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Iridium Communications (Iridium Communications) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.29 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Iridium Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

Iridium Communications's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-14.56 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $49.77 Mil.

Hence, Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.29.


Iridium Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Iridium Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

Iridium Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.64 1.09 0.91 0.93 0.90

Iridium Communications Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Capex-to-Operating-Income Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 - 0.43 0.35 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Income data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



Iridium Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-73.487) / 81.628
=0.90

Iridium Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-14.564) / 49.771
=0.29

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Iridium Communications  (NAS:IRDM) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.


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Iridium Communications (Iridium Communications) Business Description

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Address
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Iridium Communications Inc offers voice and data communications services and products to businesses, U.S. and international government agencies, and other customers on a global basis. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Reaching across land, sea, and air, including the polar regions, Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies around the world.
Executives
Matthew J Desch director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SAIC, 10260 CAMPUS POINT DR M/S F3, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jacqueline E Yeaney director 2002 SUMMIT BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, ATLANTA GA 30319
Bryan J. Hartin officer: EVP-Sales and Marketing C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Robert H Niehaus director, officer: Senior Vice President 4747 GAILLARDIA PARKWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Suzanne E. Mcbride officer: Chief Operations Officer C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Barry West director NEXTEL, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Scott Scheimreif officer: EVP-Government Programs C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Thomas C Canfield director C/O SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC., 2800 EXECUTIVE WAY, MIRAMAR FL 33025
Kathleen A. Morgan officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Thomas Fitzpatrick officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 3349 RTE 138, WALL NJ 07719
Henrik O. Schliemann director C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Timothy Kapalka officer: VP Iridium Satellite LLC C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, MCLEAN VA 22102
Parker William Rush director 5525 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75240
A B Krongard director C/O UNDER ARMOUR, INC., 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230
Kay Sears director C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102

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