Reading International 2026 sum-of-the-parts valuation

Reading International Inc (RDI)
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Assumptions as of 2026-09-07
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Updated Sep 7, 2026 · Revised 2 times
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Reading International 2026 sum-of-the-parts valuation

A real-estate-plus-cinema SOTP based on Dylan Marrello's January 2025 RDI thesis, updated for the completed Wellington and Cannon Park sales, current debt and cash, the 2025 operating recovery, and the 2026 film slate. Real estate is valued gross, the cinema operating business is capitalized on normalized EBITDA after corporate overhead, net debt is subtracted once, and a control/liquidity discount is applied to equity value. September review records the signed $41M Cinemas 1,2,3 contract and $19M mortgage payoff as an illustrative closing bridge. The sale is not closed; reported balance-sheet inputs and fair value are unchanged. Gross proceeds are not added to value while retaining the property. The existing 20% discount still covers tax, transaction and execution leakage.

as of 2026-09-07

Fair value per share
$6.97
Upside to current Class A price
209.6%
Implied equity value
$166.1
Gross real estate value
$245.0
Cinema enterprise value
$140.0
Net debt
$177.4
Equity value before SOTP discount
$207.6
Real estate remaining after closing
$204.0
Net debt after closing before leakage
$136.4

Balance sheet

5.7$M
183.1$M

Capitalization

$2.25$/share
Latest RDI quote · updated Sep 8, 2026 2:00 PM MDT
23.8M shares

Cinema

5x
28.0$M

Real estate

245.0$M

Sale bridge

19.00$M
41.00$M
41.00$M

Valuation

20.0%

Sources

  1. Q2 2026 revenue was $66.9M and adjusted EBITDA was $11.3M without asset-sale gains; gross borrowings were about $183.1M, cash was $5.68M, and diluted weighted-average shares were 23.843M. — sec.gov (accessed 2026-08-14)
  2. Original January 2025 RDI thesis estimated roughly $200M of real estate value net of property debt and more than $40M of pre-COVID cinema EBITDA. — x.com (accessed 2026-07-21)
  3. At March 31, 2026 RDI reported $184.6M of gross debt, $5.524M of cash, 22.717M weighted-average diluted shares, $24.451M of assets held for sale, and Q1 adjusted EBITDA of negative $0.832M. — investor.readingrdi.com (accessed 2026-07-21)
  4. During 2025 RDI sold Wellington for $21.5M and Cannon Park for $20.7M, repaid about $32.1M of bank debt, generated $17.8M of adjusted EBITDA including $8.4M of asset-sale gains, and began marketing Cinemas 1,2,3. — investor.readingrdi.com (accessed 2026-07-21)
  5. The 2025 Form 10-K describes the remaining owned real estate portfolio, including 44 Union Square and Newmarket Village, and the selective monetization strategy. — sec.gov (accessed 2026-07-21)
  6. RDI Class A stock price was $1.445 at 2026-07-21T18:44:51Z. — nasdaq.com (accessed 2026-07-21)
  7. August 31 contract sells Cinemas 1,2,3 for $41M; $4.1M escrow deposit; approximately $19M mortgage paid at closing expected around October 30. No further due-diligence or financing contingency. Not yet closed. — modeledge.ai (accessed 2026-09-07)
  8. Reading acquired the remaining 25% Sutton Hill interest in December 2025; the asset is wholly owned through subsidiaries. — modeledge.ai (accessed 2026-09-07)

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