Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM): Price and Financial Metrics

IRDM POWR Grades

• Quality is the dimension where IRDM ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 90.1% of US stocks.
• IRDM's strongest trending metric is Quality; it's been moving up over the last 52 weeks.
• IRDM ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 15th percentile.

IRDM Stock Summary

• Of note is the ratio of Iridium Communications Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 11.15% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
• IRDM's price/sales ratio is 8.58; that's higher than the P/S ratio of 80.25% of US stocks.
• Over the past twelve months, IRDM has reported earnings growth of 641.23%, putting it ahead of 96.67% of US stocks in our set.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Iridium Communications Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be HPP, EVOP, SKT, CSR, and PBA.
• 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

• Its 4 year revenue growth rate is now at 36.67%.
• Its 3 year price growth rate is now at 255.95%.
• The 5 year price growth rate now stands at 214.35%.

Over the past 52 months, IRDM's revenue has gone up $168,847,000.

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
2021-09-30	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
2020-09-30	575.806	234.829	-155.986

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.