Investors:

IMAX Corporation, New York

Jessica Kourakos

212-821-0100

jkourakos@imax.com

Business Media:

Sloane & Company, New York

Whit Clay

212-446-1864

wclay@sloanepr.com  

Media:

IMAX Corporation, New York

Ann Sommerlath

212-821-0155

asommerlath@imax.com

Entertainment Media:

Principal Communications Group, Los Angeles

Melissa Zuckerman/Paul Pflug

323-658-1555

melissa@pcommgroup.com

paul@pcommgroup.com

Signings and Installations

December 31, 2015

Twelve Months

Ended December 31,

Theater Signings:

2015

2014

Full new sales and sales-type lease arrangements

55

⁽¹⁾

81

⁽¹⁾

New joint revenue sharing arrangements

78

23

  Total new theaters

133

104

Upgrades of IMAX theater systems

5

⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

14

⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Total Theater Signings

138

118

Twelve Months

Ended December 31,

Theater Installations:

2015

2014

Full new sales and sales-type lease arrangements

56

46

New joint revenue sharing arrangements

80

67

  Total new theaters

136

113

Upgrades of IMAX theater systems

18

⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

8

⁽⁴⁾

Total Theater Installations

154

121

As of December 31,

Theater Backlog:

2015

2014

New sales and sales-type lease arrangements

145

153

New joint revenue sharing arrangements

212

217

  Total new theaters

357

370

Upgrades of IMAX theater systems

15

27

Total Theaters in Backlog

372

⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾

397

⁽⁶⁾⁽⁸⁾

As of December 31,

Theater Network:

2015

2014

Commercial Multiplex Theaters:

Sales and sales-type lease arrangements

414

358

Joint revenue sharing arrangements

529

451

Total Commercial Multiplex Theaters

943

809

Commercial Destination Theaters

19

19

Institutional Theaters

99

106

Total IMAX Theater Network

1,061

934

(1)

Includes four signings which replaced theatres under an existing arrangement in backlog (2014 – four signings).

(2)

Includes three signings for the installation of laser-based digital systems under sales and sales-type lease arrangements in existing theatre locations (2014 – five signings).

(3)

Includes two signings for the installation of an upgrade to a xenon-based digital system under sales and sales-type lease arrangements (2014 – three signings under sales and sales-type lease arrangements, three signings under short-term operating lease arrangements and three signings under joint revenue sharing arrangements).

(4)

Includes two installations of an upgrade to a xenon-based digital system, one of which is under a sales and sales-type lease arrangement and another under a short-term operating lease arrangement (2014 – three under sales and sales-type lease arrangements, two under short-term lease arrangement, one under an operating lease arrangement and two under joint revenue sharing arrangement).

(5)

Includes 16 installations of an upgrade to a laser-based digital system (10 under sales and sales-type lease arrangements, one under an operating lease arrangement and five under joint revenue sharing arrangements)

(6)

Includes 24 laser-based digital theatre system configurations (2014 – 71), including upgrades. The Company continues to develop and roll out its laser-based digital projection system. See "Research and Development" in this Part I for additional information.

(7)

Includes 15 upgrades to a digital theatre system, in existing IMAX theatre locations (2 xenon and 13 laser).

(8)

Includes 27 upgrades to a digital theatre system, in existing IMAX theatre locations (2 xenon and 25 laser, of which 4 are under joint revenue sharing arrangements).

IMAX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

Three Months

Years Ended

Ended December 31,

Ended December 31,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Revenues

Equipment and product sales

$

46,113

$

41,084

$

118,937

$

78,705

Services

46,266

40,794

161,964

142,607

Rentals

24,645

18,427

83,651

60,705

Finance income

2,309

2,152

9,112

8,524

Other

-

-

141

-

119,333

102,457

373,805

290,541

Costs and expenses applicable to revenues

Equipment and product sales

20,625

17,871

63,635

36,997

Services

20,654

15,910

70,855

62,228

Rentals

6,171

4,932

20,027

17,928

47,450

38,713

154,517

117,153

Gross margin

71,883

63,744

219,288

173,388

Selling, general and administrative expenses

32,997

24,937

115,345

93,260

(including share-based compensation expense of $7.0 million and $21.9 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015, respectively (2014 - expense of $3.8 million and $15.1 million, respectively))

Research and development

3,119

4,628

12,730

16,096

Amortization of intangibles

558

465

1,860

1,724

Receivable provisions, net of recoveries

43

276

752

918

Asset impairments

160

314

405

314

Impairment of investments

75

2,556

425

3,206

Income from operations

34,931

30,568

87,771

57,870

Interest income

241

216

968

405

Interest expense

(491)

(121)

(1,661)

(924)

Income from operations before income taxes

34,681

30,663

87,078

57,351

Provision for income taxes

(7,644)

(7,799)

(20,052)

(14,466)

Loss from equity-accounted investments, net of tax

(792)

(350)

(2,402)

(1,071)

Income from continuing operations

26,245

22,514

64,624

41,814

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

-

-

-

355

Net income

26,245

22,514

64,624

42,169

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests

(3,752)

(1,522)

(8,780)

(2,433)

Net income attributable to common shareholders

$

22,493

$

20,992

$

55,844

$

39,736

Net income per share attributable to common shareholders - Basic:

Net income per share from continuing operations

$

0.33

$

0.30

$

0.79

$

0.57

Net income per share from discontinued operations

-

-

-

0.01

$

0.33

$

0.30

$

0.79

$

0.58

Net income per share attributable to common shareholders - Diluted:

Net income per share from continuing operations

$

0.32

$

0.30

$

0.78

$

0.56

Net income per share from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

$

0.32

$

0.30

$

0.78

$

0.56

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (000's):

Basic

69,364

68,769

69,526

68,346

Fully Diluted

70,764

69,958

71,058

69,754

Additional Disclosure:

Depreciation and amortization⁽¹⁾

$

11,612

$

9,819

$

42,803

$

33,756

(1) Includes $0.4 million and $1.0 million of amortization of deferred financing costs charged to interest expense for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015 (2014 - $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively).

IMAX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

As at December 31,

2015

2014

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

317,449

$

106,503

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,146 (December 31, 2014 — $947)

97,981

76,051

Financing receivables

117,231

105,700

Inventories

38,753

17,063

Prepaid expenses

6,498

4,946

Film assets

14,571

15,163

Property, plant and equipment

218,267

183,424

Other assets

26,527

23,047

Deferred income taxes

25,766

23,058

Other intangible assets

28,950

27,551

Goodwill

39,027

39,027

Total assets

$

931,020

$

621,533

Liabilities

Bank indebtedness

$

29,667

$

4,710

Accounts payable

23,455

26,145

Accrued and other liabilities

95,748

75,425

Deferred revenue

104,993

88,566

Total liabilities

253,863

194,846

Commitments and contingencies

Non-controlling interests

3,307

43,912

Shareholders' equity

Capital stock common shares — no par value. Authorized — unlimited number.

    Issued and outstanding — 69,673,244 (December 31, 2014 — 68,988,050)

448,310

344,862

Other equity

163,094

47,319

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

19,930

(6,259)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(7,443)

(3,147)

Total shareholders' equity attributable to common shareholders

623,891

382,775

Non-controlling interests

49,959

-

Total shareholders' equity

673,850

382,775

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

931,020

$

621,533

IMAX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

Years Ended December 31,

2015

2014

Cash provided by (used in):

Operating Activities

Net income

$

64,624

$

42,169

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

-

(355)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operations:

Depreciation and amortization

42,803

33,756

Write-downs, net of recoveries

3,725

5,294

Change in deferred income taxes

(1,336)

627

Stock and other non-cash compensation

22,379

15,467

Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss

785

1,180

Loss from equity-accounted investments

3,838

1,774

Gain on non-cash contribution to equity-accounted investees

(1,436)

(703)

Investment in film assets

(15,119)

(19,233)

Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities

(36,578)

6,057

Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations

-

572

Net cash provided by operating activities

83,685

86,605

Investing Activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(43,257)

(40,104)

Investment in joint revenue sharing equipment

(28,474)

(16,838)

Investment in new business ventures

(2,000)

(2,500)

Proceeds from sale of business venture

-

507

Acquisition of other intangible assets

(5,065)

(2,918)

Net cash used in investing activities

(78,796)

(61,853)

Financing Activities

Increase in bank indebtedness

25,290

4,710

Repayment of bank indebtedness

(333)

-

Issuance of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests - private offering

40,000

44,551

Share issuance costs from the issuance of subsidiary shares to non-controlling

interests - private offering

(2,000)

(3,556)

Issuance of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests - public offering

178,226

-

Share issuance expenses – public offering

(16,257)

-

Exercise of stock options

35,609

10,834

Treasury stock repurchased for settlement of share based compensation

(10,000)

(790)

Repurchase of common shares

(34,276)

(3,063)

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

(9,511)

-

Credit facility amendment fees paid

(1,533)

(427)

Net cash provided by financing activities

205,215

52,259

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash

842

(54)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents during year

210,946

76,957

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

106,503

29,546

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$

317,449

$

106,503

IMAX CORPORATION

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

The Company has seven reportable segments identified by category of product sold or service provided: IMAX systems; theater system maintenance; joint revenue sharing arrangements; film production and IMAX DMR; film distribution; film post-production; and other. The IMAX systems segment includes the design, manufacture, sale or lease of IMAX theater projection system equipment. The theater system maintenance segment includes the maintenance of IMAX theater projection system equipment in the IMAX theater network. The joint revenue sharing arrangements segment includes the provision of IMAX theater projection system equipment to an exhibitor in exchange for a share of the box-office and concession revenues. The film production and IMAX DMR segment includes the production of films and the performance of film re-mastering services. The film distribution segment includes the distribution of films for which the Company has distribution rights. The film post-production segment provides film post-production and film print services. The other segment includes certain IMAX theaters that the Company owns and operates, camera rentals and other miscellaneous items.

Three Months

Years Ended

Ended December 31,

Ended December 31,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Revenue

IMAX Theater Systems

IMAX Systems

Sales and sales-type leases

$

33,011

$

33,246

$

86,935

$

58,875

Ongoing rent, fees, and finance income

4,485

3,845

15,193

14,117

Other

6,259

3,747

17,579

12,154

43,755

40,838

119,707

85,146

Theater System Maintenance

9,599

8,658

36,944

34,042

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements

31,861

22,961

99,120

68,418

Film

Production and IMAX DMR

31,945

25,587

107,089

83,172

Film distribution and post-production

2,173

4,413

10,945

19,763

34,118

30,000

118,034

102,935

Total

$

119,333

$

102,457

$

373,805

$

290,541

Gross margins

IMAX Theater Systems

IMAX systems⁽¹⁾

Sales and sales-type leases

$

20,070

$

20,322

$

44,790

$

34,483

Ongoing rent, fees, and finance income

4,267

3,646

14,378

13,445

Other

700

331

279

129

25,037

24,299

59,447

48,057

Theater System Maintenance

2,811

3,385

12,702

12,375

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements⁽¹⁾

21,556

14,671

68,372

44,714

Film

Production and IMAX DMR⁽¹⁾

22,003

19,745

77,645

62,922

Film distribution and post-production⁽¹⁾

476

1,644

1,122

5,320

22,479

21,389

78,767

68,242

Total

$

71,883

$

63,744

$

219,288

$

173,388

__________________

(1)

IMAX systems include marketing and commission costs of $1.2 million and $3.0 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, respectively (2014 - $1.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively). Joint revenue sharing arrangements segment margins include advertising, marketing and commission costs of $1.6 million and $4.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, respectively (2014 - $1.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively). Production and DMR segment margins include marketing costs of $5.0 million and $13.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, respectively (2014 - $1.8 million and $7.1 million, respectively). Distribution segment margins include marketing costs recovery of less than $0.1 million and recovery of $0.1 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, respectively (2014 - $0.1 million recovery and $0.6 million expense, respectively).

IMAX CORPORATION

OTHER INFORMATION

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

In this release, the Company presents adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share as supplemental measures of performance of the Company, which are not recognized under U.S. GAAP. The Company presents adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share because it believes that they are important supplemental measures of its comparable controllable operating performance and it wants to ensure that its investors fully understand the impact of its stock-based compensation (net of any related tax impact) on net income. In addition, the Company presents adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share because it believes that they are important supplemental measures of its comparable financial results and could potentially distort the analysis of trends in business performance and it wants to ensure that its investors fully understand the impact of net income attributable to non-controlling interests and its stock-based compensation (net of any related tax impact) in determining net income attributable to common shareholders. Management uses these measures to review operating performance on a comparable basis from period to period. However, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies. Adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net income and net income attributable to common shareholders and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The Credit Facility provides that the Company will be required at all times to satisfy a Minimum Liquidity Test (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of at least $50.0 million. The Company will also be required to maintain minimum EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) of $100.0 million. The Company must also maintain a Maximum Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of 2.25:1.0, which requirement decreases to (i) 2.0:1.0 on December 31, 2016; and (ii) 1.75:1.0 on December 31, 2017. The Company was in compliance with all of these requirements at December 31, 2015. The Maximum Total Leverage Ratio was 0.21:1 as at December 31, 2015, where Total Debt (as defined in the credit agreement) is the sum of all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments and was $29.7 million. EBITDA is calculated as follows:

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2015⁽¹⁾

December 31, 2014

Net income

$

26,245

$

64,624

$

42,169

Add (subtract):

Loss from equity accounted investments

792

2,402

1,071

Provision for income taxes

7,644

20,052

14,683

Interest expense, net of interest income

250

693

519

Depreciation and amortization, including film asset amortization

11,259

41,787

33,230

Write-downs, net of recoveries including asset impairments and

     receivable provisions

797

3,725

5,294

Stock and other non-cash compensation

7,175

22,379

15,467

EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests⁽²⁾

(6,015)

(14,885)

(3,937)

$

48,147

$

140,777

$

108,496

Revenues attributed to IMAX common shareholders

$

106,981

$

347,862

$

283,001

Adjusted EBITDA margin

45.0%

40.5%

38.3%

__________________

(1)

Ratio of funded debt calculated using twelve months ended EBITDA.

(2)

The EBITDA calculation specified for purpose of the minimum EBITDA covenant excludes the reduction in EBITDA from the Company's non-controlling interests.

IMAX CORPORATION

OTHER INFORMATION

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Per Share Calculations – Quarter Ended December 31, 2015 vs. 2014:

The Company reported net income of $26.2 million or $0.38 per basic share and $0.37 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as compared to net income of $22.5 million or $0.32 per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 includes a $6.9 million charge or $0.10 per diluted share (2014 — $3.8 million or $0.05 per diluted share) for stock-based compensation. Adjusted net income, which consists of net income excluding the impact of stock-based compensation and the related tax impact, was $31.7 million or $0.45 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as compared to adjusted net income of $25.8 million or $0.36 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders, which consists of net income attributable to common shareholders excluding the impact of stock-based compensation and the related tax impact, was $27.3 million or $0.39 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as compared to adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders of $24.2 million or $0.34 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. A reconciliation of net income and net income attributable to common shareholders, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share is presented in the table below:

Quarter Ended December 31,

2015

2014

Net Income

Diluted EPS

Net Income

Diluted EPS

Reported net income

$

26,245

$

0.37

⁽¹⁾

$

22,514

$

0.32

⁽¹⁾

Adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

6,949

0.10

3,800

0.05

Tax impact on items listed above

(1,453)

(0.02)

(563)

(0.01)

Adjusted net income

31,741

0.45

⁽¹⁾

25,751

0.36

⁽¹⁾

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

(3,752)

(0.05)

(1,522)

(0.02)

Stock-based compensation (net of tax) attributable to

 non-controlling interests

(703)

(0.01)

-

-

Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders

$

27,286

$

0.39

⁽¹⁾

$

24,229

$

0.34

⁽¹⁾

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

70,764

69,958

_____________

(1)

Includes impact of less than $0.1 million (2014 - $0.1 million) of accretion charges associated with redeemable Class C shares of IMAX China.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Per Share Calculations – Year Ended December 31, 2015 vs. 2014:

The Company reported net income of $64.6 million or $0.92 per basic share and $0.90 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to net income of $42.2 million or $0.61 per basic share and $0.59 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2014. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2015 includes a $21.9 million charge or $0.31 per diluted share (2014 — $15.1 million or $0.22 per diluted share) for stock-based compensation. Adjusted net income, which consists of net income excluding the impact of stock-based compensation and the related tax impact, was $82.4 million or $1.15 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to adjusted net income of $54.9 million or $0.78 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2014. Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders, which consists of net income attributable to common shareholders excluding the impact of stock-based compensation and the related tax impact, was $73.0 million or $1.02 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders of $52.5 million or $0.75 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2014. A reconciliation of net income and net income attributable to common shareholders, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share is presented in the table below:

Year Ended December 31,

2015

2014

Net Income

Diluted EPS

Net Income

Diluted EPS

Reported net income

$

64,624

$

0.90

⁽¹⁾

$

42,169

$

0.59

⁽¹⁾

Adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

21,880

0.31

15,128

0.22

Tax impact on items listed above

(4,056)

(0.06)

(2,370)

(0.03)

Adjusted net income

82,448

1.15

⁽¹⁾

54,927

0.78

⁽¹⁾