Nevada
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1-8625
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95-3885184
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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500 Citadel Drive, Suite 300, Commerce,
California
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90040
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Reading International, Inc. pertaining to its results of
operations and financial condition for the quarter ended September 30,
2009.
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READING
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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||
Date:
November 6, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Andrzej Matyczynski
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Name:
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Andrzej
Matyczynski
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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·
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our
EBITDA(1)
for the 2009 September quarter was $11.0 million compared to $7.7 million
in the 2008 quarter, an increase of
43.7%;
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·
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for
the 2009 nine months our EBITDA(1)
was $33.0 million compared to $23.9 million in 2008, an increase of
38.2%;
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·
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we
continue to see local currency cinema revenue growth in both Australia and
New Zealand, with Australia showing a 9.8% increase and New Zealand a 1.4%
increase over the September quarter in 2008. In Australia, in
local currency, this quarter’s total as well as cinema revenue were again
record highs, at AUS$27.6 million and AUS$24.5 million,
respectively;
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·
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we
reduced our general and administrative expenses by 4.3% for the quarter
and 8.0% for the nine months, compared to prior
year;
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·
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our
operating income for the quarter was $6.7 million compared to $3.4 million
in 2008, an increase of 97.4% and for the nine months at $13.2 million it
was 207.0% above the $4.3 million for the 2008 nine months;
and
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·
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primarily
as a result of the stronger operating income, the second quarter 2009
Trust Preferred Security (“TPS”) gain, and the fact that both the
Australian dollar and the New Zealand dollar have recaptured some of their
value since year end, when such currencies traded at $0.6983 and $0.5815,
respectively, compared to $0.8824 and $0.7233 respectively at September
30, 2009, our stockholders’ equity has risen to $113.2 million at
September 30, 2009 compared to $69.4 million at December 31,
2008.
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·
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the
$268,000 other nonoperating gain on the sale of the MIL security;
and
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·
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the
$2.6 million other operating income associated with our settlement of the
MIL litigation.
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·
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the
$10.7 million gain on the retirement of our TPS
debt;
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·
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the
$1.5 million gain from Auburn option
payments;
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·
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the
$268,000 gain on the sale from our investment in MIL securities;
and
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·
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the
$2.6 million other operating income associated with our settlement of the
MIL litigation
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·
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the
$549,000 loss on transfer of
Auburn;
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·
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the
realized transactional currency loss of $2.2 million;
and
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·
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the
$2.1 million other-than-temporary loss on our Becker available-for-sale
shares.
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·
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the
$2.5 million gain on sale of Botany;
and
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·
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the
$2.8 million in realized transactional currency gains and other one-time
gains.
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·
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the
development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the United
States, Australia and New Zealand;
and
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·
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the
development, ownership and operation of retail and commercial real estate
in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including
entertainment-themed retail centers (“ETRC”) in Australia and New Zealand
and live theater assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United
States.
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·
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in
the United States, under the
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o
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Reading
brand,
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o
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Angelika
Film Center brand (http://angelikafilmcenter.com/),
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o
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Consolidated
Theatres brand (http://www.consolidatedtheatres.com/),
and
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o
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City
Cinemas brand;
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·
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in
Australia, under the Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/);
and
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·
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in
New Zealand, under the
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o
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Reading
(http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz)
and
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o
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Rialto
(http://www.rialto.co.nz)
brands.
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·
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With
respect to our cinema operations:
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o
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The
number and attractiveness to movie goers of the films released in future
periods;
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o
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The
amount of money spent by film distributors to promote their motion
pictures;
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o
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The
licensing fees and terms required by film distributors from motion picture
exhibitors in order to exhibit their
films;
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o
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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;
and
|
o
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The
extent to which we encounter competition from other cinema exhibitors,
from other sources of outside of the home entertainment, and from inside
the home entertainment options, such as “home theaters” and competitive
film product distribution technology such as, by way of example, cable,
satellite broadcast, DVD and VHS rentals and sales, and so called “movies
on demand;”
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·
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With
respect to our real estate development and operation
activities:
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o
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The
rental rates and capitalization rates applicable to the markets in which
we operate and the quality of properties that we
own;
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o
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The extent to which we can
obtain on a timely basis the various land use approvals and entitlements
needed to develop our
properties;
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o
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the
risks and uncertainties associated with real estate
development;
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o
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The
availability and cost of labor and
materials;
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o
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Competition
for development sites and tenants;
and
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o
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The
extent to which our cinemas can continue to serve as an anchor tenant
which will, in turn, be influenced by the same factors as will influence
generally the results of our cinema
operations;
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·
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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:
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o
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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;
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o
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The
relative values of the currency used in the countries in which we
operate;
|
o
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Changes
in government regulation, including by way of example, the costs resulting
from the implementation of the requirements of
Sarbanes-Oxley;
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o
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Our
labor relations and costs of labor (including future government
requirements with respect to pension liabilities, disability insurance and
health coverage, and vacations and
leave);
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o
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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;
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o
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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; and
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o
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Changes
in applicable accounting policies and
practices.
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Statements of Operations
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Three
Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
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2009
|
2008
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2009
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2008
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|||||
Revenue
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$56,067
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$ 57,891
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$157,567
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$151,368
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||||
Operating
expense
|
||||||||
Cinema/real
estate
|
43,681
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44,984
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122,369
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118,579
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||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
4,001
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5,101
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11,169
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14,511
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||||
Loss
on transfer of real estate from held for sale to continuing
operations
|
--
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--
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549
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--
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||||
General
and administrative
|
4,206
|
4,396
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12,875
|
13,993
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||||
Other
operating income
|
(2,551
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) |
--
|
(2,551
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) |
--
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||
Operating income
|
6,730
|
3,410
|
13,156
|
4,285
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||||
Interest
expense, net
|
(3,476
|
) |
(3,958
|
) |
(10,737
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) |
(9,832
|
) |
Other
income (loss)
|
178
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(739
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) |
(1,879)
|
2,850
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|||
Gain
on retirement of subordinated debt
|
--
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--
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10,714
|
--
|
||||
Gain
on sale of investments in unconsolidated entities
|
268
|
--
|
268
|
2,450
|
||||
Income
tax expense
|
(424
|
) |
(689
|
) |
(1,422
|
) |
(1,513
|
) |
Net
loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
(133
|
) |
(85
|
) |
(460
|
) |
(246
|
) |
Net income (loss)
|
$ 3,143
|
$ (2,061
|
) |
$ 9,640
|
$
(2,006
|
) | ||
Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
$ 0.14
|
$ (0.09
|
) |
$ 0.43
|
$
(0.09
|
) | ||
EBITDA*
|
$ 11,044
|
$ 7,687
|
$
32,968
|
$
23,850
|
||||
EBITDA*
change
|
$3,357
|
$9,118
|
*
|
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).
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Three
Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
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|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 3,143 | $ | (2,061 | ) | $ | 9,640 | $ | (2,006 | ) | ||||||
Add:Interest
expense, net
|
3,476 | 3,958 | 10,737 | 9,832 | ||||||||||||
Add:Income
tax provision
|
424 | 689 | 1,422 | 1,513 | ||||||||||||
Add:Depreciation
and amortization
|
4,001 | 5,101 | 11,169 | 14,511 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA
|
$ | 11,044 | $ | 7,687 | $ | 32,968 | $ | 23,850 |
Three
months ended September 30, 2009
|
Cinema
|
Real
Estate
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 52,340 | $ | 6,349 | $ | (2,622 | ) | $ | 56,067 | |||||||
Operating
expense
|
43,166 | 3,137 | (2,622 | ) | 43,681 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
2,723 | 1,039 | -- | 3,762 | ||||||||||||
General
& administrative expense
|
608 | 195 | -- | 803 | ||||||||||||
Segment
operating income
|
$ | 5,843 | $ | 1,978 | $ | -- | $ | 7,821 | ||||||||
Three
months ended September 30, 2008
|
Cinema
|
Real
Estate
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 54,036 | $ | 6,108 | $ | (2,253 | ) | $ | 57,891 | |||||||
Operating
expense
|
44,744 | 2,493 | (2,253 | ) | 44,984 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
3,848 | 1,090 | -- | 4,938 | ||||||||||||
General
& administrative expense
|
1,106 | 255 | -- | 1,361 | ||||||||||||
Segment
operating income
|
$ | 4,338 | $ | 2,270 | $ | -- | $ | 6,608 |
Reconciliation
to net income attributable to Reading International, Inc.
shareholders:
|
2009
Quarter
|
2008
Quarter
|
||||||
Total
segment operating income
|
$ | 7,821 | $ | 6,608 | ||||
Non-segment:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
expense
|
239 | 163 | ||||||
General and administrative
expense
|
3,403 | 3,035 | ||||||
Other operating
income
|
(2,551 | ) | -- | |||||
Operating
income
|
6,730 | 3,410 | ||||||
Interest expense,
net
|
(3,476 | ) | (3,958 | ) | ||||
Other loss
|
(24 | ) | (1,009 | ) | ||||
Income tax
expense
|
(424 | ) | (689 | ) | ||||
Equity earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
|
202 | 270 | ||||||
Gain on sale of investments in
unconsolidated entities
|
268 | -- | ||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
3,276 | (1,976 | ) | |||||
Net
income attributable to the noncontrolling interest
|
(133 | ) | (85 | ) | ||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common
shareholders
|
$ | 3,143 | $ | (2,061 | ) |
Nine
months ended September 30, 2009
|
Cinema
|
Real
Estate
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 146,991 | $ | 17,739 | $ | (7,163 | ) | $ | 157,567 | |||||||
Operating
expense
|
120,762 | 8,770 | (7,163 | ) | 122,369 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
8,208 | 2,474 | -- | 10,682 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on transfer of real estate held for sale to continuing
operations
|
-- | 549 | -- | 549 | ||||||||||||
General
& administrative expense
|
2,176 | 564 | -- | 2,740 | ||||||||||||
Segment
operating income
|
$ | 15,845 | $ | 5,382 | $ | -- | $ | 21,227 |
Nine
months ended September 30, 2008
|
Cinema
|
Real
Estate
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 138,867 | $ | 17,870 | $ | (5,369 | ) | $ | 151,368 | |||||||
Operating
expense
|
117,045 | 6,903 | (5,369 | ) | 118,579 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
10,516 | 3,472 | -- | 13,988 | ||||||||||||
General
& administrative expense
|
3,005 | 853 | -- | 3,858 | ||||||||||||
Segment
operating income
|
$ | 8,301 | $ | 6,642 | $ | -- | $ | 14,943 |
Reconciliation
to net income attributable to Reading International, Inc.
shareholders:
|
2009
Nine Months
|
2008
Nine Months
|
||||||
Total
segment operating income
|
$ | 21,227 | $ | 14,943 | ||||
Non-segment:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
expense
|
487 | 523 | ||||||
General and administrative
expense
|
10,135 | 10,135 | ||||||
Other operating
income
|
(2,551 | ) | -- | |||||
Operating
income
|
13,156 | 4,285 | ||||||
Interest expense,
net
|
(10,737 | ) | (9,832 | ) | ||||
Gain on retirement of
subordinated debt (trust preferred securities)
|
10,714 | -- | ||||||
Other income
(loss)
|
(2,740 | ) | 2,033 | |||||
Income tax
expense
|
(1,422 | ) | (1,513 | ) | ||||
Equity earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
|
861 | 817 | ||||||
Gain on sale of investments in
unconsolidated entities
|
268 | 2,450 | ||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
10,100 | (1,760 | ) | |||||
Net
income attributable to the noncontrolling interest
|
(460 | ) | (246 | ) | ||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common
shareholders
|
$ | 9,640 | $ | (2,006 | ) |
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||
Cinema
|
$ | 52,340 | $ | 54,036 | $ | 146,991 | $ | 138,867 | ||||||||
Real
estate
|
3,727 | 3,855 | 10,576 | 12,501 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating revenue
|
56,067 | 57,891 | 157,567 | 151,368 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expense
|
||||||||||||||||
Cinema
|
40,544 | 42,491 | 113,599 | 111,676 | ||||||||||||
Real
estate
|
3,137 | 2,493 | 8,770 | 6,903 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
4,001 | 5,101 | 11,169 | 14,511 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on transfer of real estate held for sale to continuing
operations
|
-- | -- | 549 | -- | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
4,206 | 4,396 | 12,875 | 13,993 | ||||||||||||
Other
operating income
|
(2,551 | ) | -- | (2,551 | ) | -- | ||||||||||
Total
operating expense
|
49,337 | 54,481 | 144,411 | 147,083 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
6,730 | 3,410 | 13,156 | 4,285 | ||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
143 | 225 | 880 | 829 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(3,619 | ) | (4,183 | ) | (11,617 | ) | (10,661 | ) | ||||||||
Gain
on retirement of subordinated debt (trust preferred
securities)
|
-- | -- | 10,714 | -- | ||||||||||||
Other
income (loss)
|
(24 | ) | (1,009 | ) | (2,740 | ) | 2,033 | |||||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures and entities
|
3,230 | (1,557 | ) | 10,393 | (3,514 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
(424 | ) | (689 | ) | (1,422 | ) | (1,513 | ) | ||||||||
Income
(loss) before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and
entities
|
2,806 | (2,246 | ) | 8,971 | (5,027 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity
earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
|
202 | 270 | 861 | 817 | ||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of investments in unconsolidated entities
|
268 | -- | 268 | 2,450 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 3,276 | $ | (1,976 | ) | $ | 10,100 | $ | (1,760 | ) | ||||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
(133 | ) | (85 | ) | (460 | ) | (246 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common
shareholders
|
$ | 3,143 | $ | (2,061 | ) | $ | 9,640 | $ | (2,006 | ) | ||||||
Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading
International, Inc. common shareholders
|
$ | 0.14 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.43 | $ | (0.09 | ) | ||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding – basic
|
22,594,517 | 22,476,904 | 22,562,309 | 22,476,514 | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding – dilutive
|
22,662,306 | 22,476,904 | 22,630,097 | 22,476,514 |
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 19,253 | $ | 30,874 | ||||
Receivables
|
6,294 | 7,868 | ||||||
Inventory
|
733 | 797 | ||||||
Investment
in marketable securities
|
2,516 | 3,100 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
|
1,339 | 1,656 | ||||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
3,810 | 2,324 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
33,945 | 46,619 | ||||||
Property
held for and under development
|
77,468 | 69,016 | ||||||
Property
& equipment, net
|
203,985 | 173,662 | ||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
|
10,879 | 11,643 | ||||||
Investment
in Reading International Trust I
|
838 | 1,547 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
37,312 | 34,964 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
23,310 | 25,118 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
14,498 | 9,301 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 402,235 | $ | 371,870 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ | 12,467 | $ | 13,170 | ||||
Film
rent payable
|
4,720 | 7,315 | ||||||
Notes
payable – current portion
|
7,934 | 1,347 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
|
6,231 | 6,425 | ||||||
Deferred
current revenue
|
5,165 | 5,645 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
141 | 201 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
36,658 | 34,103 | ||||||
Notes
payable – long-term portion
|
176,976 | 172,268 | ||||||
Notes
payable to related party – long-term portion
|
14,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
Subordinated
debt – trust preferred securities
|
27,913 | 51,547 | ||||||
Noncurrent
tax liabilities
|
6,729 | 6,347 | ||||||
Deferred
non-current revenue
|
595 | 554 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
|
26,148 | 23,604 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
289,019 | 302,423 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
||||||||
Class
A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
35,706,806 issued and 21,129,582 outstanding at September 30, 2009 and
35,564,339 issued and 20,987,115 outstanding at December 31,
2008
|
216 | 216 | ||||||
Class
B Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized and
1,495,490 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and at December 31,
2008
|
15 | 15 | ||||||
Nonvoting
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, 12,000 shares authorized and no
outstanding shares
|
-- | -- | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
134,300 | 133,906 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(59,837 | ) | (69,477 | ) | ||||
Treasury
shares
|
(4,306 | ) | (4,306 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
40,954 | 7,276 | ||||||
Total
Reading International, Inc. stockholders’ equity
|
111,342 | 67,630 | ||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
1,874 | 1,817 | ||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
113,216 | 69,447 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$ | 402,235 | $ | 371,870 |