Iridium Reports 20% EBITDA Growth in 2011 and Issue 2012 Outlook
Mclean Va., March 7, 2012 – Iridium Communications Inc reported solid financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 and issued its outlook for the full-year 2012. Net income was $8.4 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2011, as compared to $10.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Operational EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $44.3 million, as compared to $42.3 million for the prior-year period, representing year-over-year growth of 5 percent and an OEBITDA margin(1) of 47 percent. OEBITDA benefited from solid growth in commercial service and government service revenue.
