Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Reports Q1 2012 Adjusted EBITDA of $140.3 Million on Revenues of $578.8 Million

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 ended March 31, 2012.

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.’s revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased 19.8% to $578.8 million compared to $483.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, admissions revenues increased 19.9% to $373.8 million and concession revenues increased 22.6% to $179.8 million. Attendance increased 14.3%, average ticket prices increased 5.0% and concession revenues per patron increased 7.0%.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $140.3 million compared to $102.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. 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 March 31, 2012 was $42.1 million compared to $25.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $0.37 compared to $0.22 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

“This was an impressive quarter for our industry with North American box office increasing an estimated 23.5%. Cinemark’s US assets once again outperformed the industry, generating an increase in admissions revenues of 24.8%,” stated Tim Warner, Cinemark’s Chief Executive Officer. “Box office from our international segment continued its growth streak for the quarter and has almost doubled since the first quarter of 2009.”

As of March 31, 2012, Cinemark operated 459 theatres with 5,181 screens and had commitments to open 11 new theatres with 107 screens during the remainder of 2012 and 12 additional new theatres with 132 screens subsequent to 2012.

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About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 459 theatres with 5,181 screens in 39 U.S. states, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of March 31, 2012. For more information go to www.cinemark.com.

Forward-looking Statements

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Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Financial and Operating Summary
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three months ended
March 31,

2012

 

2011

Statement of income data:
Revenues
Admissions $ 373,793 $ 311,692
Concession 179,820 146,681
Other   25,205       24,763  
Total revenues 578,818 483,136
 
Cost of operations
Film rentals and advertising 195,415 165,153
Concession supplies 28,451 23,282
Facility lease expense 68,562 66,426
Other theatre operating expenses 125,001 109,906
General and administrative expenses 34,064 28,986
Depreciation and amortization 36,816 39,140
Impairment of long-lived assets 185 1,015
Loss on sale of assets and other   836       472  
Total cost of operations   489,330       434,380  
Operating income 89,488 48,756
Interest expense (1) (32,133 ) (29,290 )
Distributions from NCM 8,031 9,863
Other income   5,422       5,030  
Income before income taxes 70,808 34,359
Income taxes   27,932       9,037  
Net income $ 42,876 $ 25,322
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   772       359  
Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. $ 42,104     $ 24,963  
 
Earnings per share attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.’s common stockholders:
Basic $ 0.37     $ 0.22  
Diluted $ 0.37     $ 0.22  
 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   113,368       112,899  
Other financial data:
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ 140,328     $ 102,706  
 
(1)   Includes amortization of debt issue costs and excludes capitalized interest.
(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   As of
March 31, December 31,

2012

2011

Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 528,566 $ 521,408
Theatre properties and equipment, net $ 1,256,970 $ 1,238,850
Total assets $ 3,574,703 $ 3,522,408
Long-term debt, including current portion $ 1,569,329 $ 1,572,221
Equity $ 1,065,987 $ 1,023,639
 
  Three months ended
March 31,

2012

 

2011

Other operating data:
Attendance (patrons):
Domestic 39,830 33,389
International   21,718     20,382
Worldwide   61,548     53,771
 
Average ticket price (in dollars):
Domestic $ 6.70 $ 6.40
International $ 4.94 $ 4.81
Worldwide $ 6.08 $ 5.79
 
Concession revenues per patron (in dollars):
Domestic $ 3.30 $ 3.14
International $ 2.24 $ 2.05
Worldwide $ 2.92 $ 2.73
 
Average screen count (month end average):
Domestic 3,891 3,820
International   1,278     1,121
Worldwide   5,169     4,941
 
Segment Information

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
Three months ended
March 31,

2012

 

2011

Revenues
U.S. $ 411,225 $ 330,866
International 169,875 154,471
Eliminations   (2,282 )     (2,201 )
Total revenues $ 578,818     $ 483,136  
Adjusted EBITDA
U.S. $ 104,293 $ 68,791
International   36,035       33,915  
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 140,328     $ 102,706  
Capital expenditures
U.S. $ 19,694 $ 11,468
International   27,290       24,301  
Total capital expenditures $ 46,984     $ 35,769  
 
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,

2012

 

2011

Net income $ 42,876 $ 25,322
Income taxes 27,932 9,037
Interest expense 32,133 29,290
Other income (5,422 ) (5,030 )
Depreciation and amortization 36,816 39,140
Impairment of long-lived assets 185 1,015
Loss on sale of assets and other 836 472
Deferred lease expenses - theatres(2) 120 296
Deferred lease expenses – DCIP equipment (3) 1,003 484
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents (2) 534 667
Share based awards compensation expense (4)   3,315       2,013  
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 140,328     $ 102,706  
 
(1)   Adjusted EBITDA as calculated in the chart above represents net income before income taxes, interest expense, other income, depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets, 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.
Robert Copple, 972-665-1500
or
JCIR
Robert Rinderman, 212-835-8500
CNK@jcir.com

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