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AST SpaceMobile (AST SpaceMobile) Operating Income : $-233.41 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AST SpaceMobile Operating Income?

AST SpaceMobile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-55.50 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-233.41 Mil.

Warning Sign:

AST SpaceMobile Inc has never been profitable in the past 3 years. It lost money every year.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. AST SpaceMobile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-55.50 Mil. AST SpaceMobile's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.50 Mil. Therefore, AST SpaceMobile's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -11,100.00%.

AST SpaceMobile's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 0.00% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. AST SpaceMobile's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -83.88%. AST SpaceMobile's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -87.10%.


AST SpaceMobile Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for AST SpaceMobile's Operating Income can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AST SpaceMobile Operating Income Chart

AST SpaceMobile Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Income
-24.36 -86.75 -145.76 -222.37

AST SpaceMobile Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Operating Income Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -44.45 -58.07 -58.97 -60.88 -55.50

AST SpaceMobile Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-233.41 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


AST SpaceMobile  (NAS:ASTS) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

AST SpaceMobile's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=-222 * ( 1 - -0.74% )/( (269.245 + 263.979)/ 2 )
=-223.6428/266.612
=-83.88 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=501.728 - 30.121 - ( 209.973 - max(0, 31.881 - 239.509+209.973))
=263.979

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

AST SpaceMobile's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2023  Q: Mar. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-222/( ( (251.699 + max(-24.393, 0)) + (258.08 + max(-0.58500000000003, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-222/( ( 251.699 + 258.08 )/ 2 )
=-222/254.8895
=-87.10 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 20.108) - (30.986 + 2.246 + 11.269)
=-24.393

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 29.536) - (30.121 + 0 + 0)
=-0.58500000000003

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

AST SpaceMobile's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-55.5/0.5
=-11,100.00 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.


Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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AST SpaceMobile (AST SpaceMobile) Business Description

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2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Intl. Air & Space Port, Midland, TX, USA, 79706
AST SpaceMobile Inc is a satellite designer and manufacturer. The company is building a cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices, and off-the-shelf mobile phones based on extensive IP and patent portfolio. It has focused on eliminating the connectivity gaps faced by mobile subscribers and finally bringing broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
Executives
Adriana Cisneros director 700 NW 1ST AVENUE, SUITE 1700, MIAMI FL 33136
Sean R. Wallace officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Shanti B. Gupta officer: Chief Accounting Officer AST SCIENCE MIDLAND INTL AIR&SPACE PORT, 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND TX 79706
Atc Trs Ii Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
American Tower Corp /ma/ other: Member of 10% owner group 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA 02116
Invesat Llc 10 percent owner 700 NW 1ST AVENUE, SUITE 1700, MIAMI FL 33136
Richard Sarnoff director C/O AUDIBLE INC, 65 WILLOWBROOK BLVD, WAYNE NJ 07470
Vodafone Ventures Ltd 10 percent owner VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY X0 RG14 2FN
Brian Heller officer: EVP, GC & Secretary C/O AST SPACEMOBILE 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT, MIDLAND TX 79706
Tareq Amin director C/O AST SPACEMOBILE 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT, MIDLAND TX 79706
Luke Ibbetson director C/O AST SPACEMOBILE 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT, MIDLAND TX 79706
Ronald L Rubin director 601 CLEARWATER PARK RD, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Gustavo A Cisneros 10 percent owner FINSER CORP, 550 BILTMORE WAY, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Vodafone Group Public Ltd Co 10 percent owner VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE X0 RG14 2FN
Hiroshi Mikitani director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 5000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107