The chart below shows how NCMI performed 10 days before and after its earnings report, based on data from the past quarters. Typically, NCMI sees a -6.44% change in stock price 10 days leading up to the earnings, and a -0.61% change 10 days following the report. On the earnings day itself, the stock moves by +0.60%. This data can give you a slight idea of what to expect for the next quarter's release.
Positive
Q3 Revenue Exceeds Guidance: Revenue for the third quarter was $62.4 million, exceeding our guidance range of $56 million to $58 million.
OIBDA Exceeds Guidance: Adjusted OIBDA was $8.8 million, exceeding our guidance range of $6 million to $8 million.
Revenue Sources Breakdown: Approximately 59% of the third quarter's national revenue was attributable to longer term upfront commitments, while approximately 41% was attributable to the scatter market.
Box Office Performance: The box office brought in almost $2.7 billion this quarter, slightly compared to the same period last year, with Deadpool & Wolverine, Despicable Me 4, Twisters, and Beetlejuice leading the way.
Box Office Recovery Highlights: In the third quarter alone, seven films earned over $100 million, highlighting the breadth of the box office recovery.
Negative
Third Quarter Revenue Decline: Total revenue for the third quarter decreased 10% year-over-year, primarily due to an unusual high mix of harder-to-monetize G and PG rated movies in July, impacting what is typically our highest revenue month of the quarter.
Advertising Revenue Decline: Excluding beverage revenue, total advertising revenue was $58.2 million, which was down 10% compared to the same period of the previous year, while attendance declined 8% year-over-year.
National Advertising Revenue Decline: National advertising revenue was $46.8 million compared to $52 million the previous year, down 10% due to lower attendance in the quarter and a low single-digit percentage decrease in national revenue per attendee of 3%.
Advertising Revenue Decline: Local and regional advertising of $26.5 million decreased by 24%, largely due to the lingering effects of the 2023 writer and actor strikes that impacted the film slate and reduced the advertising inventory.
Revenue Decline Analysis: NCM LLC's total revenue for the third quarter is $62.4 million, compared to $68.9 million in the same quarter last year, reflecting a significant decline in revenue.
National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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