ViaSat Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Results

 

Nov. 11, 2013

ViaSat Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Revenue increased 25% compared to the same period last year to a record $353.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA also hit record levels and grew 22% year-over-year to $54.4 million for the second quarter. Non-GAAP diluted net income attributable to ViaSat common stockholders reached $0.20 per share, or $0.04 per share on a diluted GAAP basis – compared to losses of $0.04 and $0.18 per share, respectively, for the second quarter of last fiscal year. 

ViaSat's fiscal year-to-date performance also outpaced prior year levels. Revenue increased 29% to $675.0 million, Adjusted EBITDA grew 44% to $107.1 million and net income attributable to ViaSat common stockholders increased to $0.30 per share on a non-GAAP diluted basis, or $0.00 per share on a diluted GAAP basis - compared to the prior year period losses of $0.22 and $0.51 per share, respectively.

"Our fiscal second quarter again showed sustained strong growth," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat. "Continued steady net subscriber additions for our Exede® service on ViaSat-1 are leading the way, but we also achieved double-digit revenue increases across all of our business segments, including Government Systems. This revenue growth is yielding strong EBITDA growth, even as we increase discretionary spending to extend and protect our technology advantages. New order flow this quarter was solid and helps sustain an exciting blend of current and emerging products and services. We are especially looking forward to the approaching initiation of commercial in-flight Wi-Fi services over ViaSat-1 with our launch partner JetBlue."

Financial Results¹

 

Segment Results

Satellite Services

Our Satellite Services segment reported revenues of $100.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, an increase of 49% year-over-year. This performance set another Satellite Services revenue record and pushed Satellite Services revenues to $186.2 million year-to-date. We ended the quarter with over 590,000 consumer broadband subscribers and performed over 100,000 installations. Our quarter-over-quarter ARPU for our retail and wholesale subscribers also continued to rise, reaching a record level of over $50.70 per month, up nearly 6% from the same quarter last year with our expanded retail subscriber base and increased service offerings. Satellite Services segment second quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $18.5 million, which more than doubled the amount reported for the same period last year. On a year-to-date basis, segment Adjusted EBITDA grew by 175%, totaling $35.9 million for the first half of fiscal year 2014.

Commercial Networks

Our Commercial Networks segment generated $110.2 million in revenues during the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, an increase of $23.7 million, or 27%, compared to the same period last year. Year-to-date revenues increased by $44.9 million, or 28%, to $207.6 million reflecting continuing progress in our international Ka-band infrastructure projects, growth in aeronautical mobile broadband product sales, and development progress on a Ka-band satellite payload contract. Technology leverage across our segments continues to be an underlying theme, and this strategy succeeded again this quarter as our antenna systems product area achieved its second largest new orders quarter. Segment Adjusted EBITDA results were $8.7 million, an 84% increase versus the second quarter of last year, despite substantial increases in next generation broadband R&D investments. Year-to-date segment Adjusted EBITDA grew sharply to $19.9 million, up 136% compared to the same period last year.

Government Systems

Our Government Systems segment also reported strong revenue growth both for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 as well as the year-to-date period, increasing 11% to $143.3 million and 20% to $281.2 million, respectively. Performance in our command and control markets coupled with growth in funded information assurance and security platforms produced strong year-over-year contributions, including 25% growth in product revenues to $105.2 million, while our government mobility and other service revenues base remained strong. Second quarter segment Adjusted EBITDA was $27.5 million, a decrease of 12% compared to the same period last year, reflecting increased near term R&D activities and network expansion spending. Year-to-date segment Adjusted EBITDA was $52.1 million for the first six months of fiscal year 2014, which was relatively consistent with the same period last year despite the current quarter investments.

Selected Fiscal Second Quarter Business Highlights

• Awarded $21.7 million Lot 14 order for Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) for the U.S. government, Australia, Oman, and Thailand.
• Ka-band in-flight Internet system received FAA certification on JetBlue Airbus 320 and United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft.
• Received $53.4 million in combined orders for MIDS Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminals from the Space and Naval Systems Warfare Command (SPAWAR).
• Received over $60 million in antenna systems awards for terrestrial and satellite applications.
• Received $3.25 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of new tools and technologies to strengthen protection of the nation's electric grid and oil and gas infrastructure from cyber-attack.
• Exede In The Air in-flight Internet service selected as a finalist in the Aerospace and Security Technologies category for the 2013 Most Innovative New Product Awards, sponsored by San Diego-based CONNECT.