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Telesat Corp (TSAT)

Telesat Corporation stands as a leading satellite operator, dedicated to providing essential communication solutions to a diverse global clientele, encompassing broadcast, enterprise, and consulting sectors. Its advanced satellite infrastructure empowers direct-to-home (DTH) service providers to broadcast television programming, audio content, and information channels directly to residential customers. Additionally, it facilitates the transmission of programming for broadcasters, cable networks, and other DTH providers. Beyond core transmission, Telesat offers a comprehensive suite of value-added capabilities. These include crucial satellite capacity, digital encoding for video channels, authorization services, and both uplinking and downlinking operations. The company also furnishes on-demand services for broadcasting breaking news, major sports events, and live coverage. Telesat's extensive offerings extend to telecommunications carriers and network services integrators, providing both satellite capacity and end-to-end solutions. These encompass space segment services and ground facilities designed to support enterprise connectivity, internet and cellular backhaul, and rural telephony initiatives. The company further delivers broadband communication services tailored for the maritime and aeronautical industries, serving commercial aircraft and vessels. It also supplies satellite services to government entities, including the U.S. government (via service integrators) and the Canadian government, and directly provides broadband services to consumers. The corporation operates sophisticated satellite and hybrid satellite/terrestrial networks, and it develops specialized communication services for industries such as oil and gas, and mining. Furthermore, Telesat provides expert satellite operator services and offers consulting across a range of domains, including space and earth segments, government studies, satellite control, and research and development. Telesat primarily engages its clients through a dedicated direct sales force. As of December 31, 2021, its operational assets included a constellation of 14 in-orbit geostationary satellites and a Canadian payload integrated into the ViaSat-1 satellite. The company was established in 1969 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Ottawa, Canada.

Sector: Communications Services, NEC

Industry: Telecommunications Services

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Telesat Corporation

NASDAQ:TSATCommunication Services
+4.47%$43.66
Mkt Cap$668.67M
Float13.15M
O/S15.32M
VOL19K sh
$ Vol$805K
RVOL0.08×
Inst Own-
SI11.7%
Dilution
Telesat Corporation logoNASDAQ:TSAT$43.66+4.47%
Financials Summary
Revenue$296.89M
Net Income-$110.35M
Total Assets$4.69B
Free Cash Flow-$496.12M
Debt & Equity
Debt 87%
Equity 13%
Total Debt$2.51B
Total Equity$377.06M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in TSAT's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$4.69B
Liabilities$3.43B
Accounts Receivable$45.73M
Accounts Payable$40.81M
Inventory$1.06M
PP&E (Net)$1.93B
Goodwill$1.57B
Intangible Assets$314.17M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Revenue$296.89M$405.97M$500.6M$539.71M$539.03M$583.29M$647.57M$641.91M$659.31M$661.76M$678.86M$656.09M$637.62M$601.3M
YoY Growth-26.9%-18.9%-7.2%0.1%-7.6%-9.9%0.9%-2.6%-0.4%-2.5%3.5%2.9%6.0%-
Cost of Revenue$187.7M$27M$27.38M$38.39M$21.48M$23.72M$26.46M$276.82M$133.43M$124.36M$131.01M$133.5M$137.82M$169.97M
Gross Profit$109.19M$378.97M$473.22M$501.32M$517.55M$559.56M$621.11M$365.09M$525.88M$537.41M$547.85M$522.58M$499.8M$431.34M
Gross Margin36.8%93.4%94.5%92.9%96.0%95.9%95.9%56.9%79.8%81.2%80.7%79.7%78.4%71.7%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$65.85M$78.44M$83.83M$108.17M$110.98M$63.9M$62.52M$32.42M$4.45M$5.18M$4.51M$3.88M$10.47M$10.06M
Other$2.65M$329.16M-$15.01M$182.39M$115.71M$208.07M$218.56M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Operating Expenses$68.49M$407.6M$68.82M$290.56M$226.69M$271.97M$281.08M$32.42M$25.92M$137.68M$552.06M$316.53M$259.96M$220.62M
Operating Income (EBIT)$40.7M-$28.63M$404.4M$210.75M$290.85M$287.6M$340.03M$332.67M$345.56M$352.75M$375.76M$342.88M$316M$247.35M
Operating Margin13.7%-7.1%80.8%39.0%54.0%49.3%52.5%51.8%52.4%53.3%55.4%52.3%49.6%41.1%
Interest Expense$155.38M$173.4M$192.63M$157.65M$133.65M$144.86M$192.98M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Interest Income$18.6M$47.02M$45.82M$16.75M$2.43M$3.69M$23.63M$161.27M$135.7M$131.84M$122.49M$141.06M$145.67M$168.28M
Other Income (Expense)-$465.19M-$195.67M$73.95M-$232.22M-$124.92M-$116.64M-$196.19M-$353.92M$61.9M-$88.22M-$502.45M-$281.55M-$245.2M-$204.9M
Income Before Tax (EBT)-$424.5M-$224.3M$478.35M-$21.46M$165.93M$170.95M$143.83M-$21.24M$416.1M$267.88M-$126.69M$65M$94.17M$42.44M
Income Tax Expense-$47.86M-$9.27M$63.7M$36.55M$50.5M-$3.09M$10.75M$43.41M$57.05M$59.65M$63.08M$55.61M$45.76M$25.13M
Net Income-$110.35M-$62.36M$111.7M-$16.89M$65.78M$174.05M$133.08M-$64.65M$359.05M$208.22M-$189.78M$9.37M$48.4M$17.32M
Net Income Margin-37.2%-15.4%22.3%-3.1%12.2%29.8%20.6%-10.1%54.5%31.5%-28.0%1.4%7.6%2.9%
Supplementary Data
EPS-10.61-6.2911.29-1.9013.123.711.56-0.764.222.45-2.230.110.570.20
Diluted EPS-10.61-6.2910.28-1.9013.123.711.56-0.764.222.45-2.230.110.570.20
Weighted Average OS14.64M13.94M13.92M12.31M12.02M13.18M23.95M23.94M23.94M23.93M23.91M23.91M23.91M23.90M
EBITDA-$163.35M$47.64M$810.15M$281.03M$455.81M$482.22M$526.09M$505.81M$521.43M$532.23M$543.35M$518.7M$489.33M$421.27M
EBITDA Margin-55.0%11.7%161.8%52.1%84.6%82.7%81.2%78.8%79.1%80.4%80.0%79.1%76.7%70.1%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$351.1M$392.47M$1.19B$1.19B$1.03B$383.9M$297.44M$546.29M$340.56M$556.23M$491.05M$353.58M$212.36M$128.65M
Short-Term Investments$11.03M$402K$449K$366K$612K$72.77M$265.72M$13.25M$115K$0$0$0$0$4.83M
Cash and Short-Term Investments$362.13M$392.88M$1.19B$1.19B$1.03B$456.67M$563.16M$559.54M$340.68M$556.23M$491.05M$353.58M$212.36M$133.48M
Accounts Receivable$45.73M$133.78M$67.39M$42.41M$89.52M$30.72M$49.78M$27.9M$41.66M$34.15M$31.91M$29.88M$29.63M$43.28M
Inventory$1.06M$1.04M$3.07M$1.44M$12.07M$2.92M$1.95M$1.73M$2.13M$2.78M$4.22M$3.66M$3.13M$3.56M
Other Current Assets$13.1M$193.66M$29.32M$24.14M$12.55M$4.88M$244K$12.49M$7.34M$44.65M$5.48M$6.3M$12.26M$14.8M
Total Current Assets$431.74M$726.04M$1.29B$1.27B$1.15B$498.5M$622.19M$603.73M$394.54M$641.04M$540.15M$401.57M$266.47M$195.12M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$1.93B$1.62B$895.97M$969.75M$1.02B$735.77M$799.83M$1.21B$1.27B$1.36B$1.37B$1.32B$1.4B$1.49B
Goodwill$1.57B$1.86B$1.74B$1.74B$1.74B$1.37B$1.34B$1.74B$1.74B$1.74B$1.74B$1.74B$1.74B$1.74B
Intangible Assets$314.17M$353.66M$492.49M$538.08M$542.19M$434.81M$440.12M$576.67M$577.97M$591.85M$576.84M$583.36M$600.93M$610.46M
Long-Term Investments$4.97M$0$0$7.45M$11.62M$26.54M$28.37M$11.84M$13.47M$0$0$0$0$15.82M
Deferred Tax Assets$3.01M$2.17M$2.1M$35.53M$32.84M$44.59M$6.8M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$434.17M$379.11M$66.88M$44.99M$30.95M$8.96M$7.98M$41.1M$51.37M$30.1M$43.79M$31.85M$63.13M-$3.85B
Total Long-Term Assets$4.26B$4.21B$3.2B$3.34B$3.37B$2.62B$2.62B$3.58B$3.66B$3.72B$3.73B$3.68B$3.8B$3.85B
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$81.03M
Total Assets$4.69B$4.94B$4.49B$4.61B$4.52B$3.11B$3.25B$4.18B$4.05B$4.36B$4.27B$4.08B$4.07B$4.13B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$40.81M$76.75M$3.25M$1.4M$2.46M$16.79M$14.39M$2.57M$1.89M$1.78M$2.38M$2.37M$7.12M$25.27M
Short-Term Debt$1.66B$0$0$0$0$1.19M$14.4M$5.61M$10.3M$16.11M$66.75M$50.02M$62.97M$0
Current Income Tax Payable$0$5.14M$2.3M$3.41M$4.93M$5.21M$84K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Unearned Revenue$32.2M$40.91M$39.18M$47.51M$55.56M$45.62M$36.02M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$614.29M$7.57M$8.4M$11.07M$14.55M$22.78M$23.52M$112.42M$92.43M$100.32M$99.73M$122.57M$190.93M$142.64M
Total Current Liabilities$2.36B$182.41M$97.91M$121.85M$129.36M$90.47M$88.4M$126.7M$110.96M$146.08M$176.74M$181.51M$269.2M$167.91M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$818.64M$2.2B$2.27B$2.74B$2.7B$1.78B$2.02B$2.65B$2.51B$2.73B$2.83B$2.48B$2.34B$2.44B
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$111.9M$131.8M$159.48M$184.54M$206.11M$185.47M$205.39M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$65.34M$124.8M$167.24M$192.83M$210.66M$181.86M$191.2M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$54.98M$499.78M$63.23M$39.21M$50.93M$48.44M$42.14M$633.41M$614.45M$636.55M$609.38M$608.99M$653.9M-$2.44B
Total Long-Term Liabilities$1.08B$2.98B$2.68B$3.18B$3.19B$2.21B$2.48B$3.28B$3.13B$3.37B$3.44B$3.09B$3B$2.44B
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$789.45M
Total Liabilities$3.43B$3.16B$2.78B$3.3B$3.32B$2.3B$2.56B$3.41B$3.24B$3.52B$3.62B$3.27B$3.27B$3.4B
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$72.05M$70.35M$7K$7K$7K$7K$7K$7K$7K
Common Stock$49.72M$42M$36.44M$33.1M$30.46M$14.83M$14.57M$109.27M$108.54M$468.3M$466.98M$466.98M$466.83M$466.64M
Retained Earnings$234.99M$332.24M$379.67M$253.28M$248.84M$706.74M$565.26M$599.73M$688.46M$332.61M$133.99M$321.07M$324.19M$265.2M
Comprehensive Income & Other$92.35M$130.71M$54.46M$55.88M$16.21M$21.05M$32.55M$68.02M$15.45M$47.95M$51.74M$16.11M$6.56M$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$92.35M$130.71M$54.46M$55.88M$16.21M$93.1M$102.9M$68.03M$15.46M$47.95M$51.74M$16.12M$6.57M-$1.92M
Total Equity$377.06M$504.95M$470.57M$342.26M$295.51M$814.68M$682.73M$777.02M$812.45M$848.87M$652.72M$804.17M$797.58M$729.92M
Minority Interest$879.95M$1.27B$1.23B$965.94M$910.42M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$3.81B$3.67B$3.25B$3.64B$3.61B$3.11B$3.25B$4.18B$4.05B$4.36B$4.27B$4.08B$4.07B$4.13B
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$2.51B$2.23B$2.3B$2.76B$2.72B$1.79B$2.05B$2.65B$2.52B$2.75B$2.9B$2.53B$2.41B$0
Net Debt$2.16B$1.83B$1.11B$1.57B$1.69B$1.41B$1.75B$2.11B$2.18B$2.19B$2.41B$2.18B$2.2B-$128.65M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income-$110.35M-$215.03M$414.66M-$56.96M$112.16M$174.05M$133.08M-$64.65M$359.05M$208.23M-$189.77M$9.39M$48.41M$17.32M
Depreciation & Amortization$105.76M$98.54M$139.17M$144.84M$156.23M$166.41M$189.28M$177.13M$175.87M$179.48M$167.59M$175.83M$173.33M$173.93M
Deferred Income Tax-$57.07M-$9.27M$63.7M$35.5M$55.72M-$3.09M$10.75M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$12.48M$23.47M$47.94M$52.41M$8.89M$11.4M$20.98M$2.03M$4.1M$3.82M$6.86M$9.61M$855K
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable$68.42M-$9.81M-$17.37M$1.63M-$39.4M-$2.97M-$11.46M$15.68M-$9.44M-$5.93M$3.51M$2.72M$11.47M-$15.54M
  Inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable-$2.5M$0$0-$5.02M$10M$1.32M$1.2M-$3.34M$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Other Working Capital-$13.84M-$22.27M-$10.51M-$1.4M-$12.28M$12.32M$346K$50.8M$38.8M$73.16M$2.22M-$7.46M-$9.3M$0
Total Working Capital Change$52.08M-$32.08M-$27.88M-$4.79M-$41.68M$10.68M-$9.91M$63.14M$29.36M$67.23M$5.74M-$4.75M$2.17M-$15.54M
Other Non-Cash Items$56.97M$189.76M-$492.22M-$3.83M-$124.13M-$92.69M-$67.57M$497.8M-$220.32M-$84.13M$312.89M$105.59M$108.49M$22.02M
Net Cash from Operating$47.38M$44.41M$120.9M$162.69M$210.71M$264.24M$267.03M$331.5M$346M$374.91M$300.27M$292.91M$342.02M$213.27M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$543.5M-$46.07M-$30.51M-$45.91M-$25.44M-$11.61M-$25.55M-$73.44M-$104.22M-$173.33M-$137.82M-$67.74M-$56.84M-$120.97M
Acquisitions$3.38M$2.57M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Purchases of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities-$609K-$732.51M$181.26M$45.96M-$168.55M-$53.96M-$2.61M-$14.16M-$12.8M-$30.06M-$4K$90K$764K-$67K
Net Cash from Investing-$540.73M-$776.01M$150.75M$53K-$193.98M-$65.57M-$28.16M-$73.44M-$117.03M-$203.39M-$137.82M-$67.65M-$56.07M-$121.04M
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid-$486.79M$112.56M$246.11M$70.9M-$439.15M$323.74M-$29.41M$67.52M$22.5M$51.76M$52.51M$50.26M$192.98M-
Common Stock Issuance$391K$0$0$0$11K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases$0-$5.5M$0$0-$11K$0$0$0-$359.82M$0$0$0$0-$567.3M
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$7K-$7K-$7K-$14K-$7K$0
Other Financing Activities-$9.57M-$2.95M-$6.79M-$3.65M-$8.87M$3.66M-$58.06M-$13.67M-$36.27M-$47.59M-$4.76M-$46.97M-$14.57M-$157.05M
Net Cash from Financing$477.6M-$121M-$252.9M-$74.55M$430.28M-$320.09M-$28.67M-$81.19M-$418.6M-$99.36M-$57.28M-$97.24M-$207.55M-$157.05M
Forex Effect$1.62M$58.49M-$24.93M$74.04M$1.74M-$27.05M-$26.23M$28.87M-$26.04M-$6.98M$32.31M$13.2M$5.32M-$4.14M
Net Change in Cash-$14.12M-$794.12M-$6.19M$162.23M$448.74M-$148.47M$183.98M$205.73M-$215.67M$65.18M$137.47M$141.22M$83.71M-$68.96M
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$47.38M$44.41M$120.9M$162.69M$210.71M$264.24M$267.03M$331.5M$346M$374.91M$300.27M$292.91M$342.02M$213.27M
Capital Expenditure-$543.5M-$46.11M-$39.94M-$45.91M-$25.44M-$11.61M-$25.55M-$73.44M-$104.22M-$173.33M-$137.82M-$67.74M-$56.84M-$120.97M
Free Cash Flow-$496.12M-$1.7M$80.95M$116.78M$185.27M$252.63M$241.48M$258.06M$241.78M$201.58M$162.45M$225.17M$285.18M$92.3M
Cash at Beginning$365.22M$1.19B$1.19B$1.03B$581.8M$730.27M$546.29M$340.56M$556.23M$491.05M$353.58M$212.36M$128.65M$197.61M
Cash at End$351.1M$392.47M$1.19B$1.19B$1.03B$581.8M$730.27M$546.29M$340.56M$556.23M$491.05M$353.58M$212.36M$128.65M