$BKSY
BlackSky Technology Inc. Stock $bksy

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000175353923000020 Filed on March 23, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$18.40M	$19.42M	$65.35M
YoY Change	32.39%	69.01%	91.73%
Cost Of Revenue	$6.478M	$7.708M	$35.83M
YoY Change	-40.87%	-24.27%	3.11%
Gross Profit	$11.92M	$11.71M	$29.52M
YoY Change	305.27%	793.14%	-4552.94%
Gross Profit Margin	64.79%	60.3%	45.18%
Selling, General & Admin	$18.95M	$20.22M	$79.67M
YoY Change	-15.92%	-29.48%	-8.06%
% of Gross Profit	158.98%	172.7%	269.86%
Research & Development	$216.0K	$290.0K	$739.0K
YoY Change	47.95%	974.07%	559.82%
% of Gross Profit	1.81%	2.48%	2.5%
Depreciation & Amortization	$9.655M	$9.495M	$35.66M
YoY Change	30.63%	110.91%	149.27%
% of Gross Profit	81.01%	81.09%	120.79%
Operating Expenses	$19.17M	$30.01M	$116.1M
YoY Change	-15.51%	-9.63%	33.77%
Operating Profit	-$16.90M	-$18.30M	-$86.55M
YoY Change	-37.71%	-42.63%	-27.96%
Interest Expense	$1.853M	$1.188M	$9.419M
YoY Change	47.65%	-96.48%	82.36%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$943.0K	$2.135M	$2.081M
YoY Change	-47250.0%	2602.53%	-101.41%
Pretax Income	-$17.20M	-$14.98M	-$75.05M
YoY Change	-13.94%	-348.63%	-69.24%
Income Tax	$113.0K		$0.00
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$17.32M	-$14.98M	-$74.34M
YoY Change	-13.37%	-377.57%	-69.74%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-94.12%	-77.12%	-113.76%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.14		-$0.63
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.14	-$0.13	-$0.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	138.7M shares	121.4M shares	117.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	124.1M shares		117.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$68.76M	$72.16M	$72.16M
YoY Change	-49.4%	-56.42%	-56.42%
Cash & Equivalents	$56.96M	$34.18M	$34.18M
Short-Term Investments	$11.79M	$37.98M	$37.98M
Other Short-Term Assets	$7.130M	$7.548M	$7.548M
YoY Change	-5.71%	-14.05%	-14.05%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$9.059M	$8.818M	$8.818M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$91.39M	$88.53M	$88.53M
YoY Change	-39.8%	-50.45%	-50.45%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$87.38M	$75.17M	$75.17M
YoY Change	30.22%	6.55%	6.55%
Goodwill	$9.393M	$9.393M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$5.814M	$5.114M	$5.114M
YoY Change	36.51%	27.79%	27.79%
Other Assets	$2.576M	$53.80M	$53.80M
YoY Change	355.93%	9506.25%	32.3%
Total Long-Term Assets	$149.9M	$145.4M	$145.4M
YoY Change	10.6%	14.4%	14.4%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$91.39M	$88.53M	$88.53M
Total Long-Term Assets	$149.9M	$145.4M	$145.4M
Total Assets	$241.2M	$233.9M	$233.9M
YoY Change	-16.03%	-23.5%	-23.5%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$10.57M	$14.37M	$14.37M
YoY Change	-31.93%	733.84%	733.84%
Accrued Expenses		$11.95M	$11.95M
YoY Change		31.08%	31.08%
Deferred Revenue	$3.873M	$6.783M
YoY Change	-59.35%	-39.79%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$20.85M	$26.93M	$26.93M
YoY Change	-34.06%	-11.82%	-11.82%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$76.33M	$76.22M	$76.22M
YoY Change	6.15%	6.74%	6.74%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$69.00K	$9.070M	$9.070M
YoY Change	-95.28%	1288.97%	-62.52%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$76.40M	$85.29M	$85.29M
YoY Change	4.13%	18.36%	-10.79%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$20.85M	$26.93M	$26.93M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$76.40M	$85.29M	$85.29M
Total Liabilities	$122.3M	$112.2M	$112.2M
YoY Change	1.6%	-11.04%	-11.04%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$562.4M	-$545.1M
YoY Change	14.57%	15.76%
Common Stock	$14.00K	$12.00K
YoY Change	16.67%	9.09%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$118.9M	$121.7M	$121.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$241.2M	$233.9M	$233.9M
YoY Change	-16.03%	-23.5%	-23.5%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$17.32M	-$14.98M	-$74.34M
YoY Change	-13.37%	-377.57%	-69.74%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$9.655M	$9.495M	$35.66M
YoY Change	30.63%	110.91%	149.27%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$16.60M	-$5.027M	-$44.46M
YoY Change	30.97%	-66.77%	-17.48%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$2.874M	$2.772M	$11.68M
YoY Change	-249.22%	-477.66%	-1017.28%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$13.39M	$5.316M	-$69.90M
YoY Change	-216.46%	-139.7%	12.13%
Cash From Investing Activities	$10.52M	$2.544M	-$81.58M
YoY Change	-178.35%	-118.01%	28.24%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$47.00K
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$28.87M	-537.0K	-5.053M
YoY Change	-902.08%	71.02%	-101.84%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$16.60M	-5.027M	-44.46M
Cash From Investing Activities	$10.52M	2.544M	-81.58M
Cash From Financing Activities	$28.87M	-537.0K	-5.053M
Net Change In Cash	$22.78M	-3.020M	-131.1M
YoY Change	-176.71%	-89.79%	-183.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$16.60M	-$5.027M	-$44.46M
Capital Expenditures	$2.874M	$2.772M	$11.68M
Free Cash Flow	-$19.48M	-$7.799M	-$56.13M
YoY Change	81.17%	-45.83%	6.72%

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