Imax (IMAX) reported $86.67 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.5%. EPS of $0.13 for the same period compares to $0.15 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $83.68 million, representing a surprise of +3.57%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +18.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.11.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Imax performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total IMAX System installations: 21 compared to the 29 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Commercial Multiplex Systems (Period End): 1,738 versus 1,746 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total Commercial Multiplex Systems (Period End) - Domestic Total (United States & Canada): 416 compared to the 414 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Commercial Multiplex Systems (Period End) - International Total: 1,322 versus 1,326 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenues- Technology Products and Services: $50.59 million versus $45.91 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.3% change.
- Revenues- Content Solutions: $34.25 million versus $35.19 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.7% change.
- Revenues- All other: $1.83 million compared to the $2.59 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.9% year over year.
- Revenues- Technology Products and Services Revenue- System Rentals: $19.14 million versus $19.70 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.9% change.
- Revenues- Technology Products and Services Revenue- Maintenance: $15.66 million versus $15.68 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.3% change.
- Revenues- Technology Products and Services Revenue- System Sales: $12.72 million versus $8.98 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +78.7% change.
- Revenues- Technology Products and Services Revenue- Finance Income: $3.08 million versus $2.48 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +35.6% change.
- Revenues- Content Solutions Revenue- Film Remastering and Distribution: $32.16 million versus $31.10 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.2% change.
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Shares of Imax have returned -13.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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