Overview
US geospatial solutions provider's Q4 revenue grew 41% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Gross margin for Q4 declined to 54% from 62% a year earlier
Outlook
Planet Labs sees Q1 2027 revenue between $87 mln and $91 mln
Company expects full-year 2027 revenue of $415 mln to $440 mln
Planet Labs expects full-year adjusted EBITDA profit of $0 to $10 mln
Result Drivers
SATELLITE SERVICES CONTRACTS - Co said strong momentum in satellite services, including new multi-year agreements with Sweden and contract extensions with U.S. Defense Innovation Unit and NATO, drove FY results
Company press release: ID:nBwr1ZmZa
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Beat
$86.8 mln
$78.53 mln (11 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$0
-$0.05 (7 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
-$0.48
Q4 Net Income
-$152.5 mln
Q4 Gross Margin
54%
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the aerospace & defense peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Planet Labs PBC is $28.50, about 14.9% above its March 18 closing price of $24.81
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