Maxar Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) (“Maxar” or the “Company”), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Key points from the quarter include:

• Net income from continuing operations of $45 million
• Diluted net income per share of $0.60
• Consolidated revenues of $473 million
• Adjusted EBITDA1 of $132 million

¹ This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this earnings release.

“We continued this quarter to make progress toward achieving our longer-term targets, including efforts to drive sustainable growth in both our Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure segments,” stated Dan Jablonsky, President and Chief Executive Officer. “In Earth Intelligence, we received multiple awards from the US and international government customers, including programs supporting persistent change monitoring and space domain awareness, as well as imagery and 3D data sales. Importantly, early in the third quarter, we received our first commitment for Legion capacity from a US ally and our 11th renewal of the Enhanced View program for the period starting September 1st of this year. Commercial awards included a data sale to a large social media company. In Space Infrastructure, wins in the quarter included a contract modification with NASA for work on the Power Propulsion Element and study contracts for National Security classified work as we continue to look to shape new programs and further diversify the business. Also, as announced earlier today, we received an award from Sirius XM to produce their XM-9 satellite.”

“We generated solid year-over-year revenue growth driven by performance on previously awarded programs in Space Infrastructure and robust book-ship activity in Earth Intelligence. Margin performance was also solid given improving execution and mix. Year-to-date free cash flow is exceeding our internal expectations even though this quarter was negatively impacted by the timing of receipts that were collected early in the current quarter,” stated Biggs Porter, Chief Financial Officer. “We are maintaining 2021 guidance for all metrics, including revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and cash flow.”

Total revenues increased to $473 million from $439 million, or by $34 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily driven by a $33 million increase in revenue in our Space Infrastructure segment. We also had an increase in revenue in our Earth Intelligence segment; however, the increase was partially offset by a $30 million decrease in the recognition of deferred revenue related to the EnhancedView Contract.

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, our net income from continuing operations was $45 million compared to $0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in revenue of $34 million as mentioned above and a $15 million decrease in interest on long-term debt primarily driven by lower principal balances on Term Loan B and the 2023 Notes due to a repayment made on Term Loan B in the second quarter of 2020 as well as a redemption made on the 2023 Notes in the first quarter of 2021. The increase was also driven by a $10 million income tax benefit, primarily due to a change in the 2020 estimated Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax driven by a change in tax strategy enabled by a reduction in forecasted interest expense and tax on foreign earnings. This was partially offset by an increase in product and service costs of $25 million, driven by an increase in product costs within our Space Infrastructure segment and an increase in service costs within our Earth Intelligence segment.

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, Adjusted EBITDA was $132 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.9%. This is compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $138 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 31.4% for the same period of 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by lower Adjusted EBITDA from the Earth Intelligence and higher corporate and other expenses, partially offset by higher Adjusted EBITDA from the Space Infrastructure segment.

We had total order backlog of $1.5 billion as of June 30, 2021 compared to $1.9 billion as of December 31, 2020. The decrease in backlog was driven by decreases in both the Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure segments. Our unfunded contract options totaled $0.9 billion as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Financial Highlights

In addition to results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental indicators of its financial and operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. We believe these supplementary financial measures reflect our ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in its business.

¹ This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this earnings release.

Revenues by segment were as follows:

We analyze financial performance by segment, which combine related activities within the Company.

¹ This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this earnings release.

Earth Intelligence

Revenues from the Earth Intelligence segment increased to $283 million from $278 million, or by $5 million, compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily driven by a $24 million increase in revenue from international defense and intelligence customers, a $6 million increase from new commercial programs and a $5 million increase in revenue from new contracts with the U.S. government. These increases were partially offset by a $30 million decrease in the recognition of deferred revenue related to the EnhancedView Contract. We recognized $30 million of deferred revenue from the EnhancedView Contract for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to none for the three months ended June 30, 2021, as it was fully recognized as of August 31, 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA from the Earth Intelligence segment decreased to $131 million from $146 million, or by $15 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period of 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in the recognition of deferred revenue related to the EnhancedView Contract as mentioned above. The decrease was also driven by an increase in service costs and selling, general and administrative costs for the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period of 2020. These decreases were partially offset by growth on contracts with international defense and intelligence customers and the U.S. government.

Space Infrastructure

Changes in revenues from year to year are influenced by the size, timing and number of satellite contracts awarded in the current and preceding years and the length of the construction period for satellite contracts awarded. Revenues on satellite contracts are recognized using the cost-to-cost method of accounting to determine the percentage of completion over the construction period, which typically ranges between 20 to 36 months and up to 48 months in certain situations. Adjusted EBITDA margins can vary from quarter to quarter due to the mix of our revenues and changes in our estimated costs to complete as our risks are retired and as our estimated costs to complete are increased or decreased based on contract performance.

Revenues from the Space Infrastructure segment increased to $206 million from $184 million, or by $22 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Revenues increased primarily as a result of an increase in revenues from commercial programs of $36 million due to higher volumes related to new programs and lower EAC growth and no COVID-19 program impacts for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase is partially offset by a $14 million decrease in revenues from U.S. government contracts.

Adjusted EBITDA from the Space Infrastructure segment increased to $27 million from $11 million, or by $16 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period of 2020. The increase in the Space Infrastructure segment was primarily related to a $24 million increase in commercial program margins due to new programs and fewer negative EAC impacts during the period as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020, which included negative EAC impacts due to COVID-19. The increase in commercial program margins has been driven by a change in program mix related to the completion of less profitable programs offset by new, more profitable programs. The remaining $8 million change is related to an increase in indirect costs and selling, general and administrative costs.

Corporate and other expenses

Corporate and other expenses include items such as corporate office costs, regulatory costs, executive and director compensation, foreign exchange gains and losses, retention costs, and fees for legal and consulting services.

Corporate and other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased to $19 million from $12 million, or by $7 million, compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily driven by a $6 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs primarily due to an increase in labor related expenses driven by an increase in headcount and employee compensation.

Intersegment eliminations

Intersegment eliminations are related to projects between our segments, including our WorldView Legion satellite constellation. Intersegment eliminations were $7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental indicators of our financial and operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin.

We define EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for certain items affecting comparability as specified in the calculation and Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Certain items affecting comparability include restructuring, impairments, satellite insurance recovery, gain (loss) on sale of assets, CEO severance and transaction and integration related expense. Transaction and integration related expense includes costs associated with de-leveraging activities, acquisitions and dispositions and the integration of acquisitions. Management believes that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of our underlying results and trends, and management uses these measures along with the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures to manage our business, evaluate our performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, and to establish operational goals. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure being used as a key element of our incentive compensation plan. The Syndicated Credit Facility also uses Adjusted EBITDA in the determination of our debt leverage covenant ratio. The definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the Syndicated Credit Facility includes a more comprehensive set of adjustments that may result in a different calculation therein.

We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with our U.S. GAAP results, provide useful information to investors by facilitating the comparability of our ongoing operating results over the periods presented, the ability to identify trends in our underlying business, and the comparison of our operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of other public companies.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and may not be defined similarly by other companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered alternatives to net (loss) income as indications of financial performance or as alternate to cash flows from operations as measures of liquidity. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under U.S. GAAP. The table below reconciles our net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and presents Adjusted EBITDA margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and other information included in this release constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) under applicable securities laws. Statements including words such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “plan”, “potential”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate” or “expect” and other words, terms and phrases of similar meaning are often intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties, as well as other statements referring to or including forward-looking information included in this presentation.

Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in this presentation. As a result, although management of the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. The risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and other disclosures about the Company and its business included in the Company’s continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time with U.S. securities and Canadian regulatory authorities, which are available online under the Company’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov , under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com or on the Company’s website at www.maxar.com .

The forward-looking statements contained in this release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such forward-looking statements are based upon data available as of the date of this presentation or other specified date and speak only as of such date. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this presentation as a result of new information or future events, except as may be required under applicable securities legislation.

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Investor/Analyst Conference Call

Maxar President and Chief Executive Officer, Dan Jablonsky, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Biggs Porter, will host an earnings conference call Wednesday, August 4, 2021, reviewing the second quarter results, followed by a question and answer session. The call is scheduled to begin promptly at 3:00 p.m. MT (5:00 p.m. ET).

Investors and participants must register for the call in advance by visiting:
http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/5162864

After registering, participants will receive dial-in information, a passcode, and registrant ID. At the time of the call, participants must dial in using the numbers in the confirmation email and enter their passcode and ID.

The Conference Call will be Webcast live and then archived at:
http://investor.maxar.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx

Telephone replay of the conference call will also be available from Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. MT (8:00 p.m. ET) to Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 9:59 p.m. MT (11:59 p.m. ET) at the following numbers:

Toll free North America: 1-800-585-8367
International Dial-In: 1-416-621-4642
Passcode: 5162864#

About Maxar

Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with speed, scale, and cost effectiveness. Maxar’s 4,400 team members in more than 20 global locations are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our customers create a better world. Maxar’s stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “MAXR”. For more information, visit www.maxar.com .

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Jason Gursky | VP Investor Relations and Corporate Treasurer | 1-303-684-2207 | jason.gursky@maxar.com
Turner Brinton | Media Relations | 1-303-684-4545 | turner.brinton@maxar.com