AMC Entertainment's shares fell more than 15% on the announcement of a $350 million stock offering. The post AMC Falls 15% After Firm Announces Plan to Sell $350M Worth of Shares appeared first on Tokenist.
AMC’s Second Stock Offering in Two Months
To execute the sale, AMC entered into an equity distribution agreement with several banks, including Citigroup, Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs, and B. Riley Securities.
“In accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement, we may, through our sales agents, offer and sell from time to time our Class A common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $350,000,000.”
– AMC said in the prospectus.
The company said it may sell the shares in at-the-market (ATM) offerings, or through block trades. In the filing, AMC also warned investors about recent fluctuations in its stock price “accompanied by reports of strong and atypical retail investor interest, including on social media and online forums.”
“Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our Class A common stock, unless you are prepared to incur the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment.”
– it noted.
The move comes roughly two months after AMC sold 40 million shares. Like now, the previous announcement also triggered a sharp stock price decline.
AMC Posts Impressive Q3 Earnings
The filing for a share offering follows AMC’s Q3 financial report, which exceeded analysts’ estimates on top and bottom lines.
Most notably, the report showed that the movie theater operator swung to a net income of $12.3 million in the third quarter, of 8 cents per share, representing an impressive rebound from last year when it reported a net loss of $226.9 million.
Excluding nonrecurring items, the company posted a loss per share of 9 cents, significantly smaller than the estimated loss of 25 cents per share. Revenue came in at $1.40 billion, up 45.2% year-over-year and above the consensus estimates of $1.26 billion.
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