VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – August 24, 2016) – Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. (TSX VENTURE: RNK) today announced its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.
Rainmaker reported revenues of $5.0 million and operating EBITDA of $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2016. The results compare to revenues of $4.3 million and operating EBITDA of $0.6 million for the same period in 2015. The Company reported an operating profit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 of $0.1 million compared to an operating loss of $0.03 million for the same reporting period in 2015. Highlights for second quarter include:
- Net profit of $0.1 million, the first positive quarterly profit for the Company since Q4 2011.
- Operating EBITDA of $0.7 million, a 101% increase from Q1 2016 and a 9% over the same period 2015.
- Revenue of $5.0 million, an increase of 9% from Q1 2016 and a 14% over the same period 2015.
The Company reported a net loss of $9.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (2015: $0.6 million) which was primarily due to the result of the previously recorded impairment and other losses ($9.4 million) related to its investment in the film Ratchet & Clank.
| For the three months ended | For the six months ended | |||||||||||||||
| $000’s except per share amounts | 30-Jun-16 | 30-Jun-15 | 30-Jun-16 | 30-Jun-15 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | 4,964 | 4,339 | 9,508 | 8,400 | ||||||||||||
| Operating EBITDA1 | 668 | 613 | 1,001 | 739 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Profit (loss)1 | 136 | (28 | ) | (119 | ) | (232 | ) | |||||||||
| Profit (Loss) | 136 | (298 | ) | (9,825 | ) | (554 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss per share | ||||||||||||||||
| – basic and diluted | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.56 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||||
| 1 See Management Discussion & Analysis “Non-IFRS Financial Measures”. | ||||||||||||||||
Michael Hefferon, President and Chief Creative Officer, commented, “We’re pleased with the recent accomplishments with our core production service business and own developed projects; including the previously announced Reboot series. The Company successfully recorded a quarterly profit for the first time in over four and half years. Despite the pending reduction in the British Columbia film tax credits, we continue to see a strong market for production services and new opportunities for our own original programming. Our short term focus is to continue to secure production work with the goal of filling our remaining capacity for 2016 and booking a significant portion of our production pipeline for 2017.”
Craig Graham, Chief Executive Officer, added, “The current quarter’s results are a credit to Management’s commitment to win new business and produce shows profitably. Our goal of achieving positive financial returns for the Company in 2016 remains unchanged as we continue to develop new production opportunities for the studio.”
Forward-Looking Statements
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About Rainmaker Entertainment
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. is a multifaceted animation studio and one of Canada’s largest producers of CG animation. Rainmaker’s first feature film, Escape From Planet Earth (distributed by The Weinstein Company), opened on 3200 screens across North America. Originally established as Mainframe Entertainment, the company produced the first ever CGI animation series, ReBoot, and over the course of its 15+ years of innovative history, Rainmaker has continued to break new ground in animation, telling engaging stories and creating compelling characters for all media. In addition to projects Rainmaker has produced with partners and clients including Mattel, The Weinstein Company, Hasbro, Lionsgate and Sony, Rainmaker also develops proprietary projects. Since announcing its return to television development and production in 2013 under the Mainframe Entertainment banner, two animated series are currently in the pipeline: in Fall 2013, the company announced its plans to develop a new version of its iconic CG-animated ReBoot series; and in April 2014, the company began production for HIT Entertainment of 104 10-minute episodes of the new CG-animated Bob the Builder series.
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Email: investor@rainmaker.com