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NextNav Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

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NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN) reported financial results for Q3 2023, including a new contract supporting the federal government’s GPS/PNT efforts, deployment of a 5G test network in Palo Alto, and the expectation of Pinnacle-enabled devices on five wireless carriers. Revenue increased to $1.0 million in Q3 2023 from $503,000 in the prior year period, while operating loss decreased to $14.6 million from $17.9 million.
Positive
  • Increased revenue from technology and services contracts with commercial customers
  • Deployment of a 5G test network in Palo Alto, CA
  • Expectation of Pinnacle-enabled devices on five wireless carriers
Negative
  • Decreased revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2023
  • Increased operating loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2023

5G Test Network Established in Bay Area

Signs Contract Supporting Government GPS/PNT Efforts

NextNav Pinnacle-Enabled Devices Expected on Five Wireless Carriers

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN) (“NextNav” or the “Company”), a leader in next generation GPS and 3D geolocation, today reported financial results for NextNav’s third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Ganesh Pattabiraman, NextNav Co-founder and CEO, stated, “As momentum builds towards addressing GPS vulnerabilities across the public and private sector, we recently signed a new contract to support the federal government’s resilient GPS/PNT efforts. The contract leverages our existing infrastructure to provide persistent PNT characterizations initially in select markets in the U.S., with the opportunity to expand across the country following initial implementation.

On the spectrum front, following the receipt of the FCC’s experimental license in 2Q 2023, we have now deployed a Bay Area TerraPoiNT network transmitting 5G waveforms. We have commenced formal testing to characterize our ability to support simultaneous broadband and PNT functionalities and expect to largely complete the program by year end.

Finally, as the number of devices enabled with our Pinnacle z-axis technology increases, we now have Pinnacle-enabled devices contracted across five wireless carriers. This follows our latest agreement with a new device on one of the largest MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) in the country. These relationships illustrate our clear leadership role in E911 and position us well to drive further adoption and integration of our Pinnacle technology in the future.”

Recent Operational Highlights:

  • Deploys 5G Test Network in Palo Alto, CA: Following approval of its experimental license in the second quarter, NextNav has deployed a 5G waveform on a TerraPoiNT network in Palo Alto, California. The Company is now beginning the formal testing process to demonstrate the ability to provide resilient PNT services combined with 5G broadband data. NextNav expects to complete formal testing by year end.
  • Signs Contract in Support of Federal Government’s Resilient GPS/PNT Efforts: The new contract leverages NextNav’s existing infrastructure to provide persistent PNT characterization in select markets in the U.S. The Company expects to expand its capabilities into additional U.S. markets upon completion of the initial phase.

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023, Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue: was $1.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to $503,000 in the prior year period. The increase was primarily attributable to increased recurring service revenue in the current period from technology and services contracts with commercial customers. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, revenue was $2.7 million, as compared with $3.1 million in the prior year period, driven by decreased integration revenue, partially offset by an increase in recurring service revenue, from technology and services contracts with commercial customers.
  • Operating Loss: was $14.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to an operating loss of $17.9 million in the prior year period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, operating loss was $43.6 million, as compared to an operating loss of $51 million in the prior year period.
  • Net Loss: was $23.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to a net loss of $18.7 million in the prior year period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net loss was $55.3 million, as compared to a net loss of $27.6 million in the prior year period.
  • Balance Sheet: as of September 30, 2023, the Company had $90.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, $7.0 million in short term investments and has $47.1 million in debt net of unamortized discount attributed to transaction costs and the issuance of warrants, with a gross value of $70 million.

Conference Call Information

NextNav will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 5:00 PM ET on November 8, 2023, to discuss its financial results for the third quarter 2023 and business outlook. To access the call, please register by visiting the following website: https://conferencingportals.com/event/TSgreOeK

Upon registering, each participant will be provided with call details and a registrant ID.

NextNav is also providing an investor relations presentation with information on its business and operations, which is available in the investor relations section of the NextNav website at https://ir.nextnav.com.

A replay of the call can also be accessed via phone through November 15, 2023, by dialing (800) 770-2030 from the U.S., or (647) 362-9199 from outside the U.S. The conference I.D. number is 62936.

About NextNav Inc.

NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next generation GPS, built on a robust asset platform, including 8MHz of wireless spectrum in the 900MHz band with near-nationwide coverage, intellectual property and deployed network systems. The company's Pinnacle network delivers highly accurate vertical positioning to transform location services, reflecting the 3D world around us and supporting innovative, new capabilities. NextNav's TerraPoiNT network delivers accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services to support critical infrastructure and other GPS-reliant systems in the absence or failure of GPS.

For more information, please visit https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance. The words “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “aim,” “strive,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements may relate to, but are not limited to: expectations regarding our strategies and future financial performance, including future business plans or objectives, expected functionality of our geolocation services, anticipated timing and level of deployment of our services, anticipated demand and acceptance of our services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, commercial partnership acquisition and retention, products and services, pricing, marketing plans; our ability to realize the anticipated technical and business benefits associated acquisitions, and any subsequent mergers, acquisitions, or other similar transactions; factors relating to our future operations, projected capital resources and financial position, estimated revenue and losses, projected costs and capital expenditures, and expectations about international markets; projections of market growth and size, including the level of market acceptance for our services; our ability to adequately protect key intellectual property rights or proprietary technology; our ability to maintain our Location and Monitoring Service (“LMS”) licenses and obtain additional LMS licenses as necessary; our ability to maintain adequate operational financial resources, including for research and development, or raise additional capital or generate sufficient cash flows; our ability to develop and maintain effective internal controls; our success in recruiting and/or retaining officers, key employees or directors; expansion plans and opportunities; costs related to being a public company; our ability to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq; macroeconomic factors and their effects on our operations; and the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. 

Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Source: NN-FIN

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NEXTNAV INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

 September
30, 2023
(unaudited)
  December
31, 2022
 
Assets     
Current assets:     
Cash and cash equivalents$90,132  $47,230 
Short term investments 6,962   8,216 
Accounts receivable 2,738   2,168 
Other current assets 2,323   3,576 
Total current assets$102,155  $61,190 
Network under construction 1,730   3,574 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,727 and $5,971 at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively 20,524   19,180 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 19,556   10,143 
Goodwill 17,238   17,493 
Intangible assets 10,349   10,397 
Other assets 1,569   1,811 
Total assets$173,121  $123,788 
        
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity       
Current liabilities:       
Accounts payable$916  $1,019 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 7,581   5,241 
Operating lease current liabilities 2,634   2,532 
Deferred revenue 71   95 
Total current liabilities$11,202  $8,887 
Warrants 14,000   4,200 
Operating lease noncurrent liabilities 15,076   5,290 
Other long-term liabilities 1,671   1,547 
Long term debt, net of debt issuance cost and discount 47,067    
Total liabilities$89,016  $19,924 
        
Stockholders’ equity:       
Common stock, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 108,977,489 and 106,418,442 shares issued and 108,976,312 and 106,417,265 shares outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively 12   12 
Additional paid-in capital 822,928   787,130 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,153   1,371 
Accumulated deficit (743,831)  (688,492)
Common stock in treasury, at cost; 1,177 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (4)  (4)
Total stockholders’ equity$80,258  $100,017 
Non-controlling interests 3,847   3,847 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$173,121  $123,788 
 

 NEXTNAV INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
Revenue$1,027  $503  $2,657  $3,123 
Operating expenses:               
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 3,232   2,830   9,397   8,868 
Research and development 5,007   4,567   14,579   12,725 
Selling, general and administrative 6,152   10,152   18,722   29,874 
Depreciation and amortization 1,256   891   3,559   2,657 
Total operating expenses$15,647  $18,440  $46,257  $54,124 
Operating loss$(14,620) $(17,937) $(43,600) $(51,001)
Other income (expense):               
Interest income (expense) (1,740)  336   (1,614)  445 
Change in fair value of warrants (6,737)  (962)  (9,800)  23,188 
Other loss (99)  (152)  (166)  (205)
Loss before income taxes$(23,196) $(18,715) $(55,180) $(27,573)
Provision for income taxes 24   15   159   41 
Net loss$(23,220) $(18,730) $(55,339) $(27,614)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (670)  (2)  (218)  (24)
Comprehensive loss$(23,890) $(18,732) $(55,557) $(27,638)
Net loss (23,220)  (18,730)  (55,339)  (27,614)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(23,220) $(18,730) $(55,339) $(27,614)
Weighted average of shares outstanding – basic and diluted 108,045   101,397   107,504   98,513 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share - basic and diluted$(0.21) $(0.18) $(0.51) $(0.28)
 

 NEXTNAV INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 2023  2022 
Operating activities     
Net loss$(55,339) $(27,614)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:       
Depreciation and amortization 3,559   2,657 
Equity-based compensation 12,643   20,593 
Change in fair value of warranty liability 9,800   (23,188)
Realized and unrealized gain on marketable securities (501)   
Equity method investment loss 157   175 
Asset retirement obligation accretion 51   41 
Amortization of debt discount 1,771    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:       
Accounts receivable (569)  298 
Other current assets 1,246   1,996 
Other assets 84   68 
Accounts payable (102)  1,068 
Deferred revenue (23)  (1,588)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 2,140   (92)
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities 476   401 
Net cash used in operating activities$(24,607) $(25,185)
        
Investing activities       
Capitalization of costs and purchases of network assets, property, and equipment (2,541)  (1,720)
Purchase of marketable securities (33,494)  (8,173)
Sale and maturity of marketable securities 35,249    
Purchase of internal use software (708)  (279)
Purchase of equity method investment    (1,125)
Net cash used in investing activities$(1,494) $(11,297)
        
Financing activities       
Proceeds from senior secured notes 70,000    
Payments towards debt issuance cost (1,861)   
Payments towards debt (82)   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 66   48 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants 882    
Repurchase of common stocks (withholding taxes)    (4)
Net cash provided by financing activities$69,005  $44 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (2)  (50)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 42,902   (36,488)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 47,230   100,076 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$90,132  $63,588 
        
Non-cash financing information       
Capital expenditure included in accounts payable$120  $427 
Issuance of warrants$22,843  $ 

FAQ

What are the recent operational highlights for NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN)?

Recent operational highlights include the deployment of a 5G test network in Palo Alto, CA, and the signing of a contract to support the federal government’s GPS/PNT efforts.

What are the financial highlights for NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN) in Q3 2023?

Revenue increased to $1.0 million in Q3 2023 from $503,000 in the prior year period, while operating loss decreased to $14.6 million from $17.9 million.

Where can I access the investor relations presentation for NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN)?

The investor relations presentation is available in the investor relations section of the NextNav website at https://ir.nextnav.com.

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