Iridium Communications

IRDM

Telecommunications Services · Communication Services

Price

$46.68

+0.07 (+0.15%)

Market Cap

$4.95B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−19.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 133.5M (2021) → 107.8M (2025)

Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services. It also provides hosted payload and other data services, such as satellite time and locatio

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-28.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$20M/ year

↓ Declining (-30% vs prior year)

2.3% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

11.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$112M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Iridium Communications is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

77.3%

Premium pricing power — 77.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

23.2%

Excellent — 23.2% operating margin

ROCE

10.6%

Below par — 10.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+4.1%

Slow sales growth (4.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

-8.3%

Earnings shrinking (-8.3% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

389%

Turns 389% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

34.8%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (34.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Interest Cover

2.43x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

47.2x

Expensive — P/E 47.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+14.7

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (47.2 → 32.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.12%

Small dividend — 1.12% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+7.1%

Dividend growing modestly (7.1% YoY)

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