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Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 4.48%
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.55% and Operating profit at 53.45% over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.84 times
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The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
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With ROCE of 9.31%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.09 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
Stock DNA
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
USD 2,055 Million (Small Cap)
24.00
NA
3.53%
3.82
28.00%
4.56
Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
227 Million
(Quarterly Results - Sep 2025)
Net Profit:
37 Million
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-35.7%
0%
-35.7%
6 Months
-37.97%
0%
-37.97%
1 Year
-31.41%
0%
-31.41%
2 Years
-69.71%
0%
-69.71%
3 Years
-47.18%
0%
-47.18%
4 Years
-51.37%
0%
-51.37%
5 Years
-27.54%
0%
-27.54%
Iridium Communications, Inc. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.55%
EBIT Growth (5y)
53.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.13
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.84
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.34
Tax Ratio
8.63%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.42%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
4.48%
ROE (avg)
6.57%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
24
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.79
EV to EBIT
22.48
EV to EBITDA
11.42
EV to Capital Employed
2.09
EV to Sales
5.65
PEG Ratio
0.20
Dividend Yield
2.33%
ROCE (Latest)
9.31%
ROE (Latest)
23.95%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Shareholding Snapshot : Sep 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Domestic Funds
Domestic Funds
Held in 94 Schemes (48.92%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 163 Foreign Institutions (21.47%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Sep'25 - QoQ
Sep'25
Jun'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
226.90
216.90
4.61%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
123.10
103.10
19.40%
Interest
25.00
24.70
1.21%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
37.10
22.00
68.64%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
308.80%
231.70%
7.71%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Sep 2025 is 4.61% vs 0.93% in Jun 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Sep 2025 is 68.64% vs -27.63% in Jun 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
830.70
790.70
5.06%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
406.60
401.60
1.25%
Interest
102.80
102.30
0.49%
Exceptional Items
-3.10
-37.50
91.73%
Consolidate Net Profit
112.80
15.40
632.47%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
245.00%
150.70%
9.43%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 5.06% vs 9.67% in Dec 2023
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 632.47% vs 77.01% in Dec 2023
About Iridium Communications, Inc. 
Iridium Communications, Inc.
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
Iridium Communications Inc. is a commercial provider of communications services. The Company provides voice and data communications services to businesses, the United States (U.S) and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations and consumers through its satellite network, which has an architecture of approximately 66 operational satellites with in-orbit and ground spares and related ground infrastructure. Its products include Satellite Handsets, Broadband Data Devices, Voice and Data Modems, Internet of Things Data Devices and Iridium GO!. The Company’s principal line of business includes land mobile, maritime, aviation, Internet of things (IoT), hosted payloads and other data services, and (U.S) government. The land mobile users utilize its satellite communications services for voice and data, mobile and remote office connectivity, public safety and disaster relief and public telephone infrastructure. The Company also offers broadband data offering, Iridium Certus.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
1750 Tysons Blvd Ste 1400 , MC LEAN VA : 22102-4244
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