Financial Survey: Reading International (RDI) vs. Its Competitors

Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) is one of 184 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Reading International to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Reading International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reading International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Reading International Competitors	1881	4516	9639	257	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 15.78%. Given Reading International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Reading International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk & Volatility

Reading International has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reading International’s competitors have a beta of 1.00, suggesting that their average share price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Reading International and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reading International	$202.99 million	-$14.14 million	-3.31
Reading International Competitors	$10.37 billion	$73.91 million	-1.15

Reading International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Reading International. Reading International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Reading International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reading International	-5.87%	N/A	-2.91%
Reading International Competitors	11.06%	-24.56%	-2.20%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 37.6% of Reading International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Reading International competitors beat Reading International on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Reading International Company Profile

Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDI) is an entertainment and real estate company that operates cinema and property businesses. Its cinema exhibition operations serve audiences through the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Center and Consolidated Theatres brands. The company operates cinemas in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Its theaters typically offer feature films along with premium viewing experiences, food and beverage options, and other amenities designed to support out-of-home entertainment.