NASDAQ$ASTS

AST SpaceMobile Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

AST SpaceMobile reported Q3 2024 results, highlighting progress in satellite deployment and initial operations, securing launch capacity, expanding customer ecosystem, and maintaining a strong balance sheet.

AST SpaceMobile reported its Q3 2024 results, achieving successful initial operations of its first five BlueBird satellites, securing orbital launch capacity for future satellites, expanding its customer ecosystem with new U.S. Government contracts, and maintaining a strong balance sheet with $518.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.

  • First five commercial BlueBird satellites achieved successful initial operations and filed STA request with FCC to begin beta service with AT&T and Verizon.
  • Secured orbital launch capacity to enable continuous space-based cellular broadband service coverage in key markets through agreements with Blue Origin and SpaceX.
  • Expanded the AST SpaceMobile customer ecosystem, adding three new contract awards with the U.S. Government.
  • Maintained a strong balance sheet with $518.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Previous: $4.17M-73.6%
EPS

-$1.10

Previous: -$0.23-378.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$92.1M

Previous: -$96.5M+4.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$264M

Previous: -$117M-125.0%
Net Income

-$172M

Previous: -$20.9M-722.4%
Operating Income

-$65.5M

Previous: -$59M-11.2%
Gross Profit

$1.1M

Previous: $0.00
Cash & Equivalents

$516M

Previous: $133M+287.4%
Total Assets

$822M

Previous: $402M+104.3%

Revenue & EPS history

AST SpaceMobile · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.1M

Q3 2024-73.6%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 9 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

AST SpaceMobile is focused on securing orbital launch capacity, growing manufacturing capability, and expanding its customer ecosystem.

Tailwinds

  • Achieved successful initial operations of first five BlueBird satellites.
  • Secured orbital launch capacity with Blue Origin and SpaceX.
  • AST5000 ASIC chip initial validation achieved.
  • Expanded customer ecosystem with three new U.S. Government contract awards.
  • Strong balance sheet with $518.9 million in cash.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+2.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+18.4%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

10 / 26 earnings

Positive

+60.6%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-30.7%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+9.9%+11.3%+16.4%
Q4 2025+6.5%+2.9%+6.6%
Q3 2025-1.2%-10.6%+23.4%
Q2 2025+0.0%+7.0%+133.7%
Q1 2025+1.7%-2.1%+80.2%
Q4 2024+11.7%+1.9%-29.8%
Q3 2024-13.1%-6.3%-15.8%
Q2 2024+49.6%+84.2%+42.3%
Q1 2024+60.6%+110.4%+307.2%
Q4 2023-30.7%-24.0%-22.1%
Q3 2023+16.5%+20.7%+37.2%
Q2 2023-13.3%-9.4%-5.4%
Q1 2023-4.1%+2.7%+15.2%
Q4 2022-24.8%-33.8%-17.3%
Q3 2022-15.0%-25.3%-55.2%
Q2 2022+19.8%+5.7%-12.8%
Q1 2022-2.9%+0.8%-17.3%
Q4 2021+2.8%-0.2%-26.9%
Q3 2021-3.0%-8.9%-34.6%
Q2 2021-13.3%-11.7%+16.7%
Q1 2021+4.7%+4.4%+51.4%
Q4 2020-3.9%-6.9%-15.7%
Q2 2020+0.0%-0.3%+0.4%
Q1 2020+0.0%+0.0%+0.2%
Q4 2019-0.3%+0.5%+0.8%
Q3 2019+0.0%+3.6%+0.8%

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