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11 companies value 66 bn revenue 23 bn margin -70.3% free cash flow -0.1 bn avg. score 2.0
ECHO holds 37.9% of the group's value, 1.5x the runner-up · ASTS leads the industry without being the largest
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECHO | EchoStar United States · score 0.0 | 38% | 25 bn | 15 bn | -98.5% | -0.7 bn | -2.9% | — | Satellites, Boost Mobile and pay TV · Satellites, Dish TV and mobile spectrum | |
| 2 | ASTS | AST SpaceMobile United States · score 0.0 | 25% | 16 bn | 0.1 bn | -536.7% | -1.6 bn | -10.1% | — | Satellite cellular broadband direct to the phone · Satellite network that connects ordinary phones directly from space. Pre-revenue: a high-risk bet | |
| 3 | GSAT | Globalstar United States · score 3.4 | 16% | 11 bn | 0.3 bn | -18.5% | 0.6 bn | 5.3% | 0.1% | Low-Earth-orbit satellite communications · The satellite network behind the iPhone's Emergency SOS via satellite | |
| 4 | VSAT | Viasat United States · score 4.2 | 13% | 8.3 bn | 4.6 bn | -0.6% | 1.6 bn | 19.2% | 0.7% | Broadband satellites and defense communications · Satellite broadband for aviation, ships and military use | |
| 5 | IRDM | Iridium Communications United States · score 5.7 | 7% | 4.7 bn | 0.9 bn | 18.1% | 0.3 bn | 5.9% | 1.4% | Global low-Earth-orbit satellite communications · The only global voice and data satellite constellation already operating and profitable | |
| 6 | GILT | GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD Israel · score 3.1 | 1% | 0.6 bn | 0.5 bn | 6.2% | 0.0 bn | -0.6% | — | Satellite communication networks, from Israel · Israel — revenue of $488m | |
| 7 | GOGO | Gogo Inc. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 bn | 0.9 bn | -0.1% | -0.0 bn | -3.1% | — | In-flight connectivity for business and government aviation · Colorado — revenue of $903m | |
| 8 | KVHI | KVH INDUSTRIES INC \DE\ United States · score 0.3 | 0% | 0.1 bn | 0.1 bn | -4.7% | 0.0 bn | -0.7% | — | Satellite connectivity for commercial and leisure vessels · Rhode Island — revenue of $125m | |
| 9 | CMTL | COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ United States · score 3.3 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.3 bn | -14.5% | 0.0 bn | 53.7% | 0.1% | Secure communications for public safety and governments · Arizona — revenue of $250m | |
| 10 | TSAT | Telesat Corp Canada · score 0.6 | — | — | 0.3 bn | -349.4% | -0.2 bn | — | — | Geostationary satellite services and the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation, under construction · Canada — revenue of $257m | |
| 11 | IOTR | iOThree Ltd Singapore · score 1.4 | — | — | 0.0 bn | -7.9% | 0.0 bn | — | — | Maritime satellite communications, from Singapore · Singapore — revenue of $15m |
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What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.