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EchoStar Announces Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

08 May 2023

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Financial Highlights:

  • Consolidated revenue of $439.6 million.
  • Net income of $27.8 million, consolidated net income attributable to EchoStar common stock of $29.0 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock of $0.35.
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $135.0 million (see discussion and the reconciliation of GAAP to this non-GAAP measure below).

"In the first quarter of 2023, the EchoStar team performed as planned, with a focus on optimizing our existing assets and market opportunities efficiently," said Hamid Akhavan, CEO and President of EchoStar. "The business continues to pursue new avenues of growth, laying the operational foundation to drive increased revenues once our upcoming EchoStar XXIV/JUPITER™ 3 satellite enters into service and taking tangible steps toward fulfilling our vision of a global 5G network in the S-band."

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 - Additional Information:

  • Consolidated revenue decreased 12.3% or $61.9 million year over year. The decrease was driven by lower service revenues of $41.3 million partially due to fewer broadband customers. Equipment sales decreased $20.7 million, primarily due to lower sales to both domestic and international enterprise customers.
  • Net income decreased $61.1 million year over year. The decrease was due to lower operating income of $16.8 million and an unfavorable change in investments of $87.8 million due to $80.7 million of gains that occurred in 2022. These items were partially offset by a favorable change in interest income of $22.2 million and lower net income tax expense of $21.3 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 18.6% or $30.9 million year over year.
    • Hughes segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased $30.1 million year over year. The decrease was driven primarily by lower service and equipment revenue, partially offset by lower sales and marketing expense for our broadband consumer business.
    • ESS segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.0 million year over year primarily due to higher revenue.
    • Corporate and Other segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased $2.7 million year over year. The decrease was primarily due to higher corporate expenses, partially offset by higher earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net, of $0.4 million.
  • Hughes broadband subscribers totaled approximately 1,177,000, declining 51,000 from December 31, 2022. Our current capacity limitations, increasing bandwidth usage by approximately 15% year on year on average by our existing U.S subscribers, and competitive pressures are impacting our consumer subscriber levels. In Latin America, subscriber levels were tempered by our focus on more profitable consumer segments and by our allocation of capacity to enterprise opportunities.
  • For the three months ended March 31, 2023, approximately 37% of Hughes segment revenue was attributable to our enterprise customers, increasing from 36% in the same period last year.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and current marketable investment securities were $1.7 billion as of March 31, 2023.
  • The JUPITER 3/EchoStar XXIV satellite is currently expected to be shipped to the launch site in June and subsequently launched at the first window that SpaceX can allocate to it, which is subject to preemption by certain higher-priority government launches.

Set forth below is a table highlighting certain of EchoStar's segment results for the three months ended  March 31, 2023 and 2022 (amounts in thousands) (all US GAAP amounts reference results from operations):

  

For the three months ended
March 31,

  

2023

 

2022

     

Revenue

    

Hughes

 

$         431,195

 

$         494,106

EchoStar Satellite Services

 

5,997

 

$             4,474

Corporate and Other

 

2,405

 

$             2,954

Total revenue

 

$         439,597

 

$         501,534

     

Net income (loss)

 

$           27,820

 

$           88,945

     

Adjusted EBITDA

    

Hughes

 

$         154,164

 

$         184,287

EchoStar Satellite Services

 

4,655

 

$             2,691

Corporate & Other

 

(23,832)

 

$          (21,089)

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

$         134,987

 

$         165,889

     

Expenditures for property and equipment, net of refunds and other receipts

 

$           44,071

 

$         112,138

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measurement (amounts in thousands):

 
  

For the three months ended
March 31,

  

2023

 

2022

     

Net income (loss)

 

$           27,820

 

$           88,945

Interest income, net

 

(28,596)

 

(6,422)

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

 

13,286

 

14,973

Income tax provision (benefit), net

 

11,460

 

32,782

Depreciation and amortization

 

102,858

 

120,436

Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1,221

 

2,488

EBITDA

 

128,049

 

253,202

(Gains) losses on investments, net

 

7,109

 

(80,686)

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

3,142

 

License fee dispute - India, net of non-controlling interests

 

 

(233)

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses, net

 

(3,313)

 

(6,394)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

134,987

 

165,889

Note on Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA is defined as "Net income (loss)" excluding "Interest income, net," "Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized," "Income tax benefit (provision), net," "Depreciation and amortization," and "Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests."

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding Gains and losses on investments, net, Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net, and other non-recurring or non-operational items.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures determined in accordance with US GAAP.  EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are reconciled to Net income (loss) in the table above and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income or any other measure determined in accordance with US GAAP. Our management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of our operating efficiency and overall financial performance for benchmarking against our peers and competitors.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the underlying operating performance of our business and are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our financial performance.  Management also believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate the performance of companies in our industry.

The consolidated financial statements of EchoStar for the periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are attached to this press release. Detailed financial data and other information are available in EchoStar's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EchoStar will host a conference call to discuss its earnings on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will be broadcast live in listen-only mode on EchoStar's investor relations website at ir.echostar.com.  To participate via telephone and ask a question, participants must register using an online form found at: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI60954a97734841e7aa2eaffe6e4ad436.

About EchoStar Corporation

EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite communications solutions.  Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments.

Safe Harbor Statement under the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release may contain statements that are forward looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this release, the words "believe," "anticipate," "goal," "seek," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "project," "continue," "future," "will," "would," "can," "may," "plans," and similar expressions and the use of future dates are intended to identify forward–looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward–looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy of forward-looking statements or information or for updating forward-looking information or statements. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. See "Risk Factors" in EchoStar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the other documents EchoStar files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
  

As of

  

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

  

(unaudited)

  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$           920,105

 

$           704,541

Marketable investment securities

 

755,169

 

973,915

Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net

 

251,871

 

236,479

Other current assets, net

 

252,596

 

210,446

Total current assets

 

2,179,741

 

2,125,381

Non-current assets:

    

Property and equipment, net

 

2,175,861

 

2,237,617

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

147,707

 

151,518

Goodwill

 

532,858

 

532,491

Regulatory authorizations, net

 

461,556

 

462,531

Other intangible assets, net

 

15,151

 

15,698

Other investments, net

 

364,954

 

356,705

Other non-current assets, net

 

315,960

 

317,062

Total non-current assets

 

4,014,047

 

4,073,622

Total assets

 

$        6,193,788

 

$        6,199,003

     

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Trade accounts payable

 

$             85,772

 

$           101,239

Contract liabilities

 

129,292

 

121,739

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

163,109

 

199,853

Total current liabilities

 

378,173

 

422,831

Non-current liabilities:

    

Long-term debt, net

 

1,496,981

 

1,496,777

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

430,957

 

424,621

Operating lease liabilities

 

131,881

 

135,932

Other non-current liabilities

 

112,534

 

119,787

Total non-current liabilities

 

2,172,353

 

2,177,117

Total liabilities

 

2,550,526

 

2,599,948

     

Commitments and contingencies

    
     
     

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized:

    

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,600,000,000 shares
authorized,  59,303,237 shares issued and 35,989,926 shares
outstanding at March 31, 2023 and 58,604,927 shares issued and
35,291,616 shares outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

59

 

59

Class B convertible common stock, $0.001 par value, 800,000,000
shares authorized, 47,687,039 shares issued and outstanding at both
March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

48

 

48

Class C convertible common stock, $0.001 par value, 800,000,000
shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at both March 31,
2023 and December 31, 2022

 

 

Class D common stock, $0.001 par value, 800,000,000 shares
authorized, none issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,376,169

 

3,367,058

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(166,931)

 

(172,239)

Accumulated earnings (losses)

 

862,558

 

833,517

Treasury shares, at cost, 23,313,311 at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

(525,824)

 

(525,824)

Total EchoStar Corporation stockholders' equity

 

3,546,079

 

3,502,619

Non-controlling interests

 

97,183

 

96,436

Total stockholders' equity

 

3,643,262

 

3,599,055

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$           6,193,788

 

$           6,199,003

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 
  

For the three months ended
March 31,

  

2023

 

2022

     

Revenue:

    

Services and other revenue

 

$              377,527

 

$              418,811

Equipment revenue

 

62,070

 

82,723

Total revenue

 

439,597

 

501,534

Costs and expenses:

    

Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

135,372

 

141,129

Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

51,662

 

69,114

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

110,061

 

118,170

Research and development expenses

 

8,255

 

7,617

Depreciation and amortization

 

102,858

 

120,436

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

3,142

 

Total costs and expenses

 

411,350

 

456,466

Operating income (loss)

 

28,247

 

45,068

Other income (expense):

    

Interest income, net

 

28,596

 

6,422

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

 

(13,286)

 

(14,973)

Gains (losses) on investments, net

 

(7,109)

 

80,686

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net

 

(551)

 

(1,714)

Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net

 

3,313

 

6,394

Other, net

 

70

 

(156)

Total other income (expense), net

 

11,033

 

76,659

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

39,280

 

121,727

Income tax benefit (provision), net

 

(11,460)

 

(32,782)

Net income (loss)

 

27,820

 

88,945

Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1,221

 

2,488

Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock

 

$                29,041

 

$                91,433

     

Earnings (losses) per share:

    

Basic

 

$                     0.35

 

$                     1.07

Diluted

 

$                     0.35

 

$                     1.06

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 
  

For the three months ended
March 31,

  

2023

 

2022

     

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

 

$                27,820

 

$                88,945

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows provided
by (used for) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

 

102,858

 

120,436

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

3,142

 

Losses (gains) on investments, net

 

7,109

 

(80,686)

Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net

 

551

 

1,714

Foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net

 

(3,313)

 

(6,394)

Deferred tax provision (benefit), net

 

6,521

 

25,538

Stock-based compensation

 

2,592

 

1,860

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

204

 

191

Other, net

 

(24,078)

 

(2,528)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net:

    

Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net

 

(14,041)

 

(8,480)

Other current assets, net

 

(27,153)

 

(3,340)

Trade accounts payable

 

(13,797)

 

7,046

Contract liabilities

 

7,553

 

(3,142)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

(28,257)

 

(27,033)

Non-current assets and non-current liabilities, net

 

(1,286)

 

(9,774)

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

46,425

 

104,353

     

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of marketable investment securities

 

(238,585)

 

(88,578)

Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities

 

457,776

 

492,812

Expenditures for property and equipment

 

(59,071)

 

(112,138)

Refunds and other receipts related to capital expenditures

 

15,000

 

Expenditures for externally marketed software

 

(6,962)

 

(5,093)

India JV formation

 

 

(7,892)

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

168,158

 

279,111

     

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Payment of finance lease obligations

 

 

(85)

Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations

 

(1,834)

 

(1,444)

Proceeds from Class A common stock issued under the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan

 

1,098

 

2,367

Treasury share repurchase

 

 

(33,307)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

(736)

 

(32,469)

     

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,659

 

3,480

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

215,506

 

354,475

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period

 

705,883

 

536,874

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period

 

$              921,389

 

$              891,349

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