earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Iridium Q3 net income $2.1M vs loss a year ago; OEBITDA record $107.8M; raises 2022 outlook
Iridium Communications Inc.
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$0.06
revenue$527,198,000
- Total revenue $184.1M (+14% YoY); service revenue $139.0M (+9%); commercial IoT subs up 22% to 1.412M.
- Record OEBITDA $107.8M, margin 59%; net income $0.02/diluted share vs loss $0.02 in Q3 2021.
- Full-year 2022 outlook raised: service revenue growth 8-9%, OEBITDA ~$420M (previous $410-420M).
- Repurchased 1.8M shares for $80.2M in Q3; $187.2M remaining under $600M buyback program.
- Net debt $1.39B; cash $218.8M; gross debt $1.61B as of Sep 30, 2022.