SatixFy Announces Nine-Month 2024 Results
Expects full year 2024 revenues of between $17-$19 million
REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 09, 2024--
SatixFy Communications Ltd. (the "Company" or "SatixFy") (NYSE American: SATX), a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, has released its consolidated financial results as of and for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024 and provided recent operational and business updates.
Management Commentary
Nir Barkan, Chief Executive Officer of SatixFy, commented, "We are very pleased with the strong momentum we have shown in the third quarter, which has continued into the current quarter. Our recent progress has been marked by key agreements that highlight growing traction for our chipsets and strong market demand for our satellite communication solutions. Most importantly, in November 2024, we signed a milestone $39 million contract with Telesat to develop Landing Station Baseband Units for Telesat's Lightspeed Network, solidifying our role as a critical partner to them. Additionally, our collaboration with MDA Space Ltd. continues to strengthen and we signed a number of further agreements with them in October 2024, including a software development and license contract supporting their digital payload systems and new agreements expanding our collaboration on space-grade chips. We believe this further strengthens our market-leadership position in space-grade chipsets for the upcoming generation of communication satellites. Our growing momentum demonstrates the strategic value of our cutting-edge technology to our customers and we believe our success will translate into improved financial metrics over the coming quarters."
Guidance for 2024
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company signed a number of key agreements and expects to meet certain milestones which will result in a significantly increased level of service revenues in the fourth quarter. As such, the Company currently expects to report full year 2024 revenues of between $17 and $19 million with a gross margin of between 70% and 75%.
Financial Highlights for the Nine Months of 2024
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Total revenues for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, were
$8.5 million, a decrease of 4% compared to $8.9 million in the same
period in 2023. The majority of revenues for the current nine-month
period were from product sales, driven by the commencement of shipments
of engineering samples of space-grade Application Specific Integrated
Circuits ("ASICs"). It is noted that over the nine-month period there was
a decrease in revenues from development services and preproduction
provided to customers due to the completion of various development
services agreements as well as the above-mentioned higher level of
product sales compared to the same period in 2023.
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Gross profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was
$6.2 million (gross margin of 72%), a 36% increase compared to $4.5
million (gross margin of 51%) in the same period in 2023. The increase in
gross profit and gross margin was due to the Company's product mix
favoring higher-margin space-grade ASIC products.
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Operating loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was
$23.1 million, an 18% improvement compared to an operating loss of $28.1
million during the same period in 2023. The decrease was mainly
attributed to a higher gross profit and a reduction in operating expenses,
as described below.
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Expenses Breakdown:
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Research and Development expenses, net ("R&D"), for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 were $21.4 million, a
15% decrease compared to $25.1 million in the same period in 2023.
R&D expenses were primarily driven by the Company's significant
efforts to develop its space-grade ASICs and bring them to
maturity. The decrease in R&D expenditure was driven by a decrease
in salaries and related costs combined with a decrease in
post-silicon costs related to ASICs.
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Selling and Marketing expenses for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2024 were $2.1 million, a 13% increase compared to
$1.8 million for the same period in 2023. The increase was
primarily due to an increase in payroll and related costs.
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General and Administrative expenses for the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2024 were $5.7 million, a 2% increase compared
to $5.6 million for the same period in 2023.
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Finance expenses: $11.5 million, a 64% decrease compared to
$31.8 million for the same period in 2023. The decrease was
primarily due to a $24 million revaluation expense of the
Company's derivatives in 2023.
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Net loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, was $34.5
million, or $0.41 per basic and diluted share, a 43% improvement compared
with a net loss of $60.0 million, or $0.74 per basic and diluted share,
in the same period in 2023, which included the large derivative
revaluation expense as noted above.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents as of September 30, 2024, amounted to $6.5
million, compared to $14.0 million as of December 31, 2023.
About SatixFy
SatixFy develops end-to-end next-generation satellite space and ground communications systems, including satellite multi beam digital antennas, user terminals and modems, based on powerful chipsets that it develops in house.
SatixFy's products include modems that feature Software Defined Radio $(SDR)$ and Fully Electronically Steered Multi Beam Antennas (ESMA) that support the advanced communications standard DVB-S2X. SatixFy's innovative ASICs improve the overall performance of satellite communications systems, reduce the weight and power requirements of terminals and payloads, and save real estate for gateway equipment. SatixFy's advanced Very Small Aperture Terminal and multi-beam fully electronically steered antenna arrays are optimized for a variety of mobile applications and services, using low earth orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary satellite communications systems, for aero/in-flight connectivity systems, high-end communications-on-the-move applications, and more.
SatixFy is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel with additional offices in the UK, U.S. and Bulgaria.
For more information, please refer to www.SatixFy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks, " "estimates" and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, SatixFy is using forward looking statements in this press release when it discusses: its expected full year 2024 revenues and gross margin; the growing traction for its chipsets; the market demand and its market-leadership position in space-grade chipsets for the upcoming generation of communication satellites; its growing momentum and belief that the Company's success will translate into improved financial metrics over the coming quarters.. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, among others: the Company's planned level of revenues and capital expenditures; the Company's available cash and its ability to obtain additional funding; the Company's ability to market and sell its products; legal and regulatory developments in the United States and other countries; the Company's ability to maintain its relationships with suppliers, distributors and other partners; the Company's ability to maintain or protect the validity of its patents and other intellectual property; political, economic and military instability in the Middle East, specifically in Israel; as well as those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024, as amended, and other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC which are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME STATEMENT
(in thousands of USD)
Nine months ended
September 30,
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2024 2023
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Revenues:
Development services and preproduction 1,666 6,357
Sale of products 6,841 2,529
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Total revenues 8,507 8,886
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Cost of sales and services:
Development services and preproduction 291 3,213
Sale of products 2,063 1,154
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Total cost of sales and services 2,354 4,367
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