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August 7th, 2013

ViaSat—Financially Speaking (Business)


[SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced its fiscal year 2014 first quarter financial results.

Strong top-line growth set a new record of $321.1 million in revenue, a 33 percent increase compared to the same period last year. ViaSat also reported 78 percent year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth, driving first quarter fiscal year 2014 results to a record $52.7 million. Non-GAAP diluted net income reflected strong operating performance, rising from ($0.18) per share in the first quarter last year to $0.11 per share in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, while diluted results on a GAAP basis also improved from ($0.33) per share to ($0.04) per share during the same periods.

"We're proud to have achieved our sixth consecutive quarter of record revenue," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat. "Broadband satellite services are leading the way, but growth was again strong throughout the company. EBITDA surged 78 percent compared to this quarter last year due to the cumulative effect of Exede® subscriber and ARPU growth, continued strength in government systems despite the challenging federal spending environment, and solid performance in commercial products. Earnings are growing even while we are almost doubling R&D investments as we pursue opportunities for growth. We launched Exede VoIP, are close to bringing Exede in-flight Wi-Fi into service, and are building on our achievements in government mobile broadband. In addition, with ViaSat-2 now on the horizon, we're cultivating even more opportunities to expand global markets for satellite broadband services and technology."

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