Iridium Communications Inc. | Small-cap | Communication Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 216.9M
Gross Profit 152.0M 70.08%
Operating Income 50.3M 23.17%
Net Income 22.0M 10.13%
EPS (Diluted) $0.20

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 2.6B
Total Liabilities 2.1B
Shareholders Equity 518.4M
Debt to Equity 4.03

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 80.4M
Free Cash Flow 36.5M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Iridium Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i830.7M790.7M721.0M614.5M583.4M
Cost of Goods Sold i230.6M225.1M201.1M150.4M142.7M
Gross Profit i600.1M565.6M519.9M464.1M440.7M
Gross Margin % i72.2%71.5%72.1%75.5%75.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i28.4M20.3M16.2M11.9M12.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i168.2M143.7M123.5M100.5M90.1M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i196.6M164.0M139.7M112.4M102.1M
Operating Income i200.4M81.6M76.7M46.3M35.5M
Operating Margin % i24.1%10.3%10.6%7.5%6.1%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i91.1M90.4M65.1M73.9M94.3M
Other Non-Operating Income534.0K4.0M-1.1M-1.3M-30.2M
Pre-tax Income i109.8M-4.7M10.5M-28.9M-89.0M
Income Tax i12.3M-26.3M292.0K-19.6M-32.9M
Effective Tax Rate % i11.2%0.0%2.8%0.0%0.0%
Net Income i112.8M15.4M8.7M-9.3M-56.1M
Net Margin % i13.6%1.9%1.2%-1.5%-9.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i404.0M405.6M380.3M351.3M338.7M
EPS (Basic) i$1.02$0.13$0.07$-0.07$-0.42
EPS (Diluted) i$0.94$0.12$0.07$-0.07$-0.42
Basic Shares Outstanding i110357000122776000125902000131342000133491000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i110357000122776000125902000131342000133491000

Income Statement Trend

Iridium Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i93.5M71.9M168.8M320.9M237.2M
Short-term Investments i----7.5M
Accounts Receivable i98.8M91.7M82.3M63.4M61.2M
Inventory i81.3M91.1M39.8M29.0M32.5M
Other Current Assets19.1M16.4M15.4M11.0M9.5M
Total Current Assets i292.7M271.1M306.2M424.4M347.8M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i3.4B3.4B3.3B3.5B3.5B
Goodwill i287.2M41.1M42.6M44.0M45.5M
Intangible Assets i90.9M41.1M42.6M44.0M45.5M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets66.6M86.7M122.1M50.0M50.5M
Total Non-Current Assets i2.4B2.4B2.6B2.8B3.0B
Total Assets i2.7B2.7B3.0B3.2B3.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i19.7M28.7M21.4M16.2M14.4M
Short-term Debt i33.1M15.0M16.5M16.5M16.8M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i169.2M131.6M141.6M108.8M113.1M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i1.8B1.5B1.5B1.6B1.6B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i114.1M114.6M151.6M134.3M155.1M
Other Non-Current Liabilities15.5M16.0M16.4M20.1M25.2M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i1.9B1.6B1.7B1.8B1.8B
Total Liabilities i2.1B1.8B1.8B1.9B1.9B
Equity
Common Stock i110.0K123.0K126.0K131.0K134.0K
Retained Earnings i-406.1M-235.4M-47.7M140.8M275.9M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i576.6M888.1M1.1B1.3B1.4B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i1.8B1.5B1.5B1.6B1.6B
Working Capital i123.5M139.5M164.6M315.6M234.7M

Balance Sheet Composition

Iridium Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i112.8M15.4M8.7M-9.3M-56.1M
Depreciation & Amortization i203.1M320.0M303.5M305.4M303.2M
Stock-Based Compensation i63.5M57.5M43.7M26.8M16.7M
Working Capital Changes i-4.8M-60.4M-19.6M-9.1M-831.0K
Operating Cash Flow i384.4M305.1M340.3M296.5M234.1M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i-110.7M--50.0M0-152.0K
Investment Purchases i-00-1.6M-7.6M
Investment Sales i-007.4M0
Investing Cash Flow i-110.7M-10.0M-100.0M5.8M-7.8M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-407.7M-247.0M-257.1M-163.4M0
Dividends Paid i-64.7M-64.8M000
Debt Issuance i419.8M63.9M0179.3M202.0M
Debt Repayment i-114.2M-72.3M-116.5M-195.8M-395.8M
Financing Cash Flow i-173.9M-331.0M-378.9M-189.9M-200.9M
Free Cash Flow i306.1M241.4M273.5M260.7M211.1M
Net Change in Cash i99.8M-35.9M-138.5M112.4M25.4M

Cash Flow Trend

Iridium Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 17.79
Forward P/E 18.53
Price to Book 4.00
Price to Sales 2.20
PEG Ratio -0.69

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 13.20%
Operating Margin 23.17%
Return on Equity 17.96%
Return on Assets 5.22%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.51
Debt to Equity 381.99
Beta 0.78

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.00
Book Value per Share $4.45
Revenue per Share $7.66

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
irdm1.9B17.794.0017.96%13.20%381.99
Tim S.A. ADR 1.0T15.422.0714.33%13.92%64.57
T-Mobile US 272.0B22.834.4619.74%14.53%194.22
Cogent 1.8B105.0136.71-93.59%-23.46%5,741.03
IDT 1.7B17.505.8537.20%7.85%0.67
Liberty Latin 1.5B8.302.51-68.26%-26.61%779.84

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.