$IRDM
Iridium Communications Inc. Stock $irdm

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2014 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114420414063786 Filed on October 30, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
Revenue	$100.5M	$107.5M	$102.5M
YoY Change	2.35%	6.88%	8.28%
Cost Of Revenue	$26.90M	$16.37M	$16.73M
YoY Change	-5.28%	10.8%	17.77%
Gross Profit	$73.60M	$91.12M	$85.79M
YoY Change	5.44%	6.21%	6.6%
Gross Profit Margin	73.23%	84.77%	83.68%
Selling, General & Admin	$22.70M	$18.28M	$18.49M
YoY Change	12.38%	-0.07%	0.51%
% of Gross Profit	30.84%	20.06%	21.56%
Research & Development	$5.900M	$4.910M	$4.645M
YoY Change	28.26%	57.12%	166.8%
% of Gross Profit	8.02%	5.39%	5.41%
Depreciation & Amortization	$72.80M	$19.68M	$19.67M
YoY Change	-2.93%	1.55%	5.78%
% of Gross Profit	98.91%	21.59%	22.93%
Operating Expenses	$41.80M	$74.48M	$72.81M
YoY Change	-4.13%	4.73%	10.59%
Operating Profit	$31.84M	$33.01M	$29.71M
YoY Change	21.27%	12.09%	3.0%
Interest Expense	$1.000M	$12.80M	$12.50M
YoY Change	150.0%	2033.33%	1983.33%
% of Operating Profit	3.14%	38.77%	42.07%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.200M	-$557.0K	-$4.524M
YoY Change	-115.58%	-77.08%	101.25%
Pretax Income	$31.70M	$32.46M	$25.19M
YoY Change	-7.85%	20.11%	-5.3%
Income Tax	$8.600M	$12.07M	$10.17M
% Of Pretax Income	27.13%	37.18%	40.37%
Net Earnings	$23.04M	$20.39M	$15.02M
YoY Change	47.83%	22.93%	-2.56%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.92%	18.97%	14.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.18	$0.14
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.19	$0.17	$0.14
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	93.74M shares	94.05M	86.79M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		121.5M	95.65M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$472.4M	$523.1M	$500.5M
YoY Change	79.63%	93.5%	81.54%
Cash & Equivalents	$211.2M	$307.1M	$88.60M
Short-Term Investments	$280.1M	$216.0M	$202.3M
Other Short-Term Assets	$21.60M	$25.70M	$16.50M
YoY Change	-3.14%	77.24%	10.0%
Inventory	$28.43M	$29.35M	$28.80M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$50.67M	$60.28M	$70.30M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$300.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$573.1M	$638.4M	$616.4M
YoY Change	55.08%	68.68%	63.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.972B	$1.690B	$1.655B
YoY Change	25.15%	16.43%	23.0%
Goodwill	$87.04M	$87.04M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$47.42M	$47.67M
YoY Change	-17.47%	-21.49%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$7.726M	$8.552M	$221.0M
YoY Change	-13.28%	10.95%	9.41%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.337B	$2.047B	$2.014B
YoY Change	20.43%	12.8%	18.56%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$573.1M	$638.4M	$616.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.337B	$2.047B	$2.014B
Total Assets	$2.910B	$2.686B	$2.630B
YoY Change	25.97%	22.44%	26.79%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$17.68M	$11.22M	$15.90M
YoY Change	36.67%	22.59%	6.71%
Accrued Expenses	$38.42M	$63.20M	$46.10M
YoY Change	-18.6%	11.07%	9.5%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$102.4M	$112.5M	$102.3M
YoY Change	0.84%	2.05%	1.16%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.291B	$1.090B	$1.084B
YoY Change	24.27%	16.36%	27.04%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.284M	$16.88M	$33.70M
YoY Change	-2.98%	-17.4%	63.58%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.284M	$16.88M	$1.118B
YoY Change	-2.98%	-17.4%	5327.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$102.4M	$112.5M	$102.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.284M	$16.88M	$1.118B
Total Liabilities	$1.678B	$1.476B	$1.439B
YoY Change	22.44%	16.35%	23.35%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$201.5M	$182.3M
YoY Change	45.14%	45.88%
Common Stock	$94.00K	$94.00K
YoY Change	22.08%	22.08%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.232B	$1.210B	$1.191B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.910B	$2.686B	$2.630B
YoY Change	25.97%	22.44%	26.79%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$23.04M	$20.39M	$15.02M
YoY Change	47.83%	22.93%	-2.56%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$72.80M	$19.68M	$19.67M
YoY Change	-2.93%	1.55%	5.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	$61.60M	$62.10M	$48.70M
YoY Change	59.17%	41.14%	12.99%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$296.2M	-$36.80M	-$49.60M
YoY Change	111.42%	-67.05%	-62.57%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$45.20M	-$52.30M	-$93.60M
YoY Change	1229.41%	-1050.91%	637.01%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$341.4M	-$89.10M	-$143.1M
YoY Change	137.91%	-16.1%	-1.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$49.90M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	186.4M	-2.200M	246.3M
YoY Change	98.09%	-103.53%	162.86%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	61.60M	62.10M	48.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-341.4M	-89.10M	-143.1M
Cash From Financing Activities	186.4M	-2.200M	246.3M
Net Change In Cash	-93.40M	-29.20M	151.9M
YoY Change	772.9%	-29300.0%	-1908.33%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$61.60M	$62.10M	$48.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$296.2M	-$36.80M	-$49.60M
Free Cash Flow	$357.8M	$98.90M	$98.30M
YoY Change	100.11%	-36.48%	-44.02%

Facts In Submission

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