Reading International, Inc (RDI) Key Metrics
RDI valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $39.6M
- Enterprise value
- $421.4M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 18.0
- Forward P/E
- 9.4
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.8
- Price / book
- 4.0 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.9 10-yr median 20.3
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.87
RDI key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsRDI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−16.3%
0.1
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20162025
EV / EBITDA−85.6%
20.3
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+19.5 pts
−12.2%
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20162025
RDI returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on invested capital+1.5 pts
−1.2%
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20162025
Return on assets+3.9 pts
−3.1%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+3.0 pts
−1.4%
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20162025
Asset turnover+6.9%
0.45
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20162025
RDI per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−4.9%
$8.94
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$0.62
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
−$0.13
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20162025
Book value per share
−$0.80
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20162025
Shares outstanding+1.4%
22.7M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
RDI financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Net debt−$27.4M
$350.4M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA−111.38
19.00
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20162025
Current ratio−51.9%
0.17
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20162025
Interest coverage
-0.3
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20162025
Debt / assets+0.2%
0.83
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20162025
RDI efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−2 days
9 days
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20162025
Days of inventory0 days
3 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+18 days
119 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−20 days
-106 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−2.0 pts
0.7%
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20162025
RDI valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
RDI returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
RDI debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
RDI cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
RDI price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
RDI key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $23.9M | $29.6M | $42.4M | $61.0M | $90.5M | $109.2M | $253.2M | $337.5M | $388.2M | $390.5M |
| Enterprise value | $374.3M | $407.4M | $448.3M | $469.6M | $494.3M | $606.5M | $698.0M | $487.1M | $505.1M | $515.0M |
| P/E ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.8 | — | — | 23.5 | 12.5 | 41.5 |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Price / book | — | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.3 | 10.3 | 16.3 | 12.9 |
| EV / sales | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.3 | 140.6 | 50.1 | 421.9 | 4.9 | — | 20.6 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 13.6 |
| Earnings yield | −59.3% | −119.4% | −72.3% | −59.3% | 35.3% | −59.7% | −10.4% | 4.3% | 8.0% | 2.4% |
| Free cash flow yield | −12.2% | −31.7% | −35.5% | −58.6% | −29.8% | −44.6% | −8.3% | −9.2% | −10.8% | −4.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.1% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | — | — | 0.0% | 6.0% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $1.05 | $1.32 | $1.91 | $2.77 | $4.04 | $5.02 | $11.19 | $14.54 | $16.70 | $16.60 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $8.94 | $9.40 | $10.02 | $9.22 | $6.21 | $3.58 | $12.23 | $13.33 | $12.03 | $11.50 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.62 | −$1.58 | −$1.38 | −$1.64 | $1.42 | −$3.00 | −$1.17 | $0.62 | $1.33 | $0.40 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$0.07 | −$0.17 | −$0.48 | −$1.20 | −$0.51 | −$1.39 | $1.09 | $1.41 | $1.03 | $1.28 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.13 | −$0.42 | −$0.68 | −$1.62 | −$1.20 | −$2.24 | −$0.93 | −$1.33 | −$1.81 | −$0.81 |
| Cash per share | $0.46 | $0.55 | $0.58 | $1.59 | $3.72 | $1.23 | $0.54 | $0.57 | $0.59 | $0.81 |
| Book value per share | −$0.80 | −$0.19 | $1.49 | $2.85 | $4.64 | $3.58 | $5.98 | $7.59 | $7.61 | $6.05 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$1.96 | −$1.33 | $0.25 | $1.59 | $3.31 | $2.10 | $4.62 | $6.44 | $6.37 | $4.78 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.01 | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.06 | $0.25 | $0.20 | $0.43 | $0.69 | $0.85 | $2.02 | $2.74 | $2.83 | $2.09 |
| Debt per share | $15.89 | $17.42 | $18.84 | $20.14 | $21.74 | $24.10 | $20.19 | $7.01 | $5.61 | $6.11 |
| Shares outstanding | 22.7M | 22.4M | 22.2M | 22.0M | 22.4M | 21.7M | 22.6M | 23.2M | 23.2M | 23.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.4% | +0.8% | +0.9% | −1.7% | +3.0% | −3.9% | −2.5% | −0.2% | −1.2% | +0.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | — | −63.9% | −43.4% | 35.1% | −61.2% | −17.0% | 8.1% | 19.4% | 6.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −1.2% | −2.7% | −2.1% | −4.6% | −6.6% | −8.4% | 1.0% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −3.1% | −7.0% | −5.2% | −5.4% | 4.6% | −9.6% | −4.7% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 2.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.5% | −7.9% | −6.1% | −5.9% | 4.9% | −9.9% | −4.1% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | −1.4% | −4.5% | −6.8% | −17.6% | −19.4% | −62.6% | −7.6% | −10.0% | −15.0% | −7.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | — | — | −0.36 | — | — | 2.27 | 0.77 | 3.21 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $361.0M | $390.2M | $418.8M | $443.6M | $487.1M | $524.1M | $456.9M | $162.7M | $130.5M | $143.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $10.5M | $12.4M | $12.9M | $35.0M | $83.3M | $26.9M | $12.1M | $13.1M | $13.7M | $19.0M |
| Net debt | $350.4M | $377.9M | $405.9M | $408.6M | $403.8M | $497.3M | $444.8M | $149.6M | $116.9M | $124.6M |
| Debt / equity | — | — | 12.66 | 7.06 | 4.68 | 6.74 | 3.38 | 0.92 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| Debt / assets | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 19.00 | 130.39 | 45.39 | 367.12 | 4.02 | — | 13.11 | 3.18 | 1.98 | 3.29 |
| Current ratio | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.94 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 1.10 |
| Quick ratio | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.92 | 0.46 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 1.08 |
| Interest coverage | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -2.0 | -3.1 | -6.6 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Working capital | −$106.8M | −$104.6M | −$88.4M | −$74.2M | −$6.7M | −$64.1M | −$84.1M | −$55.3M | −$47.0M | $6.7M |
| Invested capital | $332.2M | $373.5M | $438.9M | $471.5M | $507.9M | $575.1M | $580.1M | $325.8M | $293.8M | $266.8M |
| Tangible asset value | −$44.3M | −$30.3M | $5.4M | $35.4M | $75.0M | $49.1M | $108.8M | $153.7M | $152.4M | $116.8M |
| Net current asset value | −$431.2M | −$418.8M | −$461.3M | −$530.9M | −$482.3M | −$552.5M | −$508.4M | −$228.2M | −$208.3M | −$186.5M |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | $12.20 | — | — | $10.28 | $15.11 | $7.37 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$19.29 | −$20.47 | −$21.63 | −$24.43 | −$22.07 | −$26.47 | −$22.85 | −$10.28 | −$9.36 | −$9.90 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $43,000 | $315,000 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | $0 | $5.5M | $670,000 | $11.2M | $2.3M | $6.5M | $2.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.7% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 23.8% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 23.6% | 18.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185.8% | 194.6% | 276.3% | 162.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.09 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.79 | 1.93 | 2.71 | 3.59 | 2.81 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 18.0% | 21.8% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 8.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 17.6 | 35.4 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 12.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 118.6 | 101.0 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 120.9 | 145.6 | 61.3 | 64.6 | 71.4 | 48.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -106.3 | -86.6 | -77.0 | -79.0 | -99.9 | -105.2 | -48.8 | -50.0 | -54.8 | -33.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 41.30 | 32.80 | 32.34 | 34.94 | 20.72 | 10.32 | 36.59 | 29.33 | 25.64 | 28.76 |
| Payables turnover | 3.08 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 3.02 | 2.51 | 5.95 | 5.65 | 5.11 | 7.57 |
| Inventory turnover | 104.98 | 113.18 | 120.21 | 124.15 | 107.83 | 72.92 | 141.94 | 165.34 | 153.65 | 165.19 |
| Asset turnover | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.50 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| Average receivables | $4.9M | $6.4M | $6.9M | $5.8M | $6.7M | $7.5M | $7.6M | $10.5M | $10.9M | $9.4M |
| Average payables | $57.1M | $52.2M | $49.1M | $47.5M | $44.0M | $39.8M | $36.9M | $41.7M | $42.4M | $27.4M |
| Average inventory | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 6.0% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7.4% |
Computed from RDI's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
RDI valuation and financial ratios
Reading International earned a return on invested capital of −1.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $361.0 million of debt and $10.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $350.4 million. The share count fell 3.4% from 23.5M to 22.7M over 9 years.
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RDI key metrics FAQ
What is Reading International's EV/EBITDA?
Reading International's enterprise value was 20.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $374.3 million, EBITDA $18.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 20.9.
What is Reading International's ROIC?
Reading International's return on invested capital was −1.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Reading International have?
Reading International had total debt of $361.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025 and $350.4 million of net debt (19.00 times EBITDA).
What is Reading International's free cash flow yield?
Reading International generated -$2.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −12.2% on its market value at year-end ($23.9 million).
What is Reading International's current ratio?
Reading International's current ratio was 0.17 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.17 times current liabilities.