IMAX vs Shenandoah Telecommunications
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I put IMAX and Shenandoah Telecommunications side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- IMAX is the larger business, with $410M of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $358M for Shenandoah Telecommunications.
- IMAX grew revenue faster (16.5%, against 9.1%).
- IMAX kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.5% operating margin, against −6.5%).
- IMAX turned more of its sales into free cash flow (29.0% FCF margin, against −72.1%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 7 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
IMAX
IMAX
6/7
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equity
Shenandoah Telecommunications
SHEN
1/7
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | IMAX FY25 | SHEN FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $575M |
| Revenue | $410M | $358M |
| Free cash flow | $119M | −$258M |
| Net income | $34.9M | −$32.9M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 16.5% | 9.1% |
| 5-year growth | 24.5% | 10.1% |
| Share count change | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 60.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 20.5% | −6.5% |
| Net margin | 8.5% | −9.2% |
| FCF margin | 29.0% | −72.1% |
| Return on capital | — | −1.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% | −3.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $617M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 5.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $6.4M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 74.1x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 3 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.