Iridium Communications, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
  • ISIN: US46269C1027
USD
25.40
-0.84 (-3.2%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Why is Iridium Communications, Inc. ?

1
With ROCE of 11.08%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.01 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -7.16%, its profits have risen by 0.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.4
2
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -7.16% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Iridium Communications, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Iridium Communications, Inc.
-7.16%
-0.16
56.57%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.36%
EBIT Growth (5y)
46.08%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.13
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.84
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.35
Tax Ratio
8.63%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
4.48%
ROE (avg)
6.57%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.67
EV to EBIT
18.18
EV to EBITDA
9.62
EV to Capital Employed
2.01
EV to Sales
4.92
PEG Ratio
2.38
Dividend Yield
3.48%
ROCE (Latest)
11.08%
ROE (Latest)
24.72%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 400.08 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 22.01%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.88% (YoY

-4What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 366.28 %

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 212.94 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 24.86 MM has Fallen at -21.16%

Here's what is working for Iridium Communications, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 400.08 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.88% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Iridium Communications, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 366.28 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 212.94 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 24.86 MM has Fallen at -21.16%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 31.54 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)