Chief Executive Officer
Operational Highlights:
- Expanded relationship with DISH and Sling TV through new long-term affiliate agreement.
- Expanded distribution of All Reality, our newest targeted streaming service, now available on Roku and Apple.
- Launched new prestige drama, The Audacity, and renewed the series for a second season.
- Greenlit
Thunder Road , a new multi-generational racing drama produced in partnership with NASCAR, starringDennis Quaid . - Renewed sports docuseries Rise for a new season focused on the New Orleans Saints and the team’s historic run in the years following Hurricane Katrina.
- Announced a new partnership with Meta to make a number of our streaming apps available on the Meta Quest headset.
Financial Highlights – First Quarter Ended
- Net cash provided by operating activities of
$67 million ; Free Cash Flow(1) of$65 million . - Operating income of
$31 million ; Adjusted Operating Income(1) of$69 million , with a margin of 13%. - Net revenues of
$542 million decreased 2% from the prior year. Foreign currency translation represented a beneficial impact of approximately 1% to our first quarter growth rate.- Streaming revenues of
$174 million increased 11% from the prior year; representing over a third of our Domestic Operations segment revenues.
- Streaming revenues of
- Diluted EPS of
$(0.43) ; Adjusted EPS(1) of$0.08 .
Consolidated Results:
| (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 |
2025 |
Change | ||||||
| Net Revenues | $ | 542,127 | $ | 555,233 | (2.4)% | |||
| Operating Income | $ | 31,261 | $ | 64,197 | (51.3)% | |||
| Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 68,974 | $ | 104,485 | (34.0)% | |||
| Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share | $ | (0.43 | ) | $ | 0.34 | n/m | ||
| Adjusted Earnings Per Share | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.52 | (84.6)% | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 67,467 | $ | 108,805 | (38.0)% | |||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | 64,815 | $ | 94,185 | (31.2)% | |||
| n/m - Absolute percentages greater than 100% and comparisons between positive and negative values or zero values are considered not meaningful. | ||||||||
(1) See page 4 of this earnings release for a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures used in this release. This discussion includes the definition of Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow.
Segment Results – Domestic Operations:
| (dollars in thousands) |
Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 |
2025 |
Change | |||||
| Revenues, net: | |||||||
| Subscription | $ | 305,282 | $ | 313,373 | (2.6)% | ||
| Advertising | 112,847 | 119,248 | (5.4)% | ||||
| Content licensing and other | 52,558 | 53,686 | (2.1)% | ||||
| Total revenues, net | $ | 470,687 | $ | 486,307 | (3.2)% | ||
| Segment Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 92,261 | $ | 123,924 | (25.6)% | ||
First Quarter Results
- Domestic Operations revenues decreased 3% from the prior year to
$471 million .- Subscription revenues decreased 3% to
$305 million due to a decline in affiliate revenues, partially offset by streaming revenue growth.- Streaming revenues increased 11% to
$174 million primarily due to the impact of price increases across our services.- Streaming subscribers decreased 1% to 10.1 million as compared to 10.2 million subscribers at
March 31, 2025 . - Activations of ad-supported AMC+ under hard-bundle agreements increased 200% year over year to 1.8 million at
March 31, 2026 . These activations are in addition to our reported streaming subscriber count.
- Streaming subscribers decreased 1% to 10.1 million as compared to 10.2 million subscribers at
- Affiliate revenues declined 16% to
$131 million primarily due to basic subscriber declines.
- Streaming revenues increased 11% to
- Advertising revenues decreased 5% to
$113 million primarily due to lower marketplace pricing, partially offset by digital advertising growth. - Content licensing revenues decreased 2% to
$53 million primarily due to the timing and availability of deliveries in the period.
- Subscription revenues decreased 3% to
- Segment Adjusted Operating Income decreased 26% to
$92 million , with a margin of 20%.
Segment Results – International:
| (dollars in thousands) |
Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 |
2025 |
Change | |||||||
| Revenues, net: | |||||||||
| Subscription | $ | 46,362 | $ | 44,702 | 3.7 | % | |||
| Advertising | 23,372 | 22,608 | 3.4 | % | |||||
| Content licensing and other | 2,529 | 2,636 | (4.1 | ) | % | ||||
| Total revenues, net | $ | 72,263 | $ | 69,946 | 3.3 | % | |||
| Segment Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 5,437 | $ | 9,851 | (44.8 | ) | % | ||
First Quarter Results
- International revenues increased 3% from the prior year to
$72 million . Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency translation, International revenues decreased 5%.- Subscription revenues increased 4% to
$46 million primarily due to the favorable impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by lower revenues resulting from the previously disclosed wind-down of our CBS EMEA joint venture that operated primarily inPoland andAfrica and was held by ourUK business. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency translation, subscription revenues decreased 5%. - Advertising revenues increased 3% to
$23 million due to the favorable impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by lower ratings and digital advertising in theUK . Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency translation, advertising revenues decreased 5%.
- Subscription revenues increased 4% to
- Segment Adjusted Operating Income decreased 45% to
$5 million , with a margin of 8%.
Other Matters:
Exchange Offer and Redemption of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
In March, the Company completed an exchange offer and issued approximately
In April, the Company redeemed all of its remaining outstanding 2029 Secured Notes, totaling approximately
Repayment of Term Loan A Facility & Termination of Credit Facility
Today, the Company announced plans to repay the remaining balance under the Term Loan A Facility and terminate its Credit Facility.
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program, Stock Repurchase Program & Outstanding Shares
Today, the Company announced plans to repurchase approximately
The Company did not repurchase any Class A Common Stock in the first quarter.
As of
Restructuring and Other Related Charges
Restructuring and other related charges were
Corporate Name Change
In April,
Please see the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
Description of Non-GAAP Measures
Internally, the Company uses Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Free Cash Flow measures as the most important indicators of its business performance and evaluates management’s effectiveness with specific reference to these indicators.
The Company defines Adjusted Operating Income (Loss), which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as operating income (loss) before share-based compensation expense or benefit, depreciation and amortization, impairment and other charges (including gains or losses on sales or dispositions of businesses), restructuring and other related charges, cloud computing amortization, and including the Company’s proportionate share of adjusted operating income (loss) from majority-owned equity method investees. From time to time, the Company may exclude the impact of certain events, gains, losses, or other charges (such as significant legal settlements) from Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) that affect the Company's operating performance. Because it is based upon operating income (loss), Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) also excludes interest expense (including cash interest expense) and other non-operating income and expense items. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense or benefit allows investors to better track the performance of the various operating units of the business without regard to the effect of the settlement of an obligation that is not expected to be made in cash.
The Company believes that Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the business segments and the Company on a consolidated basis. Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and similar measures with similar titles are common performance measures used by investors, analysts, and peers to compare performance in the industry.
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), and other measures of performance presented in accordance with
The Company defines Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, all of which are reported in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The Company believes the most comparable GAAP financial measure of its liquidity is net cash provided by operating activities. The Company believes that Free Cash Flow is useful as an indicator of its overall liquidity, as the amount of Free Cash Flow generated in any period is representative of cash that is available for debt repayment, investment, and other discretionary and non-discretionary cash uses. The Company also believes that Free Cash Flow is one of several benchmarks used by analysts and investors who follow the industry for comparison of its liquidity with other companies in the industry, although the Company’s measure of Free Cash Flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures reported by other companies. For a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow, please see page 10 of this release.
The Company defines Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (“Adjusted EPS”), which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as earnings per diluted share excluding the following items: amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets; impairment and other charges (including gains or losses on sales or dispositions of businesses); non-cash impairments of goodwill, intangible and fixed assets; restructuring and other related charges; and the impact associated with the modification of debt arrangements, including gains and losses related to the extinguishment of debt; as well as the impact of taxes on the aforementioned items and other one-time tax charges/benefits. The Company believes the most comparable GAAP financial measure is earnings per diluted share. The Company believes that Adjusted EPS is one of several benchmarks used by analysts and investors who follow the industry for comparison of its performance with other companies in the industry, although the Company’s measure of Adjusted EPS may not be directly comparable to similar measures reported by other companies. For a reconciliation of earnings per diluted share to Adjusted EPS, please see page 11 of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings release may contain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including financial community and rating agency perceptions of the Company and its business, operations, financial condition and the industries in which it operates and the factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained therein. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) |
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| Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 542,127 | $ | 555,233 | |||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||
| Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization) | 283,180 | 267,346 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 201,925 | 197,975 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 21,423 | 20,926 | |||||
| Restructuring and other related charges | 4,338 | 4,789 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 510,866 | 491,036 | |||||
| Operating income | 31,261 | 64,197 | |||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||
| Interest expense | (41,345 | ) | (43,392 | ) | |||
| Interest income | 3,124 | 8,415 | |||||
| Miscellaneous, net | (16,942 | ) | 7,888 | ||||
| Total other income (expense) | (55,163 | ) | (27,089 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) from operations before income taxes | (23,902 | ) | 37,108 | ||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | 6,738 | (14,955 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests | (17,164 | ) | 22,153 | ||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1,706 | ) | (4,104 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) attributable to |
$ | (18,870 | ) | $ | 18,049 | ||
| Net income (loss) per share attributable to |
|||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.43 | ) | $ | 0.40 | ||
| Diluted | $ | (0.43 | ) | $ | 0.34 | ||
| Weighted average common shares: | |||||||
| Basic | 43,627 | 44,821 | |||||
| Diluted | 43,627 | 56,616 | |||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (unaudited) |
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| Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
| Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests | $ | (17,164 | ) | $ | 22,153 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 21,423 | 20,926 | |||||
| Share-based compensation expenses related to equity classified awards | 6,097 | 5,757 | |||||
| Non-cash restructuring and other related charges | — | 3,470 | |||||
| Amortization and write-off of program rights | 206,262 | 197,881 | |||||
| Amortization of deferred carriage fees | 2,588 | 6,885 | |||||
| Unrealized foreign currency transaction (gain) loss | 3,765 | (3,329 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts on indebtedness | 1,762 | 1,969 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 9,512 | (10,675 | ) | ||||
| Other, net | (3,373 | ) | (3,928 | ) | |||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, trade (including amounts due from related parties, net) | 20,853 | 53,204 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (7,300 | ) | 12,658 | ||||
| Program rights and obligations, net | (167,708 | ) | (169,605 | ) | |||
| Deferred revenue | (218 | ) | (1,296 | ) | |||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities | (9,032 | ) | (27,265 | ) | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 67,467 | 108,805 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
| Capital expenditures | (2,652 | ) | (14,620 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,652 | ) | (14,620 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
| Principal payments on Term Loan A Facility | (2,767 | ) | (8,125 | ) | |||
| Payments for financing costs | (2,000 | ) | — | ||||
| Deemed repurchases of restricted stock units | (6,598 | ) | (3,643 | ) | |||
| Principal payments on finance lease obligations | (455 | ) | (1,198 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (11,820 | ) | (12,966 | ) | |||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents from operations | 52,995 | 81,219 | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (3,237 | ) | 4,361 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 502,379 | 784,649 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 552,137 | $ | 870,229 | |||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) |
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| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 552,137 | $ | 502,379 | |||
| Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of |
550,666 | 575,263 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 237,766 | 202,967 | |||||
| Total current assets | 1,340,569 | 1,280,609 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of |
107,630 | 115,978 | |||||
| Program rights, net | 1,685,354 | 1,763,084 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 176,882 | 184,803 | |||||
| 165,018 | 166,809 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 16,652 | 17,781 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 68,690 | 72,545 | |||||
| Other assets | 312,895 | 335,272 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,873,690 | $ | 3,936,881 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 129,303 | $ | 94,742 | |||
| Accrued liabilities | 292,105 | 323,029 | |||||
| Current portion of program rights obligations | 240,491 | 258,252 | |||||
| Deferred revenue | 63,415 | 63,651 | |||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 24,770 | 11,068 | |||||
| Current portion of lease obligations | 13,900 | 17,643 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 763,984 | 768,385 | |||||
| Program rights obligations | 163,937 | 181,773 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net | 1,724,518 | 1,741,225 | |||||
| Lease obligations | 78,583 | 82,263 | |||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 116,814 | 108,164 | |||||
| Other liabilities | 37,621 | 41,322 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 2,885,457 | 2,923,132 | |||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||
| Class A Common Stock, |
667 | 667 | |||||
| Class B Common Stock, |
115 | 115 | |||||
| Preferred stock, |
— | — | |||||
| Paid-in capital | 419,630 | 429,902 | |||||
| Accumulated earnings | 2,157,090 | 2,176,124 | |||||
| (1,396,092 | ) | (1,406,027 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (226,172 | ) | (218,910 | ) | |||
| Total |
955,238 | 981,871 | |||||
| Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | 32,995 | 31,878 | |||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 988,233 | 1,013,749 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 3,873,690 | $ | 3,936,881 | |||
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA (in thousands) (unaudited) |
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| Capitalization | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 552,137 | |
| Credit facility debt (a) | $ | 80,028 | |
| 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due |
$ | 13,702 | |
| 4.25% Senior Notes due |
276,706 | ||
| 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due |
143,750 | ||
| 10.50% Senior Secured Notes due |
1,315,098 | ||
| Senior notes (c) | $ | 1,749,256 | |
| Total debt | $ | 1,829,284 | |
| Net debt | $ | 1,277,147 | |
| Finance leases | 15,266 | ||
| Net debt and finance leases | $ | 1,292,413 | |
| Twelve Months Ended |
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| Operating Income - (GAAP) | $ | 100,386 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 25,670 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 94,922 | ||
| Restructuring and other related charges | 26,085 | ||
| Impairment and other charges | 97,784 | ||
| Cloud computing amortization | 9,808 | ||
| Majority owned equity investees | 21,708 | ||
| Adjusted Operating Income - (Non-GAAP) | $ | 376,363 | |
| Leverage ratio (d) | 3.4 | x | |
(a) Represents the aggregate principal amount of the debt, with the Term Loan
(b) Subject to the terms of the indenture for the Convertible Notes, the Convertible Notes may be converted at an initial conversion rate of 78.5083 shares of Class A Common Stock per
(c) Represents the aggregate principal amount of the debt.
(d) Represents net debt and finance leases divided by Adjusted Operating Income for the twelve months ended
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA (in thousands) (unaudited) |
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| Adjusted Operating Income | Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 |
2025 |
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| Operating income | $ | 31,261 | $ | 64,197 | |
| Share-based compensation expenses | 6,097 | 5,757 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 21,423 | 20,926 | |||
| Restructuring and other related charges | 4,338 | 4,789 | |||
| Cloud computing amortization | 2,288 | 3,213 | |||
| Majority owned equity investees AOI | 3,567 | 5,603 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 68,974 | $ | 104,485 | |
| Free Cash Flow(1) | Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 67,467 | $ | 108,805 | |||
| Less: capital expenditures | (2,652 | ) | (14,620 | ) | |||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | 64,815 | $ | 94,185 | |||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Three Months Ended |
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Restructuring initiatives (2) | $ | (10,981 | ) | $ | (5,751 | ) | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | |||||
| (1) Free Cash Flow includes the impact of certain cash receipts or payments (such as restructuring initiatives, significant legal settlements and programming write-offs) that affect period-to-period comparability. | |||||||
| (2) Restructuring initiatives includes cash payments of |
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) |
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| Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended |
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| Income (loss) from operations before income taxes | Income tax (expense) benefit | Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | Net income (loss) attributable to |
Diluted EPS attributable to |
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| Reported Results (GAAP) | $ | (23,902 | ) | $ | 6,738 | $ | (1,706 | ) | $ | (18,870 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | |||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 7,600 | (1,728 | ) | — | 5,872 | 0.13 | |||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other related charges | 4,338 | (989 | ) | — | 3,349 | 0.08 | |||||||||||||
| Impairment and other charges | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Debt modification expenses | 16,665 | (3,933 | ) | — | 12,732 | 0.29 | |||||||||||||
| Dilutive income and share basis difference - GAAP vs. Adjusted (1) | 1,527 | (366 | ) | — | 1,161 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted Results (Non-GAAP) | $ | 6,228 | $ | (278 | ) | $ | (1,706 | ) | $ | 4,244 | $ | 0.08 | |||||||
(1) For the reconciliation of Adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS, the item “Dilutive income and share basis difference - GAAP vs. Adjusted” represents the impact of the adjustments from a net loss to net income position, which required an adjustment for the interest expense associated with the convertible debt and a change in the dilutive shares outstanding to reflect additional dilutive shares associated with restricted stock units and convertible debt that were considered anti-dilutive on a GAAP basis.
| Three Months Ended |
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| Income (loss) from operations before income taxes | Income tax (expense) benefit | Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | Net income (loss) attributable to |
Diluted EPS attributable to |
||||||||||||
| Reported Results (GAAP) (1) | $ | 38,635 | $ | (15,336 | ) | $ | (4,104 | ) | $ | 19,195 | $ | 0.34 | ||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 7,795 | (1,895 | ) | (359 | ) | 5,541 | 0.10 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and other related charges | 4,790 | (302 | ) | — | 4,488 | 0.08 | ||||||||||
| Impairment and other charges | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Results (Non-GAAP) | $ | 51,220 | $ | (17,533 | ) | $ | (4,463 | ) | $ | 29,224 | $ | 0.52 | ||||
(1) Includes the required adjustment for interest expense associated with the convertible debt.
Source: AMC Global Media Inc.