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#6 IMAX — IMAX CORP

A2_VCP_NEAR_PIVOT | as of 2026-09-16 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority62.80
RS rating84.54
Fundamental strength28.00
VCP score100.00
Pivot distance2.07%
AV confirmation100.00%partial
Technical chart for IMAX

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close52.07
sma5048.17
sma15041.66
sma20040.32
sma200_1m_ago38.38
pct_above_52w_low69.39
pct_below_52w_high6.30
rs_rating84.54

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupPASS
atr_contractingPASS
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions2.00
contraction_depths_pct[9.97, 4.98]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.499]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high55.57
base_low50.03
base_depth_pct9.97
base_duration_weeks3.30
resistance_spread_pct4.32
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.68
atr_pct_recent3.26
atr_pct_prior4.19
atr_contraction_ratio0.78
tight_10d_range_pct6.41
raw_contraction_count9.00
raw_depths_pct[7.91, 15.53, 10.7, 6.03, 5.44, 18.94, 6.3, 9.97, 4.98]
final_trough_age_bars6.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price53.17
distance_to_pivot_pct2.07
vcp_score_pct100.00
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct-0.61
return_3m_pct19.13
return_6m_pct33.34
return_12m_pct58.99
weighted_12m_momentum13.81
range_10d_pct6.41
range_20d_pct11.07
avg_volume_50d1.29M
dollar_volume_50d67.18M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.41
accumulation_days_20d4.00
distribution_days_20d3.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingFAIL
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improvingPASS

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct35.00
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct75.00
eps_acceleration_pts-40.00
eps_annual_growth_pct31.25
eps_cagr_3y_pct—
sales_growth_yoy_pct12.17
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct-6.10
sales_acceleration_pts18.27
sales_annual_growth_pct16.47
sales_cagr_3y_pct10.89
gross_margin_pct61.16
operating_margin_pct20.20
pretax_margin_pct18.88
net_margin_pct14.98
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts2.69
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts4.55
roe_latest_fy_pct10.94
current_ratio—
debt_to_equity_pct—
cash_to_debt—
shares_outstanding54.84M
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct100.00
missing_core_metrics[]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": null, "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfRevenue", "current_assets": null, "current_liabilities": null, "dividends_paid": null, "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": null, "long_term_debt_current": null, "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": "us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense", "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": null, "short_term_investments": "us-gaap:ShortTermInvestments", "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": "us-gaap:Liabilities", "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["accounts_payable", "current_assets", "current_liabilities", "dividends_paid", "long_term_debt", "long_term_debt_current", "short_term_debt"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-06-30
latest_quarter_filed2026-07-23
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-06-30

Company metadata

symbolIMAX
cik921,582
company_nameIMAX CORP
exchange—
sic3,861
sic_descriptionPhotographic Equipment & Supplies
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-16
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-07-23
latest_reported_eps0.31
latest_estimated_eps0.19
latest_earnings_surprise_pct63.16
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct30.80
positive_earnings_surprises_4q4.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available4.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct19.23
institutional.total_institutional_holders304.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares52.16M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings138.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings114.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings52.00
institutional_holder_rows304.00
institutional_total_shares52.16M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]
institutional_ownership_pct95.10

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
positive_surprise_quartersPASS
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria4.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-2455.572026-08-2850.039.97—4.00
2026-09-0453.172026-09-0850.524.980.501.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
8-K2026-08-210001628280-26-058427imax-20260819.htm
10-Q2026-07-230001628280-26-049300imax-20260630.htm
8-K2026-07-230001628280-26-049290imax-20260723.htm
8-K2026-06-110001628280-26-042508imax-20260610.htm
10-Q2026-04-300001628280-26-028960imax-20260331.htm
8-K2026-04-300001628280-26-028907imax-20260430.htm
8-K2026-04-170001628280-26-025752imax-20260416.htm
8-K2026-03-300001628280-26-022043imax-20260330.htm
10-K2026-02-250001628280-26-011770imax-20251231.htm
8-K2026-02-250001628280-26-011693imax-20260225.htm
8-K2025-11-060001193125-25-270049d788025d8k.htm
10-Q2025-10-230001628280-25-045982imax-20250930.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: