Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. Announces Continued Improvement in Second Quarter and First Half Operating Results

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November 12 , 2010

Source: Cinedigm

Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. reported continued improvement in operating results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2011, ended September 30, 2010.

Revenues for the second quarter ended September 30, 2010 were $18.9 million, representing a 7.8% increase over the prior year. Cinedigm reported Adjusted EBITDA(1) defined below, of $10.4 million, a 10.4% improvement compared to the Adjusted EBITDA of $9.4 million one year earlier.

The net loss from continuing operations in the three month period was $(9.4) million, or $(0.31) per share, as compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $(0.9) million, or $(0.03) per share, in the prior year. The second quarter of the prior year benefited from a one-time gain of $10.7 million related to the extinguishment of debt during that period. Exclusive of this one-time gain, the net loss from continuing operations for the period improved by 19.5% as compared to a year earlier.

For the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Company reported revenues of $38.2 million, representing a 13.3% increase over the first half of the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of the fiscal year was $20.9 million, a 13.5% improvement over the Adjusted EBITDA of $18.4 million one year earlier.

The net loss from continuing operations in the first half of the fiscal year was $(16.3) million, or $(0.55) per share, as compared to a net loss of $(7.8) million, or $(0.27) per share. Exclusive of the one-time gain noted above, the net loss for the first half of the fiscal year improved by 12.2% as compared to the year-earlier period.

Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter and first half, excluding the EBITDA earned in the Company's Phase I and Phase II Deployment subsidiaries (all of which net of services fees is pledged to service the non-recourse debt of those subsidiaries) was $(178,000) and ($648,000), respectively, representing an improvement of 90.0% and 78.6% over the prior year's respective periods. This also represents a continued sequential improvement from the ($489,000) loss in the first quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Adam M. Mizel, interim co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "Cinedigm continued to show solid operational and financial progress in the second quarter and the first half of fiscal 2011. Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA increased nicely, despite delays in our scheduled digital system deployment program due to manufacturing capacity limitations at our vendors. Nevertheless, we experienced a substantial increase in deployments as the second quarter progressed, which has continued in the current quarter and is expected to maintain its momentum through the balance of the fiscal year and beyond.

"We expect our recently announced non-recourse financing commitments from Societe Generale, Natixis and Macquarie Equipment Finance to further increase our deployment pace in the next 12 months and drive future growth."

Mr. Mizel added, "I am pleased to note that due to the strong deployment pace in the quarter, Cinedigm's non-deployment businesses experienced its first EBITDA positive month in history in September, and we expect this trend to continue as our installations expand further."

Gary S. Loffredo, interim co-Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, said, "As noted, the December 2009 completion of the NATO Cinema Buying Group Exhibitor-Buyer contract greatly enhanced our ability to finance agreements with exhibitors. As continued evidence of this trend, during the second quarter we announced agreements with Cobb Theaters for 170 screens, and Dickinson Theaters for 250 screens, as well as an additional 195 CBG members screens.

"This brings Cinedigm's total screens under Master License Agreements (MLAs) to 2,383, and our strong momentum and active discussions with many significant circuits will drive an extremely active and productive time ahead."

Mr. Loffredo concluded, "We believe that Cinedigm is at a very exciting point in its development, as we have successfully laid the groundwork for outstanding operational and financial progress in the weeks and months ahead. The second half of fiscal 2011 looks to be a strong period of growth for our Company, and we expect that trend to continue for the foreseeable future."