NASDAQ$GSAT

Globalstar · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, with total revenue higher on a sequential basis and compared to the prior year quarterly average. The company is excited about how 2024 has started and what to expect in the balance of the year.

Globalstar reported its Q1 2024 financial results, showing a net loss of $13.2 million compared to a net loss of $3.5 million in Q1 2023. Total revenue was $56.48 million, slightly lower than the $58.644 million reported in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $29.6 million, down from $32.6 million in the prior year's first quarter. The company reiterated its full-year 2024 revenue guidance of $225 million to $250 million and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 50%.

  • Initiated a proof-of-concept phase for a government services company to utilize the satellite network for mission-critical applications, with a potential five-year agreement containing escalating annual minimum revenue commitments.
  • Secured a customer win for the XCOM RAN product with one of the world's largest retailers for deployment in Micro Fulfillment Centers.
  • Conducted over-the-air testing for XCOM RAN running on 10MHz bandwidth, demonstrating significant gains in downlink and uplink capacity compared to traditional small cell implementations.
  • Progressed with the FCC application for a replacement constellation for the HIBLEO-4 filing, expecting to receive the requested replacement authorization soon.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$56.5M

Previous: $58.6M-3.7%
EPS

-$0.01

Previous: $0.15-106.7%
Commercial IoT ARPU

$4.27

No prior period
SPOT ARPU

$13.68

No prior period
Duplex ARPU

$54.18

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$46.6M

Previous: -$6.49M-618.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$59.8M

Previous: -$9.97M-500.2%
Net Income

-$13.2M

Previous: -$3.48M-279.2%
Operating Income

-$4.71M

Previous: $7.19M-165.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$59.3M

Previous: $20.5M+189.4%
Total Assets

$917M

Previous: $845M+8.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$9.23M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Globalstar · Revenue · Quarterly

$56.5M

Q1 2024-3.7%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Globalstar · $53.2M total across 4 segments · Q3 2023

  • Wholesale Capacity
    $27.5M+294.7%
  • SPOT
    $11.4M-3.4%
  • Duplex
    $7.98M-11.6%
  • Commercial IoT
    $6.35M+35.8%

Forward guidance

The company reiterated its financial outlook for 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Total revenue between $225 million and $250 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 50%
  • Expect the replenishment MDA satellites to launch next year to ensure quality services beyond the next decade.
  • Nominal incremental expense for Globalstar associated with Band n53
  • Band n53 can generate sustainable and growing cash flows at scale.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.8%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 65 earnings

Positive

+24.0%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-18.0%

Q3 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.6%+0.8%-0.6%
Q4 2025+7.5%+5.9%+10.9%
Q3 2025+4.6%+33.4%+41.9%
Q1 2025-12.9%-7.6%-1.4%
Q4 2024+0.1%+7.1%-1.3%
Q3 2024+6.5%+2.2%+18.8%
Q2 2024+7.3%+11.0%+14.7%
Q1 2024-6.2%-9.3%-15.5%
Q4 2023-10.3%-20.1%-15.5%
Q3 2023+1.4%-2.9%+10.7%
Q2 2023+5.4%+11.6%+32.1%
Q1 2023-0.8%+8.5%+25.5%
Q4 2022-7.0%-9.4%-9.4%
Q3 2022-6.5%-10.6%-13.8%
Q2 2022+2.5%-3.1%+26.7%
Q1 2022-7.4%-12.4%+9.9%
Q4 2021+24.0%+25.0%+53.1%
Q3 2021+1.2%+5.5%-20.0%
Q2 2021+7.0%+10.1%+70.5%
Q1 2021-8.3%-8.3%-2.5%
Q4 2020-16.6%-18.3%-17.8%
Q3 2020+9.7%+10.0%+10.0%
Q2 2020-3.5%+0.0%-18.4%
Q1 2020+4.1%-3.2%+12.9%
Q4 2019-13.0%-6.4%-27.7%
Q3 2019-2.2%-2.5%+0.0%
Q2 2019-3.2%-7.1%-11.9%
Q1 2019+6.8%+15.1%+5.7%
Q4 2018-7.1%-10.0%-14.0%
Q3 2018+9.2%+2.9%+11.4%
Q2 2018-14.5%-3.6%-7.3%
Q1 2018+10.2%+10.0%-15.0%
Q4 2017-0.7%+3.3%-23.9%
Q3 2017+1.8%-1.2%-4.8%
Q2 2017+2.6%+7.9%+5.8%
Q1 2017-1.1%+3.9%+14.4%
Q4 2016-3.5%-4.2%+14.7%
Q3 2016-5.8%+12.5%-8.0%
Q2 2016+1.7%+1.7%+26.3%
Q1 2016-12.0%
Q4 2015+3.9%
Q3 2015+5.5%
Q2 2015+2.1%
Q1 2015-2.5%
Q4 2014+0.8%
Q3 2014+5.6%
Q2 2014+0.3%
Q1 2014+3.4%
Q4 2013-0.8%
Q3 2013+6.1%
Q2 2013+1.6%
Q1 2013+6.1%
Q1 2010-2.9%
Q4 2012+1.4%
Q3 2012-12.5%
Q1 2011-6.4%
Q2 2012+4.9%
Q1 2012+16.3%
Q2 2011-6.3%
Q4 2009-6.3%
Q4 2011-6.3%
Q3 2010-18.0%
Q3 2011-18.0%
Q4 2010+16.7%
Q2 2010+16.7%

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