Virgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results And Provides Business Update

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Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) announced its Q3 2024 financial results. The company reported revenue of $0.4 million, down from $1.7 million in Q3 2023, due to a pause in commercial spaceflights. Operating expenses decreased to $82 million (GAAP) and $70 million (Non-GAAP), compared to $116 million and $102 million, respectively, in Q3 2023. The net loss improved to $75 million from $105 million in the previous year, driven by lower expenses. Adjusted EBITDA was $(59) million, better than $(87) million in Q3 2023. The company had a cash position of $744 million as of September 30, 2024. Virgin Galactic raised $37 million through stock issuance. The Delta Class spaceship production is on track for 2026, with initial flight-control testing completed and staffing ramp-up at the Spaceship Factory in Phoenix-Mesa, AZ.

Positive

• Cash position remains strong at $744 million.
• Net loss improved to $75 million from $105 million.
• Operating expenses decreased to $82 million (GAAP) and $70 million (Non-GAAP).
• Adjusted EBITDA improved to $(59) million from $(87) million.
• Raised $37 million through stock issuance.

Negative

• Revenue declined to $0.4 million from $1.7 million.
• Free cash flow deteriorated to $(118) million from $(105) million.
• Net cash used in operating activities was $79 million, up from $91 million.

• Build Phase of Delta Class Spaceships Underway with Commercial Service on Track for 2026
• Fleet Expansion Progressing as Design Efforts Shift to Mothership Program

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the "Company”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 and provided a business update.

CEO Michael Colglazier said, "Our spaceship program remains on track to begin commercial operations in 2026, and with strong progress made on the Delta program, we now have the engineering capacity to advance design work on a second mothership, which will accelerate the next phase of growth for Virgin Galactic."

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

• Cash position remains strong, with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $744 million as of September 30, 2024.
• Revenue of $0.4 million, compared to $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2023, with the decrease driven by the pause in commercial spaceflights to focus efforts on the production of the Delta Class spaceships.
• GAAP total operating expenses of $82 million, compared to $116 million in the third quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP total operating expenses of $70 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $102 million in the third quarter of 2023.
• Net loss of $75 million, compared to a $105 million net loss in the third quarter of 2023, with the improvement primarily driven by lower operating expenses.
• Adjusted EBITDA totaled $(59) million, compared to $(87) million in the third quarter of 2023, primarily driven by lower operating expenses.
• Net cash used in operating activities totaled $79 million, compared to $91 million in the third quarter of 2023.
• Cash paid for capital expenditures totaled $39 million, compared to $13 million in the third quarter of 2023.
• Free cash flow totaled $(118) million, compared to $(105) million in the third quarter of 2023.
• Generated $37 million in gross proceeds through the issuance of 4.9 million shares of common stock as part of the Company's at-the-market offering programs.

Business Updates

• Production schedule for Delta Class spaceships remains on track for commercial service in 2026.
• Completed initial flight-control testing for Delta Class spaceships.
• Preparing for ramp-up in staffing at Virgin Galactic's Spaceship Factory in Phoenix-Mesa, AZ to align with major parts delivery and assembly.

Financial Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect our expectations for the fourth quarter of 2024 as of November 6, 2024 and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date, but may be materially affected by many factors, as discussed below in “Forward-Looking Statements.”

• Free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2024 is expected to be in the range of $(115) million to $(125) million.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the Company's results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), the Company is also providing certain non-GAAP financial measures. A discussion regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of such measures to the most directly comparable GAAP information is presented later in this press release.

Conference Call Information

Virgin Galactic will host a conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today. To access the conference call, parties should dial +1 800-715-9871 or +1 646-307-1963 and enter the conference ID number 9301433. The live audio webcast along with supplemental information will be accessible on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.virgingalactic.com/events-and-presentations/. A recording of the webcast will also be available following the conference call.

About Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles. Scale and profitability are driven by next generation vehicles capable of bringing humans to space at an unprecedented frequency with an industry-leading cost structure. You can find more information at https://www.virgingalactic.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our spaceflight systems, development, production and design of our Delta Class spaceships and proposed timeline for commercial service using such spaceships, our plans to advance design work on our second mothership, the acceleration of our next phase of growth, our plans to ramp-up staffing for the Phoenix-Mesa spaceship factory and related major parts delivery and assembly, and our objectives for future operations, growth plans and the Company’s financial forecasts, including fourth quarter 2024 expected free cash flow, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “target,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any delay in future commercial flights of our spaceflight fleet, our ability to successfully develop and test our next generation vehicles, and the time and costs associated with doing so, our expected capital requirements and the availability of additional financing, and the other factors, risks and uncertainties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as well our subsequently filed reports on Form 10-Q and 8-K, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of our website at www.virgingalactic.com, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (In thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue		$	402			$	1,728			$	6,607			$	3,991
Operating expenses:
Spaceline operations			19,874				25,648				69,753				26,200
Research and development			23,937				44,848				124,441				241,292
Selling, general and administrative			33,978				42,218				95,793				144,020
Depreciation and amortization			4,341				3,286				11,296				9,723
Total operating expenses			82,130				116,000				301,283				421,235
Operating loss			(81,728	)			(114,272	)			(294,676	)			(417,244	)
Interest income			10,363				12,856				33,779				28,590
Interest expense			(3,233	)			(3,221	)			(9,690	)			(9,648	)
Other income, net			163				86				479				164
Loss before income taxes			(74,435	)			(104,551	)			(270,108	)			(398,138	)
Income tax expense			105				53				219				215
Net loss			(74,540	)			(104,604	)			(270,327	)			(398,353	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment			31				(60	)			25				9
Unrealized gain on marketable securities			1,794				1,022				846				6,008
Total comprehensive loss		$	(72,715	)		$	(103,642	)		$	(269,456	)		$	(392,336	)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted		$	(2.66	)		$	(5.57	)		$	(11.66	)		$	(25.20	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted			27,973				18,792				23,176				15,809

VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands)
		September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	172,359			$	216,799
Restricted cash			32,357				36,793
Marketable securities, short-term			478,741				657,238
Other current assets			29,788				39,999
Total current assets			713,245				950,829
Marketable securities, long-term			60,434				71,596
Property, plant and equipment, net			181,154				93,806
Other non-current assets			61,476				63,286
Total assets		$	1,016,309			$	1,179,517
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	8,078			$	32,415
Customer deposits			86,140				97,841
Other current liabilities			63,688				55,404
Total current liabilities			157,906				185,660
Non-current liabilities:
Convertible senior notes, net			419,555				417,886
Other non-current liabilities			72,856				70,495
Total liabilities			650,317				674,041
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock			3				2
Additional paid-in capital			2,761,206				2,631,235
Accumulated deficit			(2,396,459	)			(2,126,132	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income			1,242				371
Total stockholders' equity			365,992				505,476
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	1,016,309			$	1,179,517

VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands)
		Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(270,327	)		$	(398,353	)
Stock-based compensation			24,040				35,598
Depreciation and amortization			11,296				9,723
Amortization of debt issuance costs			1,669				1,618
Other non-cash items			(13,332	)			(6,500	)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current and non-current assets			13,624				14,293
Accounts payable			(25,364	)			9,019
Customer deposits			(11,701	)			(4,724	)
Other current and non-current liabilities			(1,573	)			(13,558	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(271,668	)			(352,884	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(86,146	)			(25,941	)
Purchases of marketable securities			(527,361	)			(872,950	)
Proceeds from maturities and calls of marketable securities			729,353				702,346
Other investing activities			598				—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			116,444				(196,545	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of finance lease obligations			(149	)			(175	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			108,698				484,145
Withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees on net settled stock-based awards			(1,153	)			(3,001	)
Transaction costs related to issuance of common stock			(1,046	)			(5,106	)
Other financing activities			(2	)			—
Net cash provided by financing activities			106,348				475,863
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(48,876	)			(73,566	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			253,592				342,627
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	204,716			$	269,061
Cash and cash equivalents		$	172,359			$	231,030
Restricted cash			32,357				38,031
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	204,716			$	269,061

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release references certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including non-GAAP total operating expenses, Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The Company defines non-GAAP total operating expenses as total operating expenses other than stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. None of these non-GAAP financial measures is a substitute for or superior to measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

The Company believes that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to investors about the Company in understanding and evaluating its operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by its management in financial and operational-decision making. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore any non-GAAP measures the Company uses may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

A reconciliation of total operating expenses to non-GAAP total operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, is set forth below (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2024			2023			2024			2023
Total operating expenses		$	82,130		$	116,000		$	301,283		$	421,235
Stock-based compensation			7,560			10,763			24,040			35,598
Depreciation and amortization			4,341			3,286			11,296			9,723
Non-GAAP total operating expenses		$	70,229		$	101,951		$	265,947		$	375,914

A reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, is set forth below (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2024				2023				2024				2023
Net loss		$	(74,540	)		$	(104,604	)		$	(270,327	)		$	(398,353	)
Interest expense			3,233				3,221				9,690				9,648
Income tax expense			105				53				219				215
Depreciation and amortization			4,341				3,286				11,296				9,723
Stock-based compensation			7,560				10,763				24,040				35,598
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(59,301	)		$	(87,281	)		$	(225,082	)		$	(343,169	)

The following table reconciles net cash used in operating activities to free cash flow for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2024				2023				2024				2023
Net cash used in operating activities		$	(79,307	)		$	(91,497	)		$	(271,668	)		$	(352,884	)
Capital expenditures			(38,659	)			(13,325	)			(86,146	)			(25,941	)
Free cash flow		$	(117,966	)		$	(104,822	)		$	(357,814	)		$	(378,825	)

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of forward-looking free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because such a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts, due to the variability of these items and the fact that there is substantial uncertainty associated with predicting any future adjustments that we may make to our GAAP financial measures in calculating our non-GAAP financial measures.

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Source: Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.

FAQ

What were Virgin Galactic's Q3 2024 financial results?

Virgin Galactic reported a revenue of $0.4 million, a net loss of $75 million, and a cash position of $744 million.

How did Virgin Galactic's Q3 2024 revenue compare to Q3 2023?

The revenue declined to $0.4 million from $1.7 million in Q3 2023.

What is the status of Virgin Galactic's Delta Class spaceship production?

The production of the Delta Class spaceships is on track for commercial service in 2026, with initial flight-control testing completed.

How much did Virgin Galactic raise through stock issuance in Q3 2024?

Virgin Galactic raised $37 million through the issuance of 4.9 million shares of common stock.

What were Virgin Galactic's operating expenses in Q3 2024?

GAAP operating expenses were $82 million, and Non-GAAP operating expenses were $70 million.