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Gogo Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

Gogo Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

Total Revenue of $230.3 million, up 121% Year-over-Year; First Quarter Service Revenue of $198.6 million, up 143% Year-over-Year

Q1 Net Income of $12.0 million; Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $62.1 million

Achieved PMA approval for FDX, Gogo Galileo's larger LEO antenna 

59 HDX shipments year to date

Reiterates 2025 Financial Guidance, which includes current impact of global tariffs

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) (“Gogo” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of broadband connectivity services for the business and military/government mobility aviation markets, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. First quarter results for Gogo include the impact of the acquisition of Satcom Direct, LLC and certain of its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "Satcom Direct"), which closed on December 3, 2024.

Q1 2025 Highlights

  • Total revenue of $230.3 million increased 121% compared to Q1 2024 and increased 67% compared to Q4 2024. Total revenue increased 4% compared to Q1 2024 pro-forma revenue of $221.6 million, with Satcom Direct contributing $129.0 million in Q1 2025, compared to its revenues as a standalone company of $117.3 million in Q1 2024.
    • Service revenue of $198.6 million increased 143% compared to Q1 2024 and increased 67% compared to Q4 2024.
    • Equipment revenue of $31.7 million increased 40% compared to Q1 2024 and increased 67% compared to Q4 2024.
  • Total ATG AVANCE aircraft online (“AOL”)(2) as of March 31, 2025 grew to 4,716, an increase of 15% compared to Q1 2024 and 2% compared to Q4 2024.
    • AVANCE units comprised approximately 68% of total ATG AOL as of March 31, 2025, up from 58% as of March 31, 2024 and up from 65% as of December 31, 2024.
      • AVANCE equipment units sold(2) totaled 241, a decrease of 7% compared to Q1 2024 and an increase of 19% compared to Q4 2024.
    • Average Monthly Connectivity Service Revenue per ATG aircraft online (“ARPU”)(2) for the first quarter was $3,451, flat compared to Q1 2024 and a 1% decrease compared to Q4 2024.
    • Total ATG AOL(2) of 6,902 decreased approximately 3% compared to Q1 2024 and decreased approximately 2% compared to Q4 2024.
  • Broadband GEO AOL(2) of 1,280 increased by 179 compared to Q1 2024 and increased by 31 compared to Q4 2024. Broadband GEO AOL includes Satcom Direct aircraft as of Q1 and Q4 2024 and excludes aircraft receiving services through GEO satellite networks that are end-of-life.
  • Net income of $12.0 million compared to net income of $30.5 million in Q1 2024 and net loss of $28.2 million in Q4 2024. Q1 2025 net income includes $9.4 million in pre-tax intangible asset amortization expense and $6.5 million in pre-tax expenses related to the Satcom Direct acquisition. Q1 2024 includes $13.1 million of a pre-tax unrealized gain from a convertible note investment. Q4 2024 net loss includes $46.8 million in pre-tax expenses related to the Satcom Direct acquisition.
    • Diluted earnings per share was $0.09 for Q1 2025, which includes $0.09 attributable to Satcom Direct acquisition expenses and intangible asset amortization, compared to $0.23 in Q1 2024, of which approximately $0.07 is attributable to an unrealized gain from an investment in a convertible note.
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $62.1 million, which includes approximately $2.5 million of operating expenses related to Gogo Galileo and Gogo 5G and excludes $6.5 million of acquisition and integration-related costs related to the Satcom Direct acquisition, increased 43% compared to Q1 2024 and increased 83% compared to Q4 2024.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $32.5 million in Q1 2025 up from $29.7 million in Q1 2024 and up from cash used in operating activities of $38.3 million in Q4 2024, which was primarily impacted by the expenses associated with the Satcom Direct acquisition.
    • Free Cash Flow(1) of $30.0 million in Q1 2025 was down from $32.1 million in the prior-year period and up from $(39.6) million in Q4 2024. Q4 2024's negative Free Cash Flow includes $60 million of transaction related payments related to the Satcom Direct acquisition.
    • Cash and cash equivalents increased to $70.3 million as of March 31, 2025 compared to $41.8 million as of December 31, 2024.

Recent Company Highlights

  • Gogo received FAA PMA approval for its Galileo FDX antenna on May 5, 2025, two months ahead of schedule.
  • The Company already has 38 HDX Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) under contract which have a corresponding total addressable market of nearly 32,000 aircraft.
  • 59 HDX antennas have been shipped year to date. Installed units are flying on aircraft in Europe and Brazil and performing to specifications.
  • The FAA has granted Gogo STC approval for its Plane Simple® Ka-band tail mount terminal for Gulfstream GV and Gulfstream G550 aircraft.

“We are excited to achieve PMA approval for our larger LEO antenna, the FDX, ahead of expectations,” said Chris Moore, CEO of Gogo. “This follows rapid progress of our smaller LEO antenna, the HDX, since achieving PMA in March. We believe that these two new products, along with an expected 5G launch in Q4, will begin to accelerate service revenue in the first quarter of 2026.”

“Strong first quarter financial results bolster our confidence to reiterate our 2025 financial guidance, including the potential impact of current tariffs and tariff proposals,” said Zac Cotner, CFO of Gogo. “We believe that the combination of integration synergies, new product revenue and the conclusion of a three-year product investment cycle will help to drive Free Cash Flow growth and further de-leveraging in 2026.”

2025 Financial Guidance

Gogo reiterates its 2025 financial guidance provided in March. These figures include the potential impact of the current tariffs and tariff proposals.

Total revenue in the range of $870 million to $910 million.

Adjusted EBITDA(1) in the range of $200 million to $220 million, reflecting operating expenses of approximately $25 million for strategic and operational initiatives, including Gogo 5G and Gogo Galileo.

Free Cash Flow(1) in the range of $60 million to $90 million, including $70 million of strategic initiatives, net of reimbursements tied to the FCC Reimbursement Program.

Capital expenditures of approximately $60 million, including $45 million for strategic initiatives including Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo and the LTE network build, and excluding $20 million in capex reimbursement from the FCC Reimbursement Program.

(1)    See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

(2)    See "Key Operating Metrics" below.

The Company expects to provide longer-term financial targets later in 2025, noting that preliminary targets for the combined Company provided with the announcement of the acquisition of Satcom Direct were 10% revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA percentage margins in the mid-20s.

Conference Call

The Company will host its first quarter conference call on May 9, 2025 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 .

1Q Earnings Call Webcast Link:





Participants can use the below link to retrieve your unique conference ID to use to access the conference call.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We report certain non-GAAP financial measurements, including Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow in the discussion above. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA 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 and Free Cash Flow are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. When analyzing our performance with Adjusted EBITDA or liquidity with Free Cash Flow, as applicable, investors should (i) evaluate each adjustment in our reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measure, and the explanatory footnotes regarding those adjustments, (ii) use Adjusted EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net income (loss) attributable to common stock as a measure of operating results, and (iii) use Free Cash Flow in addition to, and not as an alternative to, consolidated net cash provided by (used in) operating activities when evaluating our liquidity. No reconciliation of the forecasted amounts of Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2025 is included in this release because we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the corresponding GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts, due to high variability and complexity with respect to estimating certain forward-looking amounts, and we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors.

Key Operating Metrics

Our management regularly reviews financial and operating metrics, including the key operating metrics in this press release under "Supplemental Information - Key Operating Metrics," to evaluate the performance of our business and our success in executing our business plan, make decisions regarding resource allocation and corporate strategies, and evaluate forward-looking projections. The metrics in this press release are only for the Gogo BA segment and do not include metrics for the Satcom Direct segment for the period in which it is reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, with the exception of the GEO aircraft online (which includes the Satcom Direct business aviation broadband GEO aircraft online but excludes military/government GEO aircraft online), because this reporting period provided insufficient time for management to review, test and select meaningful metrics that would be useful on a standalone basis to both management and investors. Additionally, the metrics in this press release are different in scope than those previously presented for the Gogo BA segment given the impact of the Satcom Direct acquisition. As previously disclosed, as part of the integration of the Satcom Direct business into the Company’s operations, management plans to develop a set of key financial and operating metrics for use by management and investors to reflect the major aspects of the combined Gogo BA and Satcom Direct business.

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 and other service offerings; our development and fixed-price contracts; our reliance on our key OEMs and dealers for equipment sales; our dependence on single-source, third party satellite network providers; the impact of competition; our ability to maintain high-quality customer support; our reliance on third parties for equipment components and services; our participation in U.S. government contracts; our participation in non-U.S. government contracts; the finite useful life of satellites; the impact of global supply chain and logistics issues, tariffs and inflationary trends; the risks associated with international operations; foreign currency risk; the impact of our expansion geographically and otherwise; our ability to recruit, train and retain highly skilled employees, and the loss of any key personnel; the impact of pandemics or other outbreaks of contagious diseases, and the measures implemented to combat them; the impact of adverse economic conditions; our ability to fully utilize portions of our deferred tax assets; the impact of attention to climate change, conservation measures and other ESG matters; our ability to evaluate or pursue strategic opportunities; our ability to integrate Satcom Direct’s business, and the potential failure to realize or delay in realizing all of the anticipated benefits of the acquisition; the changes in executive management that occurred as part of the Satcom Direct acquisition; our ability to develop and deploy Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo or other next generation technologies; our ability to maintain our rights to use our licensed 4Mhz of ATG spectrum in the United States and obtain rights to additional spectrum if needed; the impact of service interruptions or delays, cyberattacks, technology failures, equipment damage or system disruptions or failures; the impact of assertions by third parties of infringement, misappropriation or other violations; our ability to innovate and provide products and services; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence in our products and services; the impact of our use of open-source software; the impact of equipment failure or material defects or errors in our software; our ability to comply with applicable foreign ownership limitations; the impact of government regulation of communication networks, and the internet; our possession and use of personal information; risks associated with participation in the FCC Reimbursement Program; our ability to comply with anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws; the extent of expenses, liabilities or business disruptions resulting from litigation; the impact of global climate change and legal, regulatory or market responses to it; the impact of the distribution of income among various jurisdictions in which we operate as well as changes in tax law or regulation on our U.S. and non-U.S. tax liabilities; the impact of changes in laws and regulations on U.S. government contractors; the impact of our substantial indebtedness; our ability to obtain additional financing to refinance or repay our existing indebtedness; the impact of restrictions and limitations in the agreements and instruments governing our debt; the impact of increases in interest rates; the impact of a substantial portion of our indebtedness being secured by substantially all of our assets; the impact of a downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the rating assigned by a rating agency; the volatility of our stock price; our ability to fully utilize our tax losses; the dilutive impact of future stock issuances; the impact of our stockholder concentration and of our Executive Chair of the Board being a significant stockholder; our ability to fulfill our obligations associated with being a public company; the impact of identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; and the impact of anti-takeover provisions, ownership provisions and certain other provisions in our charter, our bylaws, Delaware law, and our existing and any future credit facilities.

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, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 14, 2025 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 only multi-orbit, multi-band in-flight connectivity provider offering connectivity technology purpose-built for business and military/government mobility aviation. Its industry-leading product portfolio offers best-in-class solutions for all aircraft types, from small to large and heavy jets and beyond.

The Gogo offering uniquely incorporates Air-to-Ground technology and access to multiple satellite constellations to deliver consistent, global tip-to-tail connectivity through a sophisticated suite of software, hardware, and advanced infrastructure supported by a 24/7/365 in person customer support team.

Gogo consistently strives to set new standards for reliability, security and innovation and is shaping the future of inflight aviation to make it easier for every customer to stay connected.

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Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
 
  2025  2024 
Revenue:      
Service revenue $198,612  $81,673 
Equipment revenue  31,695   22,649 
Total revenue  230,307   104,322 
Operating expenses:      
Cost of service revenue (exclusive of amounts shown below)  94,047   17,871 
Cost of equipment revenue (exclusive of amounts shown below)  29,326   15,786 
Engineering, design and development  13,875   9,216 
Sales and marketing  14,210   8,283 
General and administrative  29,519   14,651 
Depreciation and amortization  14,143   3,841 
Total operating expenses  195,120   69,648 
Operating income  35,187   34,674 
Other expense (income):      
Interest income  (590)  (2,048)
Interest expense  16,558   8,410 
Other expense (income), net  234   (13,099)
Total other expense (income)  16,202   (6,737)
Income before income taxes  18,985   41,411 
Income tax provision  6,943   10,921 
Net income $12,042  $30,490 
       
Net income attributable to common stock per share:      
Basic $0.09  $0.24 
Diluted $0.09  $0.23 
Weighted average number of shares:      
Basic  132,472   129,272 
Diluted  135,314   132,441 





Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)
 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2025  2024 
Assets      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $70,282  $41,765 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,105 and $4,467, respectively  115,372   111,513 
Inventories  93,795   97,934 
Assets held for sale  16,625   16,625 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net of allowances of $2,000 and $0, respectively  58,201   55,256 
Total current assets  354,275   323,093 
Non-current assets:      
Property and equipment, net  117,329   119,125 
Intangible assets, net  269,481   275,331 
Goodwill  185,234   184,831 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  65,946   68,465 
Investment in convertible note     4,207 
Other non-current assets, net of allowances of $894 and $861, respectively  34,188   36,870 
Deferred income taxes  211,935   217,309 
Total non-current assets  884,113   906,138 
Total assets $1,238,388  $1,229,231 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $67,382  $67,231 
Accrued liabilities  83,808   81,889 
Deferred revenue  38,477   30,408 
Current portion of long-term debt  2,500   2,500 
Total current liabilities  192,167   182,028 
Non-current liabilities:      
Long-term debt  832,035   831,581 
Non-current operating lease liabilities  65,222   68,178 
Other non-current liabilities  66,016   78,120 
Total non-current liabilities  963,273   977,879 
Total liabilities  1,155,440   1,159,907 
Stockholders’ equity      
Common stock  14   14 
Additional paid-in capital  1,463,873   1,460,270 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  3,546   5,567 
Treasury stock, at cost  (196,382)  (196,382)
Accumulated deficit  (1,188,103)  (1,200,145)
Total stockholders’ equity  82,948   69,324 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,238,388  $1,229,231 





Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)
 
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
 
  2025  2024 
Operating activities:      
Net income $12,042  $30,490 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization  14,143   3,841 
Loss on asset disposals, abandonments and write-downs  13   15 
Provision for expected credit losses  945   (132)
Deferred income taxes  6,136   10,641 
Stock-based compensation expense  5,491   4,840 
Amortization of deferred financing costs and interest rate caps  1,577   1,375 
Accretion of debt discount  416   100 
Change in fair value of convertible note investment  253   (13,132)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
   Accounts receivable  (4,785)  (1,017)
   Inventories  4,148   (6,111)
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (3,527)  (5,904)
   Contract assets  (1,947)  6 
   Accounts payable  126   4,809 
   Accrued liabilities  2,716   (1,442)
   Deferred revenue  (2,438)  1,146 
   Accrued interest  (2,046)  (2)
   Other non-current assets and liabilities  (791)  134 
         Net cash provided by operating activities  32,472   29,657 
Investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment  (2,751)  (1,451)
Acquisition of intangible assets—capitalized software  (3,418)  (2,720)
Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program for property, equipment and intangibles  564   28 
Proceeds from interest rate caps  3,170   6,539 
Purchase of convertible note     (5,000)
         Net cash used in investing activities  (2,435)  (2,604)
Financing activities:      
Payments on term loan  (625)  (1,813)
Repurchases of common stock     (10,137)
Payments on financing leases  (2)  (3)
Stock-based compensation activity  (947)  (1,343)
         Net cash used in financing activities  (1,574)  (13,296)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  55   27 
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  28,518   13,784 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  42,304   139,366 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $70,822  $153,150 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $70,822  $153,150 
Less: current restricted cash  70    
Less: non-current restricted cash  470   330 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $70,282  $152,820 
Supplemental cash flow information:      
Cash paid for interest $20,926  $14,207 
Cash paid for taxes  162   11 
Non-cash investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment in current liabilities $6,112  $6,520 





Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Disaggregated Revenue

(in thousands, unaudited)
 
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
 
  2025  2024 
  Gogo BA  Satcom Direct  Total  Gogo BA 
Service revenue by type            
Satellite broadband $813  $76,866  $77,679  $776 
ATG broadband  75,970      75,970  $77,912 
Narrowband and other  2,732   42,231   44,963   2,985 
Total service revenue by type $79,515  $119,097  $198,612  $81,673 
Service revenue by market            
Business aviation $79,515  $89,766  $169,281  $81,673 
Military / Government $  $29,331  $29,331  $ 
Total service revenue by market $79,515  $119,097  $198,612  $81,673 
             
Equipment revenue            
Satellite broadband $1,038  $5,337  $6,375  $30 
ATG broadband  18,672      18,672   19,347 
Narrowband and other  2,089   4,559   6,648   3,272 
Total equipment revenue $21,799  $9,896  $31,695  $22,649 





Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Key Operating Metrics
 
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
 
  2025  2024 
Aircraft online (at period end)      
ATG AVANCE  4,716   4,110 
Gogo Biz  2,186   3,026 
Total ATG  6,902   7,136 
GEO aircraft online  1,280   9 
Average monthly connectivity service revenue per ATG aircraft online $3,451  $3,458 
ATG units sold  317   258 
         
  • AVANCE aircraft online. We define AVANCE aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft equipped with our AVANCE L5 or L3 system for which we provide ATG services as of the last day of each period presented.
  • Gogo Biz aircraft online. We define Gogo Biz aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft not equipped with our AVANCE L5 or L3 system for which we provide ATG services as of the last day of each period presented. This number excludes commercial aircraft operated by Intelsat’s airline customers receiving ATG service.
  • GEO aircraft online. We define GEO aircraft online as the total number of aircraft for which we provide GEO broadband services to business aviation customers as of the last day of each period presented. This number excludes aircraft receiving services through GEO satellite networks that are end-of-life. Pro-forma GEO aircraft online as of Q1 2024 (assuming acquisition of Satcom Direct prior to that date) was 1,101. We are providing this pro forma number because this metric relates primarily to the business of Satcom Direct.
  • Average monthly connectivity service revenue per ATG aircraft online ("ARPU"). We define ATG ARPU 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.
  • ATG units sold. We define units sold as the number of ATG units for which we recognized revenue during the period.

For more information, see "Key Operating Metrics" above.

Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Revenue and Cost of Revenue

(in thousands, unaudited)
 
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
  % Change 
  2025  2024  2025 over 2024 
Service revenue $198,612  $81,673   143.2%
Equipment revenue  31,695   22,649   39.9%
Total revenue $230,307  $104,322   120.8%
          
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
  % Change 
  2025  2024  2025 over 2024 
Cost of service revenue (1) $94,047  $17,871   426.3%
Cost of equipment revenue (1) $29,326  $15,786   85.8%

(1)   Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.





Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(in thousands, unaudited)
 
  For the Three Months

Ended March 31,
  For the Three

Months Ended

December 31,
 
  2025  2024  2024 
Adjusted EBITDA:         
Net income attributable to common stock (GAAP) $12,042  $30,490  $(28,213)
Interest expense  16,558   8,410   12,238 
Interest income  (590)  (2,048)  (1,749)
Income tax provision  6,943   10,921   (8,187)
Depreciation and amortization  14,143   3,841   7,229 
EBITDA  49,096   51,614   (18,682)
Stock-based compensation expense  5,491   4,840   6,022 
Acquisition and integration-related costs(1)  6,467      46,822 
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs  748      249 
Change in fair value of convertible note investment  253   (13,132)  (446)
Adjusted EBITDA $62,055  $43,322  $33,965 
          
Free Cash Flow:         
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) (2) $32,472  $29,657  $(38,319)
Consolidated capital expenditures (2)  (6,169)  (4,171)  (8,161)
Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program for property, equipment and intangibles (2)  564   28   3,180 
Proceeds from interest rate caps (2)  3,170   6,539   3,727 
Free cash flow $30,037  $32,053  $(39,573)

(1)   Consists of due diligence and advisory fees of $3.9 million and severance and other compensation-related costs of $2.5 million.

(2)   See Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows



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Reconciliation of Estimated Full-Year GAAP Net Cash



Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Measures



(in millions, unaudited)
 
 FY 2025 Range 
 Low  High 
Free Cash Flow:     
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)$91  $121 
Consolidated capital expenditures (60)  (60)
Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program for property, equipment and intangibles 20   20 
Proceeds from interest rate caps 9   9 
Free cash flow$60  $90 



Definition of Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA represents net income attributable to common stock before interest expense, interest income, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) acquisition and integration-related costs, including amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs and (iii) change in fair value of convertible note investment. Our management believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that management believes have less bearing on our operating performance, thereby highlighting trends in our core business which may not otherwise be apparent. It also provides an assessment of controllable expenses, which are indicators management uses to determine whether current spending decisions need to be adjusted in order to meet financial goals and achieve optimal financial performance.

We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense from Adjusted EBITDA provides a clearer view of the operating performance of our business and is appropriate given that grants made at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time. While we believe that investors should have information about any dilutive effect of outstanding options and the cost of that compensation, we also believe that stockholders should have the ability to consider our performance using a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes these costs and that management uses to evaluate our business.

Acquisition and integration-related costs include direct transaction costs, such as due diligence and advisory fees and certain compensation and integration-related expenses as well as the amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs. We believe it is useful for an understanding of our operating performance to exclude acquisition and integration-related costs from Adjusted EBITDA because they are infrequent, are outside of the ordinary course of our operations and do not reflect our operating performance.

We believe it is useful for an understanding of our operating performance to exclude the change in fair value of convertible note investment from Adjusted EBITDA because this activity is not related to our operating performance.

We also present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that this measure provides investors, securities analysts and other users of our consolidated financial statements with important supplemental information with which to evaluate our performance and to enable them to assess our performance on the same basis as management.

Free Cash Flow represents net cash provided by operating activities, plus the proceeds received from the FCC Reimbursement Program and the interest rate caps, less purchases of property and equipment and the acquisition of intangible assets. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides meaningful information regarding our liquidity. Management believes that Free Cash Flow is useful for investors because it provides them with an important perspective on the cash available for strategic measures, after making necessary capital investments in property and equipment to support the Company’s ongoing business operations and provides them with the same measures that management uses as the basis of making capital allocation decisions.



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09/05/2025

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