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Communication Services - Telecommunications Services - NASDAQ - US
$ 21.61
-2.4 %
$ 2.35 B
Market Cap
24.68
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 22, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one IRDM stock under the worst case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 21.6 USD, Iridium Communications Inc. is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 22, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one IRDM stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 21.6 USD, Iridium Communications Inc. is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 22, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one IRDM stock under the best case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 21.6 USD, Iridium Communications Inc. is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart IRDM

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FINANCIALS
831 M REVENUE
5.05%
200 M OPERATING INCOME
145.48%
113 M NET INCOME
631.60%
376 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
19.38%
-181 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
-116.32%
-170 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
47.87%
215 M REVENUE
0.89%
60.4 M OPERATING INCOME
15.87%
30.4 M NET INCOME
-16.31%
61.1 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
-41.71%
-24.5 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
-1.15%
-81.1 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
43.83%
Balance Sheet Iridium Communications Inc.
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Current Assets 293 M
Cash & Short-Term Investments 93.5 M
Receivables 98.8 M
Other Current Assets 100 M
Non-Current Assets 2.38 B
Long-Term Investments 42.5 M
PP&E 2.08 B
Other Non-Current Assets 256 M
3.50 %3.70 %3.76 %77.88 %9.57 %Total Assets$2.7b
Current Liabilities 169 M
Accounts Payable 19.7 M
Short-Term Debt 33.1 M
Other Current Liabilities 116 M
Non-Current Liabilities 1.93 B
Long-Term Debt 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.93 B
5.56 %91.92 %Total Liabilities$2.1b
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall Iridium Communications Inc.
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Revenue 831 M
Cost Of Revenue 178 M
Gross Profit 653 M
Operating Expenses 452 M
Operating Income 200 M
Other Expenses 87.6 M
Net Income 113 M
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RATIOS
78.55% GROSS MARGIN
78.55%
24.12% OPERATING MARGIN
24.12%
13.58% NET MARGIN
13.58%
19.56% ROE
19.56%
4.22% ROA
4.22%
8.79% ROIC
8.79%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis Iridium Communications Inc.
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Net Income 113 M
Depreciation & Amortization 203 M
Capital Expenditures -69.9 M
Stock-Based Compensation 63.5 M
Change in Working Capital 0
Others -9.96 M
Free Cash Flow 306 M
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Iridium Communications Inc.
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IRDM has no price targets from Wall Street.
4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
0.52% DIVIDEND YIELD
0.14 USD DIVIDEND PER SHARE
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5. COMPETITION
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6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Iridium Communications Inc.
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7. News
Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 22, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Ken Levy - Vice President, Investor Relations Matt Desch - Chief Executive Officer Vince O'Neill - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ric Prentiss - Raymond James Edison Yu - Deutsche Bank Colin Canfield - Cantor Hamed Khorsand - BWS Financial Chris Quilty - Quilty Space Matthew Robillard - Barclays Louie DiPalma - William Blair Operator Good day, and welcome to the Iridium Communications First Quarter Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. seekingalpha.com - 1 week ago
Compared to Estimates, Iridium (IRDM) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics The headline numbers for Iridium (IRDM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals. zacks.com - 1 week ago
Iridium Communications (IRDM) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates Iridium Communications (IRDM) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.22 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.16 per share a year ago. zacks.com - 1 week ago
Iridium Announces First Quarter 2025 Results MCLEAN, Va. , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) ("Iridium"), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and reiterated its full-year 2025 outlook. prnewswire.com - 1 week ago
All You Need to Know About Iridium (IRDM) Rating Upgrade to Buy Iridium (IRDM) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). zacks.com - 2 weeks ago
Iridium Set to Release Q1 Earnings: Here's What You Should Know Iridium's first-quarter performance is likely to have gained from strong momentum in commercial service revenues and an uptick in subscriber count. zacks.com - 2 weeks ago
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Iridium Announces Release Date for First-Quarter 2025 Financial Results MCLEAN, Va. , March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium"), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. prnewswire.com - 1 month ago
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Buy These 5 Top-Ranked Stocks to Play Likely Earnings Beat Top-ranked stocks Doximity (DOCS), Life Time Group Holdings (LTH), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) and Iridium Communications (IRDM) are likely to beat on the bottom line in their upcoming releases. zacks.com - 1 month ago
Empowering Relief Efforts: Iridium Partners with World Central Kitchen MCLEAN, Va. , March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc.  (Nasdaq: IRDM) a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced a strategic partnership with World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organization dedicated to providing relief to communities experiencing natural, humanitarian, and climate-driven disasters. prnewswire.com - 1 month ago
8. Profile Summary

Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM

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COUNTRY US
INDUSTRY Telecommunications Services
MARKET CAP $ 2.35 B
Dividend Yield 0.52%
Description 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.
Contact 1750 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA, 22102 https://www.iridium.com
IPO Date March 20, 2008
Employees 873
Officers Mr. Vincent J. O'Neill Chief Financial Officer Mr. Gregory D. Pelton Chief Technical Officer Ms. Suzanne E. McBride Chief Operating Officer & Director Ms. Manjula Sriram Vice President & Chief Information Officer Ms. Kathleen A. Morgan Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary Mr. Kenneth B. Levy Vice President of Investor Relations Mr. Scott T. Scheimreif Executive Vice President of Government Programs Dr. Michael L. O'Connor Ph.D. Executive Vice President of Positioning, Navigation & Timing Division Mr. Timothy J. Last Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mr. Matthew J. Desch Chief Executive Officer & Director