Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Reports a 6.6% Increase in Revenues to $651.9 Million for Q4 2013

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the largest motion picture exhibitors in the world, today reported results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2013.

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.’s revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2013 increased 6.6% to $651.9 million compared to $611.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, admissions revenues increased 6.9% and concession revenues increased 6.2%. Average ticket price increased 5.1% and concession revenues per patron increased 4.4% during the three months ended December 31, 2013.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2013 was $140.9 million compared to $143.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.

Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. for the three months ended December 31, 2013 was $15.6 million compared to $27.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2013 was $0.13 compared to $0.24 for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2013 included an after-tax loss of approximately $17.9 million on the Company’s sale of its Mexico subsidiaries.

“The annual 2013 North American industry had a record-breaking year, achieving nearly $11 billion dollars in admissions revenues, which exceeded 2012’s record box office,” stated Tim Warner, Cinemark’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our total worldwide revenues for the year grew 8.5% to a record $2.7 billion dollars. Our operations teams were able to leverage the attendance increase while simultaneously managing costs resulting in an all-time high Adjusted EBITDA of over $625 million dollars.”

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.’s revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased 8.5% to $2,682.9 million from $2,473.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, admissions revenues increased 8.0% and concession revenues increased 9.6%, primarily due to a 4.9% increase in attendance, a 3.0% increase in average ticket price and a 4.4% increase in concession revenues per patron.

Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased 6.1% to $625.3 million from $589.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.

Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $148.5 million compared to $168.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $1.28 compared to $1.47 for the year ended December 31, 2012. Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013 included a pre-tax loss on early retirement of debt of approximately $72.3 million.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s aggregate screen count was 5,563 and the Company had commitments to open 21 new theatres and 178 screens during 2014 and 8 additional new theatres with 85 screens subsequent to 2014.

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About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 482 theatres with 5,563 screens in 40 U.S. states, Brazil, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of December 31, 2013. For more information go to investors.cinemark.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The “forward-looking statements” include our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our business and our industry. They include statements relating to future revenues, expenses and profitability, the future development and expected growth of our business, projected capital expenditures, attendance at movies generally or in any of the markets in which we operate, the number or diversity of popular movies released and our ability to successfully license and exhibit popular films, national and international growth in our industry, competition from other exhibitors and alternative forms of entertainment and determinations in lawsuits in which we are defendants. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “future” and “intends” and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section or other sections in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 28, 2013 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and risk factors. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect our view only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 
 
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Financial and Operating Summary
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
    Three Months Ended     Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
  2013       2012     2013     2012  
Statement of Income Data:
Revenues
Admissions $ 412,617 $ 386,095 $ 1,706,145 $ 1,580,401
Concession 201,769 190,059 845,168 771,405
Other   37,547       35,380     131,581       121,725  
Total revenues   651,933       611,534     2,682,894       2,473,531  
 
Cost of operations
Film rentals and advertising 227,292 208,389 919,511 845,107
Concession supplies 31,723 30,309 135,715 123,471
Facility lease expense 77,024 68,556 307,851 281,615
Other theatre operating expenses 146,400 133,171 575,056 528,138
General and administrative expenses 44,631 41,613 165,351 148,624
Depreciation and amortization 43,805 37,621 163,970 147,675
Impairment of long-lived assets 1,718 1,559 3,794 3,031
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other   (1,313 )     4,164     (3,845 )     12,168  
Total cost of operations   571,280       525,382     2,267,403       2,089,829  
Operating income 80,653 86,152 415,491 383,702
Interest expense (1) (28,172 ) (29,296 ) (124,714 ) (123,665 )
Loss on early retirement of debt (5,599 ) (72,302 ) (5,599 )
Distributions from NCM 7,283 7,722 20,701 20,812
Other income   6,730       6,628     24,688       21,568  
Income before income taxes 66,494 65,607 263,864 296,818
Income taxes   50,590       37,169     113,316       125,398  
Net income $ 15,904 $ 28,438 $ 150,548 $ 171,420
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   312       616     2,078       2,471  
Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. $ 15,592     $ 27,822   $ 148,470     $ 168,949  
 
Earnings per share attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.’s common stockholders:
Basic $ 0.13     $ 0.24   $ 1.28     $ 1.47  
Diluted $ 0.13     $ 0.24   $ 1.28     $ 1.47  
 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   114,536       113,958     114,396       113,824  
 
Other Financial Data:
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ 140,870     $ 143,585   $ 625,323     $ 589,235  

(1)

  Includes amortization of debt issue costs.

(2)

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income is provided in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.
   

 

As of

December 31,
2013     2012
Balance Sheet Data (unaudited, in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents $ 599,929 $ 742,664
Theatre properties and equipment, net 1,427,190 1,304,958
Total assets 4,144,163 3,863,226
Long-term debt, including current portion 1,832,800 1,764,010
Equity 1,102,417 1,094,984
 
 
Segment Information

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
    Three Months Ended     Year Ended
December 31,     December 31,
  2013         2012         2013         2012  
Revenues        
U.S. $ 499,776 $ 435,356 $ 1,912,674 $ 1,706,511
International 155,210 178,783 783,053 777,663
Eliminations   (3,053 )       (2,605 )       (12,833 )       (10,643 )
Total revenues $ 651,933       $ 611,534       $ 2,682,894       $ 2,473,531  
Adjusted EBITDA
U.S. $ 113,910 $ 107,638 $ 455,489 $ 409,860
International   26,960         35,947         169,834         179,375  
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 140,870       $ 143,585       $ 625,323       $ 589,235  
Capital expenditures
U.S. $ 45,955 $ 33,163 $ 117,488 $ 107,323
International   54,227         41,037         142,182         113,404  
Total capital expenditures $ 100,182       $ 74,200       $ 259,670       $ 220,727  
 
 

Additional Segment Information (1)

(unaudited)
 

 

    U.S. Operating Segment    

International Operating
Segment

    Consolidated
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
        %         %         %
2013 2012 Change 2013 2012 Change 2013 2012 Change
Admissions revenues $ 323.0 $ 280.5 15.2 % $ 89.6 $ 105.6 (15.2 )% $ 412.6 $ 386.1 6.9 %
Concession revenues $ 156.0 $ 137.5 13.5 % $ 45.8 $ 52.6 (12.9 )% $ 201.8 $ 190.1 6.2 %
Other revenues(2) $ 17.7 $ 14.7 20.4 % $ 19.8 $ 20.6 (3.9 )% $ 37.5 $ 35.3 6.2 %
Total revenues(2) $ 496.7 $ 432.7 14.8 % $ 155.2 $ 178.8 (13.2 )% $ 651.9 $ 611.5 6.6 %
Attendance 45.0 40.6 10.8 % 19.8 23.1 (14.3 )% 64.8 63.7 1.7 %
Average ticket price $ 7.18 $ 6.91 3.9 % $ 4.53 $ 4.57 (0.9 )% $ 6.37 $ 6.06 5.1 %
Concession revenues per patron $ 3.47 $ 3.39 2.4 % $ 2.31 $ 2.28 1.3 % $ 3.11 $ 2.98 4.4 %
Average screen count 4,432 3,916 1,241 1,307 5,673 5,223
 
   

U.S. Operating
Segment

   

International
Operating Segment

    Consolidated
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2013     2012 2013     2012 2013     2012
Film rentals and advertising $ 184.7 $ 156.8 $ 42.6 $ 51.6 $ 227.3 $ 208.4
Concession supplies 21.4 18.3 10.3 12.0 31.7 30.3
Salaries and wages 52.3 44.2 18.2 18.7 70.5 62.9
Facility lease expense 58.3 48.0 18.8 20.5 77.1 68.5
Utilities and other 53.6 43.9 22.3 26.4 75.9 70.3
           

U.S. Operating Segment

International
Operating Segment

Consolidated

Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
        %         %         %
2013 2012 Change 2013 2012 Change 2013 2012 Change
Admissions revenues $ 1,231.4 $ 1,099.6 12.0 % $ 474.7 $ 480.8 (1.3 )% $ 1,706.1 $ 1,580.4 8.0 %
Concession revenues $ 609.3 $ 546.2 11.6 % $ 235.9 $ 225.2 4.8 % $ 845.2 $ 771.4 9.6 %
Other revenues(2) $ 59.1 $ 50.1 18.0 % $ 72.5 $ 71.6 1.3 % $ 131.6 $ 121.7 8.1 %
Total revenues(2) $ 1,899.8 $ 1,695.9 12.0 % $ 783.1 $ 777.6 0.7 % $ 2,682.9 $ 2,473.5 8.5 %
Attendance 177.2 163.6 8.3 % 99.4 100.1 (0.7 )% 276.6 263.7 4.9 %
Average ticket price $ 6.95 $ 6.72 3.4 % $ 4.78 $ 4.80 (0.4 )% $ 6.17 $ 5.99 3.0 %
Concession revenues per patron $ 3.44 $ 3.34 3.0 % $ 2.37 $ 2.25 5.3 % $ 3.06 $ 2.93 4.4 %
Average screen count 4,233 3,909 1,315 1,289 5,548 5,198
           

U.S. Operating
Segment

International
Operating Segment

Consolidated
Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2013     2012 2013     2012 2013     2012
Film rentals and advertising $ 687.3 $ 610.5 $ 232.2 $ 234.6 $ 919.5 $ 845.1
Concession supplies 83.7 71.1 52.0 52.4 135.7 123.5
Salaries and wages 192.5 174.2 76.8 73.2 269.3 247.4
Facility lease expense 215.5 191.1 92.4 90.5 307.9 281.6
Utilities and other 204.5 182.9 101.2 97.8 305.7 280.7

(1)

  Revenues, attendance and theatre operating costs are in millions. Average ticket price and concession revenues per patron are in dollars.

(2)

U.S. operating segment revenues include eliminations of intercompany transactions with the international operating segment.
 
 
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
(unaudited, in thousands)
               
Three months ended Year ended
December 31,     December 31,
  2013     2012     2013     2012  
Net income $ 15,904 $ 28,438 $ 150,548 $ 171,420
Income taxes 50,590 37,169 113,316 125,398
Interest expense 28,172 29,296 124,714 123,665
Loss on early retirement of debt 5,599 72,302 5,599
Other income (6,730 ) (6,628 ) (24,688 ) (21,568 )
Depreciation and amortization 43,805 37,621 163,970 147,675
Impairment of long-lived assets 1,718 1,559 3,794 3,031
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other (1,313 ) 4,164 (3,845 ) 12,168
Deferred lease expenses – theatres (2) 608 (243 ) 1,564 58
Deferred lease expenses – DCIP (3) 1,055 1,020 4,137 4,046
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents (2) 521 685 2,625 2,673
Share based awards compensation expense (4)   6,540         4,905         16,886         15,070  
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 140,870       $ 143,585       $ 625,323       $ 589,235  

(1)

  Adjusted EBITDA as calculated in the chart above represents net income before income taxes, interest expense, loss on early retirement of debt, other income, depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets, (gain) loss on sale of assets and other, changes in deferred lease expense, amortization of long-term prepaid rents and share based awards compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity (as determined in accordance with GAAP). Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides management and investors with additional information to measure our performance and liquidity, estimate our value and evaluate our ability to service debt. In addition, we use Adjusted EBITDA for incentive compensation purposes.

(2)

Non-cash expense included in facility lease expense.

(3)

Non-cash expense included in other theatre operating expenses.

(4)

Non-cash expense included in general and administrative expenses.

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Financial Contact:
Chanda Brashears, 972-665-1671
cbrashears@cinemark.com
or
Media Contact:
James Meredith, 972-665-1060
jmeredith@cinemark.com

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