AST SpaceMobile Provides First Quarter 2022 Business Update

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, today is providing its business update for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

“Today, we are excited to report strong momentum across the business. We continue to advance our industrialization activities, with investments at our Midland facilities and in our supply chain, towards our goal of producing up to 6 Bluebird production satellites per month,” said Abel Avellan, Chairman and CEO of AST SpaceMobile. “We also remain focused on the planned summer launch of our next satellite, BlueWalker 3, having completed more than 700 tests to position the spacecraft and our system for mission success.”

Business Highlights

  • The BlueWalker 3 (“BW3”) satellite is substantially complete having undergone over 700 tests of its capabilities and systems and is targeted to launch in the Summer of 2022 subject to a number of factors, including satisfactory and timely completion of all testing
  • Received an experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorizing BlueWalker 3 space-to-ground testing in the United States using 3GPP low-band cellular frequencies and Q/V-band frequencies, subject to certain restrictions
  • Appointed Sean Wallace as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Cogent Communications, one of the leading internet service providers in the world with operations in 50 countries; Mr. Wallace assumed his new role on May 10, 2022
  • Entered into a common stock purchase agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital, LLC (“B. Riley”) that provides the right, without obligation, to sell and issue up to $75.0 million of Class A Common Stock over a period of 24 months to B. Riley at AST SpaceMobile’s sole discretion, subject to certain limitations and conditions
  • Continued progress on clean room environment and facility readiness at the extension production facility (“Site 2”) in Texas for the highly automated assembly and testing line that will support our production target of up to 6 satellites per month
  • Announced a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Globe Telecom, Inc., a leading digital platform in the Philippines, serving approximately 86 million wireless subscribers, bringing the number of subscribers represented by mobile network operators who have agreements and MOUs with AST SpaceMobile to more than 1.8 billion as of May 16, 2022
  • Grew portfolio of patent- and patent-pending claims to more than 2,300 worldwide as of May 16, 2022, compared to more than 2,100 as of March 31, 2022

First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Ended the first quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $255.1 million and $4.9 million of debt as of March 31, 2022, incurred in connection with the purchase of the new Texas facility
  • Total operating expenses increased by $1.4 million to $32.7 million for the first quarter of 2022, as compared to $31.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, due to a $0.9 million increase in engineering services, $0.3 million increase in research and development costs, and $0.2 million increase in depreciation and amortization
  • As of March 31, 2022, invested $82.7 million in the construction and testing of the BlueWalker 3 satellite
  • As of March 31, 2022, invested $32.2 million in property and equipment primarily related to the Texas facilities, satellite antennas, test equipment, and leasehold improvements

Conference Call Information

AST SpaceMobile will hold a quarterly business update conference call at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) today, May 16, 2022. The call will be accessible via a live webcast on the Events page of AST SpaceMobile’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.ast-science.com/. An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call.

About AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. For more information, follow AST SpaceMobile on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Watch this video for an overview of the SpaceMobile mission.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of AST SpaceMobile to differ materially from those expected and projected. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside AST SpaceMobile’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (i) expectations regarding AST SpaceMobile’s strategies and future financial performance, including AST’s future business plans or objectives, expected functionality of the SpaceMobile Service, anticipated timing and level of deployment of satellites, anticipated demand and acceptance of mobile satellite services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability to finance its research and development activities, commercial partnership acquisition and retention, products and services, pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends, revenues, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and AST’s ability to invest in growth initiatives; (ii) the negotiation of definitive agreements with mobile network operators relating to the SpaceMobile service that would supersede preliminary agreements and memoranda of understanding; (iii) the ability of AST SpaceMobile to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees and AST SpaceMobile’s responses to actions of its competitors and its ability to effectively compete; (iv) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (v) the possibility that AST SpaceMobile may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (vi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against AST SpaceMobile; and (vii) other risks and uncertainties indicated in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including those in the Risk Factors section of AST SpaceMobile’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022.

AST SpaceMobile cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. AST SpaceMobile cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors incorporated by reference into AST SpaceMobile’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022. AST SpaceMobile’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov [sec.gov]. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, AST SpaceMobile disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

253,731

 

 

$

321,787

 

Restricted cash

 

 

1,379

 

 

 

2,750

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

2,593

 

 

 

2,173

 

Inventories

 

 

1,827

 

 

 

1,412

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

3,537

 

 

 

3,214

 

Other current assets

 

 

9,862

 

 

 

4,467

 

Total current assets

 

 

272,929

 

 

 

335,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlueWalker 3 satellite - construction in progress

 

 

82,693

 

 

 

67,615

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

32,157

 

 

 

28,327

 

Total property and equipment, net

 

 

114,850

 

 

 

95,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

7,990

 

 

 

7,991

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

205

 

 

 

242

 

Goodwill

 

 

3,546

 

 

 

3,641

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

15,066

 

 

 

317

 

Total other non-current assets

 

 

26,807

 

 

 

12,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

414,586

 

 

$

443,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

6,917

 

 

$

6,638

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

7,295

 

 

 

7,469

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

7,800

 

 

 

6,636

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 

900

 

 

 

634

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

22,912

 

 

 

21,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

63,544

 

 

 

58,062

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

 

 

7,312

 

 

 

7,525

 

Long-term debt

 

 

4,940

 

 

 

5,000

 

Total liabilities

 

 

98,708

 

 

 

91,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock, $.0001 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 51,782,254 and 51,730,904 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Class B Common Stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 51,636,922 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Class C Common Stock, $.0001 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 78,163,078 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

8

 

 

 

8

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

172,708

 

 

 

171,155

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(505

)

 

 

(433

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(81,182

)

 

 

(70,461

)

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

224,839

 

 

 

251,693

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

315,878

 

 

 

351,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

$

414,586

 

 

$

443,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,394

 

 

$

951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

 

 

1,986

 

 

 

896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

408

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering services

 

 

11,740

 

 

 

5,659

 

 

General and administrative costs

 

 

11,619

 

 

 

5,537

 

 

Research and development costs

 

 

8,281

 

 

 

304

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

614

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

32,740

 

 

 

12,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on remeasurement of warrant liabilities

 

 

(5,482

)

 

 

-

 

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

15

 

 

 

(28

)

 

Total other expense, net

 

 

(5,467

)

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

 

 

(37,799

)

 

 

(12,087

)

 

Income tax expense

 

 

104

 

 

 

1

 

 

Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(37,903

)

 

 

(12,088

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(27,182

)

 

 

(508

)

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(10,721

)

 

$

(11,580

)

 

Net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.21

)

 

N/A

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share of common stock (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

51,760,520

 

 

N/A

 

 

(1) Earnings per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination, as it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the users of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 13 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) included in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 for further information.

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest

 

$

(37,903

)

 

$

(12,088

)

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(432

)

 

 

(263

)

 

Total other comprehensive loss

 

 

(432

)

 

 

(263

)

 

Total comprehensive loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(38,335

)

 

 

(12,351

)

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(27,542

)

 

 

(574

)

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(10,793

)

 

$

(11,777

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest

 

 

$

(37,903

)

 

$

(12,088

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss before noncontrolling interest to cash

used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

557

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

57

 

Loss on remeasurement of warrant liabilities

 

 

 

5,482

 

 

 

-

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

100

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

2,254

 

 

 

356

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

(470

)

 

 

942

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

(6,838

)

 

 

100

 

Inventory

 

 

 

(457

)

 

 

(443

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

 

2,684

 

 

 

1,273

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

 

(112

)

 

 

(94

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

1,333

 

 

 

725

 

Other assets and liabilities

 

 

 

(14,751

)

 

 

(12

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

(47,508

)

 

 

(8,527

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

 

(4,660

)

 

 

(2,728

)

BlueWalker 3 satellite - construction in process

 

 

 

(16,907

)

 

 

(8,695

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

(21,567

)

 

 

(11,423

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct costs incurred for the Business Combination

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(595

)

Proceeds from warrant exercises

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from debt

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

(595

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

(482

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

(69,427

)

 

 

(20,564

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

 

324,537

 

 

 

42,777

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

 

$

255,110

 

 

$

22,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of construction in process in accounts payable

 

 

$

1,483

 

 

$

3,263

 

Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable

 

 

 

1,661

 

 

 

362

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

-

 

 

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