Gogo Announces Third Quarter Results
- None.
- None.
Updates 2023 Financial Guidance and Reiterates Long-Term Targets
Total Revenue of
Net Income of
Q3 2023 Highlights
- Total revenue of
decreased$97.9 million 7% compared to Q3 2022.- Record service revenue of
increased$79.5 million 6% compared to Q3 2022 and1% compared to Q2 2023. - Equipment revenue of
decreased$18.4 million 39% compared to Q3 2022 and decreased24% compared to Q2 2023.
- Record service revenue of
- AVANCE equipment units shipped totaled 192, a decrease of
51% compared to Q3 2022 and a decrease of31% compared to Q2 2023. - Total ATG aircraft online ("AOL") reached 7,150, an increase of
6% compared to Q3 2022 and an increase of1% compared to Q2 2023. - Total AVANCE AOL grew to 3,784, an increase of
23% compared to Q3 2022 and5% compared to Q2 2023. AVANCE units comprised approximately53% of total AOL as of September 30, 2023, up from45% as of September 30, 2022.- Average Monthly Revenue per ATG aircraft online ("ARPU") of
, compared to$3,373 in Q3 2022 and$3,376 in Q2 2023.$3,371
- Average Monthly Revenue per ATG aircraft online ("ARPU") of
- Net income of
increased$20.9 million 4% from in Q3 2022.$20.2 million - Diluted earnings per share was
compared to$0.16 in Q3 2022.$0.15
- Diluted earnings per share was
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
, which includes approximately$43.2 million of operating expenses related to Gogo Galileo, decreased$2.6 million 1% compared to Q3 2022 and2% compared to Q2 2023. - Cash provided by operating activities of
in Q3 2023 decreased from$18.7 million in the prior year period.$27.7 million - Free Cash Flow(1) was
in Q3 2023, an increase from$21.0 million in the prior-year period due primarily to a reduction in capital expenditures.$8.5 million - Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled
as of September 30, 2023 compared to$110.8 million as of June 30, 2023.$97.2 million
- Free Cash Flow(1) was
"We are in a two-year investment cycle launching Gogo 5G and Galileo (our global LEO satellite product) to deliver order-of-magnitude improvements in network speed and coverage, grow our addressable market, and strengthen our competitive position," said Oakleigh Thorne, Chairman and CEO. "We expect these investments to drive significant growth starting in 2025 and to drive substantial returns for shareholders."
"Despite near-term revenue headwinds, Gogo maintains our long-term targets of approximately 15
2023 Financial Guidance and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Company provides the following guidance for 2023, which includes the impact of the Federal Communications Commission's Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program ("FCC Reimbursement Program").
- Total revenue in the range of
to$390 million , versus prior guidance in the range of$400 million to$410 million , driven predominantly by lower equipment revenue.$420 million - Adjusted EBITDA(1) at the high end of the previously guided range of
to$150 million reflecting operating expenses of approximately$160 million for strategic and operational initiatives including Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo and the FCC Reimbursement Program.$15 million - Free Cash Flow(1) at the high end of the previously guided range of
to$60 million which includes approximately$70 million of negative Free Cash Flow due to the expected lag of reimbursements tied to the FCC Reimbursement Program.$20 million - Capital expenditures of
to$25 million including$30 million for the Gogo 5G program and$12 million related to the FCC Reimbursement Program, versus prior guidance at the low end of$2 million to$30 million .$40 million
The Company reiterates the following long-term financial targets:
- Revenue growth at a compound annual growth rate of approximately
15% -17% from 2022 through 2027. The Company continues to expect that Gogo Galileo will contribute revenue beginning in 2025. - Annual Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) in the mid
-40% range by 2027. - Free Cash Flow(1) in the range of
to$150 million in 2025, without the effect of the FCC Reimbursement program, and growing thereafter. The FCC Reimbursement Program is expected to positively impact Free Cash Flow in 2025.$200 million
(1) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below |
Conference Call
The Company will host its third quarter conference call on November 7, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the conference call, as well as a replay, will be available online on the Investor Relations section of the Company's investor website at https://ir.gogoair.com.
Participants can also join the call by dialing +1 844-543-0451 (within
https://register.vevent.com/register/BIc916c46af134493e80fe6a372b98e364
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We report certain non-GAAP financial measurements, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow in the discussion above. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow for business planning purposes, including managing our business against internally projected results of operations and measuring our performance and liquidity. These supplemental performance measures also provide another basis for comparing period-to-period results by excluding potential differences caused by non-operational and unusual or non-recurring items. These supplemental performance measurements may vary from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain disclosures in this press release and related comments by our management include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our business outlook, industry, business strategy, plans, goals and expectations concerning our market position, international expansion, future technologies, future operations, margins, profitability, future efficiencies, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. When used in this discussion, the words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "budget," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "future" and the negative of these or similar terms and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give you no assurance these expectations will prove to have been correct. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions, data or judgments that prove to be incorrect. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: our ability to continue to generate revenue from the provision of our connectivity services; our reliance on our key OEMs and dealers for equipment sales; the impact of competition; our reliance on third parties for equipment components and services; the impact of global supply chain and logistics issues and increasing inflation; our ability to expand our business outside of
Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 28, 2023 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC.
Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our financial condition or future results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements contained in this report ultimately prove to be accurate. Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and you should not place undue reliance on them. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Gogo
Gogo is the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market. We offer a customizable suite of smart cabin systems for highly integrated connectivity, inflight entertainment and voice solutions. Gogo's products and services are installed on thousands of business aircraft of all sizes and mission types from turboprops to the largest global jets, and are utilized by the largest fractional ownership operators, charter operators, corporate flight departments and individuals.
As of September 30, 2023, Gogo reported 7,150 business aircraft flying with its broadband ATG systems onboard, 3,784 of which are flying with a Gogo AVANCE L5 or L3 system; and 4,395 aircraft with narrowband satellite connectivity installed. Connect with us at www.gogoair.com.
Investor Relations Contact: | Media Relations Contact: |
Will Davis | Dave Mellin |
+1 917-519-6994 | +1 303-301-3606 |
Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months | For the Nine Months | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Service revenue | $ | 79,546 | $ | 75,252 | $ | 237,107 | $ | 218,983 | ||||||||
Equipment revenue | 18,403 | 30,066 | 62,660 | 76,921 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 97,949 | 105,318 | 299,767 | 295,904 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of service revenue (exclusive of amounts shown below) | 18,116 | 17,297 | 51,732 | 47,683 | ||||||||||||
Cost of equipment revenue (exclusive of amounts shown below) | 12,320 | 19,261 | 47,983 | 50,410 | ||||||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 9,154 | 7,988 | 26,259 | 21,346 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 7,015 | 6,240 | 21,748 | 18,539 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 13,336 | 15,474 | 40,734 | 44,289 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 4,692 | 2,716 | 12,022 | 10,006 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 64,633 | 68,976 | 200,478 | 192,273 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 33,316 | 36,342 | 99,289 | 103,631 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | (1,622) | (690) | (5,509) | (931) | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 8,025 | 8,781 | 24,807 | 29,442 | ||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | 2,224 | — | ||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (728) | 95 | (733) | 112 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense | 5,675 | 8,186 | 20,789 | 28,623 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 27,641 | 28,156 | 78,500 | 75,008 | ||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) provision | 6,728 | 7,980 | (52,711) | 10,619 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 20,913 | $ | 20,176 | $ | 131,211 | $ | 64,389 | ||||||||
Net income attributable to common stock per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 1.01 | $ | 0.53 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 129,951 | 129,914 | 129,632 | 121,762 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 133,320 | 134,221 | 133,382 | 134,454 |
Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 86,157 | $ | 150,550 | ||||
Short-term investments | 24,655 | 24,796 | ||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | 110,812 | 175,346 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of | 49,356 | 54,210 | ||||||
Inventories | 62,792 | 49,493 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 63,873 | 45,100 | ||||||
Total current assets | 286,833 | 324,149 | ||||||
Non-current assets: | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 100,982 | 104,595 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 52,719 | 49,509 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 71,539 | 75,261 | ||||||
Other non-current assets, net of allowances of | 37,239 | 43,355 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 217,976 | 162,657 | ||||||
Total non-current assets | 480,455 | 435,377 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 767,288 | $ | 759,526 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 15,328 | $ | 13,646 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 38,219 | 60,056 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,704 | 3,418 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 7,250 | 7,250 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 62,501 | 84,370 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities: | ||||||||
Long-term debt | 588,733 | 690,173 | ||||||
Non-current operating lease liabilities | 74,481 | 79,241 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 8,031 | 7,611 | ||||||
Total non-current liabilities | 671,245 | 777,025 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 733,746 | 861,395 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity (deficit) | ||||||||
Common stock | 14 | 14 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,396,348 | 1,385,933 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 23,913 | 30,128 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | (158,375) | (158,375) | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,228,358) | (1,359,569) | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) | 33,542 | (101,869) | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | $ | 767,288 | $ | 759,526 |
Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
For the Nine Months | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 131,211 | $ | 64,389 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 12,022 | 10,006 | ||||||
Loss on asset disposals, abandonments and write-downs | 285 | 166 | ||||||
Provision for expected credit losses | 541 | 855 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | (53,255) | 10,470 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 15,729 | 14,101 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and interest rate caps | 2,671 | 2,486 | ||||||
Accretion of debt discount | 304 | 345 | ||||||
Changes in fair value of equity investment | (773) | — | ||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2,224 | — | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 4,356 | (12,289) | ||||||
Inventories | (13,299) | (12,622) | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (37,454) | 12,862 | ||||||
Contract assets | 2,822 | (2,836) | ||||||
Accounts payable | 2,526 | 1,116 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | (5,091) | (16,245) | ||||||
Deferred revenue | (1,708) | (222) | ||||||
Accrued interest | (9,565) | 1,720 | ||||||
Other non-current assets and liabilities | (728) | (2,363) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 52,818 | 71,939 | ||||||
Investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (14,006) | (35,187) | ||||||
Acquisition of intangible assets—capitalized software | (4,711) | (4,745) | ||||||
Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program | 3 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from interest rate caps | 20,165 | 803 | ||||||
Redemptions of short-term investments | 49,524 | — | ||||||
Purchases of short-term investments | (49,383) | — | ||||||
Purchase of equity investment | (5,000) | — | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (3,408) | (39,129) | ||||||
Financing activities: | ||||||||
Payments on term loan | (105,438) | (5,438) | ||||||
Repurchases of common stock | — | (18,375) | ||||||
Payments on financing leases | (117) | (136) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation activity | (8,326) | (2,703) | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (113,881) | (26,652) | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 78 | 65 | ||||||
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (64,393) | 6,223 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 150,880 | 146,268 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 86,487 | $ | 152,491 | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 86,487 | $ | 152,491 | ||||
Less: non-current restricted cash | 330 | 330 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 86,157 | $ | 152,161 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 53,911 | $ | 28,841 | ||||
Cash paid for taxes | 429 | 289 | ||||||
Non-cash investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment in current liabilities | $ | 5,425 | $ | 11,549 |
Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Information – Key Operating Metrics | ||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months | For the Nine Months | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Aircraft online (at period end) | ||||||||||||||||
ATG | 7,150 | 6,777 | 7,150 | 6,777 | ||||||||||||
Narrowband satellite | 4,395 | 4,484 | 4,395 | 4,484 | ||||||||||||
Average monthly connectivity service revenue per aircraft online | ||||||||||||||||
ATG | $ | 3,373 | $ | 3,376 | $ | 3,378 | $ | 3,342 | ||||||||
Narrowband satellite | 294 | 297 | 297 | 263 | ||||||||||||
Units sold | ||||||||||||||||
ATG | 192 | 388 | 692 | 944 | ||||||||||||
Narrowband satellite | 40 | 43 | 132 | 144 | ||||||||||||
Average equipment revenue per unit sold (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
ATG | $ | 77 | $ | 68 | $ | 73 | $ | 69 | ||||||||
Narrowband satellite | 39 | 39 | 48 | 50 |
- ATG aircraft online. We define ATG aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft for which we provide ATG services as of the last day of each period presented. This number excludes aircraft receiving ATG service as part of the ATG Network Sharing Agreement with Intelsat.
- Narrowband satellite aircraft online. We define narrowband satellite aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft for which we provide narrowband satellite services as of the last day of each period presented.
- Average monthly connectivity service revenue per ATG aircraft online. We define average monthly connectivity service revenue per ATG aircraft online as the aggregate ATG connectivity service revenue for the period divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the number of ATG aircraft online during the period (expressed as an average of the month end figures for each month in such period). Revenue share earned from the ATG Network Sharing Agreement with Intelsat is excluded from this calculation.
- Average monthly connectivity service revenue per narrowband satellite aircraft online. We define average monthly connectivity service revenue per narrowband satellite aircraft online as the aggregate narrowband satellite connectivity service revenue for the period divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the number of narrowband satellite aircraft online during the period (expressed as an average of the month end figures for each month in such period).
- Units sold. We define units sold as the number of ATG or narrowband satellite units for which we recognized revenue during the period.
- Average equipment revenue per ATG unit sold. We define average equipment revenue per ATG unit sold as the aggregate equipment revenue from all ATG units sold during the period, divided by the number of ATG units sold.
- Average equipment revenue per narrowband satellite unit sold. We define average equipment revenue per narrowband satellite unit sold as the aggregate equipment revenue earned from all narrowband satellite units sold during the period, divided by the number of narrowband satellite units sold.
Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Information – Revenue and Cost of Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months | % Change | For the Nine Months | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 over | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 over | |||||||||||||||||||
Service revenue | $ | 79,546 | $ | 75,252 | 5.7 | % | $ | 237,107 | $ | 218,983 | 8.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Equipment revenue | 18,403 | 30,066 | (38.8) | % | 62,660 | 76,921 | (18.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 97,949 | $ | 105,318 | (7.0) | % | $ | 299,767 | $ | 295,904 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||||||
For the Three Months | % Change | For the Nine Months | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 over | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 over | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of service revenue (1) | $ | 18,116 | $ | 17,297 | 4.7 | % | $ | 51,732 | $ | 47,683 | 8.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Cost of equipment revenue (1) | $ | 12,320 | $ | 19,261 | (36.0) | % | $ | 47,983 | $ | 50,410 | (4.8) | % |
(1) Excludes depreciation and amortization expense. |
View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gogo-announces-third-quarter-results-301979357.html
SOURCE Gogo Inc.
FAQ
What is Gogo Inc.'s stock ticker?
What was Gogo Inc.'s total revenue for Q3 2023?