IRDM 10-Q
Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)
10-Q
2025-04-22
For: 2025-03-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2025
OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
Commission File Number 001-33963
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ☐
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| Emerging Growth Company | ¨ | ||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of April 15, 2025 was 108,160,324 .
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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PART I.
Iridium Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Inventory | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Equity method investments | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Short-term secured debt | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term secured debt, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000 shares authorized, 108,733 and 110,357 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Iridium Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||
| Services | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Subscriber equipment | ||||||||||||||
| Engineering and support services | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | ||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of subscriber equipment | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net: | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | |||||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes and loss on equity method investments | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Loss on equity method investments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | ||||||||||||||
| Net income per share - basic | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net income per share - diluted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | |||||||||||||
| ( | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Iridium Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options exercised and awards vested | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock withheld to cover employee taxes | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases and retirements of common stock | ( | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at end of period | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Iridium Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation (net of amounts capitalized) | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing fees | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on equity method investments | ||||||||||||||
| All other items, net | ||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Inventory | ( | |||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Borrowings under the Term Loan | ||||||||||||||
| Payments on the Term Loan | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility | — | |||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Payment of deferred financing fees | ( | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | ||||||||||||||
| Tax payment upon settlement of stock awards | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Payment of common stock dividends | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | |||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ( | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ( | |||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period | ||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||||||||
| Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes paid, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Property and equipment received but not paid | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Dividends accrued on common stock | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Capitalized stock-based compensation | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Iridium Communications Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) prepared its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company’s operations are primarily conducted through, and its operating assets are owned by, its principal operating subsidiary, Iridium Satellite LLC, Iridium Satellite LLC’s immediate parent, Iridium Holdings LLC, and their respective subsidiaries. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of (i) the Company, (ii) its wholly owned subsidiaries, and (iii) all less than wholly owned subsidiaries that the Company controls. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that the Company considers necessary for the fair presentation of its results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods covered, and of the financial position of the Company at the date of the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the entire year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to instructions, rules and regulations prescribed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2025.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, the useful lives and recoverability of long-lived and intangible assets, goodwill, income taxes, stock-based compensation, the incremental borrowing rate for its leases, and contingencies, among others. The Company bases these estimates on historical and anticipated results, trends, and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable, including assumptions as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and recorded revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company evaluates assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring and non-recurring basis to determine the appropriate level to classify them for each reporting period. Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability assuming an orderly transaction in the most advantageous market at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in measuring fair value.
The fair value hierarchy consists of the following tiers:
•Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
•Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
•Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
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Leases
For new leases, the Company will determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. Leases are included as (1) right-of-use (“ROU”) assets within other assets and (2) ROU liabilities within accrued expenses and other liabilities and are included within other long-term liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Certain leases contain variable contractual obligations as a result of future base rate escalations which are estimated based on observed trends and included within the measurement of present value. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. For certain leases, such as teleport network facilities, the Company elects the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Taxes assessed on leases in which the Company is either a lessor or lessee are excluded from contract consideration and variable payments when measuring new lease contracts or remeasuring existing lease contracts.
Inventory
Inventory consists primarily of finished goods and raw materials from third-party manufacturers. The Company outsources manufacturing of subscriber equipment to a third-party manufacturer and purchases accessories from third-party suppliers. The Company’s cost of inventory includes an allocation of overhead, including payroll and payroll-related costs of employees directly involved in bringing inventory to its existing condition, and freight. Inventories are valued using the average cost method and are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
The Company has a manufacturing agreement with Benchmark Electronics Inc. (“Benchmark”) to manufacture most of its subscriber equipment. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company may be required to purchase excess materials at cost plus a contractual markup if the materials are not used in production within the periods specified in the agreement. Benchmark will then repurchase such materials from the Company at the same price paid by the Company, as required for the production of the subscriber equipment.
The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balances:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Raw materials | |||||||||||
| Inventory valuation reserve | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivatives to manage its exposure to fluctuating interest rate risk on variable rate debt. Its derivatives are measured at fair value and are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets within other assets and other current liabilities. When the Company’s derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income within the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and subsequently recognized in earnings when the hedged items impact earnings. Any ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value will be recognized in earnings in the same period in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. Within the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, the gains and losses related to cash flow hedges are recognized within interest income (expense), net, as this is the same financial statement line item used for any gains or losses associated with the hedged items. Cash flows from hedging activities are included in operating activities within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, which is the same category as the item being hedged. See Note 6 for further information.
Business Combinations and Goodwill
The purchase price for business combinations is allocated to the assets acquired, including tangible and intangible assets, and assumed liabilities, where applicable, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. Goodwill is recorded when the cost of an acquired entity exceeds the amounts assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or upon the occurrence of certain events.
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Other Intangible Assets
The Company’s other intangible assets that have finite lives (customer relationships, patents and other intellectual property) are amortized over their useful lives and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If any such indicators are present, the Company would test for recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the asset.
A portion of the Company’s other intangible assets are spectrum, regulatory authorizations, and trade names, which are indefinite-lived. The Company reevaluates the useful life determination for these assets each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized and are instead tested for impairment annually, or upon the occurrence of certain events.
3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The following table presents the Company’s cash and cash equivalents:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | Recurring Fair Value Measurement | ||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
4. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible Assets
The following table presents identifiable intangible assets:
| March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful Life | Gross Carrying Value | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indefinite life intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names | Indefinite | $ | 21,195 | $ | — | $ | 21,195 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spectrum and licenses | Indefinite | 14,030 | — | 14,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 35,225 | — | 35,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite life intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual property | 20 years | 16,439 | (11,529) | 4,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | 14 - 20 years | 587 | (219) | 368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 12 years | 57,000 | (7,614) | 49,386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 74,026 | (19,362) | 54,664 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | 109,251 | $ | (19,362) | $ | 89,889 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful Life | Gross Carrying Value | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indefinite life intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names | Indefinite | $ | 21,195 | $ | — | $ | 21,195 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spectrum and licenses | Indefinite | 14,030 | — | 14,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 35,225 | — | 35,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite life intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual property | 20 years | 16,439 | (11,420) | 5,019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | 14 - 20 years | 587 | (209) | 378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 12 years | 57,000 | (6,745) | 50,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 74,026 | (18,374) | 55,652 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | 109,251 | $ | (18,374) | $ | 90,877 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization expense was $1.0 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Goodwill
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s goodwill balance was $98.9 million and $98.2 million, respectively. The goodwill balance was a result of the acquisition of Satelles, Inc. (see Note 11).
5. Debt
Term Loan and Revolving Facility
Pursuant to a credit agreement (as amended to date, the “Credit Agreement”), the Company previously entered into a term loan totaling $1,500.0 million (as so amended and restated, the “Term Loan”), issued at a price equal to 99.75 % of its face value, and an accompanying $100.0 million revolving loan (the “Revolving Facility”). The maturity date of the Term Loan is in September 2030. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company borrowed an additional $325.0 million under its Term Loan, comprised of $125.0 million on March 25, 2024 and $200.0 million on July 30, 2024. The additional amounts borrowed are fungible with the original $1,500.0 million and have the same maturity date, interest rate and other terms. The additional $125.0 million was issued at a price equal to 99.875 % of its face value, while the additional $200.0 million was issued at 99.0 % of its face value.
The proceeds from the March 2024 additional Term Loan were used for the acquisition of Satelles, Inc. (see Note 11) on April 1, 2024. In April 2024, the Company drew down $50.0 million on its Revolving Facility for general corporate purposes, including the funding of repurchases of its common stock. This amount was repaid with the expansion of the Term Loan in July 2024, and there were no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2024. The remaining proceeds from the July 2024 additional Term Loan have been used for general corporate purposes, including repurchases of common stock. In March 2025, the Company drew down $20.0 million on its Revolving Facility for general corporate purposes, which remained outstanding as of March 31, 2025.
The Term Loan has been repriced on multiple occasions, most recently in June 2024, and currently bears interest at an annual rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 2.25 %, with a 0.75 % SOFR floor. The Company typically selects a one-month interest period, with the result that interest is calculated using one-month SOFR. Interest is paid monthly on the last business day of the month. Principal payments, payable quarterly, are equal to approximately $18.3 million per annum (one percent of the full principal amount of the Term Loan following the additional Term Loan amounts borrowed in 2024), with the remaining principal due upon maturity.
The Revolving Facility matures in September 2028 and bears interest at an annual rate of SOFR plus 2.5 % (but without a SOFR floor) if and as drawn, with no original issue discount, and a commitment fee of 0.5 % per year on the undrawn amount, which is reduced to 0.375 % if the Company has a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of less than 3.5 to 1.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company reported an aggregate of $1,803.2 million and $1,807.7 million in borrowings under the Term Loan, respectively. These amounts do not include $16.2 million and $16.9 million of net unamortized deferred financing costs as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The net principal balance in borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 amounted to $1,787.0 million and $1,790.9 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, based upon recent trading
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prices (Level 2 - market approach), the fair value of the Company’s borrowings under the Term Loan was $1,779.5 million and $1,802.1 million, respectively.
The Credit Agreement restricts the Company’s ability to incur liens, engage in mergers or asset sales, pay dividends, repay subordinated indebtedness, incur indebtedness, make investments and loans, and engage in other transactions as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for specified exceptions, including baskets measured as a percentage of trailing twelve months of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and unlimited exceptions in the case of incurring indebtedness and liens and making investments, dividend payments, and payments of subordinated indebtedness, based on achievement and maintenance of specified leverage ratios. The Credit Agreement also contains an annual mandatory prepayment sweep mechanism with respect to a portion of the Company’s excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in the event the Company’s net leverage ratio rises above 3.5 to 1. The Company’s mandatory excess cash flow prepayment, as specified in the Credit Agreement, was $28.6 million as of December 31, 2024. This amount will be paid in the second quarter of 2025 and will be applied to the Company’s required quarterly principal payments. As such, it was classified as current short-term secured debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025. The Credit Agreement permits repayment, prepayment and repricing transactions.
The Credit Agreement contains no financial maintenance covenants with respect to the Term Loan. With respect to the Revolving Facility, the Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no greater than 6.25 to 1 if more than 35 % of the Revolving Facility has been drawn, or subject to letter of credit exposure. As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate exposure under the Revolving Facility was less than 35%. The Credit Agreement contains other customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2025.
Interest on Debt
Total interest incurred includes amortization of deferred financing fees and capitalized interest. The Company incurred third-party financing costs of $1.6 million in connection with the expansion of the Term Loan in March 2024, materially all of which was expensed at that time. The amounts expensed are included within interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The following table presents the interest and amortization of deferred financing fees related to the Term Loan:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Total interest incurred | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing fees | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Capitalized interest | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, accrued interest on the Term Loan was $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
6. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations related to the Term Loan. The Company has reduced its exposure to fluctuations in the cash flows associated with changes in the variable interest rate by entering into offsetting positions through the use of interest rate hedges. This will reduce the negative impact of increases in the variable rate over the term of the derivative contracts. These contracts are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. Historically, the Company has not incurred, and does not expect to incur in the future, any losses as a result of counterparty default.
Interest Rate Cap
In July 2021, the Company entered into an interest rate cap contract (the “Cap”), which had an effective date of December 2021. The Cap manages the Company’s exposure to interest rate movements on a portion of the Term Loan through November 2026. The Cap, as modified to date, currently provides the Company with the right to receive payment from the counterparty if one-month SOFR exceeds 1.436 %. The Company pays a fixed monthly premium based on an annual rate of 0.31 % for the Cap. The Cap carried a notional amount of $1.0
The Cap, which was not affected by the expansion of the Term Loan in July 2024 and March 2024 or the repricing of the Term Loan in June 2024, is designed to mirror the terms of the Term Loan and to offset the cash flows being hedged. The Company designated the Cap as a cash flow hedge of the variability of the SOFR-based interest payments on the Term Loan. The effective portion of the Cap’s change in fair value is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. Any ineffective portion of the Cap’s change in fair value will be recorded in current earnings as interest expense.
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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had an asset balance of $37.1 million and $47.3 million, respectively, for the fair value of the Cap and a liability balance of $4.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively, for the fair value of the Cap premium. Both the Cap and the Cap premium are recorded net within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
During each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, the Company collectively incurred $0.8 7.2 million and $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, for payments received related to the Cap.
Gains and losses resulting from fair value adjustments to the Cap are recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income within the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and reclassified to interest expense on the dates that interest payments become due. Cash flows related to the derivative contracts are included in cash flows from operating activities on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Over the next 12 months, the Company expects any gains or losses for cash flow hedges amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings to have an immaterial impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The following table presents the amount of unrealized gain or loss and related tax impact associated with the derivative instruments that the Company recorded in its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss), net of tax | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||
Tax benefit (expense) | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||
7. Equity Transactions
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 2.0 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Company previously issued 1.5 million shares of preferred stock, all of which have converted to common stock. The remaining 0.5 million authorized shares of preferred stock remained undesignated and unissued as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding shares of preferred stock, as all previously designated and issued preferred stock was converted into common stock in prior periods.
Dividends
Stockholders are entitled to receive, when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time, dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property from the Company’s assets or funds legally and contractually available for such purposes. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company paid dividends of $0.14 and $0.13 , respectively, per share of common stock. These dividends resulted in total payments of $15.7 million and $16.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company’s liability related to dividends on common shares underlying unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) was $2.7 million and $2.5 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Share Repurchase Program
Since February 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1,500.0 million of the Company’s common stock, including the most recent approval in September 2024 of $500.0 million through December 31, 2027. This timeframe can be extended or shortened by the Board of Directors. Repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing prices or in negotiated transactions off the market. The Company records share repurchases at cost, which includes broker commissions and related excise taxes. All shares are immediately retired upon repurchase in accordance with the board-approved policy. When treasury shares are retired, the Company’s policy is to allocate the excess of the repurchase price over the par value of shares acquired first, to additional paid-in capital, and then to retained earnings/accumulated deficit. The portion to be allocated to additional paid-in capital is calculated by applying a percentage, determined by dividing the number of shares to be retired by the number of shares outstanding, to the balance of additional paid-in capital as of the date of retirement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company repurchased and subsequently retired 2.4 million and 1.8 million shares of its common stock, respectively, for a total purchase price of $70.0 million and $55.6 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of related taxes, which are not included in the total purchase price. In addition, in March 2024, the Company purchased 40,000
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8. Revenue
The following table summarizes the Company’s services revenue:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Commercial services revenue: | ||||||||||||||
| Voice and data | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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| Total services revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the Company’s engineering and support services revenue:
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Commercial | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Government | ||||||||||||||
| Total engineering and support services revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Approximately 45 % and 51 % of the Company’s accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, was due from prime contracts or subcontracts with agencies of the U.S. government.
The Company’s contracts with customers generally do not contain performance obligations with terms in excess of one year. As such, the Company does not disclose details related to the value of performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of the end of the reporting period. The total value of any performance obligations that extend beyond one year is immaterial to the financial statements.
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and deferred revenue (contract liabilities) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company bills amounts under its agreed-upon contractual terms at periodic intervals (for services), upon shipment (for equipment), or upon achievement of contractual milestones or as work progresses (for engineering and support services). Billing may occur subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in unbilled accounts receivable (contract assets). The Company may also receive payments from customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in deferred revenue (contract liabilities). The Company recognized revenue that was previously recorded as deferred revenue in the amounts of $16.2 million and $11.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company has also recorded costs of obtaining contracts expected to be recovered in prepaid expenses and other current assets (contract assets or commissions), that are not separately disclosed on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The commissions are recognized over the estimated usage period. The following table presents contract assets not separately disclosed:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Contract Assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Commissions | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Other contract costs | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
9. Leases
Lessor Arrangements
Operating leases in which the Company is a lessor consist primarily of hosting agreements with Aireon LLC (“Aireon”) (see Note 13) and L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (“L3Harris”) for space on the Company’s satellites. These agreements provide for a fee that will be recognized over the estimated useful lives of the satellites, currently estimated to be approximately 17.5
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years from their respective in-service dates. Lease income related to these agreements was $3.1
Aireon has made payments to the Company pursuant to its hosting agreement (the “Aireon Hosting Agreement”), and the Company expects Aireon will continue to do so. L3Harris has prepaid all amounts owed to the Company pursuant to its hosting arrangement. The following table presents future income with respect to the Company’s operating leases in which it is the lessor existing at March 31, 2025, exclusive of the $3.1 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025, by year and in the aggregate:
| Year Ending December 31, | Amount | |||||||
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| Total lease income | $ | |||||||
10. Stock-Based Compensation
In May 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as so amended and restated, the “Amended 2015 Plan”). As of March 31, 2025, the remaining aggregate number of shares available for future grants under the Amended 2015 Plan was 5,073,000 . The Amended 2015 Plan provides for the grant of stock-based awards, including nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock appreciation rights and other equity securities to employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company and its affiliated entities. The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Amended 2015 Plan is reduced by (i) one share for each share of common stock issued pursuant to an appreciation award, such as a stock option or stock appreciation right with an exercise or strike price of at least 100 % of the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant, and (ii) 1.8 shares for each share of common stock issued pursuant to any stock award that is not an appreciation award, also known as a “full value award.” The Amended 2015 Plan allows the Company to utilize a broad array of equity incentives and performance cash incentives in order to secure and retain the services of its employees, directors and consultants, and to provide long-term incentives that align the interests of its employees, directors and consultants with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation at fair value.
Restricted Stock Units
Beginning in 2024, the RSUs granted to employees for service vest over three years , with 34 % vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting ratably on a quarterly basis thereafter, subject to continued employment. RSUs granted prior to March 2024 generally vest over four years , with 25 % vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting ratably on a quarterly basis thereafter, subject to continued employment. Some RSUs granted to employees for performance vest upon the completion of defined performance goals, subject to continued employment. The RSUs granted to non-employee members of the Board of Directors generally vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date. The RSUs granted to non-employee consultants generally vest 50 % on the first anniversary of the grant date, with the remaining 50 % vesting quarterly thereafter through the second anniversary of the grant date.
The Company’s RSUs are classified as equity awards because the RSUs will be settled in the Company’s common stock upon vesting. The fair value of the RSUs is determined at the grant date based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The related compensation expense is recognized over the service period, or shorter periods based on the retirement eligibility of the grantees, and is based on the grant date fair value of the Company’s common stock and the number of shares expected to vest. The fair value of the awards is not remeasured at the end of each reporting period. RSUs do not carry voting rights until they are vested, although certain unvested RSUs are entitled to accrue dividend equivalent rights, and shares (including additional shares issuable upon satisfaction of any accrued dividend equivalent rights) are issued upon settlement in accordance with the terms of the award.
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RSU Summary
The following tables summarize the Company’s RSU activity:
| Shares Underlying RSUs | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per RSU | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | |||||||||||||
| Released | ( | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2025 | $ | |||||||||||||
Vested and unreleased at March 31, 2025 (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Shares Underlying RSUs | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per RSU | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | |||||||||||||
| Released | ( | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||||
Vested and unreleased at March 31, 2024 (1) | ||||||||||||||
(1) These RSUs were granted to the Company’s Board of Directors as a part of their compensation for board and committee service and had vested but had not yet settled, meaning that the underlying shares of common stock had not been issued and released.
Service-Based RSUs
The majority of the annual compensation the Company provides to non-employee members of its Board of Directors is paid in the form of RSUs. Some members of the Company’s Board of Directors may elect to receive the remainder of their annual compensation, or a portion thereof, in the form of RSUs. An aggregate amount of approximately 68,000 and 51,000 service-based RSUs were granted to the non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors as a result of these payments and elections during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, with an estimated grant date fair value of $2.0 million in both 2025 and 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company granted approximately 1,068,000 and 1,086,000 service-based RSUs, respectively, to its employees, with an estimated aggregate grant date fair value of $33.7 million and $32.3 million, respectively.
Performance-Based RSUs
In March 2025 and 2024, the Company granted approximately 534,000 and 461,000 annual incentive, performance-based RSUs, respectively, to the Company’s executives and employees (the “Bonus RSUs”), with an estimated grant date fair value of $16.9 million and $13.7 million, respectively. Vesting of the Bonus RSUs is dependent upon the Company’s achievement of defined performance goals over the respective fiscal year. The Company records stock-based compensation expense related to performance-based RSUs when it is considered probable that the performance conditions will be met. Substantially all of the Bonus RSUs granted in March 2024 vested in March 2025 upon the determination of the level of achievement of the performance goals. Management believes it is probable that substantially all of the Bonus RSUs granted in March 2025will vest. The level of achievement, if any, of performance goals will be determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and, if such goals are achieved, the 2025 Bonus RSUs will vest, subject to continued employment, in March 2026.
Additionally, in March 2025 and 2024, the Company granted approximately 269,000 and 278,000 long-term, performance-based RSUs, respectively, to the Company’s executives (the “Executive RSUs”), with an estimated aggregate grant date fair value of $8.5 million and $8.2 million, respectively. Vesting of the Executive RSUs is dependent upon the Company’s achievement of defined performance goals over a two-year period. The vesting of the Executive RSUs granted in each of March
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11. Acquisition of Satelles
On April 1, 2024, the Company acquired Satelles, Inc., a provider of satellite-based time and location services that complement and protect GPS and other GNSS systems. This acquisition is intended to support the Company’s long-term business objectives. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid to acquire the remaining 80.5 % of the outstanding shares and voting interest of Satelles that was not previously owned by the Company was approximately $125.5 million.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:
| April 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | Useful Life | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 14,738 | ||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 1,902 | |||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 57,000 | 12 years | ||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 6,431 | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 98,942 | |||||||||||||
| Total identifiable assets acquired | 179,013 | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities assumed | (13,821) | |||||||||||||
| Net identifiable assets acquired | $ | 165,192 | ||||||||||||
The Company acquired customer relationship intangible assets with an acquisition date fair value of $57.0 million, which was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method. The Company included the following assumptions: the forecasted revenue growth, forecasted revenue attributable to customer contracts, forecasted capital expenditures, forecasted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margins, and the discount rate used to value the customer relationships. Changes in these assumptions used could have a significant impact on the acquisition-date fair value of this intangible asset.
The customer relationships recognized were determined to have an economic life of 12 years. The Company will amortize the customer relationships over their useful lives, utilizing the economic benefit model. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of Satelles. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company updated its estimate related to deferred taxes, which resulted in an increase in goodwill and an decrease to deferred tax assets of $0.8 million. These updates are reflected in the table above.
The Company incurred $1.5 million of acquisition related costs that were expensed in the three months ended March 31, 2024. These costs are included within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. No such costs were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The amounts of revenue and earnings of Satelles included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), excluding the impact of the Company’s remeasurement of its prior equity interest in Satelles, are as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 4,547 | ||||||
| Net loss | (921) | |||||||
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The following unaudited pro forma data summarizes the results of operations for the periods indicated as if the acquisition of Satelles had been completed as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The unaudited pro forma data gives effect to actual operating results prior to the acquisition, adjusted to include the pro forma effect of amortization of intangibles and the elimination of intercompany sales and acquisition costs. These pro forma amounts are not intended to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period or that may be obtained in the future.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 214,878 | $ | 205,725 | ||||||||||
| Net income | 29,534 | 18,979 | ||||||||||||
Prior to the acquisition date, the Company accounted for its 19.5 % interest in Satelles as an equity-method investment. The acquisition date fair value of the previous equity interest was $39.7 million and was included in the measurement of the consideration transferred. The Company recognized a gain of $19.8 million as a result of remeasuring its prior equity interest in Satelles held before the business combination. The gain was included within gain (loss) from equity method investments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2024.
12. Income Taxes
Income before income taxes and loss on equity method investments was $36.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, while the income tax expense was $5.8 million. The effective tax rate was 15.8 % for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which differed from the federal statutory rate of 21 %, primarily due to tax benefit from the deduction for foreign derived intangible income and U.S. tax credits, partially offset by discrete tax expense associated with stock compensation and nondeductible executive compensation.
Income before income taxes and loss on equity method investments was $29.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, while the income tax expense was $7.9 million. The effective tax rate was 27.2 % for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which differed from the federal statutory rate of 21 %, primarily due to the discrete tax expense associated with stock compensation and nondeductible executive compensation, partially offset by the deduction for foreign derived intangible income.
13. Related Party Transactions
Aireon LLC and Aireon Holdings LLC
The Company’s satellite constellation hosts the Aireon® system. The Aireon system was developed by Aireon LLC, which the Company formed in 2011 and which received subsequent investments from several air navigation service providers (“ANSPs”) to provide a global air traffic surveillance service through a series of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (“ADS-B”) receivers on the Company’s satellites. Aireon has contracted to offer this service to ANSPs, which use the service to provide improved air traffic control services over the oceans, as well as polar and remote regions. Aireon also markets its data and services to airlines and other commercial users. The Company and the other Aireon investors hold their interests in Aireon Holdings LLC (“Aireon Holdings”) through an amended and restated LLC agreement (“Aireon Holdings LLC Agreement”). Aireon Holdings holds 100% of the membership interests in Aireon, which is the operating entity.
In June 2022, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Aireon Holdings and invested $50.0 million in exchange for an approximately 6 % preferred membership interest. The Company’s investment in Aireon Holdings is accounted for as an equity method investment. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in Aireon was $40.7 million and $41.5 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The investments by the Company prior to June 2022 had previously been written down to a carrying value of zero.
At each of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s fully diluted ownership stake in Aireon Holdings was approximately 39.5
Under the agreements with Aireon, Aireon will pay the Company fees of $200.0 million to host the ADS-B receivers, of which $110.5 million had been paid as of March 31, 2025. These fees are recognized over the estimated useful life of the satellites, which is expected to result in revenue of approximately $9.3 million per year. The Company recognized $2.3 million of hosting fee revenue under the Aireon Hosting Agreement for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Additionally, Aireon pays power and data services fees of approximately $23.5 million per year, in the aggregate for the delivery of air traffic surveillance data over the Iridium® system. The Company recorded $5.9 million of power and data service fee revenue from Aireon for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Receivables due from Aireon under the Aireon Hosting Agreement totaled $2.0
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Under two services agreements, the Company also provides Aireon with administrative services and support services, the fees for which are paid monthly. Aireon receivables due to the Company under these two agreements totaled $0.2 million and $1.7 million at each of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
The Company and the other Aireon investors have agreed to participate pro-rata, based on their fully diluted ownership stakes, in funding an investor bridge loan to Aireon. The Company’s maximum funding commitment for the bridge loan is $11.9 million. No bridge loan amounts were outstanding as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
14. Net Income Per Share
The Company calculates basic net income per share by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. In periods of net income, diluted net income per share takes into account the effect of potential dilutive common shares when the effect is dilutive. Potentially dilutive common shares include (i) shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and (ii) contingently issuable RSUs that are convertible into shares of common stock upon achievement of certain service and performance requirements. The effect of potentially dilutive common shares is computed using the treasury stock method.
The following table summarizes the computations of basic and diluted net income per share:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||
Net income - basic and diluted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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| Net income per share - basic | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net income per share - diluted | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.16 | ||||||||||
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| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. | ||||
You should read the following discussion along with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 13, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as well as our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingencies, goals, targets or future development or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events, and they are subject to risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. The important factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 13, 2025, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements made herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview of Our Business
We are engaged primarily in providing mobile voice and data communications services using a constellation of orbiting satellites. We are the only commercial provider of communications services offering true global coverage, connecting people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Our low-earth orbit, L-band satellite network provides reliable, weather-resilient communications services to regions of the world where terrestrial wireless or wireline networks do not exist or are limited, including remote land areas, open ocean, airways, the polar regions and regions where the telecommunications infrastructure has been affected by political conflicts or natural disasters.
We provide voice and data communications services to businesses, the U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations and consumers via our satellite network, which has an architecture of 66 operational satellites with in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure. We utilize an interlinked mesh architecture to route traffic across the satellite constellation using radio frequency crosslinks between satellites. This unique architecture minimizes the need for ground facilities to support the constellation, which facilitates the global reach of our services and allows us to offer services in countries and regions where we have no physical presence.
In the second quarter of 2024, we acquired Satelles, Inc., or Satelles, a provider of highly secure, satellite-based position, navigation and timing (PNT) services that complement and protect GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite System, or GNSS, reliant systems. Time synchronization and location data play an important role in the global economy, particularly for major industries supported by critical infrastructure, such as financial services, telecommunications, cyber-security and transportation. We believe the acquisition of Satelles’s business could generate substantial growth in our service revenue, as well as incremental equipment and engineering services revenue over the coming years from both government and commercial customers.
We sell our products and services to commercial end-users through a wholesale distribution network, encompassing approximately 110 service providers, 300 value-added resellers, or VARs, and 85 value-added manufacturers, or VAMs, who either sell directly to the end user or indirectly through other service providers, VARs or dealers. These distributors often integrate our products and services with other complementary hardware and software and have developed a broad suite of applications using our products and services targeting specific lines of business.
At March 31, 2025, we had approximately 2,443,000 billable subscribers worldwide, an increase of 110,000, or 5%, from approximately 2,333,000 billable subscribers as of March 31, 2024. We have a diverse customer base, with end users in land mobile, Internet of Things, or IoT, maritime, aviation and government.
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Material Trends and Uncertainties
Our industry and customer base have historically grown as a result of:
•demand for remote and reliable mobile communications services;
•a growing number of new products and services and related applications;
•a broad wholesale distribution network with access to diverse and geographically dispersed niche markets;
•increased demand for communications services by disaster and relief agencies, and emergency first responders;
•improved data transmission speeds for mobile satellite service offerings;
•regulatory mandates requiring the use of mobile satellite services;
•a general reduction in prices of mobile satellite services and subscriber equipment; and
•geographic market expansion through the ability to offer our services in additional countries.
Nonetheless, we face a number of challenges and uncertainties in operating our business, including:
•our ability to maintain the health, capacity, control and level of service of our satellites;
•our ability to develop and launch new and innovative products and services;
•changes in general economic, business and industry conditions, including the effects of currency exchange rates;
•our reliance on a single primary commercial gateway and a primary satellite network operations center;
•competition from other mobile satellite service providers and, to a lesser extent, from the expansion of terrestrial-based cellular phone systems and related pricing pressures;
•market acceptance of our products;
•regulatory requirements in existing and new geographic markets;
•challenges associated with global operations, including as a result of conflicts in or affecting markets in which we operate;
•rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry;
•our ability to generate sufficient internal cash flows to repay our debt;
•reliance on our wholesale distribution network to market and sell our products, services and applications effectively;
•reliance on a global supply chain, including single-source suppliers for the manufacture of most of our subscriber equipment and for some of the components required in the manufacture of our end-user subscriber equipment and our ability to purchase component parts that are periodically subject to shortages resulting from surges in demand, natural disasters or other events, including global pandemics and the imposition of tariffs; and
•reliance on a few significant customers, particularly agencies of the U.S. government, for a substantial portion of our revenue, as a result of which the loss or decline in business with any of these customers may negatively impact our revenue and collectability of related accounts receivable.
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Comparison of Our Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | % of Total Revenue | 2024 | % of Total Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Dollars | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | $ | 154,292 | 72 | % | $ | 148,577 | 73 | % | $ | 5,715 | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subscriber equipment | 23,121 | 11 | % | 24,868 | 12 | % | (1,747) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering and support services | 37,465 | 17 | % | 30,408 | 15 | % | 7,057 | 23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 214,878 | 100 | % | 203,853 | 100 | % | 11,025 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and amortization) | 48,787 | 23 | % | 46,449 | 23 | % | 2,338 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of subscriber equipment | 12,867 | 6 | % | 13,880 | 7 | % | (1,013) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 5,417 | 3 | % | 7,198 | 4 | % | (1,781) | (25) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 35,752 | 16 | % | 36,811 | 18 | % | (1,059) | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 51,667 | 24 | % | 49,744 | 24 | % | 1,923 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 154,490 | 72 | % | 154,082 | 76 | % | 408 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | 60,388 | 28 | % | 49,771 | 24 | % | 10,617 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (21,824) | (10) | % | (20,663) | (10) | % | (1,161) | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (1,685) | (1) | % | 43 | — | % | (1,728) | (4,019) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | (23,509) | (11) | % | (20,620) | (10) | % | (2,889) | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes and loss on equity method investments | 36,879 | 17 | % | 29,151 | 14 | % | 7,728 | 27 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (5,819) | (3) | % | (7,931) | (3) | % | 2,112 | (27) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on equity method investments | (648) | — | % | (1,567) | (1) | % | 919 | (59) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 30,412 | 14 | % | $ | 19,653 | 10 | % | $ | 10,759 | 55 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revenue
Commercial Service Revenue
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | Billable Subscribers (1) | ARPU (2) | Revenue | Billable Subscribers (1) | ARPU (2) | Revenue | Billable Subscribers | ARPU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Revenue in millions and subscribers in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial services: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voice and data | $ | 55.9 | 409 | $ | 45 | $ | 55.0 | 405 | $ | 45 | $ | 0.9 | 4 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IoT data | 43.8 | 1,885 | 7.75 | 39.4 | 1,766 | 7.57 | 4.4 | 119 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadband (3) | 12.9 | 16.3 | 261 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 274 | (0.8) | (0.3) | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hosted payload and other data | 14.9 | N/A | 14.0 | N/A | 0.9 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial services | $ | 127.5 | 2,310 | $ | 122.1 | 2,188 | $ | 5.4 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Billable subscriber numbers shown are at the end of the respective period.
(2)Average monthly revenue per unit, or ARPU, is calculated by dividing revenue in the respective period by the average of the number of billable subscribers at the beginning of the period and the number of billable subscribers at the end of the period and then dividing the result by the number of months in the period. Billable subscriber and ARPU data is not applicable for hosted payload and other data service revenue items.
(3)Commercial broadband service consists of Iridium OpenPort® and Iridium Certus® broadband services.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, total commercial services revenue increased $5.4 million, or 4%, from the prior year period primarily as a result of increases in IoT, voice and data service revenue and hosted payload and other data revenue. Commercial IoT revenue increased $4.4 million, or 11%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of the prior year, driven by a 7% increase in billable subscribers primarily in users of personal communications devices, and an increase in the contract with a large customer that was executed in the first quarter of 2024. Commercial voice and data revenue increased $0.9 million, or 2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to an increase in billable subscribers. Hosted payload and other data service revenue increased $0.9 million, or 7%, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increases in other data service revenue, including Satelles revenue, which increased as a result of the acquisition after the first quarter of 2024. Commercial broadband revenue decreased $0.8 million, or 6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to a decrease ARPU reflecting the increased prevalence of usage of our service as a companion service and the conversion of customers to other plans.
Government Service Revenue
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| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | Billable Subscribers (1) | Revenue | Billable Subscribers (1) | Revenue | Billable Subscribers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Revenue in millions and subscribers in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government services | $ | 26.8 | 133 | $ | 26.5 | 145 | $ | 0.3 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Billable subscriber numbers shown are at the end of the respective period.
We provide airtime and airtime support to U.S. government and other authorized customers pursuant to our Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services, or EMSS, contract. Under the terms of this agreement, which we entered into in September 2019, authorized customers utilize specified Iridium airtime services provided through the U.S. government’s dedicated gateway. The fee is not based on subscribers or usage, allowing an unlimited number of users access to these services. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, revenue increased slightly, reflecting a contractual step up in the EMSS contract on September 15, 2024.
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Subscriber Equipment Revenue
Subscriber equipment revenue decreased by $1.7 million, or 7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in volume of Short Burst Data® devices.
Engineering and Support Service Revenue
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| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial engineering and support services | $ | 1.6 | $ | 1.1 | $ | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Government engineering and support services | 35.8 | 29.3 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total engineering and support services | $ | 37.4 | $ | 30.4 | $ | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
Engineering and support service revenue increased by $7.0 million, or 23%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increased work under certain government contracts.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) includes the cost of network engineering and operations staff, including contractors, software maintenance, product support services and cost of services for government and commercial engineering and support service revenue.
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased by $2.3 million, or 5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from the prior year period, primarily as a result of the increase in work under certain government projects, as noted above.
Cost of Subscriber Equipment
Cost of subscriber equipment includes the direct costs of equipment sold, which consist of manufacturing costs, allocation of overhead, and warranty costs.
Cost of subscriber equipment decreased by $1.0 million, or 7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period primarily due to the decrease in volume of Short Burst Data device sales, as described above.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses decreased by $1.8 million, or 25%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period based on lower spending on device-related features for our network, including our multi-year project to develop standards-based Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and Non-Terrestrial Network (NB-NTN) messaging and SOS capabilities for smartphones, tablets, cars and related consumer applications.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses that are not directly attributable to the sale of services or products include sales and marketing costs, as well as employee-related expenses (such as salaries, wages, and benefits), legal, finance, information technology, facilities, billing and customer care expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to decreases in headcount costs, including equity compensation costs and in professional fees, including acquisition costs for Satelles in the prior year. These decreases were offset in part by the increased spend related to our channel partner conference held in March 2025 and an increase in stock appreciation rights expense in the current year resulting from changes in our stock valuation between the years.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.9 million, or 4%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period, as some of the on-orbit spares launched in the second quarter of 2023 were placed in to service in the first quarter of 2025, and increased amortization related to customer relationships acquired from Satelles.
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Other Income (Expense), net
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net increased $1.2 million, or 6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the prior year quarter primarily reflecting the higher average outstanding debt balance, offset in part by the $1.6 million in fees expensed in connection with the additional Term Loan amounts borrowed in the first quarter of 2024.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other expense, net, was $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to immaterial other income, net, for the prior year period, primarily as the result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, our income tax expense was $5.8 million, compared to $7.9 million for the prior year period. The decrease in income tax expense is primarily related to increased tax benefit from the deduction for foreign derived intangible income and U.S. tax credits, partially offset by decreased tax expense associated with stock compensation and nondeductible executive compensation.
Loss on Equity Method Investments
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, our loss on equity method investments was $0.6 million, compared to $1.6 million in the prior year period. These reflect the portion of losses recorded on our equity method investments, which included Satelles prior to the acquisition on April 1, 2024.
Net Income
Net income was $30.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $19.7 million for the prior year period. The $10.8 million improvement in net income was primarily the result of the increases in service and engineering and support services revenues, as described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash provided by operations, cash and cash equivalents and our Revolving Facility. These sources are expected to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity needs, including payments for (i) required principal and interest on the Term Loan, which we expect to be $28.6 million of principal, inclusive of the mandatory excess cash flow prepayment in 2025, and based on the current interest rate, approximately $95.0 million in interest, (ii) capital expenditures of approximately $90.0 million in 2025, which we expect to moderate through the end of the decade, (iii) working capital, (iv) potential share repurchases, and (v) anticipated cash dividend payments to holders of our common stock.
As of March 31, 2025, our total cash and cash equivalents balance was $50.9 million, down from $93.5 million as of December 31, 2024. While we borrowed $20.0 million under the Revolving Facility during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and generated cash flows from operations, we used cash of $70.5 million to repurchase shares of our common stock, $15.7 million to pay dividends, and $24.5 million for capital expenditures.
Term Loan and Revolving Facility
Pursuant to a credit agreement, as amended and restated to date, or the Credit Agreement, we previously entered into a term loan totaling $1,500.0 million, or the Term Loan, issued at a price equal to 99.75%, and an accompanying $100.0 million revolving loan, or the Revolving Facility. The maturity date of the Term Loan is in September 2030. We borrowed an additional $125.0 million under the Term Loan in March 2024 and $200.0 million in July 2024. The additional amounts borrowed are fungible with the original $1,500.0 million, and have the same maturity date, interest rate and other terms. The additional $125.0 million was issued at a price equal to 99.875% of its face value, while the additional $200.0 million was issued at a price equal to 99.0% of its face value.
The March 2024 additional Term Loan borrowings were used to complete the acquisition of Satelles, Inc. on April 1, 2024. In April 2024, we drew $50.0 million under our Revolving Facility for general corporate purposes, including the funding of repurchases of our common stock. This amount was repaid with the expansion of the Term Loan in July 2024. The remaining proceeds of the Term Loan expansion in 2024 were used for general corporate purposes, including share repurchases. In March 2025, we drew $20.0 million under our Revolving Facility for general corporate purposes, which amount remained outstanding as of March 31, 2025.
The Term Loan has been repriced on several occasions, most recently in June 2024, and currently bears interest at an annual rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, plus 2.25%, with a 0.75% SOFR floor. We typically select a one-month interest period, with the result that interest is calculated using one-month SOFR. Interest is paid monthly on the last business day of the month. Principal payments, payable quarterly, are equal to $18.3 million per annum (approximately one
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percent of the full principal amount of the Term Loan following the July 2024 increase), with the remaining principal due upon maturity.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we reported an aggregate of $1,803.2 million and $1,807.7 million in borrowings under the Term Loan, respectively. These amounts do not include $16.2 million and $16.9 million of net unamortized deferred financing costs as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The net principal balance in borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 amounted to $1,787.0 million and $1,790.9 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of our borrowings under the Term Loan was $1,779.5 million and $1,802.1 million, respectively.
The Revolving Facility bears interest at an annual rate equal to SOFR plus 2.5% (but without a SOFR floor) if and as drawn, with no original issue discount, a commitment fee of 0.5% per year on the undrawn amount, which may be reduced to 0.375% if we have a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of less than 3.5 to 1. The Revolving Facility has a maturity date in September 2028.
The Credit Agreement contains no financial maintenance covenants, with respect to the Term Loan. With respect to the Revolving Facility, we are required to maintain a consolidated first lien net leverage ratio of no greater than 6.25 to 1 if more than 35% of the Revolving Facility has been drawn, or subject to letter of credit exposure. As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate exposure under the Revolving Facility was less than 35%. The Credit Agreement contains other customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2025.
The Credit Agreement restricts our ability to incur liens, engage in mergers or asset sales, pay dividends, repay subordinated indebtedness, incur indebtedness, make investments and loans, and engage in other transactions as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for specified exceptions, including baskets measured as a percentage of trailing twelve months of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and unlimited exceptions in the case of incurring indebtedness and liens and making investments, dividend payments, and payments of subordinated indebtedness, based on achievement and maintenance of specified leverage ratios. The Credit Agreement permits repayment, prepayment, and repricing transactions. The Credit Agreement also contains an annual mandatory prepayment sweep mechanism with respect to a portion of our excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in the event our net leverage ratio rises above 3.5 to 1. Our mandatory excess cash flow prepayment, as specified in the Credit Agreement, was $28.6 million as of December 31, 2024. This amount will be paid in the second quarter of 2025 and will be applied to our required quarterly principal payments. As such, it was classified as short-term secured debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025.
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2025, we had non-cancelable purchase obligations of approximately $12.0 million for inventory purchases with Benchmark, our primary third-party equipment supplier. Our purchase obligations, all of which are due during 2025, did not change materially from the end of 2024.
Our only material long-term cash requirement is the repayment of the remaining principal amount under the Term Loan upon its maturity in 2030, which is expected to be $1,702.8 million. We expect to refinance this amount at or prior to maturity.
Dividends
Total dividends paid during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 were $15.7 million and $16.1 million, respectively. While we expect to continue regular cash dividends, any future dividends declared will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend, among other factors, upon our results of operations, financial condition and cash requirements, as well as such other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant. The Board of Directors plans to increase the quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share starting with the third quarter 2025 dividend.
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Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 61,081 | $ | 71,426 | $ | (10,345) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash used in investing activities | $ | (24,546) | $ | (14,564) | $ | (9,982) | ||||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | (81,063) | $ | 45,524 | $ | (126,587) | ||||||||||||||
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $10.3 million from the prior year period. Working capital decreased by approximately $17.5 million, primarily due to higher cash outflows associated with cash incentive, offset in part by inventory and timing of cash receipts, including accounts receivable and recognition of deferred revenue for projects and Satelles. These changes were offset in part by increased net income.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $10.0 million as compared to the prior year period, primarily as a result of increased capital expenditures, including costs associated with NB-IoT, which we expect to continue for the remainder of 2025.
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $126.6 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to the additional borrowings under the Term Loan of $125.0 million in the prior year period compared to a draw of $20.0 million on the Revolving Credit Facility in 2025 and increased spend on share repurchases in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to 2024.
Seasonality
Our results of operations have been subject to seasonal usage changes for commercial customers, and we expect that our results will be affected by similar seasonality going forward. March through October are typically the peak months for commercial voice services revenue and related subscriber equipment sales. In December 2024, a large IoT customer began to phase out its annual retail pricing plans. As a result, that customer’s annual billable subscribers will move to monthly plans, which we expect to increase seasonality in billable subscribers. We expect revenue to remain unaffected due to the fixed-price nature of our contract with this customer for 2025. U.S. government revenue and commercial IoT revenue have been less subject to seasonal usage changes.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, useful lives of property and equipment, long-lived assets and other intangible assets, deferred financing costs, income taxes, stock-based compensation, and other estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2025.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
We had an outstanding aggregate balance of $1,803.2 million under the Term Loan as of March 31, 2025. Under our Term Loan, we pay interest at an annual rate equal to SOFR, plus 2.25%, with a 0.75% SOFR floor. Accordingly, we have been and continue to be subject to interest rate fluctuations. Our Cap manages our exposure to interest rate movements on a notional amount of $1.0 billion of our Term Loan. The Cap provides the right for us to receive payment from the counterparty if one-month SOFR exceeds 1.436%. The interest rate was above the level of the Cap during each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. For every SOFR increase of 25 basis points above the level of the Cap, we expect our annual interest expense to increase by an additional $2.0 million related to the unhedged portion of the Term Loan.
In March 2025, we drew down $20.0 million on our Revolving Facility for general corporate purposes, which amount remained outstanding as of March 31, 2025. The Revolving Facility bears interest at SOFR plus 2.5%, without a SOFR floor. For every
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SOFR increase of 25 basis points, we expect our annual interest expense to increase by less than $0.1 million related to the Revolving Facility.
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, as well as accounts receivable. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions with high credit ratings and maintain deposits in excess of federally insured limits. The majority of our cash is invested into a money market fund invested in U.S. treasuries, agency mortgage-backed securities and/or U.S. government-guaranteed debt. Accounts receivable are due from both domestic and international customers. We perform credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and record reserves to provide for estimated credit losses. Accounts payable are owed to both domestic and international vendors.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer, who is our principal executive officer, and our chief financial officer, who is our principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. In evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. In addition, the design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to our business.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Our business is subject to risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our securities. In addition to the other information set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors described in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2025.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in the Annual Report.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| Period | (a) Total number of shares purchased | (b) Average price paid per share | (c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | (d) Maximum dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
January 1-31 | 1,242,738 | $28.83 | 1,242,738 | $394.4 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-28 | 853,090 | $30.12 | 853,090 | $368.7 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||
March 1-31 | 278,028 | $30.42 | 278,028 | $360.3 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,373,856 | $29.48 | 2,373,856 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Since initiating share repurchases in February 2021, our board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1,500.0 million of our common stock, including the September 2024 authorization to repurchase up to $500.00 million through December 31, 2027. All shares included in the table above were purchased under this authorization in open market transactions. Amounts in the table above do not include commissions incurred or excise taxes payable in connection with the repurchases.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
Insider trading arrangements and policies
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as those terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
The following list of exhibits includes exhibits submitted with this Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Exhibit | Description | |||||||
| 10.1* | ||||||||
| 10.2* | ||||||||
| 10.3* | ||||||||
| 10.4* | ||||||||
| 10.5* | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
| 31.2 | ||||||||
| 32.1** | ||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents. | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |||||||
| * | Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. | ||||
| ** | These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent J. O'Neill | |||||||
| Vincent J. O'Neill | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer (as duly authorized officer and as principal financial officer of the registrant) | ||||||||
Date: April 22, 2025
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