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Commercial Service Remains on Track for Q2 2023
Enhancements to VMS Eve and VSS Unity Complete
VMS Eve Has Returned to Spaceport America to Begin Flights with VSS Unity
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. – February 28, 2023 – Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the "Company”) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 and provided a business update. Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic said “It is great to see our mothership back in the skies, and we are thrilled to have VMS Eve rejoin spaceship Unity back home at Spaceport America. With our enhancement program complete and validation flights underway, we remain on track to launch commercial service in the second quarter of 2023. Our near-term objective for commercial spaceline operations is to safely deliver recurring flights with our current ships while providing an unrivaled experience for private astronauts and researchers.”
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
Cash position remains strong, with cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $980 million as of December 31, 2022.
Net loss of $151 million, compared to a $81 million net loss in the fourth quarter of 2021.
GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $47 million, compared to $38 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non‐GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $39 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $29 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
GAAP research and development expenses of $103 million, compared to $40 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non‐GAAP research and development expenses of $99 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $36 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $(133) million, compared to $(65) million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Net cash used in operating activities totaled $131 million, compared to $65 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Cash paid for capital expenditures totaled $4 million, compared to $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Free cash flow totaled $(135) million, compared to $(67) million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Generated $3.8 million in gross proceeds through the issuance of 0.7 million shares of common stock as part of the Company's at-the-market offering program announced on August 4, 2022.
Full Year 2022 Financial Highlights
Net loss of $500 million, compared to a $353 million net loss in 2021.
GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $175 million, compared to $167 million in 2021. Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $143 million, compared to $121 million in 2021.
GAAP research and development expenses of $314 million, compared to $144 million in 2021. Non-GAAP research and development expenses of $300 million, compared to $129 million in 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $(431) million, compared to $(245) million in 2021.
Net cash used in operating activities totaled $380 million, compared to $231 million in 2021.
Cash paid for capital expenditures totaled $16 million, compared to $5 million in 2021
Free cash flow totaled $(397) million, compared to $(235) million in 2021.
Generated $103.3 million in gross proceeds through the issuance of 16.3 million shares of common stock as part of the Company's at-the-market offering program announced on August 4, 2022.
Generated $425 million in gross proceeds through the issuance of convertible senior notes on January 19, 2022.
Recent Updates and Full Year Business Highlights
Commercial service remains on track for Q2 2023.
On November 2, 2022, announced Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace as primary suppliers to provide major subassemblies for Delta Class spaceships.
On August 2, 2022, announced land in New Mexico secured for a new astronaut campus and training facility.
On July 14, 2022, announced new final assembly manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona for the Delta Class spaceships.
On July 6, 2022, announced agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences to build the next generation motherships.
Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect our expectations for the first quarter of 2023 as of February 28, 2023 and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date, but may be materially affected by many factors, as discussed below in “Forward-Looking Statements.”
Forecasted free cash flow for the first quarter of 2023 is expected to be in the range of $(135) million to $(145) million.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to the Company's results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), the Company is also providing certain non-GAAP financial measures. A discussion regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of such measures to the most directly comparable GAAP information is presented later in this press release. Conference Call Information Virgin Galactic will host a conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today. To access the conference call, parties should dial +1 844 200 6205 or +1 646 904 5544 and enter the conference ID number 237767. The live audio webcast along with supplemental information will be accessible on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.virgingalactic.com/events-and-presentations/. A recording of the webcast will also be available following the conference call.
About Virgin Galactic Holdings Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles. It is developing a spaceflight system designed to connect the world to the love, wonder and awe created by space travel and to offer customers a transformative experience. You can find more information at https://www.virgingalactic.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our spaceflight systems, expected flight schedule, timing of commercial launch, completion of our Delta class spaceship and motherships, our objectives for future operations and the Company’s financial forecasts, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “target,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the factors, risks and uncertainties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of our website at www.virgingalactic.com, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release references certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP research and development expenses and free cash flow. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and certain other items the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating performance. It defines non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses as selling, general and administrative expenses other than stock-based compensation and non-GAAP research and development expenses as research and development expenses other than stock-based compensation. It defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. None of these non-GAAP financial measures is a substitute for or superior to measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP.
The Company believes that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to investors about the Company in understanding and evaluating its operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by its management in financial and operational-decision making. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore any non-GAAP measures the Company uses may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
A reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is set forth below (in thousands):
A reconciliation of selling, general and administrative expenses to non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is set forth below (in thousands):
A reconciliation of research and development expenses to non-GAAP research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, are set forth below (in thousands):
The following table reconciles forecasted net cash used in operating activities to forecasted free cash flow for the three months ending March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
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