Terran Orbital Reports Record 2023 Financial Results
Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards
Terran Orbital Corporation has announced financial results and operational highlights for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
“I am pleased to report our company’s strong results for 2023. Our revenue growth and gross margin improvement affirm the strength of our strategy and execution."
Marc Bell, Terran Orbital
Full Year 2023 Financial Highlights
Generated record revenue of $135.9 million up 44% year-over-year
Gross profit* of $8.6 million compared to $17.3 million loss in 2022
Adjusted gross profit of $19.4 million compared to $2.2 million loss in 2022
Net loss of $151.8 million improved from a net loss of $164.0 million in prior year
“I am pleased to report our company’s strong results for 2023. Our revenue growth and gross margin improvement affirm the strength of our strategy and execution," said Terran Orbital co-founder, chairman, and CEO Marc Bell. "The future of space is responsive, and Terran Orbital is well-positioned to capitalize on this growing market segment. We're focused on sustainable growth, achieving profitability, and delivering solutions that meet evolving customer needs. Terran Orbital isn't just keeping pace with disruption, we're at the forefront, shaping the future of the space economy through responsive space.”
Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $31.6 million, compared to $31.9 million for the same quarter in 2022, and $135.9 million for the full year, up 44% over the prior year. The increase in annual revenue was primarily due to the continued and increased level of progress made in satisfying our customer contracts and reflects the ongoing favorable impact from significant contract wins and modifications in recent periods. Revenue for 2023 was negatively impacted by an estimated $6.1 million of EAC adjustments on certain firm fixed price programs. EAC represents the total estimated cost-at-completion and is comprised of direct material, direct labor and manufacturing overhead applicable to a performance obligation.
Cost of sales for the quarter was $32.1 million compared to $42.7 million in the same period in the prior year, and $127.4 million for the full year, compared to $111.5 million for the prior year. The increase in cost of sales for the full year was primarily due to an increase of $25.8 million in direct and indirect program costs and $2.5 million in depreciation and amortization, partially offset by a decrease of $6.8 million in share-based compensation expense, $3.9 million loss reserve, and $2.1 million in scrap and obsolete materials and services. Cost of sales for the full year included an estimated negative impact of $2.1 million due to EAC adjustments on certain programs and non-recurring changes in estimates related to inventory.
Gross (loss) profit was $(0.5) million for the quarter, compared to $(10.8) million in the same period in the prior year, and $8.6 million for the full year, compared to $(17.3) million for the prior year. Excluding share-based compensation and depreciation and amortization included in cost of sales, Adjusted Gross (Loss) Profit* was $2.2 million for the quarter, compared to $(7.3) million for the same period in the prior year, and $19.4 million for the full year, compared to $(2.2) million in the prior year. EAC adjustments negatively impacted gross profit and Adjusted Gross Profit by an estimated $4.0 million during 2023.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $27.2 million for the quarter, compared to $27.6 million for the same period in the prior year, and $117.5 million for the full year, compared to $111.9 million for prior year. The increase for the full year was primarily driven by increases in salaries and wages, research and development expenses, business development expenses, depreciation and amortization, and other operating costs, partially offset by a decrease in share-based compensation expense and accounting, legal, and other professional fees.
Net loss was $42.8 million in the quarter, compared to a net loss of $33.0 million for the same period in the prior year, and $151.8 million for the full year, compared to $164.0 million for the prior year. The improvement in annual net loss was driven by the net positive impact of the items noted above as well as the absence of debt extinguishment in 2023, partially offset by the change in the fair values of warrant and derivative liabilities and higher interest expense in 2023.
Adjusted EBITDA* was $(20.6) million for the quarter 2023, compared to $(26.1) million in the same period in the prior year, and $(77.4) million for the full year, compared to $(69.5) million for the prior year. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA for the full year was primarily due to an increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a result of our growth initiatives, partially offset by an increase in Adjusted Gross Profit.
Capital expenditures totaled $23.1 million in 2023, up from $22.5 million in 2022.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2023, Terran Orbital had $71.7 million of cash on hand and approximately $313.8 million in gross debt obligations. The Company’s debt included $16.9 million in connection with an obligation under one of its PIPE investment subscription agreements, which is payable in cash or equity at the Company’s option, subject to certain limitations.
Backlog
Backlog represents the estimated dollar value of executed contracts, including both funded (firm orders for which funding is authorized and appropriated) and unfunded portions of such contracts, for which work has not been performed. The unfunded portion of enforceable contracts is accounted for as variable consideration and is reported at our estimate of the most likely amount to which the Company is expected to be entitled. Although backlog reflects business associated with contracts that are considered to be firm, terminations, amendments or contract cancellations may occur, which could result in a reduction in our total backlog.
Terran Orbital's backlog totaled $2.7 billion as of December 31, 2023, of which $2.4 billion is related to Rivada Space Networks, compared to backlog of $170.8 million as of December 31, 2022.
In a related development, the company received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 29, 2024 stating that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum stock price continued listing standard set forth in Section 802.01C and will be removed from the NYSE’s noncompliant issuers list.
The Company previously received a noncompliance notice from the NYSE because the average closing price of the Company’s common stock was less than $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period ended October 18, 2023. On March 28, 2024, the Company’s common stock closed above $1.00 and had an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over the prior 30 trading-day period.
*Non-GAAP financial measure.