Communication Services · Entertainment
Price
$41.08
Market Cap
$2.3B
Employees
700
Beta
0.37
Avg Volume
1,148,990
CEO
Richard Lewis Gelfond
Business Description
IMAX Corporation operates as a global entertainment technology firm, specializing in delivering advanced cinematic experiences. It achieves this by leveraging its proprietary software, unique theater designs, intellectual property, and specialized equipment. A core offering is IMAX Digital Re-Mastering (DMR), a patented process that dramatically improves the resolution, visual fidelity, and audio quality of motion picture films for their presentation on IMAX screens. The company supplies its signature theater systems to exhibitor customers through outright sales, leasing agreements, or collaborative revenue-sharing models, and also provides digital projection systems. Furthermore, IMAX supports its extensive network with both proactive and urgent maintenance services. The company is involved in distributing large-format documentary films and offers comprehensive post-production and quality control services for such films, alongside general digital post-production. It directly owns and operates IMAX cinemas. For filmmakers, IMAX provides rental services for its 2D and 3D large-format film and digital cameras, coupled with expert production guidance and technical support for both documentary and Hollywood productions. Its theater systems are marketed through dedicated direct sales teams and marketing personnel to a diverse client base, including science and natural history museums, zoological parks, aquariums, various educational and cultural institutions, theme parks, private home cinema installations, tourist attractions, and temporary events like fairs and expositions. The company holds rights to a robust portfolio of trademarks and trade names, prominently featuring IMAX, IMAX Dome, IMAX 3D, Experience It in IMAX, The IMAX Experience, An IMAX Experience, IMAX DMR, and IMAX Enhanced, among many others. As of December 31, 2021, IMAX boasted a global footprint of 1,683 theater systems across 87 countries and territories, consisting of 1,599 commercial multiplex locations, 12 commercial destination venues, and 72 institutional sites. Established in 1967, IMAX Corporation maintains its headquarters in Mississauga, Canada.
Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:56am (just now)$41.08
-2.28 (-5.26%)
Day Range
$41.02 – $43.57
52-Week Range
$24.20 – $45.52
50-Day MA
$38.29
200-Day MA
$36.39
Volume
1,404,416.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low
$46.00
Consensus
$52.00
High
$60.00
(26 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding
54,855,200.00
Float
41,714,070.00
Free Float
76.0%
Normal free float
— 76.0% of shares trade freely, ~24% held by insiders/institutions
Healthy float typical of established companies. Good liquidity for entering and exiting positions without major price impact.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
APIStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
60.46
Stock Price: $41.08
EPS (Diluted): 0.65
EPS (Diluted): 0.65
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
5.87
Stock Price: $41.08
Total Equity: $337.89M
Shares: 55,544,000
Total Equity: $337.89M
Shares: 55,544,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
18.95
Market Cap: $2.25B
Total Debt: $289.68M
Cash: $151.17M
EBITDA: $133.10M
Total Debt: $289.68M
Cash: $151.17M
EBITDA: $133.10M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$2.1B
Market Cap: $2.25B
Total Debt: $289.68M
Cash: $151.17M
Total Debt: $289.68M
Cash: $151.17M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
57.9%
Gross Profit: $237.57M
Revenue: $410.21M
Revenue: $410.21M
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
23.3%
Operating Income: $95.60M
Revenue: $410.21M
Revenue: $410.21M
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
8.5%
Net Income: $34.88M
Revenue: $410.21M
Revenue: $410.21M
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
11.0%
Net Income: $34.88M
Total Equity: $337.89M
Total Equity: $337.89M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
14.6%
Operating Income: $95.60M
Tax Rate: 28.1%
Equity: $337.89M
Total Debt: $289.68M
Cash: $151.17M
Tax Rate: 28.1%
Equity: $337.89M
Total Debt: $289.68M
Cash: $151.17M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
1.67
Current Assets: $337.29M
Current Liabilities: $202.01M
Current Liabilities: $202.01M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
0.86
Short-Term Debt: $37.90M
Long-Term Debt: $251.77M
Total Debt: $289.68M
Total Equity: $337.89M
Long-Term Debt: $251.77M
Total Debt: $289.68M
Total Equity: $337.89M
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$7.39
Revenue: $410.21M
Shares: 55,544,000
Shares: 55,544,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$6.08
Total Equity: $337.89M
Shares: 55,544,000
Shares: 55,544,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$2.14
Operating CF: $127.07M
CapEx: -$8.17M
Shares: 55,544,000
CapEx: -$8.17M
Shares: 55,544,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $41.08
Stock Price: $41.08
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $34.88M
Net Income: $34.88M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:56am (just now)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $254.9M | $300.8M | $374.8M | $352.2M | $410.2M |
| Cost of Revenue | $120.5M | $144.5M | $160.5M | $162.0M | $172.6M |
| Gross Profit | $134.4M | $156.4M | $214.3M | $190.2M | $237.6M |
| Operating Expenses | $123.4M | $161.2M | $163.9M | $146.3M | $142.0M |
| Operating Income | $11.0M | -$4.8M | $50.4M | $43.9M | $95.6M |
| Net Income | -$22.3M | -$22.8M | $25.3M | $26.1M | $34.9M |
| EBITDA | $74.2M | $52.8M | $113.0M | $111.3M | $133.1M |
| EPS | $-0.38 | $-0.40 | $0.47 | $0.49 | $0.65 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:56am (just now)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $189.7M | $97.4M | $76.2M | $100.6M | $151.2M |
| Total Current Assets | $523.8M | $450.8M | $447.9M | $456.7M | $337.3M |
| Total Assets | $883.2M | $821.2M | $814.7M | $830.4M | $894.0M |
| Current Liabilities | $211.6M | $249.6M | $227.4M | $200.8M | $202.0M |
| Long-Term Debt | $223.6M | $226.9M | $229.1M | $229.9M | $251.8M |
| Total Liabilities | $452.9M | $491.4M | $469.1M | $452.2M | $466.3M |
| Total Equity | $356.1M | $263.4M | $273.1M | $299.5M | $337.9M |
| Retained Earnings | -$235.0M | -$293.1M | -$292.8M | -$274.7M | -$240.0M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:56am (just now)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $6.1M | $17.3M | $58.6M | $70.8M | $127.1M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$17.8M | -$32.6M | -$32.8M | -$41.2M | -$8.2M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$11.7M | -$15.3M | $25.8M | $29.6M | $118.9M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $0 | -$15.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$24.0M | -$83.2M | -$26.8M | -$18.0M | -$1.5M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$127.7M | -$92.3M | -$21.2M | $24.4M | $50.6M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:56am (just now)| Metric | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$474.5M $459.5M – $488.9M
|
$504.1M $502.3M – $505.9M
|
$548.2M $533.4M – $562.0M
|
$577.8M $562.2M – $592.5M
|
| EBITDA |
$196.4M $190.1M – $202.3M
|
$208.6M $207.8M – $209.3M
|
$226.8M $220.7M – $232.6M
|
$239.1M $232.7M – $245.2M
|
| Net Income |
$95.4M $95.0M – $126.3M
|
$120.1M $113.0M – $127.3M
|
$142.7M $137.7M – $147.5M
|
$160.0M $154.4M – $165.2M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:56am (just now)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +18.0% | +24.6% | -6.0% | +16.5% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +16.3% | +37.1% | -11.3% | +24.9% |
| Operating Income Growth | -144.0% | +1,142.6% | -13.0% | +118.0% |
| Net Income Growth | -2.1% | +211.1% | +2.9% | +33.8% |
| EBITDA Growth | -28.8% | +114.1% | -1.5% | +19.6% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Throop Darren D | M-Exempt | 4,611.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Throop Darren D | F-InKind | 2,474.00 | $42.12 | $104,205 |
| 2026-06-11 | Throop Darren D | A-Award | 4,611.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Throop Darren D | M-Exempt | 4,611.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | MacMillan Michael | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | MacMillan Michael | F-InKind | 1,849.00 | $42.12 | $77,880 |
| 2026-06-11 | MacMillan Michael | A-Award | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | MacMillan Michael | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Demirian Eric A | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Demirian Eric A | F-InKind | 1,842.00 | $42.12 | $77,585 |
| 2026-06-11 | Demirian Eric A | A-Award | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Demirian Eric A | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | SETTLE DANA R | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | SETTLE DANA R | A-Award | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | SETTLE DANA R | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Wong Jennifer L. | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Wong Jennifer L. | A-Award | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Wong Jennifer L. | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Pamon Steve | M-Exempt | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Pamon Steve | A-Award | 3,390.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
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