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Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) Stock Analysis

$24.27 (4.79%)

IRDM Financial Performance


Use the table below to view Iridium Communications Inc.'s financial profile. This data is gathers from the latest available financial statements. Annual data is taken from the trailing 12 months of statements. All numbers are reported in US Dollars and so any foreign currencies are converted to USD so comparison's can be done.

Based on Financial Statements from Q4 - 2024

Metric Value Ranking among Peers
Price $23.16 -
52 Week Low $19.91 -
52 Week High $35.85 -
Market Cap $2.5 Billion 12/17
Gross Margin 72% 8/17
Profit Margin 17% 5/17
EBITDA margin 49% 4/17
Q4 - 2024 Revenue $213.0 Million 15/17
Q4 - 2024 Earnings $36.3 Million 9/17
Q4 - 2024 Free Cash Flow $80.5 Million 7/17
Trailing 4 Quarters Revenue $830.7 Million 14/17
Trailing 4 Quarters Earnings $112.8 Million 9/17
Quarterly Earnings Growth -4% 12/17
Annual Earnings Growth 241% 1/17
Quarterly Revenue Growth 9% 3/17
Annual Revenue Growth 5% 3/17
Cash On Hand $93.5 Million 15/17
Short Term Debt $33.1 Million 10/17
Long Term Debt $1.8 Billion 13/17

Iridium Communications Inc. Financial Metrics


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Valuation Metrics

Metric Value Ranking among Peers
PE 22.21 3/17
PS 3.02 9/17
PB 4.34 4/17
PC 26.78 4/17
Liabilities to Equity 3.63 6/17
ROA 0.04 3/17
ROE 0.20 5/17
Current Ratio 1.28 13/17
Quick Ratio 0.04 11/17
Long Term Debt to Equity 3.05 4/17
Debt to Equity 3.11 4/17
Burn Rate 2.21 5/17
Cash to Cap 0.04 13/17
CCR 2.22 5/17
EV to EBITDA 40.26 5/17
EV to Revenue 5.06 8/17

Company Details

Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services. It also provides hosted payload and other data services, such as satellite time and location services, and inbound connections from the public switched telephone network, short message, subscriber identity module, activation, customer reactivation, and other peripheral services. In addition, the company offers voice and data solutions comprising personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; mobile communications and data devices for the military and intelligence agencies, such as secure satellite handsets, as well as netted voice, messaging, and paging services; and maintenance services for the United States government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, personal connectivity devices, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, charging units, and others; and engineering and support services. Iridium Communications Inc. sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

CEO: Mr. Matthew Desch

Website: https://www.iridium.com

Address: 1750 Tysons Blvd Ste 1400 MC LEAN, VIRGINIA

Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select

Industry: Telecom Services

Iridium Communications Inc. Peer Analysis


A useful and more reliable way of seeing the health of a company is to compare it to other companies operating in the same sector. Below is our list of companies which we rank are the closest peers to Iridium Communications Inc.. If you feel that peers should be added or removed from this list please contact us. To run an in-depth peer analysis which compares many financial metrics click on the link below.

Stock Ticker Market Cap
DISH Network Corporation DISH $3.1 Billion
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. AMX $52.0 Billion
Liberty Broadband Corporation LBRDA $12.3 Billion
Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR $53.0 Billion
Liberty Broadband Corporation LBRDK $12.3 Billion
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd SKM $8.6 Billion
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI $2.6 Billion
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. CNSL $549.7 Million
Telefónica, S.A. TEF $28.0 Billion
InterDigital, Inc. IDCC $5.0 Billion
IDT Corporation IDT $1.2 Billion
Cable One, Inc. CABO $1.5 Billion
ATN International, Inc. ATNI $267.8 Million
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ASTS $7.5 Billion
TIM S.A. TIMB $7.9 Billion
IHS Holding Limited IHS $1.6 Billion
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IRDM Income Statements
Quarter Year Revenue Earnings
Q4 2024 $ 213.0 Million $36.3 Million
Q3 2024 $ 212.8 Million $24.4 Million
Q2 2024 $ 201.1 Million $32.3 Million
Q1 2024 $ 203.9 Million $19.7 Million
Q4 2023 $ 194.7 Million $38.0 Million
Q3 2023 $ 197.6 Million -$1.6 Million
Q2 2023 $ 193.1 Million -$39.5 Million
Q1 2023 $ 205.3 Million $9.8 Million

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IRDM Balance Sheets
Quarter Year Cash & Equivalents Total Assets Total Debt Total Equity
Q4 2024 $93.5 Million $2.7 Billion $1.8 Billion $576.6 Million
Q3 2024 $159.6 Million $2.8 Billion $1.8 Billion $663.8 Million
Q2 2024 $63.5 Million $2.7 Billion $1.7 Billion $786.7 Million
Q1 2024 $174.0 Million $2.7 Billion $1.6 Billion $853.7 Million
Q4 2023 $71.9 Million $2.7 Billion $1.5 Billion $888.1 Million
Q3 2023 $67.9 Million $2.7 Billion $1.5 Billion $925.0 Million
Q2 2023 $103.5 Million $2.8 Billion $1.5 Billion $1.0 Billion
Q1 2023 $126.6 Million $2.9 Billion $1.5 Billion $1.1 Billion

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IRDM Cash Flow Statements
Quarter Year freeCashFlow capitalExpenditure netChangeInCash
Q4 2024 $80.5 Million -$24.3 Million -$66.1 Million
Q3 2024 $100.0 Million -$18.6 Million $96.0 Million
Q2 2024 $0 $0 $0
Q1 2024 $56.9 Million -$14.6 Million $102.2 Million
Q4 2023 $71.6 Million -$16.2 Million $4.0 Million
Q3 2023 $59.1 Million -$12.0 Million -$35.6 Million
Q2 2023 $1.2 Million $0 $1.2 Million
Q1 2023 $46.0 Million -$22.9 Million -$42.2 Million

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