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AST SpaceMobile ASTS Operating margin

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '21

Operating margin at other companies

EchoStar logo
EchoStarSATS
-116.5%-119pp
Lockheed Martin logo
Lockheed MartinLMT
9.9%-0.4pp
Planet Labs logo
Planet LabsPL
-31.9%-6.1pp
Palantir Technologies Inc. logo
Palantir Technologies Inc.PLTR
38.1%+25.1pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$14.7M+1,952%
Net income-$191.0M-318%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.5B+300%
Total debt$3.0B+523%
Total equity$2.7B+247%
Total assets$6.1B+342%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$48.1M-68.4%
CapEx$261.6M+117%
Free cash flow-$309.7M-108%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.52B+370%
Enterprise value$25.01B+398%
P/S300.5×-872×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.4%-7.5pp
Net margin-573.7%-275pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-28.4%-10.0pp
Debt / equity1.1×+0.5×
Current ratio18.5×+7.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from AST SpaceMobile’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: AST SpaceMobile’s 10-Q, filed May 18, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.