Telesat Q3 revenue falls 27% on lower renewal rates

Telesat

04/11/2025 12:40

Overview

Telesat Q3 revenue falls 27% yr/yr due to changes in customer agreements

Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 declines 51% yr/yr, margin drops to 46.3%

Net loss for Q3 is C$121 mln, impacted by foreign exchange losses

Outlook

Telesat expects 2025 revenue between C$405 mln and C$425 mln

Company forecasts 2025 adjusted EBITDA of C$170 mln to C$190 mln

LEO operating expenses projected at C$75 mln to C$85 mln for 2025

Capital expenditures for 2025 to range from C$900 mln to C$1.1 bln

Result Drivers

CUSTOMER AGREEMENTS - Revenue decline driven by lower rates on renewal and expiration of agreements with North American direct-to-home television customer and reductions in services for other customers

OPERATING EXPENSES - Increase due to higher legal and professional fees and LEO headcount growth, partially offset by higher capitalized engineering

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Net loss impacted by foreign exchange loss and changes in fair value of financial instruments

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
C$101 mln
Q3 EPS
-C$2.38
Q3 Net Income
-C$121 mln
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
46.30%
Q3 Operating Expenses
C$58 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

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