EchoStar Announces Financial Results for the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022

Englewood, CO, February 22, 2023—EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Financial Highlights:

• Consolidated revenue of $499.9 million.
• Net income of $47.6 million, consolidated net income attributable to EchoStar common stock of $49.3 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock of $0.59
• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $163.6 million (see discussion and the reconciliation of GAAP to this non-GAAP measure below).

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 Financial Highlights:

• Consolidated revenue of $2.0 billion.
• Net income of $166.5 million, consolidated net income attributable to EchoStar common stock of $177.1 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock of $2.10. 
• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $656.0 million (see discussion and the reconciliation of GAAP to this non-GAAP measure below).

“The EchoStar team finished 2022 with a solid performance, continuing to optimize operations and asset yields,” said Hamid Akhavan, CEO and President of EchoStar.  “In the near term, we remain focused on operating the business in an efficient manner and preparing for the launch of our upcoming EchoStar XXIV/JUPITER 3 satellite as a catalyst for new growth.  We have also made tangible strides toward expanding our future capabilities as we begin construction on a global S-band mobile satellite service network.”

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 - Additional Information:

• Consolidated revenue increased year over year.  Higher equipment sales of $33.1 million to our domestic and international enterprise customers was offset by lower service revenues of $31.9 million, primarily due to lower broadband consumer customers.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased 2.5% or $4.0 million year over year.
  • Hughes segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $4.2 million year over year.  The increase was driven primarily by lower sales and marketing expense for our broadband consumer business.
  • ESS segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.1 million year over year primarily due to higher revenue.
  • Corporate and Other segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased $2.3 million year over year.  The decrease was primarily due to higher corporate expenses, partially offset by higher earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net, of $1.3 million.
• Net income increased $127.7 million year over year.  The increase was primarily due to higher operating income of $16.0 million, a favorable change in net interest expense of $17.0 million, a favorable change in investments of $42.5 million, and $55.3 million related to the impairment of our Dish Mexico equity investment that occurred in 2021.  These items were partially offset by higher net income tax expense of $12.7 million.
• Hughes broadband subscribers totaled approximately 1,228,000, declining 57,000 from September 30, 2022.  Our current capacity limitations and increased competitive pressures are impacting our consumer subscriber levels.  In Latin America, subscriber levels were also impacted by adverse economic conditions and capacity allocation to Community Wi-Fi and enterprise opportunities. 
• For the three months ended December 31, 2022, approximately 42% of Hughes segment revenue was attributable to our enterprise customers, increasing from 35% in the same period last year.  The increase supports our strong focus on our enterprise business and diversification objectives.
• Cash, cash equivalents and current marketable investment securities were $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2022.
• The JUPITER 3/EchoStar XXIV satellite is expected to be launched during the second quarter of 2023.

Set forth below is a table highlighting certain of EchoStar’s segment results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands) (all US GAAP amounts reference results from operations):

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measurement (amounts in thousands):

Note on Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA is defined as “Net income (loss)” excluding “Interest income, net,” “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized,” “Income tax benefit (provision), net,” “Depreciation and amortization,” and “Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests.” 

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding Gains and losses on investments, net, Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net, and other non-recurring or non-operational items.  EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures determined in accordance with US GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are reconciled to Net income (loss) in the table above and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income or any other measure determined in accordance with US GAAP. Our management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of our operating efficiency and overall financial performance for benchmarking against our peers and competitors. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the underlying operating performance of our business and are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our financial performance. Management also believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate the performance of companies in our industry.

The consolidated financial statements of EchoStar for the periods ended December 31, 2022 are attached to this press release. Detailed financial data and other information are available in EchoStar’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EchoStar will host a conference call to discuss its earnings on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will be broadcast live in listen-only mode on EchoStar’s investor relations website at ir.echostar.com.  To participate via telephone and ask a question, participants must register using this online form.

About EchoStar Corporation

EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite communications solutions.  Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments.

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This press release may contain statements that are forward looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “seek,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “continue,” “future,” “will,” “would,” “can,” “may,” “plans,” and similar expressions and the use of future dates are intended to identify forward‑looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward‑looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy of forward-looking statements or information or for updating forward-looking information or statements. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. See “Risk Factors” in EchoStar’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the other documents EchoStar files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
 

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