RDIB Communication Services

Reading International, Inc.

$10.49+0.00%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Entertainment
Country: United States
Market cap: 240.1M USD
Enterprise value: 445.3M USD
Full-time employees: 2,025

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.84 vs a peer median of 0.65), though less than the overall market and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.23 vs a peer median of 1.38)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.84 vs peers 0.65) and less liquidity (current ratio 0.23 vs peers 1.38)

Ranks #428 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 6%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit lifted by an asset sale. 2025 operating profit includes a $8M gain on selling assets; without it the operating margin was about -6.7%.
Reading International's 2025 operating profit of -$5M includes a one-off $8M gain on selling assets or businesses. Without it, operations would have earned -$14M, an operating margin of about -6.7%.
Negative shareholders' equity. Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet.
Reading International's liabilities exceed its assets on the balance sheet. Large share buybacks can cause this in healthy companies, but so can accumulated losses; either way, debt-based ratios need care.
Loss over 12 months, profit last quarter. Lost money in the 12 months to June 2026, but made a $2.3M profit in the quarter to June 2026.
Reading International reported a net loss over the last twelve months, but its most recent quarter was profitable ($2.3M). One quarter isn't a trend, but it's closer to profitability than the 12-month figure suggests.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 2.2% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.
Reading International's revenue fell 2.2% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.

StockQuotient Score

21/ 100

Oct 5 21 → Nov 4 21

Valuation

Is the price right?

21/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-5.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0294 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield3.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.77Sector median: 0.0857 · MAD: 0.0649

Free cash flow yield1.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -1.03Sector median: 0.0740 · MAD: 0.0593

Other data (not scored)

Book yield-9.3%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4780 · MAD: 0.3375

Growth

Is it growing?

37/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 22 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 3.1%

Why it changed since the Oct 22, 2026 close: Score 38 → 37

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Still loss-making, but the loss per share narrowed33% base weight · Z-score 0.24Sector median: 0.0878 · MAD: 0.3126

3-year revenue growth0.8%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.32Sector median: 0.0303 · MAD: 0.0683

Revenue growth-2.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.72Sector median: 0.0299 · MAD: 0.0720

Profitability

Does it earn well?

21/100

Weak▲ 1 since Oct 22 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Operating margin rose 2.2 points to 1.2%

Why it changed since the Oct 22, 2026 close: Score 20 → 21

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin1.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.89Sector median: 0.0818 · MAD: 0.0789

Return on assets-2.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.77Sector median: 0.0272 · MAD: 0.0318

Return on invested capital1.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.65Sector median: 0.0598 · MAD: 0.0706

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin15.5%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4656 · MAD: 0.1827

Return on equityUnavailable

Missing · left out of the scoreInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0529 · MAD: 0.1007

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.84

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.65Sector median: 0.6525 · MAD: 0.2880

Current ratio0.23×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -1.36Sector median: 1.3848 · MAD: 0.6948

Debt / equityUnavailable

Shareholders' equity is negative, so debt/equity counts as among the highest in its peer group33% base weight · Z-score -13.85Sector median: 0.3697 · MAD: 0.3335

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Reading International

Is Reading International getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 14, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 2.2 points to 1.2%. Its overall score is unchanged at 21/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Reading International valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 21/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield -5.0% vs a peer median of 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -5.0% vs peers 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Reading International growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 37/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth -2.2% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 72% of peers).Revenue growth -2.2% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 72% of peers).
How profitable is Reading International?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 21/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on assets -2.9% vs a peer median of 2.7% (weaker than 87% of peers).Return on assets -2.9% vs peers 2.7% (weaker than 87% of peers).
How risky is Reading International?: Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.23× vs a peer median of 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.23× vs peers 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 14, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Operating margin rose 2.2 points to 1.2%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	207.9M USD	214.5M USD	+3.1%
Net income (12 months)	−17.5M USD	−12.6M USD	−28.2%
Operating margin	-1.0%	1.2%	+2.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	2.1M USD	3.2M USD	+53.7%
Debt	150.1M USD	176.6M USD	+17.7%
Cash	5.5M USD	5.7M USD	+2.8%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Communication Services · 67 companies

Valuations in Communication Services are within their usual range since 2016.

46% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +11% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −6% vs the whole market, against a usual −7%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Communication Services: too few Entertainment companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	-30.1%	-14.0%	-5.4%	-6.7%	-2.6%	▲ 4.1 pts
Net margin	23.0%	-17.8%	-13.8%	-16.8%	-7.0%	▲ 9.8 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	4.6%	-6.2%	-5.8%	-7.5%	-3.3%	▲ 4.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	30.7%	-57.6%	-92.7%	—	—	—
Free cash flow margin	-20.9%	-17.6%	-6.4%	-4.5%	-1.4%	▲ 3.0 pts
Current ratio	0.94×	0.39×	0.30×	0.35×	0.17×	▼ 52%
Quick ratio	0.92×	0.38×	0.29×	0.34×	0.16×	▼ 54%
Debt to equity	2.39×	4.02×	7.40×	—	—	—
Interest coverage	-3.05×	-1.98×	-0.62×	-0.66×	-0.30×	▲ 55%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.84 vs a peer median of 0.65), though less than the overall market and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.23 vs a peer median of 1.38)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.84 vs peers 0.65) and less liquidity (current ratio 0.23 vs peers 1.38)

Ranks #428 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 6%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit lifted by an asset sale. 2025 operating profit includes a $8M gain on selling assets; without it the operating margin was about -6.7%.

Reading International's 2025 operating profit of -$5M includes a one-off $8M gain on selling assets or businesses. Without it, operations would have earned -$14M, an operating margin of about -6.7%.

Negative shareholders' equity. Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet.

Reading International's liabilities exceed its assets on the balance sheet. Large share buybacks can cause this in healthy companies, but so can accumulated losses; either way, debt-based ratios need care.

Loss over 12 months, profit last quarter. Lost money in the 12 months to June 2026, but made a $2.3M profit in the quarter to June 2026.

Reading International reported a net loss over the last twelve months, but its most recent quarter was profitable ($2.3M). One quarter isn't a trend, but it's closer to profitability than the 12-month figure suggests.

Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 2.2% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Reading International's revenue fell 2.2% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Questions investors ask about Reading International

Is Reading International getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 14, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 2.2 points to 1.2%. Its overall score is unchanged at 21/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Reading International valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 21/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield -5.0% vs a peer median of 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -5.0% vs peers 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Reading International growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 37/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth -2.2% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 72% of peers).Revenue growth -2.2% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 72% of peers).

How profitable is Reading International?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 21/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on assets -2.9% vs a peer median of 2.7% (weaker than 87% of peers).Return on assets -2.9% vs peers 2.7% (weaker than 87% of peers).

How risky is Reading International?

Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.23× vs a peer median of 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.23× vs peers 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

207.9M USD

214.5M USD

+3.1%

Net income (12 months)

−17.5M USD

−12.6M USD

−28.2%

Operating margin

-1.0%

1.2%

+2.2 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

2.1M USD

3.2M USD

+53.7%

Debt

150.1M USD

176.6M USD

+17.7%

Cash

5.5M USD

5.7M USD

+2.8%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

-30.1%

-14.0%

-5.4%

-6.7%

-2.6%

▲ 4.1 pts

Net margin

23.0%

-17.8%

-13.8%

-16.8%

-7.0%

▲ 9.8 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

4.6%

-6.2%

-5.8%

-7.5%

-3.3%

▲ 4.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

30.7%

-57.6%

-92.7%

—

Free cash flow margin

-20.9%

-17.6%

-6.4%

-4.5%

-1.4%

▲ 3.0 pts

Current ratio

0.94×

0.39×

0.30×

0.35×

0.17×

▼ 52%

Quick ratio

0.92×

0.38×

0.29×

0.34×

0.16×

▼ 54%

Debt to equity

2.39×

4.02×

7.40×

—

Interest coverage

-3.05×

-1.98×

-0.62×

-0.66×

-0.30×

▲ 55%