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EchoStar Corporation (SATS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SATS • • Industrial / General
TechnologyCommunication EquipmentSatellite CommunicationsSatellite Service Providers
AboutEchoStar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides networking technologies and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Hughes and EchoStar Satellite Services (ESS). The Hughes segment offers broadband network technologies, managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services, and communications solutions to government and enterprise customers. The segment also designs, provides, and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems. In addition, it designs, develops, constructs, and provides telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and enterprise customers. Further, this segment designs, provides, and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems, as well as offers satellite ground segment systems and terminals for other satellite systems, including mobile system operators. The ESS segment provides satellite services using its owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related licenses to offer satellite services on a full-time and/or occasional-use basis to the U.S. government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers, and private enterprise customers. It serves customers in North America, South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue $15.83B -7.0%
  • EBITDA $1.63B +23.2%
  • Net Income -$120M +93.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.44 +93.0%
  • Gross Margin 35.95% +20.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 10.28% +32.5%
  • Operating Margin -1.92% -17.6%
  • Net Margin -0.76% +92.4%
  • ROE -0.59% +92.7%
  • ROIC -0.51% -8.8%
  • Debt/Equity 1.47 +16.0%
  • Interest Coverage -0.63 +79.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 97 (top 3%)
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 53.0%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak 3Y average ROE of 3.6%
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y16.47%
5Y53.02%
3Y-7.23%
TTM-44.95%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-470.04%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-413.94%

ROCE

10Y Avg8.52%
5Y Avg13.87%
3Y Avg2.19%
Latest-0.58%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+3.14B3.06B1.89B2.09B1.89B1.89B19.82B18.63B17.02B15.83B
Revenue Growth %-0.09%-0.03%-0.38%0.11%-0.1%0%9.5%-0.06%-0.09%-0.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.8B1.74B758.5M780.9M787.36M744.38M12.5B12.21B11.95B10.14B
COGS % of Revenue0.57%0.57%0.4%0.37%0.42%0.39%0.63%0.66%0.7%0.64%
Gross Profit+1.34B1.32B1.13B1.31B1.1B1.14B7.32B6.42B5.07B5.69B
Gross Margin %0.43%0.43%0.6%0.63%0.58%0.61%0.37%0.34%0.3%0.36%
Gross Profit Growth %0.02%-0.01%-0.15%0.16%-0.16%0.04%5.4%-0.12%-0.21%0.12%
Operating Expenses+980.56M956.73M919.94M1.06B1.03B1.03B3.9B4.19B5.35B5.99B
OpEx % of Revenue0.31%0.31%0.49%0.51%0.54%0.55%0.2%0.22%0.31%0.38%
Selling, General & Admin310.14M325.04M370.5M436.09M509.14M474.91M2.69B3.02B2.99B2.43B
SG&A % of Revenue0.1%0.11%0.2%0.21%0.27%0.25%0.14%0.16%0.18%0.15%
Research & Development78.29M76.02M31.75M27.57M25.74M29.45M31.78M32.81M110M0
R&D % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.02%0%0%0.01%-
Other Operating Expenses-2.01M1.75M6.58M-4.75M490.76M526.7M1.18B1.14B2.25B3.57B
Operating Income+356.03M364.4M196.31M183.24M73.08M112.47M3.42B2.23B-277.91M-304.07M
Operating Margin %0.11%0.12%0.1%0.09%0.04%0.06%0.17%0.12%-0.02%-0.02%
Operating Income Growth %0.09%0.02%-0.46%-0.07%-0.6%0.54%29.43%-0.35%-1.12%-0.09%
EBITDA+884.19M797.3M718.5M723.36M661.28M637.48M4.64B3.41B1.32B1.63B
EBITDA Margin %0.28%0.26%0.38%0.35%0.35%0.34%0.23%0.18%0.08%0.1%
EBITDA Growth %-0%-0.1%-0.1%0.01%-0.09%-0.04%6.27%-0.26%-0.61%0.23%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)528.16M432.9M522.19M540.12M588.2M525.01M1.21B1.17B1.6B1.93B
EBIT261.32M296.16M317.93M93.5M157.85M120.09M3.46B3.41B-1.85B406.05M
Net Interest Income+-111.61M-102.24M-139.77M-139.01M-168.66M-107.94M-77.25M14.02M117.02M-365M
Interest Income10.43M21.25M44.62M80.28M82.35M39.98M33.9M93.24M207.37M116.63M
Interest Expense122.07M123.63M184.39M219.29M251.02M147.93M111.15M79.22M90.36M481.62M
Other Income/Expense-52.19M-79.54M-95.61M-309.03M-166.24M-140.31M-72.53M1.1B-1.65B228.5M
Pretax Income+221.57M286.84M100.69M-7.96M-93.17M-27.84M3.35B3.34B-1.93B-75.57M
Pretax Margin %0.07%0.09%0.05%-0%-0.05%-0.01%0.17%0.18%-0.11%-0%
Income Tax+72.2M106.15M-284.29M30.67M20.49M24.07M828.44M798.41M-296.86M48.95M
Effective Tax Rate %0.69%0.63%3.9%5.08%0.68%1.44%0.74%0.74%0.88%1.58%
Net Income+153.36M179.93M392.56M-40.48M-62.92M-40.15M2.49B2.48B-1.7B-119.55M
Net Margin %0.05%0.06%0.21%-0.02%-0.03%-0.02%0.13%0.13%-0.1%-0.01%
Net Income Growth %0%0.17%1.18%-1.1%-0.55%0.36%62.92%-0%-1.69%0.93%
Net Income (Continuing)88.09M136.37M384.98M-132.36M-113.65M-51.9M2.52B2.54B-1.63B-124.52M
Discontinued Operations61.28M44.32M270.58M93.73M39.4M00000
Minority Interest86.16M86.74M14.82M15.28M75.75M64.92M60.25M562.55M508.12M53.85M
EPS (Diluted)+1.751.924.07-0.42-1.17-0.530.812.13-6.28-0.44
EPS Growth %-0.02%0.1%1.12%-1.1%-1.79%0.55%2.53%1.63%-3.95%0.93%
EPS (Basic)1.771.944.13-0.42-1.17-0.530.812.13-6.28-0.44
Diluted Shares Outstanding93.47M94.41M96.74M96.25M96.74M97.92M89.94M83.16M270.84M274.08M
Basic Shares Outstanding92.4M93.8M95.42M96.25M96.74M97.92M89.91M83.16M270.84M274.08M
Dividend Payout Ratio-0.08%0.05%----0%--

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.13B3.72B3.72B3.58B2.84B2.91B1.93B6.76B4.89B8.1B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.54B3.09B3.25B3.21B2.46B2.53B1.55B4.31B2.44B5.55B
Cash Only924.24M2.57B2.43B928.31M1.52B896M535.89M2.5B1.82B4.31B
Short-Term Investments612.34M522.52M814.16M2.28B940.62M1.64B1.01B1.81B623.04M1.24B
Accounts Receivable456.4M201.94M240.13M215.3M207.31M189.6M199.01M1.18B1.12B1.2B
Days Sales Outstanding52.9924.1146.4937.5840.1236.663.6723.1624.0727.65
Inventory67.01M62.62M83.59M75.38M79.62M97.99M103.08M625.98M665.17M455.2M
Days Inventory Outstanding13.5513.1740.2335.2336.9148.053.0118.7120.3216.39
Other Current Assets16.72M322.39M91.67M22.02M22.21M30.84M21.12M579.83M660.09M894.39M
Total Non-Current Assets+5.08B5.29B5.03B5.08B4.32B4.17B4.12B51.99B52.22B52.84B
Property, Plant & Equipment3.41B3.4B3.47B2.53B2.64B2.52B2.49B10.73B12.63B12.45B
Fixed Asset Turnover0.92x0.90x0.54x0.83x0.71x0.75x7.97x1.74x1.35x1.27x
Goodwill510.63M504.17M504.17M504.17M506.95M511.6M511.09M757.51M00
Intangible Assets676.47M625.37M595.89M571.03M609.89M613.86M608.45M37.75B38.75B39.52B
Long-Term Investments209.26M171.02M161.43M266.51M325.4M284.94M297.75M524.9M314.37M202.33M
Other Non-Current Assets266.48M586.82M307.5M1.2B225.8M234.48M208.12M2.22B529.56M675.61M
Total Assets+7.21B9.01B8.75B8.66B7.15B7.07B6.05B58.75B57.11B60.94B
Asset Turnover0.44x0.34x0.22x0.24x0.26x0.27x3.28x0.32x0.30x0.26x
Asset Growth %-0.01%0.25%-0.03%-0.01%-0.17%-0.01%-0.15%8.72%-0.03%0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+526.83M531.44M413.89M1.35B496.02M1.43B460.12M6.44B8.02B5.83B
Accounts Payable238.35M171.37M113.16M123.14M126M123.12M109.84M1.02B774.01M740.98M
Days Payables Outstanding48.2136.0454.4557.5558.4160.373.2130.623.6526.68
Short-Term Debt35.7M32.98M40.63M919.58M486K898.24M01.55B3.05B943.03M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities42.77M124.88M47.76M168.77M192.67M140.09M129.85M-17.85M00
Current Ratio4.05x7.01x8.98x2.66x5.72x2.04x4.19x1.05x0.61x1.39x
Quick Ratio3.92x6.89x8.78x2.61x5.56x1.97x3.96x0.95x0.53x1.31x
Cash Conversion Cycle18.341.2432.2615.2518.6224.343.4711.2820.7517.36
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.9B4.47B4.16B3.16B2.91B2.04B2.17B30.26B28.7B34.86B
Long-Term Debt2.16B3.62B3.59B2.39B2.39B1.5B1.5B21.34B19.72B25.66B
Capital Lease Obligations000096.94M114.89M134.9M2.81B3.12B3.21B
Deferred Tax Liabilities650.39M746.67M436.02M287.99M351.69M359.9M403.68M5.35B5.01B4.99B
Other Non-Current Liabilities93.95M101.49M128.5M486.49M74.92M70.89M125.76M740.06M849.13M1B
Total Liabilities3.43B5B4.57B4.51B3.41B3.47B2.63B36.7B36.72B40.69B
Total Debt+2.19B3.66B3.63B3.31B2.5B2.52B1.65B25.72B25.89B29.81B
Net Debt1.27B1.09B1.2B2.38B981.82M1.63B1.11B23.23B24.06B25.51B
Debt / Equity0.58x0.91x0.87x0.80x0.67x0.70x0.48x1.17x1.27x1.47x
Debt / EBITDA2.48x4.58x5.06x4.57x3.78x3.96x0.36x7.55x19.61x18.33x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.43x1.36x1.67x3.29x1.48x2.55x0.24x6.82x18.23x15.69x
Interest Coverage2.92x2.95x1.06x0.84x0.29x0.76x30.79x28.19x-3.08x-0.63x
Total Equity+3.78B4.01B4.18B4.16B3.75B3.61B3.41B22.05B20.39B20.25B
Equity Growth %0.04%0.06%0.04%-0.01%-0.1%-0.04%-0.05%5.46%-0.08%-0.01%
Book Value per Share40.4642.4443.1843.1738.7236.8437.96265.1775.2873.87
Total Shareholders' Equity3.7B3.92B4.16B4.14B3.67B3.54B3.35B21.49B19.88B20.19B
Common Stock99K100K102K102K105K105K106K269K271K286K
Retained Earnings134.32M314.25M721.32M694.13M632.81M583.59M656.47M13.44B11.74B11.62B
Treasury Stock-98.16M-98.16M-98.16M-131.45M-131.45M-174.91M-436.52M000
Accumulated OCI-117.23M-124.8M-130.15M-125.1M-122.14M-187.88M-212.1M-175.27M-160.06M-195.71M
Minority Interest86.16M86.74M14.82M15.28M75.75M64.92M60.25M562.55M508.12M53.85M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+776.45M803.34M726.89M734.52M656.32M534.39M631.98M3.62B2.43B1.25B
Operating CF Margin %0.25%0.26%0.39%0.35%0.35%0.28%0.03%0.19%0.14%0.08%
Operating CF Growth %-0.08%0.03%-0.1%0.01%-0.11%-0.19%0.18%4.73%-0.33%-0.49%
Net Income149.37M180.69M393.49M-38.63M-74.25M-51.9M72.88M2.48B-1.7B-124.52M
Depreciation & Amortization528.16M495.07M533.85M598.18M588.2M525.01M491.33M1.17B1.6B1.93B
Stock-Based Compensation21.84M15.23M10.1M9.99M9.35M8.89M0051.51M36.38M
Deferred Taxes56.13M98.15M-288.58M26.33M32.54M18.15M37.66M729.59M-337.22M28.28M
Other Non-Cash Items50.77M23.91M-20.31M113.38M12.34M26.07M3.44M-601.05M2.67B-387.84M
Working Capital Changes-29.82M-9.71M98.33M25.28M88.14M8.18M26.67M-159.96M150.85M-229.8M
Change in Receivables-62.24M-28.4M235.65M11.35M8.29M2.24M-2.33M-74.81M20.62M-171.37M
Change in Inventory-4.91M-4.81M-19.29M5.65M-8.29M-2.24M016.2M-37.98M189.65M
Change in Payables29.44M-44.22M-77.69M6.51M13.15M-12.34M-15.6M90.72M4.11M108.98M
Cash from Investing+-275.31M-632.27M-868M-2.1B821.96M-1.14B168.81M-9.06B-2.81B-3.05B
Capital Expenditures-729.27M-721.51M-610.23M-586.78M-482.34M-447.45M-471.97M-3.05B-3.1B-1.54B
CapEx % of Revenue0.23%0.24%0.32%0.28%0.26%0.24%0.02%0.16%0.18%0.1%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-1.99M10.96M2.11M77.52M2.28M-38.66M0-8.2B-1.16B-822.96M
Cash from Financing+-120.26M1.48B72K-136.56M-885.31M-15.62M-1.16B-274.45M-277.12M4.48B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0-15M-19M-10M-2.72M00-2M00
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-882K31.05M56.74M17.92M67.67M28.65M6.7M-40.1M87.16M-321.94M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+47.18M81.84M116.66M147.74M173.98M86.94M160.25M570.72M-668.27M-292.18M
FCF Margin %0.02%0.03%0.06%0.07%0.09%0.05%0.01%0.03%-0.04%-0.02%
FCF Growth %-0.71%0.73%0.43%0.27%0.18%-0.5%0.84%2.56%-2.17%0.56%
FCF per Share0.500.871.211.531.800.891.786.86-2.47-1.07
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)5.06x4.46x1.85x-18.15x-10.43x-13.31x0.25x1.46x-1.43x-10.48x
Interest Paid179.11M78.31M207.62M240.6M195.33M139.28M906.92M1.14B1.4B0
Taxes Paid6.39M11.7M11.03M5.21M3.58M15.25M98.46M98.93M15.63M0

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)4.14%4.62%9.59%-0.97%-1.59%-1.09%70.82%19.46%-8.02%-0.59%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.09%5.39%2.81%2.31%0.97%1.69%52.6%6.73%-0.46%-0.51%
Gross Margin42.59%43.22%59.77%62.66%58.25%60.57%36.95%34.47%29.8%35.95%
Net Margin4.88%5.89%20.82%-1.94%-3.34%-2.13%12.55%13.3%-10%-0.76%
Debt / Equity0.58x0.91x0.87x0.80x0.67x0.70x0.48x1.17x1.27x1.47x
Interest Coverage2.92x2.95x1.06x0.84x0.29x0.76x30.79x28.19x-3.08x-0.63x
FCF Conversion5.06x4.46x1.85x-18.15x-10.43x-13.31x0.25x1.46x-1.43x-10.48x
Revenue Growth-8.76%-2.77%-38.32%10.92%-9.82%0.1%949.77%-5.98%-8.69%-6.99%

Revenue by Segment

2014201520162017201820192020202120222024
Service revenue---------14.96B
Service revenue Growth----------
Equipment sales and other revenue---------869.39M
Equipment sales and other revenue Growth----------
Service----1.36B1.55B1.63B1.66B1.57B-
Service Growth-----14.52%4.97%2.10%-5.63%-
Services, Design, Development And Construction----85.75M145.65M88.51M152.93M246.26M-
Services, Design, Development And Construction Growth-----69.84%-39.23%72.79%61.03%-
Equipment Product----119.66M115.16M110.11M108.77M119.12M-
Equipment Product Growth------3.76%-4.38%-1.21%9.51%-
Services, Lease-----66.35M52.16M50.86M53.25M-
Services, Lease Growth-------21.39%-2.49%4.71%-
Product, Lease-----6M6.98M8.73M8.78M-
Product, Lease Growth------16.27%24.98%0.58%-
Services And Other Revenue-----16.97M1.68B---
Services And Other Revenue Growth------9811.06%---
Product----205.41M266.81M205.6M---
Product Growth-----29.89%-22.94%---
Sales And Services----1.56B-----
Sales And Services Growth----------
Lease Receivable----529.87M-----
Lease Receivable Growth----------
Hughes Business1.33B1.34B1.39B1.48B------
Hughes Business Growth-1.44%3.29%6.26%------
EchoStar Satellite Services Business--406.97M390.83M------
EchoStar Satellite Services Business Growth----3.97%------
All Others And Eliminations28.83M11.42M12.07M18.55M------
All Others And Eliminations Growth--60.40%5.75%53.60%------
EchoStar Technologies Business--1.25B-------
EchoStar Technologies Business Growth----------
Echo Star Technologies Business1.61B1.3B--------
Echo Star Technologies Business Growth--19.37%--------
Echo Star Satellite Services Business481.58M489.84M--------
Echo Star Satellite Services Business Growth-1.72%--------

Revenue by Geography

2014201520162017201820192020202120222024
North America----1.82B1.56B1.58B1.65B1.61B15.51B
North America Growth------14.23%1.49%3.97%-2.33%864.32%
All Other Geographics266.92M254.24M245.32M273.16M170.27M199.57M152.68M162.51M218.51M-
All Other Geographics Growth--4.75%-3.51%11.35%-37.67%17.21%-23.50%6.44%34.46%-
South And Central America----101.63M125.91M151.43M176.51M171.32M-
South And Central America Growth-----23.88%20.27%16.57%-2.94%-
UNITED STATES--2.62B1.52B------
UNITED STATES Growth----41.98%------
North America Other Than U S220.12M203.81M187.44M89.93M------
North America Other Than U S Growth--7.41%-8.03%-52.02%------
U2.96B2.69B--------
U Growth--9.22%--------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) reported $15.18B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 450% increase from $2.76B in 2011.

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) saw revenue decline by 7.0% over the past year.

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) reported a net loss of $12.95B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) has a return on equity (ROE) of -0.6%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) had negative free cash flow of $1.09B in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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