earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Iridium Q3 net loss $1.6M; record OEBITDA $121.3M, +12% YoY; rev $197.6M +7%
Iridium Communications Inc.
2024-Q3 EPS reported
-$0.18
revenue$595,983,000
- Net loss of $1.6M ($0.01/diluted) vs net income $2.1M ($0.02) in Q3 2022; loss due to credit facility refinancing costs.
- Total revenue $197.6M (+7% YoY); service revenue $152M (+9%) was 77% of total; commercial service rev $125.5M (+12%).
- Operational EBITDA record $121.3M (+12% YoY); FY2023 OEBITDA guidance raised to $460-465M.
- Total billable subscribers 2.236M (+13% YoY); commercial IoT subscribers up 18% to 1.667M.
- Equipment revenue $20.4M (-27% YoY); engineering & support rev $25.2M (+47% YoY) due to govt activity.