READING INTERNATIONAL INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $41.96M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Reading International
Services-Motion Picture Theaters, SIC 7830
Reading International, Inc. operates in two primary business segments: cinema exhibition and real estate. In its cinema exhibition operations, the company provides motion picture admissions, sells food, beverage, and concession items to moviegoers, and generates screen advertising revenue. Its real estate division focuses on property rental and live theater rentals, leasing developed real estate to commercial tenants as well as operating live theater venues.
The company conducts operations across three principal geographic markets: the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Its international holdings include cinema properties, commercial rental assets, and development sites located across these countries. Reading International, Inc. maintains its principal executive offices in New York, New York.
Summary of the business section of Reading International's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- READING INTERNATIONAL INC
- Headquarters
- Culver City, CA
- Address
- 5995 Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 300 90230
- Phone
- (213) 235-2240
- Employees
- 6,000, Dec 31, 2017
- Industry
- Services-Motion Picture Theaters
- Incorporated in
- Nevada
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- GRANT THORNTON LLP, Newport Beach, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- RDI
- Other tickers
- RDIB
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 23M, Aug 13, 2026
- Public float
- $26.80M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Apr 26, 1993
- SEC CIK
- 716634
- CUSIP
- 755408101
- ISIN
- US7554081015
- LEI
- 549300OHQRI7MW2NQU72
- EIN
- 95-3885184
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Cotter | Chairperson, EVP - RE Dev/NY, Director | 3,162,033 |
| Ellen M. Cotter | Director, President and CEO | 3,283,717 |
| Robert F. Smerling | President - U.S. Cinemas | 109,945 |
| Gilbert Avanes | EVP, CFO & Treasurer | 134,386 |
| Sidney Craig Tompkins | EVP, General Counsel | 204,084 |
| Steven John Lucas | VP, Controller & CAO | 32,091 |
| Andrzej J. Matyczynski | EVP - Global Ops | 120,577 |
| Judy Bond Codding | Director | 62,630 |
| Douglas James McEachern | Director | 107,709 |
| Guy W. Adams | Director | 78,148 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Ellen Cotter | $1.00M | $536.13K | $585.46K | $48 | – |
| FY2023 Ellen Cotter | $1.02M | $318.94K | $678.36K | $47 | – |
| FY2022 Ellen Cotter | $1.14M | $313.28K | $695.78K | $55 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“Smerling oversaw operations at some 600 cinemas employing some 6,000 individuals and the development of more than 25 new multiplex cinemas.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings