Q3 Total Revenue Increases 26% from Prior
Year Period
Strong Improvement in Net Income; Achieves
Nearly Breakeven Adjusted EBITDA
BlackSky Technology Inc. (“BlackSky” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
BKSY) announced results for the third quarter ended September 30,
2023.
Third Quarter Financial
Highlights:
- Revenue of $21.3 million, up 26% from the prior year
period
- Imagery & software analytical services revenue grew 11%
over the prior year quarter
- Cost of sales, as a percent of revenue, related to imagery
& software analytical services improved to 23% from 26% in the
prior year quarter
“Increased customer demand worldwide for BlackSky’s space-based
intelligence drove record revenues in the third quarter, and
coupled with strong operating leverage and responsible cost
management, keeps us on track to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA
in Q4 this year,” said Brian E. O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “We’re
pleased with the strong momentum we’ve seen in our business. New
contracts and renewal agreements primarily supporting U.S. and
international government agencies illustrates growing demand and
demonstrates how BlackSky is increasingly relied upon by some of
the most demanding customers around the world. With our focused
execution on profitable growth, we believe BlackSky is
well-positioned to carry this momentum into 2024 and beyond.”
Recent Highlights
- Awarded over $9 million in contract expansions with existing
U.S. government agencies for our advanced imagery and analytic
services
- Signed a multi-year master service agreement for up to $8
million to support a new International Ministry of Defense for
high-frequency imagery through BlackSky’s Spectra platform
- Expanded a contract with an existing International defense
customer to increase assured access of their regions of
interest
- Signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
to provide an AI-enabled automated target recognition service to
track mobile assets in real-time using multiple satellite data
sources
- BlackSky was named to the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
list which honors the most innovative, fastest-growing public
companies in North America
Financial Results
Revenues(1)
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2023 was $21.3 million,
up $4.3 million, or 26%, from the third quarter of 2022. Imagery
and software analytical services revenue was $15.3 million in the
third quarter of 2023, up 11% over the prior year period, primarily
driven by increased demand from new and existing U.S. and
international government customers. Professional and engineering
services revenue was $6.0 million in the third quarter of 2023, up
86% over the prior year period, primarily driven by new programs
won in 2023. Professional and engineering services contracts are
milestone-based contracts that have quarter-over-quarter
variability, in contrast to the high-margin imagery and software
analytical services, which are typically recurring
subscription-based revenues.
Cost of Sales(1)(2)
Cost of sales as a percent of revenue was 32% for the third
quarter of 2023, compared to 46% in the third quarter of 2022.
Imagery and software analytical service costs as a percent of
revenue was 23% in the third quarter of 2023, compared to 26% in
the third quarter of 2022. The year-over-year improvement in
imagery and software analytical service costs was primarily driven
by greater volumes of revenue that inherently have a low fixed-cost
structure as a percent of revenue.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2023 were $29.0
million, which included $2.3 million of non-cash stock-based
compensation expense and $11.3 million in depreciation and
amortization expenses. Operating expenses for the third quarter of
2022 were $28.6 million, which included $2.9 million in non-cash
stock-based compensation expense and $9.6 million in depreciation
and amortization expenses. Excluding the non-cash stock-based
compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses from both
years, cash operating expenses for the third quarter of 2023 were
$15.4 million compared to cash operating expenses of $16.1 million
for the third quarter of 2022. The year-over-year decrease of $0.7
million, or 4%, was primarily due to reductions in general
corporate costs which more than offset investments in our
go-to-market initiatives.
Net Income
Net income for the third quarter of 2023 was $0.7 million,
compared to a net loss of $13.1 million in the third quarter of
2022.
Adjusted EBITDA(3)
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the third quarter of 2023 was $0.4
million, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.6 million in the
prior year quarter. The $6.2 million year-over-year improvement was
primarily driven by strong operating leverage achieved through
higher revenues, gross margin growth, and reductions in operating
expenses.
Balance Sheet & Capital Expenditures
As of September 30, 2023, cash and cash equivalents, restricted
cash, and short-term investments totaled $51.5 million. Capital
expenditures for the third quarter of 2023 were $35.9 million.
2023 Outlook
With strong operating leverage in the third quarter resulting in
nearly breakeven Adjusted EBITDA, the Company remains on track to
achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA in Q4 of 2023. BlackSky continues
to experience strong global demand for its high-frequency imagery
and AI-driven analytics as demonstrated by the strong book of
business won this year. Considering the timing on a number of new
contract wins, the Company is narrowing the range of its 2023
revenue outlook to be between $84 million and $90 million,
representing a 33% increase over 2022 revenue. In addition, the
Company expects capital expenditures for the full year 2023 to now
be between $48 million and $54 million driven by the timing of
payments on the Gen-3 constellation.
(1) Effective January 1, 2022, the
Company reorganized its classification on the consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss to better align the
Company’s broad portfolio. As a result, the prior period amounts
presented to reflect the impact of the reorganization have been
recast.
(2) Cost of sales is defined as
imagery and software analytical services costs and professional and
engineering services cost, less depreciation and amortization
expense.
(3) Non-GAAP financial measure. See
“Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and reconciliation table at the
end of this press release.
Investment Community Conference Call
BlackSky will host a conference call and webcast for the
investment community this morning at 8:30 AM ET. Senior management
will review the results, discuss BlackSky’s business, and answer
questions. To access the live webcast or the archived webcast
following completion of the call, please visit the Company’s
investor relations website at http://ir.blacksky.com and then
select “News & Events” for the link to the webcast. A
presentation accompanying the webcast can also be found on the
investor relations website. To access the conference call,
participants should dial 1-800-343-4136 or 1-785-424-1699 using
“BlackSky” as the conference ID at least ten minutes prior the
start of the call. To listen to a replay of the conference call,
please dial 1-877-660-6853 or 1-201-612-7415 using access code
13742217. The audio replay will be available from approximately
12:30 PM EST on November 8, 2023, through November 22, 2023.
About BlackSky Technology Inc.
BlackSky is a leading provider of real-time geospatial
intelligence. BlackSky delivers on-demand, high frequency imagery,
monitoring and analytics of the most critical and strategic
locations, economic assets and events in the world.
BlackSky designs, owns and operates one of the industry’s
leading low earth orbit small satellite constellations, optimized
to capture imagery cost-efficiently where and when our customers
need it. BlackSky’s Spectra AI software platform processes data
from BlackSky’s constellation and from other third-party sensors to
develop the critical insights and analytics that our customers
require.
BlackSky is relied upon by U.S. and international government
agencies, commercial businesses, and organizations around the
world. BlackSky is headquartered in Herndon, VA, and is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange as BKSY. To learn more, visit
www.blacksky.com and follow us on Twitter.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss attributable to
BlackSky before interest income, interest expense, income taxes,
depreciation and amortization, as well as significant non-cash
and/or non-recurring expenses as our management believes these
items are not as useful in evaluating the Company’s core operating
performance. These items include, but are not limited to
stock-based compensation expense, unrealized (gain) loss on certain
warrants/shares classified as derivative liabilities, severance,
(income) loss on equity method investment, investment loss on
short-term investments, transaction costs associated with debt and
equity financings, forgiveness of non-trade receivables, and gain
from discontinued operations, net of income taxes.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial performance measure. It
should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to
measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Please refer to the
schedule herein and our SEC filings for a reconciliation of
Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss, the most comparable measure reported
in accordance with GAAP and for a discussion of the presentation,
comparability, and use of Adjusted EBITDA.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and other information included in this press
release constitute forward-looking statements under applicable
securities laws. Words such as "may", "will", "could", "should",
"would", "plan", "potential", "intend", "anticipate", "believe",
"estimate", "future", "opportunity", "will likely result", or
"expect" and other words, terms, and phrases of similar meaning are
often intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not
all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact contained in
this press release, including statements as to future performance,
our guidance outlook for the year and expected capital
expenditures, our ability to sustain revenue growth, expectations
regarding global demand for our products and services, and our
expectations related to future profitability on an adjusted basis,
are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed
in this press release. As a result, although BlackSky's management
believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such
forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because
BlackSky can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.
The risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations include, but are not limited to, factors such
as long and unpredictable sales cycles, customer demand, and our
ability to estimate resources for fixed-price contracts, expenses,
and other operational, and liquidity needs, as well as the risk
factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
other disclosures about BlackSky and its business included in
BlackSky's disclosure materials filed from time to time with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are
available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or on BlackSky's
Investor Relations website at ir.blacksky.com.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release
are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing
cautionary statements. All such forward-looking statements are
based upon data available as of the date of this press release and
speak only as of such date. BlackSky disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a
result of new information or future events, except as may be
required under applicable securities law.
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per
share amounts)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue
Imagery & software analytical
services
$
15,264
$
13,707
$
46,352
$
31,249
Professional & engineering
services
5,996
3,228
12,632
14,684
Total revenue
21,260
16,935
58,984
45,933
Costs and expenses
Imagery & software analytical service
costs, excluding depreciation and amortization
3,479
3,513
10,634
10,537
Professional & engineering service
costs, excluding depreciation and amortization
3,288
4,274
11,137
17,991
Selling, general and administrative
17,572
18,758
55,289
59,041
Research and development
133
197
525
449
Depreciation and amortization
11,304
9,598
32,735
26,166
Total costs and expenses
35,776
36,340
110,320
114,184
Operating loss
(14,516
)
(19,405
)
(51,336
)
(68,251
)
Gain on derivatives
17,012
7,135
7,445
10,629
Income (loss) on equity method
investment
328
(776
)
913
694
Interest income
519
486
1,602
664
Interest expense
(2,532
)
(1,226
)
(6,627
)
(3,756
)
Other income (expense), net
2
(14
)
(1,808
)
(54
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
813
(13,800
)
(49,811
)
(60,074
)
Income tax expense
(138
)
—
(260
)
—
Income (loss) from continuing
operations
675
(13,800
)
(50,071
)
(60,074
)
Discontinued operations:
Gain from discontinued operations
—
707
—
707
Income tax (expense) benefit
—
—
—
—
Gain from discontinued operations, net of
income taxes
—
707
—
707
Net income (loss)
675
(13,093
)
(50,071
)
(59,367
)
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
—
Total comprehensive income (loss)
$
675
$
(13,093
)
$
(50,071
)
$
(59,367
)
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share
of common stock:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations
$
0.00
$
(0.12
)
$
(0.38
)
$
(0.51
)
Gain from discontinued operations, net of
income taxes
0.00
0.01
—
0.01
Net income (loss) per share of common
stock
$
0.00
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.38
)
$
(0.50
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
- basic and diluted
138,881
118,582
133,465
117,403
Note: Effective January 1, 2022, the Company reorganized its
classification on the consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive loss to better align the Company’s broad portfolio.
As a result, the prior period amounts presented to reflect the
impact of the reorganization have been recast.
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except par
value)
September 30, 2023
December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
32,138
$
34,181
Restricted cash
1,835
2,835
Short-term investments
17,543
37,982
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of
$19 and $0, respectively
2,714
3,112
Amounts receivable from equity method
investees
1,146
—
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
5,375
4,713
Contract assets
9,944
5,706
Total current assets
70,695
88,529
Property and equipment - net
74,555
71,584
Operating lease right of use assets -
net
1,760
3,586
Goodwill
9,393
9,393
Investment in equity method investees
6,197
5,285
Intangible assets - net
1,497
1,918
Satellite procurement work in process
45,409
50,954
Other assets
3,288
2,841
Total assets
$
212,794
$
234,090
Liabilities and stockholders’
equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
$
10,520
$
14,368
Amounts payable to equity method
investees
—
3,728
Contract liabilities - current
6,621
6,783
Other current liabilities
1,527
2,048
Total current liabilities
18,668
26,927
Long-term contract liabilities
96
109
Operating lease liabilities
3,320
3,132
Derivative liabilities
15,383
5,113
Long-term debt - net of current
portion
79,474
76,219
Other liabilities
3,718
716
Total liabilities
120,659
112,216
Stockholders’ equity:
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par
value-authorized, 300,000 shares; issued, 142,946 and 121,938
shares; outstanding, 140,543 shares and 119,508 shares as of
September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
14
12
Additional paid-in capital
687,303
666,973
Accumulated deficit
(595,182
)
(545,111
)
Total stockholders’ equity
92,135
121,874
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
212,794
$
234,090
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net loss
$
(50,071
)
$
(59,367
)
Gain from discontinued operations, net of
income taxes
—
707
Loss from continuing operations
(50,071
)
(60,074
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense
32,735
26,166
Operating lease right of use assets
amortization
753
1,197
Bad debt expense
39
13
Stock-based compensation expense
7,725
16,389
Amortization of debt discount and issuance
costs
249
1,549
Income on equity method investment
(913
)
(694
)
Loss on disposal of property and
equipment
127
—
Gain on derivatives
(7,445
)
(10,629
)
Interest income
(551
)
(373
)
Other, net
—
106
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable
359
(2,485
)
Contract assets - current and
long-term
(5,271
)
(4,237
)
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
(13
)
657
Other assets
1,144
(1,335
)
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
834
692
Other current liabilities
(640
)
(1,727
)
Contract liabilities - current and
long-term
(175
)
(2,774
)
Other liabilities
5,316
(1,872
)
Net cash used in operating activities
(15,798
)
(39,431
)
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Purchase of property and equipment
(12,296
)
(8,905
)
Satellite procurement work in process
(23,603
)
(25,421
)
Purchases of short-term investments
(29,167
)
(50,343
)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term
investments
50,110
—
Proceeds from sale of property and
equipment
22
—
Proceeds from equity method investment
—
546
Net cash used in investing activities
(14,934
)
(84,123
)
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from equity issuances, net of
equity issuance costs
30,868
—
Proceeds from options exercised
9
37
Payments of transaction costs for debt
modification
(1,311
)
—
Payments of transaction costs related to
derivative liabilities
(905
)
—
Withholding tax payments on vesting of
restricted stock units
(972
)
(4,551
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities
27,689
(4,514
)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents,
and restricted cash
(3,043
)
(128,068
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash – beginning of year
37,016
168,104
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash – end of period
$
33,973
$
40,036
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY
INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME
(LOSS) TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net income (loss)
$
675
$
(13,093
)
$
(50,071
)
$
(59,367
)
Interest income
(519
)
(486
)
(1,602
)
(664
)
Interest expense
2,532
1,226
6,627
3,756
Income tax expense
138
—
260
—
Depreciation and amortization
11,304
9,598
32,735
26,166
Stock-based compensation expense
2,402
3,163
7,725
16,389
Gain on derivatives
(17,012
)
(7,135
)
(7,445
)
(10,629
)
Gain from discontinued operations, net of
income taxes
—
(707
)
—
(707
)
(Income) loss on equity method
investment
(328
)
776
(913
)
(694
)
Forgiveness of non-trade receivables
—
31
—
106
Transaction costs associated with debt and
equity financings
—
—
1,738
—
Severance
363
56
562
761
Investment loss on short-term
investments
—
—
55
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
(445
)
$
(6,571
)
$
(10,329
)
$
(24,883
)
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231108145800/en/
Investor Contact Aly Bonilla VP, Investor Relations
abonilla@blacksky.com 571-591-2864
Media Contact Pauly Cabellon Director, External
Communications pcabellon@blacksky.com 571-591-2865
BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY)
Historical Stock Chart
Von Apr 2024 bis Mai 2024
BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY)
Historical Stock Chart
Von Mai 2023 bis Mai 2024