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Dec 31, 2021

Iridium Q4 2021 Earnings Report

Iridium reported Q4 2021 earnings, with increased service revenue and subscriber growth.

Key Takeaways

Iridium Communications Inc. reported a net loss of $5.9 million for Q4 2021, an improvement from the previous year. Total revenue increased by 6% to $155.9 million, driven by an 8% growth in service revenue. The company ended the quarter with 1,723,000 total billable subscribers, a 17% year-over-year increase.

Net loss improved to $5.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share.

Total revenue increased 6% year-over-year to $155.9 million.

Service revenue grew 8% year-over-year to $126.7 million.

Total billable subscribers increased 17% year-over-year to 1,723,000.

Total Revenue
$156M
Previous year: $147M
+6.4%
EPS
-$0.04
Previous year: -$0.06
-33.3%
Commercial Voice/Data ARPU
$41
Previous year: $40
+2.5%
Commercial IoT Data ARPU
$8.2
Previous year: $8.9
-7.9%
Gross Profit
$119M
Previous year: $113M
+5.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$321M
Previous year: $245M
+31.1%
Free Cash Flow
$75.6M
Previous year: $61.2M
+23.5%
Total Assets
$3.18B
Previous year: $3.36B
-5.4%

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Forward Guidance

Iridium issued its full-year 2022 outlook, expecting total service revenue growth between 5% and 7% and OEBITDA between $400 million and $410 million.

Positive Outlook

  • Total service revenue growth between 5% and 7% for full-year 2022.
  • Full-year 2022 OEBITDA between $400 million and $410 million.
  • Negligible cash taxes in 2022.
  • Cash taxes are expected to be negligible through approximately 2024.
  • Net leverage of approximately 3.0 times OEBITDA at the end of 2022.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income