WorldView-3 Now Operational
Company Completes Integration, Realizing $120 Million Synergy Target
Raises 2014 Revenue to Top End of Prior Range
LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Passcode for the conference call and replay should read 20737729 (sted 22965956).
The corrected release reads:
DIGITALGLOBE REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2014 RESULTS
WorldView-3 Now Operational
Company Completes Integration, Realizing $120 Million Synergy Target
Raises 2014 Revenue to Top End of Prior Range
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Third quarter 2014 revenue was $154.6 million, a (6.2)% decrease compared with the same period last year. Net income for the third quarter was $0.9 million, with a net loss available to common shareholders of $(0.1) million, or $0.00 per diluted share. In the third quarter 2013, the company reported a net loss of $(1.8) million, with a net loss available to common shareholders of $(2.8) million, or a loss of $(0.04) per diluted share.
Third quarter 2014 EBITDA was $58.0 million with an EBITDA margin of 37.5%, an increase of 440 basis points compared with EBITDA of $54.5 million in third quarter 2013, and an associated margin of 33.1%. Third quarter 2014 Adjusted EBITDA was $61.5 million with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 39.8%. This compares with Adjusted EBITDA of $65.6 million in third quarter 2013, also with an associated margin of 39.8%. Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of restructuring, integration and other costs.
On August 13, 2014, DigitalGlobe successfully launched WorldView-3, the world’s highest resolution and most capable commercial earth observation satellite. On October 1, 2014, the company completed calibrations on WorldView-3 to enable it to provide visible spectrum imagery to its customers. As a result, the company began recognizing revenue from the EnhancedView Service Level Agreement at a new annualized rate of approximately $337 million on October 1.
“This quarter was highlighted by the launch and commissioning of WorldView-3, the conclusion of our 18-month GeoEye integration, and more recently, the completion of pre-storage construction on WorldView-4,” said Jeffrey R. Tarr, CEO of DigitalGlobe. “These achievements mark our transition from a period of investment in building the world’s leading earth observation capability to a new era of profitable growth, strong free cash flow and improving returns.”
In addition to the recent launch of WorldView-3 and completion of both the GeoEye integration and pre-storage construction on WorldView-4, other highlights included:
2014 Outlook
For 2014, the company now expects to report revenue in a range of $640 million to $660 million. The company continues to expect to achieve a full-year Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 43% with a fourth quarter 2014 Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 50% at the mid-point of the company’s annual revenue guidance. The company also expects 2014 capital expenditures of approximately $185 million, due to a reduction in projected year-end payables related to satellite construction projects.
Conference Call Information
DigitalGlobe’s management will host a conference call today, October 30, 2014 at 5 p.m. ET to discuss its 2014 third quarter financial and operating results.
The conference call dial-in numbers are as follows:U.S./Canada dial-in: (855) 212-2368International dial-in: (315) 625-6886
Passcode: 20737729
A replay of the call will be available through November 30, 2014 at the following numbers:U.S./Canada dial-in: (855) 859-2056International dial-in: (404) 537-3406
Passcode: 20737729
DigitalGlobe will also sponsor a live and archived webcast of the conference call on the Investor Relations portion of its website. Click here to directly access the live webcast.
Supplemental earnings materials, including conference call slides and management scripts, are available on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.digitalglobe.com.
About DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe is a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions that help decision makers better understand our changing planet in order to save lives, resources and time. Sourced from the world's leading constellation, our imagery solutions deliver unmatched coverage and capacity to meet our customers' most demanding mission requirements. Each day customers in defense and intelligence, public safety, civil agencies, map making and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management, navigation technology, and providers of location-based services depend on DigitalGlobe data, information, technology and expertise to gain actionable insight.
DigitalGlobe is a registered trademark of DigitalGlobe.
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Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and may not be defined similarly by other companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered alternatives to net income as indications of financial performance or as alternatives to cash flow from operations as measures of liquidity. There are limitations to using non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, including the difficulty associated with comparing companies in different industries that use similar performance measures whose calculations may differ from ours.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are key measures used in our internal operating reports by management and our Board of Directors to evaluate the performance of our operations and are also used by analysts, investment banks and lenders for the same purpose. EBITDA, excluding certain acquisition costs, is a measure being used as a key element of the company-wide bonus incentive plan.
We believe that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA enables a more consistent measurement of period to period performance of our operations and facilitates comparison of our operating performance to companies in our industry. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA measures are particularly important in a capital intensive industry such as ours, in which our current period depreciation is not a good indication of our current or future period capital expenditures. The cost to construct and launch a satellite and to build the related ground infrastructure may vary greatly from one satellite to another, depending on the satellite’s size, type and capabilities. For example, our QuickBird satellite, which became fully depreciated during 2014, cost significantly less than our WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 satellites. Current depreciation expense is not indicative of the revenue generating potential of the satellites.
EBITDA excludes interest income, interest expense and income taxes because these items are associated with our capitalization and tax structures. EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense because these non-cash expenses reflect the impact of prior capital expenditure decisions which are not indicative of future capital expenditure requirements.
Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the loss on the early extinguishment of debt and the loss on abandonment of asset because these are not related to our primary operations. Additionally, it excludes restructuring costs, acquisition costs and integration costs as these are non-core items. Restructuring costs are costs incurred to realize efficiencies from the acquisition with GeoEye, such as reducing excess workforce, consolidating facilities and systems, and relocating ground terminals. Acquisition costs are costs incurred to effect the acquisition, such as advisory, legal, accounting, consulting and other professional fees. Integration costs consist primarily of professional fees incurred to assist us with system and process improvements associated with integrating operations. Loss on early extinguishment of debt is related to entering into the 2013 Credit Facility and Senior Notes, the proceeds of which were used to refinance our $500.0 million senior secured term loan and $100.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, and to fund the discharge and redemption of GeoEye’s $525.0 million senior secured notes that we assumed in the acquisition.
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