Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM): Price and Financial Metrics

IRDM POWR Grades

• IRDM scores best on the Growth dimension, with a Growth rank ahead of 99.59% of US stocks.
• IRDM's strongest trending metric is Momentum; it's been moving down over the last 179 days.
• IRDM's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 11.19% of US stocks).

IRDM Stock Summary

• Of note is the ratio of Iridium Communications Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 10.25% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
• IRDM's price/sales ratio is 8.69; that's higher than the P/S ratio of 83.14% of US stocks.
• In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, Iridium Communications Inc is reporting a growth rate of 748.28%; that's higher than 97.12% of US stocks.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Iridium Communications Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be COLD, OR, MUR, BRY, and CEQP.
• IRDM's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Iridium Communications Inc's official web site, go to www.iridium.com.

IRDM Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Communication Services stock, IRDM's price/earnings ratio is 3101.97% lower, now standing at -456.3.
• Over the past 164 months, IRDM's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 440695.1.
• Over the past 164 months, IRDM's price/sales ratio has gone NA NA.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for IRDM.

IRDM Growth Metrics

The 2 year price growth rate now stands at 73.89%.
• Its 3 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at -6213.67%.
• Its 4 year revenue growth rate is now at 36.67%.

IRDM's revenue has moved up $38,694,000 over the prior 15 months.

The table below shows IRDM's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2021-12-31	614.5	302.874	-9.319
2021-09-30	605.12	283.767	-11.36
2021-06-30	594.433	271.202	-13.28
2021-03-31	584.687	259.72	-29.535
2020-12-31	583.439	249.767	-56.054
2020-12-31	583.439	249.767	-56.054

IRDM's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• IRDM has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 89.3% of graded US stocks.
• IRDM's asset turnover comes in at 0.186 -- ranking 181st of 208 Electronic Equipment stocks.
• VICR, FLEX, and UI are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with IRDM.

The table below shows IRDM's key quality metrics over time.