Successfully Completed Lab and Field Demonstrations Validating Effectiveness of NextNav's 5G PRS-based PNT solution
NOI Issued by FCC Chairman Carr Demonstrates Commitment to GPS Complement and Backup
RESTON, Va., March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ:NN) a leader in next generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and 3D geolocation, today reported financial results for NextNav's fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
Mariam Sorond, NextNav CEO said, "2024 was a pivotal year for NextNav as we established a strong foundation to advance our vision for a terrestrial complement and backup to GPS. We made significant progress through our regulatory efforts and our engagement in engineer-to-engineer dialogue with key stakeholders.
As we enter 2025, we are eager to continue working with the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), now led by Chairman Carr. The recently released draft Notice of Inquiry highlights the critical need for a complement and backup to GPS. Chairman Carr's prompt action is a foundational step in advancing a critical national security need and we are ready to work alongside the Chairman and Commissioners and FCC staff to move towards GPS resiliency.
Beyond regulatory initiatives, we are actively advancing our NextGen solution. We recently completed lab and field demonstrations of our innovative PNT solution and entered into agreements to build an over-the-air demonstration network featuring 5G-based terrestrial 3D PNT with standards-compliant equipment. We are excited about the progress to date and remain focused on executing our strategic roadmap and driving innovation in geolocation technology."
Recent Operational Highlights
Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024 Financial Highlights
Conference Call Information
NextNav will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 5:00 pm ET on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Registration for the conference call can be completed by visiting the following website prior to, or on the day of, the conference call: https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I629366. After registering, each participant will be provided with call details and a registrant ID. Reminders will also be sent to registered participants via email. Alternatively, the conference call will be available via a live webcast.
To access the live webcast or a replay, visit the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.nextnav.com/.
A replay will be available through March 19, 2025. To receive replay details, please register through the link above. After registering for replay details, each participant will be provided with call details and access codes to listen to the call playback.
About NextNav Inc.
NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ:NN) is a leader in next generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), enabling a whole new ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon 3D geolocation and PNT technology. Powered by low-band licensed spectrum, NextNav's positioning and timing technologies deliver accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D PNT solutions for critical infrastructure, GPS resiliency and commercial use cases.
For more information, please visit https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Source: NN-FIN
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "forecast," "intend," "seek," "target," "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "plan," "outlook," and "project" and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to NextNav's future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include the achievement of certain FCC-related milestones and FCC approvals, the ability to realize the broader spectrum capacity and the advancement of NextNav's terrestrial 3D PNT services, NextNav's position to drive growth in its 3D geolocation business and expansion of its next generation terrestrial 3D PNT technologies, the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of NextNav, and NextNav's estimated and future business strategies, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, revenue, expenses, and profitability. These statements are based on NextNav's management's current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside NextNav's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to, those included in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the NextNav's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the Company's subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as those otherwise described or updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and NextNav undertakes no commitment to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Katie Eskwitt
Sloane & Company
Keskwitt@sloanepr.com
| NEXTNAV INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 (unaudited) | 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 39,330 | $ | 81,878 | ||||
| Short term investments | 40,785 | 3,954 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 3,301 | 2,332 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 2,629 | 3,056 | ||||||
| Total current assets | $ | 86,045 | $ | 91,220 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $13,716 and $9,724 at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | 17,974 | 21,561 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 17,368 | 19,267 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 16,966 | 17,977 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 9,589 | 10,625 | ||||||
| Other assets | 13,798 | 1,508 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 161,740 | $ | 162,158 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 858 | $ | 391 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 8,536 | 6,592 | ||||||
| Operating lease current liabilities | 2,462 | 2,523 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 288 | 297 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 12,144 | $ | 9,803 | ||||
| Warrants | 28,707 | 7,053 | ||||||
| Operating lease noncurrent liabilities | 14,352 | 15,145 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,795 | 1,614 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of debt issuance cost and discount | 54,621 | 48,447 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 111,619 | $ | 82,062 | ||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Common Stock, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 131,268,940 and 111,261,434 shares issued and 131,136,712 and 111,132,222 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | $ | 14 | $ | 12 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 912,241 | 837,416 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 665 | 2,198 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (862,106 | ) | (760,227 | ) | ||||
| Common stock in treasury, at cost, 132,228 and 129,212 shares at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | (693 | ) | (665 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | $ | 50,121 | $ | 78,734 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | — | 1,362 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 161,740 | $ | 162,158 | ||||
| NEXTNAV INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA) | ||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 (unaudited) | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 5,669 | $ | 3,862 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 10,777 | 12,743 | ||||||
| Research and development | 16,242 | 19,503 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 33,510 | 30,324 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,238 | 4,821 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 65,767 | $ | 67,391 | ||||
| Operating loss | (60,098 | ) | (63,529 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (9,401 | ) | (3,664 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | (33,177 | ) | (4,101 | ) | ||||
| Other income (loss), net | 970 | (220 | ) | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | $ | (101,706 | ) | $ | (71,514 | ) | ||
| Provision for income taxes | 173 | 221 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (101,879 | ) | $ | (71,735 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (1,533 | ) | 827 | |||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (103,412 | ) | $ | (70,908 | ) | ||
| Net loss | $ | (101,879 | ) | $ | (71,735 | ) | ||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (101,879 | ) | $ | (71,735 | ) | ||
| Weighted average of shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 121,500 | 107,972 | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholder per share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.84 | ) | $ | (0.66 | ) | ||
| NEXTNAV INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 (unaudited) | 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (101,879 | ) | $ | (71,735 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,238 | 4,821 | ||||||
| Equity-based compensation | 13,856 | 21,838 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | 33,177 | 4,101 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of Asset Purchase Agreement liability | (966 | ) | — | |||||
| Realized and unrealized gain on marketable securities | (888 | ) | (546 | ) | ||||
| Equity method investment loss | 175 | 191 | ||||||
| Asset retirement obligation accretion | 76 | 66 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 6,174 | 3,151 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivables | (969 | ) | (164 | ) | ||||
| Other current assets | 388 | 537 | ||||||
| Other assets | 110 | 119 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 467 | (627 | ) | |||||
| Deferred revenue | (9 | ) | 202 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 5,990 | 1,884 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities | 1,052 | 722 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (38,008 | ) | $ | (35,440 | ) | ||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Capitalization of costs and purchases of network assets, property, and equipment | (350 | ) | (2,751 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of internal use software | (442 | ) | (983 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of marketable securities | (82,443 | ) | (37,441 | ) | ||||
| Sale and maturity of marketable securities | 46,500 | 42,249 | ||||||
| Payment for Asset Purchase Agreement liability | (2,732 | ) | — | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | (39,467 | ) | $ | 1,074 | |||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from senior secured notes | — | 70,000 | ||||||
| Payments towards debt issuance cost | — | (1,861 | ) | |||||
| Payments towards debt | (111 | ) | (110 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from exercise of common stock options | 3,787 | 73 | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of common warrants | 31,387 | 882 | ||||||
| Redemption of non-controlling interests | 40 | — | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 35,103 | $ | 68,984 | ||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (176 | ) | 30 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (42,548 | ) | 34,648 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 81,878 | 47,230 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 39,330 | $ | 81,878 | ||||
| Non-cash investing and financing information and supplemental disclosures | ||||||||
| Capital expenditure included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 78 | $ | 285 | ||||
| Reclassification of warrant liability to common stock warrants | $ | 11,523 | $ | 1,248 | ||||
| Issuance of warrants | $ | — | $ | 22,843 | ||||
| Interest paid in shares | $ | 3,842 | $ | 1,888 | ||||
| Interest paid in cash | $ | 3,502 | $ | 1,808 | ||||
| Income taxes paid, net | $ | 195 | $ | 147 | ||||
