IMAX Corporation

NYSE:IMAX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

IMAX Valuation

Is IMAX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of IMAX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: IMAX ($24.52) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($51.95)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IMAX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for IMAX?

Key metric: As IMAX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for IMAX. This is calculated by dividing IMAX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is IMAX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio55.5x
EarningsUS$23.29m
Market CapUS$1.29b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does IMAX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for IMAX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12x
MSGE Madison Square Garden Entertainment
9.2x-25.1%US$1.6b
IQ iQIYI
10.1x18.0%US$2.0b
SEAT Vivid Seats
13.1x20.9%US$731.3m
CNK Cinemark Holdings
15.7x8.6%US$3.7b
IMAX IMAX
55.5x21.2%US$1.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IMAX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.5x) compared to the peer average (12x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IMAX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Entertainment Industry?

8 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DDI DoubleDown Interactive
4.7x0.3%US$534.19m
IH iHuman
5xn/aUS$90.08m
RDBX Redbox Entertainment
1.2x-121.8%US$76.65m
GMM Global Mofy AI
0.5xn/aUS$8.84m
IMAX 55.5xIndustry Avg. 17.4xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
8 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IMAX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.5x) compared to the US Entertainment industry average (17.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IMAX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

IMAX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio55.5x
Fair PE Ratio20.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IMAX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst IMAX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$24.52
US$27.27
+11.2%
17.3%US$33.00US$16.00n/a11
Dec ’25US$26.32
US$26.64
+1.2%
16.8%US$33.00US$16.00n/a11
Nov ’25US$24.06
US$25.82
+7.3%
14.6%US$30.00US$16.00n/a11
Oct ’25US$20.12
US$24.91
+23.8%
15.0%US$30.00US$16.00n/a11
Sep ’25US$21.19
US$24.73
+16.7%
15.9%US$30.00US$15.00n/a11
Aug ’25US$21.18
US$24.73
+16.7%
15.9%US$30.00US$15.00n/a11
Jul ’25US$16.99
US$22.25
+31.0%
15.5%US$27.00US$14.50n/a10
Jun ’25US$16.44
US$22.25
+35.3%
15.5%US$27.00US$14.50n/a10
May ’25US$16.19
US$22.25
+37.4%
15.5%US$27.00US$14.50n/a10
Apr ’25US$15.84
US$21.95
+38.6%
15.2%US$25.50US$14.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$16.87
US$21.95
+30.1%
15.2%US$25.50US$14.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$13.75
US$22.59
+64.3%
17.7%US$30.00US$13.00n/a11
Jan ’25US$15.02
US$23.59
+57.1%
15.8%US$30.00US$15.00n/a11
Dec ’24US$16.29
US$24.32
+49.3%
15.3%US$30.00US$15.00US$26.3211
Nov ’24US$18.09
US$24.13
+33.4%
15.4%US$30.00US$15.00US$24.0612
Oct ’24US$19.32
US$23.88
+23.6%
16.4%US$30.00US$15.00US$20.1212
Sep ’24US$18.99
US$23.73
+24.9%
17.1%US$30.00US$15.00US$21.1911
Aug ’24US$18.40
US$23.73
+29.0%
17.1%US$30.00US$15.00US$21.1811
Jul ’24US$16.99
US$23.45
+38.0%
15.2%US$27.00US$15.00US$16.9911
Jun ’24US$17.59
US$23.45
+33.3%
15.2%US$27.00US$15.00US$16.4411
May ’24US$21.04
US$23.36
+11.0%
15.4%US$27.00US$15.00US$16.1911
Apr ’24US$19.18
US$21.27
+10.9%
13.5%US$25.00US$14.00US$15.8411
Mar ’24US$18.58
US$21.27
+14.5%
13.5%US$25.00US$14.00US$16.8711
Feb ’24US$17.23
US$19.45
+12.9%
15.6%US$23.00US$12.00US$13.7511
Jan ’24US$14.66
US$19.27
+31.5%
15.2%US$23.00US$12.00US$15.0211
Dec ’23US$16.78
US$18.73
+11.6%
14.1%US$22.00US$12.00US$16.2911

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 03:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

IMAX Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Marla BackerAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
James GossBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Michael HickeyBenchmark Company