loss carryforwards of those operations..

For the 2012 Quarter, we recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $241,000 associated with our Indooroopilly property which was sold for $12.4 million in November 2012.

As a result of the above, we reported a net income of $2.4 million for the 2013 Quarter compared to a net income of $363,000 in the 2012 Quarter driven by the aforementioned increase in operating income and decrease in interest expense.

Our EBITDA(1) at $9.6 million for the 2013 Quarter was $1.0 million or 12.3% higher than the EBITDA(1) for the 2012 Quarter of $8.5 million, driven primarily by the $1.7 million increase in operating income.  There were no significant adjustments to EBITDA(1) in either the 2013 Quarter or the 2012 Quarter.

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Nine Months 2013 Summary

Revenue from operations increased from $189.3 million during the 2012 Nine Months to $194.7 million in 2013 Nine Months, a  $5.4 million or a 2.8% increase. 

Cinema segment revenue increased $6.0 million driven by an increase in the U.S. box office admissions of 428,000 related to the quality of film product in 2013 Nine Months compared to the same period in 2012 and augmented by a 2.6% increase in the U.S. average ticket price resulting in a $8.9 million increase in U.S. cinema segment revenue. This increase in revenue was enhanced by a $2.1 million increase in New Zealand cinema segment revenue resulting from an 114,000 increase in our New Zealand box office admissions primarily from increased revenues coming from our previously earthquake damaged New Zealand multiplex.  These increases were offset by a decrease in Australian cinema revenue resulting in part from a 3.8% decrease in the Australian average ticket price.  Finally, the Australian revenue decreased and New Zealand revenue increased for the 2013 Nine Months compared to the same period in 2012 as a result of changes in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).

The top three grossing films for the 2013 Nine Months in our worldwide cinema circuit were “Iron Man 3,” “Despicable Me 2,” and “Fast & Furious 6.”  These three films accounted for approximately 11.8% of our 2013 Nine Months cinema box office revenue.  The top three grossing films for the 2012 Nine  Months were “The Avengers,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and “The Hunger Games.”  These three films accounted for approximately  13.9% of our 2012 Nine Months cinema box office revenue. 

Our real estate segment revenue decreased by $652,000 or 4.4% during the Nine Months 2013 compared to the same period last year.  The decrease in real estate revenue was primarily related to a $253,000 decrease in live theater revenue and to the closure of our Courtenay Central parking structure in July 2013 as a result of an earthquake in Wellington, New Zealand.  Finally, the Australian operating expense decreased and New Zealand operating expense increased for the 2013 Nine Months compared to the same period in 2012 as a result of changes in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).

Operating expense was 79.1% of revenue in the 2013 Nine Months compared to the 79.2% in the 2012 Nine Months primarily related to our revenues increasing while rent and labor costs remained somewhat fixed.  Additionally, both the Australian and New Zealand operating expense was affected by changes in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar (see below).

Depreciation expense decreased for the 2013 Nine Months by $773,000 or 6.4% compared to the same period in 2012 due to the same reasons noted above for the quarterly results.

General and administrative expense increased by $622,000 for the 2013 Nine Months compared to the 2012 Nine Months.  The increase in general and administrative expense during the 2013 Nine Months was due to the same reasons noted in the quarterly results.

For our statement of operations, the Australian 2013 Nine Months average exchange rates decreased by 5.1% and the New Zealand 2013 Nine Month average exchange rates increased by 1.4% since the 2012 Nine Months, both of which had an impact on the individual components of our income statement.

Driven by the above factors, our operating income for the Nine Months of 2013 increased by $1.5 million to $16.1 million compared to $14.6 million in the same period last year.

Net interest expense decreased by $5.5 million for the 2013 Nine Months compared to the 2012 Nine Months.  The decrease in interest expense during the 2013 Nine Months was due to the same reasons noted above for the quarterly results.

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The 2013 Nine Months income tax expense was $3.1 million compared to $1.8 million for the 2012 Nine Months.  The year over year change was due to the same reasons noted above for the quarterly results.

For the 2012 Nine Months, we recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $121,000 associated with our Indooroopilly property which was sold for $12.4 million in November 2012.

As a result of the above, we reported a net income of $5.9 million for the of 2013 Nine Months compared to a net income of $361,000 in 2012, driven primarily by the $5.5 million decrease in interest expense noted above.

Our EBITDA(1) at $28.4 million for the 2013 Nine Months was $324,000 or 1.2% higher than the EBITDA(1) for the 2012 Nine Months of $28.0 million, driven primarily by the somewhat higher operational income.   There were no significant adjustments to EBITDA(1) in either the 2013 Nine Months or the 2012 Nine Months.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Our total assets at September 30, 2013 were $393.0 million compared to $428.6 million at December 31, 2012.  The currency exchange rates for Australia and New Zealand as of September 30, 2013 were $0.9342 and $0.8323, respectively, and as of December 31, 2012, these rates were $1.0393 and $0.8267, respectively.  As a result, currency had a negative effect on the balance sheet at September 30, 2013 when compared to December 31, 2012.

On March 20, 2013, pursuant to the loan agreement, we extended the term of our US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan by one year to June 28, 2014 for a renewal fee of $150,000.  On March 25, 2013, Bank of America extended the borrowing limit on our BofA Revolver from $30.0 million to $35.0 million and we borrowed $5.0 million on this revolver.  On May 29, 2013, we refinanced our Liberty Theaters loan with a $7.5 million loan securitized by our Minetta and Orpheum theatres, having a maturity date of June 1, 2018, and bearing an interest rate of LIBOR plus a 2.75% margin with a LIBOR rate cap of 4.00% plus the 2.75% margin.  On June 18, 2013, we paid off our 8.25% note to Sutton Hill Capital (“SHC”) of $9.0 million.  As the debtor on this note was Sutton Hill Properties, LLC (“SHP”), in which we have a 75% interest, the note was, in effect, paid $6.75 million by us and $2.25 million by our co-investor.  Also, on June 28, 2013, we repaid the entire $2.0 million outstanding balance on our $5.0 million Bank of America line of credit.

Our cash position at September 30, 2013 was $37.8 million.  Of the $37.8 million, $14.7 million was in Australia, $15.7 million was in the U.S., and $7.4 million was in New Zealand.  As part of our main credit facilities in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S., we are subject to certain debt covenants which limit the transfer or use of cash outside of the various regional subsidiaries in which the cash is held.  As such, at September 30, 2013 we have approximately $13.1 million of cash worldwide that is not restricted by loan covenants.

At September 30, 2013, we had undrawn funds of $9.3 million (AUS$10.0 million) available under our NAB line of credit in Australia, $10.0 million (NZ$12.0 million) available under our renewed New Zealand Corporate Credit facility, and $6.8 million available under our Bank of America loan revolver and line of credit in the U.S.  Accordingly, we believe that we have sufficient borrowing capacity under our various credit facilities, together with our $37.8 million cash balance, to meet our anticipated short-term working capital requirements.

Our working capital at September 30, 2013 was a negative $65.7 million compared to a negative $21.4 million at December 31, 2012.  This increase in negative working capital resulted primarily from our Australian NAB Corporate Term Loan and our U.S. Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Term Loan becoming current liabilities during 2013.  We are in the process of renegotiating these loans with our current lenders while also seeking possible replacement loans with other lenders.  After we back out the current debt, our

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resulting positive working capital has increased by $4.6 million during the 2013 Nine Months.

Stockholders’ equity was $125.1 million at September 30, 2013 compared to $131.0 million at December 31, 2012,  a reduction primarily related to a  decrease in the currency exchange rates for Australia and New Zealand.

(1)The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax benefit, depreciation, and amortization.  The company defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for unusual or infrequent events or items that are of a non-cash nature.  EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are presented solely as supplemental disclosures as we believe they are relevant and useful measures to compare operating results among our properties and competitors, as well as measurement tools for the evaluation of operating personnel.  EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance under the promulgations of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as substitutes for, net loss, operating loss or cash flows from operations determined in accordance with GAAP.  Finally, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not calculated in the same manner by all companies and accordingly, may not be appropriate measures for comparing performance among different companies.  See the “Supplemental Data” table attached for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income (loss).

 

Subsequent Events

Moonee Ponds Sale Agreement

On October 15, 2013, we entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Moonee Ponds Pty Ltd, an affiliate of Leighton Properties Pty Ltd, for the sale of our properties located in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia.  The agreement calls for a sale price of AUS$23.0 million payable in full on April 16, 2015.   Leighton Properties Pty Ltd. has guaranteed the purchaser’s performance.  Our attorney has received from the purchaser bank guaranties and checks to the value of AUS$2.3 million representing the agreed upon 10% deposit.  These amounts will be held by our attorney and released to us upon settlement on April 16, 2015.  The contract is subject to approval by the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board.  While no assurances can be given, this approval process is currently not anticipated to take longer than thirty business days to complete from the agreement date.  Prior to settlement, Reading retains title to the properties, is responsible for their costs (including taxes and utilities), and is entitled to receive all of their revenues (the properties are currently used as a parking lot).  The properties comprise approximately 3.3 acres and are carried on our books at $11.7 million (AUS$12.4 million) at September 30, 2013.

 

About Reading International, Inc.

Reading International (http://www.readingrdi.com) is in the business of owning and operating cinemas and developing, owning and operating real estate assets.  Our business consists primarily of:

Reading manages its worldwide cinema business under various different brands:

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Forward-Looking Statements

Our statements in this press release contain a variety of forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements reflect only our expectations regarding future events and operating performance and necessarily speak only as of the date the information was prepared.  No guarantees can be given that our expectation will in fact be realized, in whole or in part.  You can recognize these statements by our use of words such as, by way of example, “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” and “anticipate” or other similar terminology.

These forward-looking statements reflect our expectation after having considered a variety of risks and uncertainties.  However, they are necessarily the product of internal discussion and do not necessarily completely reflect the views of individual members of our Board of Directors or of our management team.  Individual Board members and individual members of our management team may have different views as to the risks and uncertainties involved, and may have different views as to future events or our operating performance.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or underlying our forward-looking statements are the following:

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 and fancy, weather, and the extent to which consumers in our markets have the economic wherewithal to spend money on beyond-the-home entertainment.

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.

Finally, 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.

Additionally, certain of the presentations included in this press release may contain “pro forma” information or “non-US GAAP financial measures.”  In such case, a reconciliation of this information to our US GAAP financial statements will be made available in connection with such statements.

For more information, contact:

Andrzej Matyczynski, Chief Financial Officer

Reading International, Inc.  (213) 235-2240

 

 

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Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

*EBITDA presented above is net income adjusted for interest expense (net of interest income), income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and an adjustment for discontinued operations (this includes interest expense and depreciation and amortization for the discontinued operations).

Reconciliation of EBITDA to the net income is presented below:

 

 

 

 

Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

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Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

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