SATL Satellogic Inc

Revenue up 42% in 2022 to $6.0 million Primarily from Asset Monitoring with Constellation-as-a-Service Business Gaining Momentum

$76.5 million in Cash at Year End 2022

Largest Sub-Meter Resolution Commercial Capture Capability (7MM+ sq km daily) in the World; Expanded Fleet to 34 Satellites in Orbit

Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (“EO”) data collection, today provided full year 2022 financial results and a business update.

“2022 was a transformational year for Satellogic, beginning with successfully going public and continuing through a series of milestone achievements that has led us to our position today, with 34 satellites in orbit,” said Satellogic CEO, Emiliano Kargieman. “With the largest commercial fleet of sub-meter resolution satellites in the world, we are well positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for Earth Observation data and satellites.

“During 2022, our revenue grew 42% year-over-year as both our Asset Monitoring and our Constellation-as-a-Service businesses gained momentum. Our three-year agreement with the Republic of Albania to access a dedicated satellite constellation deployed its first two satellites dedicated to task and monitor its sovereign territory for a range of applications including border security, agriculture management, and environmental monitoring.

“Our new Space Systems (satellite sales) business creates a satellite purchase program that aims to lower the financial barrier to Earth Observation spacecraft ownership. Purchase options begin at less than $10 million for a 70cm resolution satellite, offering flexibility as well as time-to-operation in as fast as 3 months. Space Systems is designed to offer governments asset ownership to enhance national geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) with global tasking autonomy.

“We have proven that it's possible to provide high-quality satellite imagery through a constellation of small, low-orbit satellites at what we believe to be the lowest price while retaining strong margins. We expect to build and launch 14 additional satellites, which will give us the capability of remapping the Earth every two weeks by the end of 2023.”

Rick Dunn, Satellogic CFO, commented, “We ended 2022 with $76.5 million of cash on hand. Our revenue grew 42% to $6.0 million for the full year of 2022 and we reduced our net loss from $96.3 million in 2021 to $36.6 million in 2022. As we move through 2023, we have seen increased momentum in terms of revenue, backlog and pipeline. We expect 2023 to be considerably stronger, particularly in the second half. As previously guided, we are targeting revenue for the full year 2023 to be between $30 to $50 million.

“Going forward, revenue will be driven by our continued growth in Asset Monitoring, Constellation-as-a-Service, and sales of Space Systems. We anticipate that Space Systems will contribute considerable per unit cash flow and strong gross margin,” concluded Dunn.

Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2022

• Revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022 increased 42% to $6.0 million, as compared to revenue of $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was driven primarily by Asset Monitoring, with Constellation-as-a-Service gaining momentum following a multi-million-dollar agreement awarded from the Republic of Albania.
• Gross margin during the year ended December 31, 2022 increased 15% to $2.7 million, as compared to a gross margin of $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Gross margin was 45% during the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 56% for the year ended December 31, 2021, due to higher ground station and cloud services costs associated with our larger constellation.
• General and administrative expenses were $37.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $36.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The slight increase was due to increased costs associated with being a public company, primarily insurance, partially offset by lower professional fees related to elevated going public costs in 2021, and lower stock-based compensation.
• Research & Development expenses increased to $13.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was driven primarily by a higher average headcount in 2022 as compared to 2021, which contributed to an increase in stock-based compensation, salaries and wages, and other R&D expenses, such as software costs and laboratory supplies.
• Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased to $36.6 million, as compared to a net loss of $96.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by a change in fair value of financial instruments related to net gains of $58.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to net gains of $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The change was primarily driven by the remeasurement to fair value of our warrant and earnout liabilities issued in conjunction with the Merger.
• Adjusted EBITDA loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased to $56.0 million from an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $31.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 due to increased costs associated with being a public company and higher average headcount in anticipation of business growth.
• Cash was $76.5 million at December 31, 2022, as compared to $8.5 million at December 31, 2021. The increase in cash is due to the Merger, which resulted in the addition of approximately $168 million in cash.
• Net cash used in operating activities increased to $68.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $28.4 million the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to costs and expenses related to development of our products, payroll, fluctuations in accounts payable and other current assets and liabilities.

Key Second Half and Subsequent Highlights

• Established new Space Systems business line to sell satellites directly to select customers, with unmatched build-to-launch cycles as fast as three months.
• Announced partnership and integration with SkyFi, a leading provider of EO data. This partnership will allow SkyFi’s customers to submit tasking orders to Satellogic satellites directly through the platform either at https://app.skyfi.com or on the SkyFi app for both businesses and individuals.
• Executed a three-year agreement with the Government of Albania to develop a dedicated satellite constellation with a Constellation-as-a-Service model to accelerate Albania’s participation in the New Space Economy and provide unprecedented, country-wide situational awareness.
• Deployed the “Albania-1” and “Albania-2” satellites that will support the Republic of Albania pursuant to a recent 3-year Constellation-as-a-Service agreement entered into with Satellogic. The dedicated satellites will enable Albania to task and monitor its sovereign territory for a range of applications including agriculture management, border security, and environmental monitoring.
• Signed a letter of intent with Agencia Espacial Mexicana to develop a fully-featured and operational Constellation-as-a-Service program to monitor approximately 2 million square kilometers of the nation.
• Completed a ~5% investment in Officina Stellare, a leader in the design and production of optomechanical instrumentation, driving strategic focus on vertical integration.

For additional information regarding our long-term outlook and risks and assumptions related thereto, see Item 5.B (Liquidity and Capital Resources) of Satellogic’s recent Form 20-F filing.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our Consolidated Financial Statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use the following Non-GAAP measures: EBITDA; Adjusted EBITDA; and Free Cash Flow. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

We define Non-GAAP EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We did not incur amortization expense during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

We define Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA as Non-GAAP EBITDA further adjusted for merger-related transaction costs and other income (expense). Other income (expense) consists of foreign currency gains and losses, changes in the fair value of financial instruments and stock-based compensation.

We use these Non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe these measures provide analysts, investors and management with helpful information regarding the underlying operating performance of our business, as they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by removing the impact of items that we believe are not reflective of our underlying operating performance. The Non-GAAP measures are used by us to evaluate our core operating performance and liquidity on a comparable basis and to make strategic decisions. The Non-GAAP measures also facilitate company-to-company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations such as capital structures, taxation, depreciation, capital expenditures and other non-cash items (i.e., embedded derivatives, debt extinguishment and stock-based compensation) which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance. However, different companies may define these terms differently and accordingly comparisons might not be accurate. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Non-GAAP financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the U.S. GAAP amounts excluded from these Non-GAAP financial measures, and evaluating these Non-GAAP financial measures together with their relevant financial measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP measures such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not intended to be a substitute for any U.S. GAAP financial measure.

We have included reconciliations from the most directly comparable GAAP metric to Non-GAAP EBITDA and Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 below.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Non-GAAP EBITDA and Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to our net loss for the periods indicated.

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Net loss

$

(36,641

)

 

$

(96,305

)

 

$

(21,529

)

Plus interest expense

 

1,596

 

 

 

8,729

 

 

 

43

 

Plus income tax expense (benefit)

 

4,573

 

 

 

(232

)

 

 

148

 

Plus depreciation

 

14,326

 

 

 

10,728

 

 

 

3,031

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA

$

(16,146

)

 

$

(77,080

)

 

$

(18,307

)

Plus Merger transaction costs

 

11,188

 

 

 

16,236

 

 

 

—

 

Less other income, net

 

(1,140

)

 

 

(1,069

)

 

 

(594

)

Less change in fair value of financial instruments

 

(58,311

)

 

 

(17,983

)

 

 

(9,637

)

Plus loss on extinguishment of debt

 

—

 

 

 

37,216

 

 

 

9,240

 

Plus stock-based compensation

 

8,368

 

 

 

10,881

 

 

 

1,732

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

$

(56,041

)

 

$

(31,799

)

 

$

(17,566

)

About Satellogic

Founded in 2010 by Emiliano Kargieman and Gerardo Richarte, Satellogic (NASDAQ: SATL) is the first vertically integrated geospatial company, driving real outcomes with planetary-scale insights. Satellogic is creating and continuously enhancing the first scalable, fully automated EO platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution, providing accessible and affordable solutions for customers.

Satellogic’s mission is to democratize access to geospatial data through its information platform of high-resolution images to help solve the world’s most pressing problems including climate change, energy supply, and food security. Using its patented Earth imaging technology, Satellogic unlocks the power of EO to deliver high-quality, planetary insights at the lowest cost in the industry.

With more than a decade of experience in space, Satellogic has proven technology and a strong track record of delivering satellites to orbit and high-resolution data to customers at the right price point.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.satellogic.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “possible”, “potential”, “predict”, “project”, “should”, “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on Satellogic’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on Satellogic and include statements concerning Satellogic’s strategies, Satellogic’s future opportunities, and the commercial and governmental applications for Satellogic’s technology. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by, an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Satellogic. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) Satellogic’s ability to scale its constellation of satellites and to do so on Satellogic’s projected timeframe and in accordance with projected costs, (ii) Satellogic’s ability to continue to meet image quality expectations, to continue to enhance the capability of its network of satellites and to continue to offer superior unit economics, (iii) Satellogic’s ability to become or remain an industry leader, (iv) the number of commercial applications for Satellogic’s products and services, (v) Satellogic’s ability to address all commercial applications for satellite imagery, changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Satellogic operates, variations in operating performance across competitors and changes in laws and regulations affecting Satellogic’s business, (vi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts and other expectations, and to identify and realize additional opportunities, (vii) the risk of downturns in the commercial launch services, satellite and spacecraft industry, (viii) the risk that the market for Satellogic’s products and services does not develop as anticipated, (ix) the risk that Satellogic and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize Satellogic’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so, (x) the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations, (xi) the risk of product liability or regulatory lawsuits or proceedings relating to Satellogic’s products and services, and (xii) the risk that Satellogic is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Satellogic’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed or to be filed by Satellogic from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Satellogic assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Satellogic can give no assurance that it will achieve its expectations.

SATELLOGIC INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts)

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Revenue

$

6,012

 

 

$

4,247

 

 

$

—

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation shown separately below

 

3,284

 

 

 

1,876

 

 

 

—

 

General and administrative expenses

 

37,191

 

 

 

36,640

 

 

 

8,003

 

Research and development

 

13,055

 

 

 

9,636

 

 

 

5,924

 

Depreciation expense

 

14,326

 

 

 

10,728

 

 

 

3,031

 

Other operating expenses

 

29,023

 

 

 

14,002

 

 

 

5,449

 

Total costs and expenses

 

96,879

 

 

 

72,882

 

 

 

22,407

 

Operating loss

 

(90,867

)

 

 

(68,635

)

 

 

(22,407

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

Finance costs, net

 

(652

)

 

 

(9,738

)

 

 

35

 

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 

58,311

 

 

 

17,983

 

 

 

9,637

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

—

 

 

 

(37,216

)

 

 

(9,240

)

Other income, net

 

1,140

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

594

 

Total other income (expense), net

 

58,799

 

 

 

(27,902

)

 

 

1,026

 

Loss before income tax

 

(32,068

)

 

 

(96,537

)

 

 

(21,381

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(4,573

)

 

 

232

 

 

 

(148

)

Net loss available to common stockholders

$

(36,641

)

 

$

(96,305

)

 

$

(21,529

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation loss, net of tax

 

(226

)

 

 

(86

)

 

 

—

 

Comprehensive loss

$

(36,867

)

 

$

(96,391

)

 

$

(21,529

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic loss per share for the period attributable to common stockholders

$

(0.44

)

 

$

(5.78

)

 

$

(1.34

)

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

83,188,276

 

 

 

16,655,634

 

 

 

16,029,826

 

Diluted loss per share for the period attributable to common stockholders

$

(0.66

)

 

$

(5.78

)

 

$

(1.34

)

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

83,798,149

 

 

 

16,655,634

 

 

 

16,029,826

 

SATELLOGIC INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

December 31,

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

2022

 

2021

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

76,528

 

 

$

8,533

 

Restricted cash

 

126

 

 

 

—

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,237 and $1,794, respectively

 

1,388

 

 

 

1,196

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

3,198

 

 

 

2,695

 

Total current assets

 

81,240

 

 

 

12,424

 

Property and equipment, net

 

47,981

 

 

 

32,530

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

8,171

 

 

 

2,955

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

—

 

 

 

1,640

 

Other non-current assets

 

6,463

 

 

 

369

 

Total assets

$

143,855

 

 

$

49,918

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

9,850

 

 

$

6,650

 

Debt

 

—

 

 

 

108,473

 

Warrant liabilities

 

8,335

 

 

 

143,237

 

Earnout liabilities

 

1,353

 

 

 

—

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

2,176

 

 

 

985

 

Contract liabilities

 

1,941

 

 

 

935

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

6,417

 

 

 

23,435

 

Total current liabilities

 

30,072

 

 

 

283,715

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

6,063

 

 

 

2,083

 

Contract liabilities

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

522

 

 

 

2,552

 

Total liabilities

 

37,657

 

 

 

289,350

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

 

 

 

Redeemable preferred stock, $0.0001 par value

 

—

 

 

 

21,306

 

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(8,603

)

 

 

(170,949

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

337,928

 

 

 

96,471

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(312

)

 

 

(86

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(222,815

)

 

 

(186,174

)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

106,198

 

 

 

(260,738

)

Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit)

$

143,855

 

 

$

49,918

 

SATELLOGIC INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(36,641

)

 

$

(96,305

)

 

$

(21,529

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

14,326

 

 

 

10,728

 

 

 

3,031

 

Operating lease expense

 

2,015

 

 

 

548

 

 

 

298

 

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

 

1,601

 

 

 

(1,619

)

 

 

(38

)

Stock-based compensation

 

8,368

 

 

 

10,881

 

 

 

1,732

 

Interest expense

 

1,693

 

 

 

9,703

 

 

 

43

 

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 

(58,311

)

 

 

(17,983

)

 

 

(9,637

)

Loss on debt extinguishment

 

—

 

 

 

37,216

 

 

 

9,240

 

Expenses related to Merger

 

9,859

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Foreign exchange differences

 

(4,578

)

 

 

(2,385

)

 

 

(1,507

)

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and right of use assets

 

996

 

 

 

579

 

 

 

372

 

Bad debt expense

 

1,736

 

 

 

1,794

 

 

 

—

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(1,928

)

 

 

(4,691

)

 

 

(221

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(1,855

)

 

 

21

 

 

 

(14

)

Accounts payable

 

(3,202

)

 

 

1,421

 

 

 

6,474

 

Contract liabilities

 

1,006

 

 

 

480

 

 

 

455

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(1,562

)

 

 

21,622

 

 

 

497

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

(1,985

)

 

 

(449

)

 

 

(370

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(68,462

)

 

 

(28,439

)

 

 

(11,174

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of property and equipment

 

(27,252

)

 

 

(11,233

)

 

 

(15,787

)

Equity investment in OS

 

(3,653

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Other

 

53

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

14

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(30,852

)

 

 

(11,230

)

 

 

(15,773

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of redeemable Series X preferred stock

 

—

 

 

 

20,332

 

 

 

—

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

—

 

 

 

7,513

 

 

 

17,348

 

Repurchase of stock

 

(8,603

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Proceeds from exercise of Public Warrants

 

5,291

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

167,504

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

144

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

802

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

164,336

 

 

 

28,636

 

 

 

18,150

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

65,022

 

 

 

(11,033

)

 

 

(8,797

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

 

4,237

 

 

 

2,299

 

 

 

1,507

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period

 

8,533

 

 

 

17,267

 

 

 

24,557

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period

$

77,792

 

 

$

8,533

 

 

$

17,267

 

 

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