MARCUS CORP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Oct 31, 2025.
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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Oct 31, 2025
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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- General
Basis of Presentation - The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 26, 2024 have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited interim financial information at September 30, 2025, and for all periods presented, have been made. The results of operations during the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or other interim periods. However, the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2024.
Beginning on December 27, 2024, the Company’s fiscal year changed from a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Thursday in December of each year to a fiscal year ending on December 31 of each year. Accordingly, effective for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, the Company’s quarterly results will be for three month periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. In this quarterly report, the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 refer to the periods July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025 and December 27, 2024 through September 30, 2025, respectively, and the three and nine months ended September 26, 2024 refer to the periods June 28, 2024 through September 26, 2024 and December 29, 2023 through September 26, 2024, respectively.
Accounting Policies - Refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements (including footnotes) for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2024, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year, for a description of the Company’s accounting policies.
Depreciation and Amortization - Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment are provided using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or any related lease terms. Depreciation expense totaled $16,828 and $52,256, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and $17,277 and $49,992, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2024.
Assets Held for Sale – Long-lived assets that are expected to be sold within the next 12 months and meet the other relevant held-for-sale criteria are classified as assets held for sale and included within current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Assets held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying value or their fair value less costs to sell the asset.
Long-Lived Assets – The Company periodically considers whether indicators of impairment of long-lived assets held for use are present. This includes quantitative and qualitative factors, including evaluating the historical actual operating performance of the long-lived assets and assessing the potential impact of recent events and transactions impacting the long-lived assets. If such indicators are present, the Company determines if the long-lived assets are recoverable by assessing whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets is less than their carrying amounts. If the long-lived assets are not recoverable, the Company recognizes any impairment losses based on the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over their fair value.
During the nine months ended September 26, 2024, the Company determined that indicators of impairment were present at one asset group for a leased theatre location in which the Company made the decision to close during the second quarter of fiscal 2024. As such, the Company evaluated the fair value of these assets, consisting primarily of land improvements, leasehold improvements, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and operating lease right-of-use assets less lease obligations, and determined that the fair value, measured using Level 3 pricing inputs (using estimated discounted cash flows over the life of the primary asset), was less than their carrying values and recorded a $472 impairment loss, reducing certain property and equipment and certain operating lease net obligations. The remaining net book value of the impaired assets as of the date of the asset write-down (June 27, 2024) was $0. There wereno indicators of impairment identified during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Goodwill – The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if certain indicators arise. The Company performs its annual impairment test on the first day of the fiscal fourth quarter. There wereno indicators of impairment identified during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 or September 26, 2024.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Net earnings (loss) per share (EPS) of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock is computed using the two class method. Basic net earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the effect of dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units and convertible debt instruments using the if-converted method. Convertible Class B Common Stock and convertible debt instruments are reflected on an if-converted basis when dilutive to Common Stock. The computation of the diluted net earnings (loss) per share of Common Stock assumes the conversion of Class B Common Stock in periods that have net earnings since it would be dilutive to Common Stock earnings per share, while the diluted net earnings (loss) per share of Class B Common Stock does not assume the conversion of those shares.
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to cash dividends per share equal to 110% of all dividends declared and paid on each share of Class B Common Stock. As such, the undistributed earnings (losses) for each period are allocated based on the proportionate share of entitled cash dividends.
The following table illustrates the computation of Common Stock basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share, provides a reconciliation of the number of weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding, when applicable, and provides the weighted-average number of anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | September 26, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | September 26, 2024 | |
| Net earnings (loss) per share - basic: | ||||
| Common Stock | $0.53 | $0.74 | $0.22 | $(0.28) |
| Class B Common Stock | $0.49 | $0.69 | $0.20 | $(0.26) |
| Net earnings (loss) per share - diluted: | ||||
| Common Stock | $0.52 | $0.73 | $0.21 | $(0.28) |
| Class B Common Stock | $0.49 | $0.69 | $0.20 | $(0.26) |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net earnings (loss) | $16,230 | $23,314 | $6,735 | $(8,773) |
| Denominator (in thousands): | ||||
| Denominator for basic EPS | 31,056 | 31,953 | 31,322 | 32,002 |
| Effect of dilutive employee stock options | 39 | 17 | 53 | — |
| Effect of restricted stock units | 80 | 47 | 74 | — |
| Effect of convertible senior notes | — | 14 | — | — |
| Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | 31,175 | 32,031 | 31,449 | 32,002 |
| Weighted-average number of anti-dilutive shares excluded from denominator (in thousands): | ||||
| Employee stock options | 2,084 | 2,800 | 1,641 | 2,809 |
| Restricted stock units | — | — | — | 49 |
| Performance stock units | 237 | 139 | 221 | 141 |
| Convertible senior notes | — | — | — | 14 |
| Total | 2,321 | 2,939 | 1,862 | 3,013 |
For the periods when the Company reports a net loss, common stock equivalents, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and shares related to the convertible senior notes are excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect. Performance stock units are considered anti-dilutive if the performance targets upon which the issuance of the shares are contingent have not been achieved and the respective performance period has not been completed as of the end of the current period. Shares related to the convertible senior notes were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in periods when the effect would have been anti-dilutive using the if-converted method.
Shareholders’ Equity -Activity impacting total shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 26, 2024 was as follows:
| Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Capital in Excess of Par | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other ComprehensiveLoss | Treasury Stock | Total Shareholders’ Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALANCES AT DECEMBER 26, 2024 | $25,237 | $6,985 | $177,172 | $265,028 | $(181) | $(9,375) | $464,866 |
| Cash dividends: | |||||||
| $0.064 per share Class B Common Stock | — | — | — | (447) | — | — | (447) |
| $0.07 per share Common Stock | — | — | — | (1,733) | — | — | (1,733) |
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | (7,642) | (7,642) |
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 14 |
| Issuance of non-vested stock | 132 | — | (208) | — | — | 76 | — |
| Shared-based compensation | — | — | 3,545 | — | — | — | 3,545 |
| Comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (16,816) | (4) | — | (16,820) |
| BALANCES AT MARCH 31, 2025 | 25,369 | 6,985 | 180,511 | 246,032 | (185) | (16,921) | 441,791 |
| Cash dividends: | |||||||
| $0.064 per share Class B Common Stock | — | — | — | (447) | — | — | (447) |
| $0.07 per share Common Stock | — | — | — | (1,702) | — | — | (1,702) |
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 16 |
| Issuance of non-vested stock | — | — | (265) | — | — | 265 | — |
| Shared-based compensation | — | — | 1,441 | — | — | — | 1,441 |
| Comprehensive loss | — | — | — | 7,321 | (4) | — | 7,317 |
| BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2025 | 25,369 | 6,985 | 181,688 | 251,204 | (189) | (16,639) | 448,418 |
| Cash dividends: | |||||||
| $0.073 per share Class B Common Stock | — | — | — | (510) | — | — | (510) |
| $0.08 per share Common Stock | — | — | — | (1,918) | — | — | (1,918) |
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | (2) | — | — | 6 | 4 |
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | (9,127) | (9,127) |
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
| Issuance of non-vested stock | — | — | (93) | — | — | 93 | — |
| Shared-based compensation | — | — | 1,230 | — | — | — | 1,230 |
| Comprehensive income | — | — | — | 16,230 | (5) | — | 16,225 |
| BALANCES AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 | $25,369 | $6,985 | $182,825 | $265,006 | $(194) | $(25,649) | $454,342 |
| Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Capital in Excess of Par | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other ComprehensiveLoss | Treasury Stock | Total Shareholders’ Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALANCES AT DECEMBER 28, 2023 | $24,692 | $7,078 | $160,642 | $281,599 | $(1,336) | $(1,503) | $471,172 |
| Cash dividends: | |||||||
| $0.064 per share Class B Common Stock | — | — | — | (449) | — | — | (449) |
| $0.07 per share Common Stock | — | — | — | (1,760) | — | — | (1,760) |
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | (301) | (301) |
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | (3) | — | — | 23 | 20 |
| Issuance of non-vested stock | 452 | — | (515) | — | — | 63 | — |
| Shared-based compensation | — | — | 2,514 | — | — | — | 2,514 |
| Conversions of Class B Common Stock | 93 | (93) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (11,866) | (12) | — | (11,878) |
| BALANCES AT MARCH 28, 2024 | 25,237 | 6,985 | 162,638 | 267,524 | (1,348) | (1,718) | 459,318 |
| Cash dividends: | |||||||
| $0.064 per share Class B Common Stock | — | — | — | (447) | — | — | (447) |
| $0.07 per share Common Stock | — | — | — | (1,763) | — | — | (1,763) |
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | (7) | — | — | 23 | 16 |
| Issuance of non-vested stock | — | — | (326) | — | — | 326 | — |
| Shared-based compensation | — | — | 2,418 | — | — | — | 2,418 |
| Convertible senior note repurchase | — | — | (2,788) | — | — | — | (2,788) |
| Capped call unwind | — | — | 12,904 | — | — | — | 12,904 |
| Comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (20,221) | (11) | — | (20,232) |
| BALANCES AT JUNE 27, 2024 | 25,237 | 6,985 | 174,839 | 245,093 | (1,359) | (1,369) | 449,426 |
| Cash dividends: | |||||||
| $0.064 per share Class B Common Stock | — | — | — | (447) | — | — | (447) |
| $0.07 per share Common Stock | — | — | — | (1,749) | — | — | (1,749) |
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | (9,667) | (9,667) |
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | 6 | — | — | 16 | 22 |
| Issuance of non-vested stock | — | — | (52) | — | — | 52 | — |
| Shared-based compensation | — | — | 2,225 | — | — | — | 2,225 |
| Convertible senior note repurchase | — | — | (5,472) | — | — | — | (5,472) |
| Capped call unwind | — | — | 4,652 | — | — | — | 4,652 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | 23,314 | (12) | — | 23,302 |
| BALANCES AT SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 | $25,237 | $6,985 | $176,198 | $266,211 | $(1,371) | $(10,968) | $462,292 |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss –Accumulated other comprehensive loss presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets consists of the following, all presented net of tax:
| September 30,2025 | December 26,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net unrecognized actuarial loss for pension obligation | $(194) | $(181) |
| $(194) | $(181) |
Fair Value Measurements - Certain financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements. Some are measured on a recurring basis while others are measured on a non-recurring basis. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value each time a financial statement is prepared. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value when a significant event occurs. A fair value measurement assumes that a transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in one of the following categories:
Level 1 - Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments as of the reporting date. At December 26, 2024, the Company’s $8,142 of debt and equity securities classified as trading were valued using Level 1 pricing inputs and were included in other current assets. At December 26, 2024, the Company had $19,002 of investments in money market funds which were valued using Level 1 pricing inputs and were included in cash and cash equivalents.
Level 2 - Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on pricing inputs that were either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. At each of September 30, 2025 and December 26, 2024, none of the Company’s recorded assets or liabilities were measured using Level 2 pricing inputs.
Level 3 - Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on valuation models with significant unobservable pricing inputs and which result in the use of management estimates. At each of September 30, 2025 and December 26, 2024, none of the Company’s recorded assets or liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis at fair market value were valued using Level 3 pricing inputs. Assets that are measured on a non-recurring basis are discussed above under Long-Lived Assets.
The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments (including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable) approximates fair value. The fair value of the Company’s $150,000 of senior notes, valued using Level 2 pricing inputs, is approximately $154,790 at September 30, 2025, determined based upon discounted cash flows using current market interest rates for financial instruments with a similar average remaining life. The carrying amounts of the Company’s remaining long-term debt approximate their fair values, determined using current rates for similar instruments, or Level 2 pricing inputs.
Defined Benefit Plan -The components of the net periodic pension cost of the Company’s unfunded nonqualified, defined-benefit plan are as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | September 26, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | September 26, 2024 | |
| Service cost | $51 | $62 | $151 | $186 |
| Interest cost | 463 | 445 | 1,390 | 1,334 |
| Net amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss | (6) | (16) | (17) | (48) |
| Net periodic pension cost | $508 | $491 | $1,524 | $1,472 |
Service cost is included in Administrative expense while all other components are recorded within Other expense outside of operating income in the consolidated statements of operations.
Revenue Recognition –The disaggregation of revenues by business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | Corporate | Total | |
| Theatre admissions | $57,714 | $— | $— | $57,714 |
| Rooms | — | 39,875 | — | 39,875 |
| Theatre concessions | 51,244 | — | — | 51,244 |
| Food and beverage | — | 24,137 | — | 24,137 |
| Other revenues(1) | 10,145 | 16,320 | 81 | 26,546 |
| Revenue before cost reimbursements | 119,103 | 80,332 | 81 | 199,516 |
| Cost reimbursements | 838 | 9,797 | — | 10,635 |
| Total revenues | $119,941 | $90,129 | $81 | $210,151 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||
| Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | Corporate | Total | |
| Theatre admissions | $160,993 | $— | $— | $160,993 |
| Rooms | — | 88,782 | — | 88,782 |
| Theatre concessions | 146,855 | — | — | 146,855 |
| Food and beverage | — | 63,257 | — | 63,257 |
| Other revenues(1) | 28,781 | 45,150 | 279 | 74,210 |
| Revenue before cost reimbursements | 336,629 | 197,189 | 279 | 534,097 |
| Cost reimbursements | 2,319 | 28,544 | — | 30,863 |
| Total revenues | $338,948 | $225,733 | $279 | $564,960 |
(1)Included in other revenues is an immaterial amount related to rental income that is not considered revenue from contracts with customers.
The disaggregation of revenues by business segment for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2024 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 26, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | Corporate | Total | |
| Theatre admissions | $68,980 | $— | $— | $68,980 |
| Rooms | — | 40,019 | — | 40,019 |
| Theatre concessions | 62,118 | — | — | 62,118 |
| Food and beverage | — | 22,283 | — | 22,283 |
| Other revenues(1) | 12,090 | 16,699 | 87 | 28,876 |
| Revenue before cost reimbursements | 143,188 | 79,001 | 87 | 222,276 |
| Cost reimbursements | 655 | 9,737 | — | 10,392 |
| Total revenues | $143,843 | $88,738 | $87 | $232,668 |
| Nine Months Ended September 26, 2024 | ||||
| Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | Corporate | Total | |
| Theatre admissions | $158,156 | $— | $— | $158,156 |
| Rooms | — | 88,728 | — | 88,728 |
| Theatre concessions | 141,230 | — | — | 141,230 |
| Food and beverage | — | 57,718 | — | 57,718 |
| Other revenues(1) | 26,524 | 44,338 | 250 | 71,112 |
| Revenue before cost reimbursements | 325,910 | 190,784 | 250 | 516,944 |
| Cost reimbursements | 655 | 29,648 | — | 30,303 |
| Total revenues | $326,565 | $220,432 | $250 | $547,247 |
(1)Included in other revenues is an immaterial amount related to rental income that is not considered revenue from contracts with customers.
The Company had deferred revenue from contracts with customers of $35,174 and $36,353 as of September 30, 2025 and December 26, 2024, respectively. The Company hadno contract assets as of September 30, 2025 and December 26, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized revenue of $16,504 that was included in deferred revenues as of December 26, 2024. During the nine months ended September 26, 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $17,208 that was included in deferred revenues as of December 28, 2023. The majority of the Company’s deferred revenue relates to non-redeemed gift cards, advanced sales and the Company’s loyalty program.
As of September 30, 2025, the amount of transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations under the Company’s advanced ticket sales was $1,911 and is reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as part of deferred revenues, which is included in other accrued liabilities. As of September 30, 2025, the amount of transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations related to the amount of Theatres non-redeemed gift cards was $12,403 and is reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as part of deferred revenues. The Company recognizes revenue as the tickets and gift cards are redeemed, which is expected to occur within the nexttwo years.
As of September 30, 2025, the amount of transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations related to the amount of Hotels and Resorts non-redeemed gift cards was $4,313 and is reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as part of deferred revenues. The Company recognizes revenue as the gift cards are redeemed, which is expected to occur within the nexttwo years.
The majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized in less than one year from the original contract.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740: Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU No. 2023-09). ASU No. 2023-09 requires on an annual basis specific category disclosures in the rate reconciliation, additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold within the rate reconciliation, and additional disclosures related to income taxes paid. ASU No. 2023-09 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and must be applied prospectively with retrospective application permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect that the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statement disclosures.
On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (DISE), which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU No. 2024-03 does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. ASU No. 2024-03 is effective for the Company in fiscal 2027. The Company is evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statement disclosures.
In fiscal 2024, the Company adopted ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU No. 2023-07), which requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. The annual requirements of ASU No. 2023-07 were included in the Company’s fiscal 2024 Annual Report Business Segment footnote (Note 13) and the interim requirements of ASU No. 2023-07 are included in Note 7 of this quarterly report. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
- Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
| September 30, 2025 | December 26, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior notes | $150,000 | $160,000 |
| Revolving credit agreement | 13,000 | — |
| Other debt | — | 392 |
| Total debt | 163,000 | 160,392 |
| Debt issuance costs | (1,047) | (1,252) |
| Total debt, net of debt issuance costs | 161,953 | 159,140 |
| Less current maturities, net of issuance costs | — | 10,133 |
| Long-term debt | $161,953 | $149,007 |
Credit Agreement
As of September 30, 2025, the Company has a Credit Agreement that provides for a revolving credit facility that matures on October 16, 2028 with an initial maximum aggregate amount of availability of $225,000. At September 30, 2025, there were borrowings of $13,000 outstanding on the revolving credit facility, which when borrowed, bear interest at the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) plus a margin (as discussed further below), approximately 5.87% at September 30, 2025. Availability under the $225,000 revolving credit facility was $206,626 as of September 30, 2025 after taking into consideration outstanding letters of credit that reduce revolver availability.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate equal to (i) the term SOFR, plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%, subject to a 0% floor, plus a specified margin based upon the Company’s net leverage ratio as of the most recent determination date, or (ii) the alternate base rate (“ABR”) (which is the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the greater of the federal funds rate and the overnight bank funding rate plus 0.50% or (c) the sum of 1% plus one-month
SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%), subject to a 1% floor, plus a specified margin based upon the Company’s net leverage ratio as of the most recent determination date. The revolving credit facility also requires an annual facility fee equal to 0.175% to 0.275% of the total revolving commitments depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio.
The Credit Agreement includes, among other restrictions and covenants applicable to the Company, a requirement that the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio not exceed 3.50:1.00, provided that, with some limitations, such ratio may be increased to 4.00:1:00 for the full fiscal quarter in which a material acquisition (in which aggregate consideration equals or exceeds $30,000) is consummated and the three fiscal quarters immediately thereafter, and a requirement that the Company’s interest coverage ratio at the end of any fiscal quarter not be less than 3.00:1.00.
In connection with the Credit Agreement: (i) the Company has pledged, subject to certain exceptions, security interests and liens in and on (a) substantially all of its respective personal property assets and (b) certain of its respective real property assets, in each case, to secure the Credit Agreement and related obligations; and (ii) certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default. If an event of default under the Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, then, among other things, the lenders may declare any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable and exercise rights and remedies against the pledged collateral.
Note Purchase Agreements
At September 30, 2025, the Company’s $150,000 of senior notes consisted ofone Note Purchase Agreement andone Master Note Purchase Agreement (collectively the “Senior Notes Agreements”) maturing in 2027 through 2034, which require annual principal payments in varying installments and bear interest payable semi-annually at fixed rates ranging from 4.32% to 7.02%. The weighted average fixed rate of the $150,000 senior notes was 6.07% as of September 30, 2025.
- Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company evaluates each lease for classification as either a finance lease or an operating lease according to Accounting Standards Codification No. 842, Leases. The Company performs this evaluation at the inception of the lease and when a modification is made to a lease. The Company leases real estate and equipment with lease terms ofone year to 45 years, some of which include options to extend and/or terminate the lease.
The majority of the Company’s lease agreements include fixed rental payments. For those leases with variable payments based on increases in an index subsequent to lease commencement, such payments are recognized as variable lease expense as they occur. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or rate, including those that depend on the Company’s performance or use of the underlying asset, are also expensed as incurred. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Total lease cost consists of the following:
| Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Cost · Classification · September 30, 2025 · September 26, 2024 · September 30, 2025 · September 26, 2024 | |||||||||
| Finance lease costs: | |||||||||
| Amortization of finance lease assets | Depreciation and amortization | $615 | $555 | $1,767 | $1,724 | ||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense | 146 | 173 | 448 | 508 | ||||
| $761 | $728 | $2,215 | $2,232 | ||||||
| Operating lease costs: | |||||||||
| Operating lease costs | Rent expense | $5,753 | $5,891 | $17,281 | $18,009 | ||||
| Variable lease cost | Rent expense | 499 | 646 | 1,446 | 1,248 | ||||
| Short-term lease cost | Rent expense | 52 | 94 | 148 | 217 | ||||
| $6,304 | $6,631 | $18,875 | $19,474 | ||||||
Additional information related to leases is as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Information | September 30, 2025 | September 26, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | September 26, 2024 |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||||
| Financing cash flows from finance leases | $715 | $628 | $2,038 | $1,842 |
| Operating cash flows from finance leases | 146 | 173 | 448 | 508 |
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | 6,368 | 6,067 | 19,172 | 18,876 |
| Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations: | ||||
| Finance lease liabilities | 177 | 73 | 934 | 188 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 296 | 983 | 1,557 | 3,095 |
| September 30, 2025 | December 26, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance leases: | ||
| Property and equipment – gross | $30,585 | $29,061 |
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (20,804) | (19,078) |
| Property and equipment - net | $9,781 | $9,983 |
Remaining lease terms and discount rates are as follows:
| Lease Term and Discount Rate | September 30, 2025 | December 26, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted-average remaining lease terms: | ||
| Finance leases | 5 years | 6 years |
| Operating leases | 10 years | 11 years |
| Weighted-average discount rates: | ||
| Finance leases | 4.75% | 4.69% |
| Operating leases | 4.81% | 4.79% |
Deferred rent payments of approximately $478 for the Company’s operating leases have been included in the total operating lease obligations as of September 30, 2025, of which approximately $28 is included in long-term operating lease obligations.
- Share-Based Compensation
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs) to certain executives and associates. A summary of the Company’s stock option, restricted stock, RSU and PSU activity follows, with PSUs reflected at the target achievement percentage until the completion of the performance period (shares in thousands).
| Stock Options · Restricted Stock & RSUs · PSUs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Options | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | Shares / Units | Weighted-Average Fair Value | Units | Weighted-Average Fair Value | |
| December 26, 2024 | 2,884 | $23.22 | 714 | $15.49 | 139 | $14.84 |
| Granted | — | — | 166 | 21.86 | 101 | 21.86 |
| Exercised (1) | (1) | 14.09 | — | — | — | — |
| Vested (2) | — | — | (74) | 16.89 | — | — |
| Forfeited | (158) | 20.51 | (3) | 16.57 | (3) | 16.57 |
| September 30, 2025 | 2,725 | $23.38 | 803 | $16.68 | 237 | $17.80 |
(1)Exercise activity only applicable to stock options.
(2)Vesting activity not applicable to stock options.
Share-based compensation expense was $1,230 and $6,216, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and $2,225 and $7,157, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 26, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options was $833, which will be amortized to expense over the weighted-average remaining life of 1.3 years. As of September 30, 2025, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock, RSUs and PSUs was $6,943, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining service period of 2.1 years.
Shareholders of The Marcus Corporation approved the adoption of the Marcus Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan effective May 7, 2025 and authorized 2,000,000 shares available for issuance under the plan. At September 30, 2025, there were 1,983,302 shares available for grants of various equity awards under the plan.
- Income Taxes
The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 32.9% and 33.2%, respectively, and was 18.9% and (74.9)% for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2024, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was negatively impacted by excess compensation subject to deduction limitations. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law, introducing significant U.S. tax changes. Key provisions that impact the Company are bonus depreciation and interest deductibility. The enactment of OBBBA did not have a significant impact on the Company’s effective income tax rate.
The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 26, 2024 was negatively impacted by a nondeductible debt conversion expense resulting from the Convertible Notes Repurchases and a $1,217 reduction in deferred tax assets resulting from the related termination of the Capped Call Transactions and excess compensation subject to deduction limitations.
- Joint Venture Transactions
In March 2024, the Company formed a joint venture with Hempel Real Estate (“Hempel”) and Robinson Park (“RP”) to acquire the Loews Minneapolis Hotel, a 251 guest room and suite full-service lifestyle hotel located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The acquired hotel was rebranded as The Lofton Hotel (“Lofton”) under the Tapestry Collection by Hilton flag. The Company invested $5,620 for a 33.3% equity interest in the Lofton joint venture and entered into a management agreement for the hotel. Subsequent to its initial investment in the joint venture, the Company sold an 8.6% interest to a minority investor for $1,500, reducing its equity interest in the Lofton joint venture to 24.7%. The Company accounts for its investment in the Lofton joint venture on the equity method.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lofton joint venture entity, as the borrower, financed the acquisition of and future improvements to the hotel with a mortgage loan. In connection with this mortgage loan, the Company provided an environmental indemnity and a several payment guaranty that provides that the lender can recover losses from the Company, a principal in Hempel, and a principal in RP for certain events of default of the borrower up to $6,200 for the Company. Under the terms of a cross-indemnity agreement among the guarantors, the other two guarantors have fully indemnified the Company under the guarantees for any losses in excess of its proportionate liability under the several payment guaranty and environmental indemnity.
- Business Segment Information
The Company’s primary operations are reported in the followingtwo business segments: movie theatres and hotels and resorts. The Marcus Corporation’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The measure of segment profit and loss the CODM uses to evaluate performance is operating income of each segment. The CODM uses this measure to evaluate trends and assess segment operating performance as compared to budget, historical periods, the industries each segment operates in and their competition in order to determine how to allocate resources to each segment. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Following is a summary of business segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 26, 2024:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 · Three Months Ended September 26, 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatres · Hotels/Resorts · Total · Theatres · Hotels/Resorts · Total | |||||||||
| Total Revenues | $119,941 | $90,129 | $210,070 | $143,843 | $88,738 | $232,581 | |||
| Less: Costs and expenses | |||||||||
| Theatre operations | 59,327 | — | 59,327 | 68,460 | — | 68,460 | |||
| Rooms | — | 12,102 | 12,102 | — | 12,300 | 12,300 | |||
| Theatre concessions | 20,962 | — | 20,962 | 24,062 | — | 24,062 | |||
| Food and beverage | — | 17,280 | 17,280 | — | 16,084 | 16,084 | |||
| Advertising and marketing | 1,778 | 5,348 | 7,126 | 1,383 | 5,227 | 6,610 | |||
| Administrative | 6,153 | 11,345 | 17,498 | 6,370 | 11,056 | 17,426 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,155 | 6,285 | 16,440 | 11,347 | 5,789 | 17,136 | |||
| Rent | 5,731 | 464 | 6,195 | 6,003 | 509 | 6,512 | |||
| Property taxes | 2,369 | 1,492 | 3,861 | 2,978 | 1,448 | 4,426 | |||
| Reimbursed costs | 838 | 9,797 | 10,635 | 655 | 9,737 | 10,392 | |||
| Other segment items (1) | 297 | 9,660 | 9,957 | 824 | 9,547 | 10,371 | |||
| Total costs and expenses | 107,610 | 73,773 | 181,383 | 122,082 | 71,697 | 193,779 | |||
| Operating income | $12,331 | $16,356 | $28,687 | $21,761 | $17,041 | $38,802 | |||
| Investment income (loss) | (19) | 809 | |||||||
| Interest expense | (2,766) | (3,062) | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 4,187 | (390) | |||||||
| Debt conversion expense | — | (1,410) | |||||||
| Equity earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures, net | 57 | (9) | |||||||
| Corporate items (2) | (5,956) | (6,020) | |||||||
| Net earnings before income taxes | $24,190 | $28,720 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Three Months Ended September 26, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | CorporateItems (2) | Total | Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | CorporateItems (2) | Total | |
| Additional Disclosures | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | $178 | $278 | $774 | $1,230 | $159 | $255 | $1,811 | $2,225 |
| Capital expenditures | 7,948 | 12,895 | 51 | 20,894 | 4,940 | 9,586 | 3,961 | 18,487 |
| Assets | 616,261 | 337,757 | 50,280 | 1,004,298 | 657,119 | 314,689 | 75,151 | 1,046,959 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 · Nine Months Ended September 26, 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatres · Hotels/Resorts · Total · Theatres · Hotels/Resorts · Total | |||||||||
| Total Revenues | $338,948 | $225,733 | $564,681 | $326,565 | $220,432 | $546,997 | |||
| Less: Costs and expenses | |||||||||
| Theatre operations | 173,169 | — | 173,169 | 165,563 | — | 165,563 | |||
| Rooms | — | 33,094 | 33,094 | — | 32,875 | 32,875 | |||
| Theatre concessions | 61,750 | — | 61,750 | 57,463 | — | 57,463 | |||
| Food and beverage | — | 47,565 | 47,565 | — | 45,027 | 45,027 | |||
| Advertising and marketing | 4,716 | 14,216 | 18,932 | 3,997 | 14,341 | 18,338 | |||
| Administrative | 17,930 | 33,424 | 51,354 | 17,761 | 31,762 | 49,523 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 31,316 | 19,767 | 51,083 | 33,900 | 15,701 | 49,601 | |||
| Rent | 17,166 | 1,392 | 18,558 | 17,654 | 1,465 | 19,119 | |||
| Property taxes | 8,107 | 4,416 | 12,523 | 7,760 | 4,230 | 11,990 | |||
| Impairment charges | — | — | — | 472 | — | 472 | |||
| Reimbursed costs | 2,319 | 28,544 | 30,863 | 655 | 29,648 | 30,303 | |||
| Other segment items (1) | 725 | 28,809 | 29,534 | 2,537 | 27,387 | 29,924 | |||
| Total costs and expenses | 317,198 | 211,227 | 528,425 | 307,762 | 202,436 | 510,198 | |||
| Operating income | $21,750 | $14,506 | $36,256 | $18,803 | $17,996 | $36,799 | |||
| Investment income | 464 | 1,674 | |||||||
| Interest expense | (8,569) | (8,160) | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 3,300 | (1,121) | |||||||
| Debt conversion expense | — | (15,318) | |||||||
| Equity losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net | (438) | (446) | |||||||
| Corporate items (2) | (20,930) | (18,445) | |||||||
| Net loss before income taxes | $10,083 | $(5,017) | |||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Nine Months Ended September 26, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | CorporateItems (2) | Total | Theatres | Hotels/Resorts | CorporateItems (2) | Total | |
| Additional Disclosures | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | $861 | $874 | $4,481 | $6,216 | $763 | $796 | $5,598 | $7,157 |
| Capital expenditures | 18,372 | 39,516 | 2,921 | 60,809 | 11,421 | 36,588 | 5,761 | 53,770 |
| Assets | 616,261 | 337,757 | 50,280 | 1,004,298 | 657,119 | 314,689 | 75,151 | 1,046,959 |
(1) Other segment items includes losses or gains on disposition of property, equipment and other assets, preopening expenses, and other operating expenses.
(2) Corporate items include amounts not allocable to the business segments. Corporate revenues consist principally of rent and the corporate operating loss includes general corporate expenses. Corporate information technology costs and accounting shared services costs are allocated to the business segments based upon several factors, including actual usage and segment revenues. Corporate assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, furniture, fixtures and equipment, investments and land held for development.
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