Gogo Announces First Quarter Results

Total Revenue of $104.3 million, up 6% Year-over-Year; Record First Quarter Service Revenue of $81.7 million, up 4% Year-over-Year

Q1 Net Income of $30.5 million; Adjusted EBITDA((1) )of $43.3 million

Updates 2024 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance and Reiterates Long-Term Targets

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) ("Gogo" or the "Company"), the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Q1 2024 Highlights

    --  Total revenue of $104.3 million increased 6% compared to Q1 2023 and 7%
        compared to Q4 2023.
        --  Record service revenue of $81.7 million increased 4% compared to Q1
            2023 and 1% compared to Q4 2023.
        --  Equipment revenue of $22.6 million increased 13% compared to Q1 2023
            and increased 34% compared to Q4 2023.
    --  AVANCE equipment units shipped totaled 258, an increase of 16% compared
        to Q1 2023 and an increase of 28% compared to Q4 2023.
    --  Total ATG aircraft online ("AOL") reached 7,136, an increase of 1%
        compared to Q1 2023 and a decrease of 1% compared to Q4 2023.
    --  Total AVANCE AOL grew to 4,110, an increase of 19% compared to Q1 2023
        and 3% compared to Q4 2023. AVANCE units comprised approximately 58% of
        total AOL as of March 31, 2024, up from 49% as of March 31, 2023 and up
        from 55% as of December 31, 2023.
        --  Average Monthly Revenue per ATG aircraft online ("ARPU") of $3,458,
            an increase of 2% compared to both Q1 2023 and Q4 2023.
    --  Net income of $30.5 million increased 49% from $20.4 million in Q1 2023,
        and 111% from $14.5 million in Q4 2023. Net income in the first quarter
        of 2024 included $9.9 million of an after-tax unrealized gain from a $5
        million investment in a convertible note.
        --  Diluted earnings per share was $0.23 compared to $0.15 in Q1 2023,
            of which approximately $0.07 is attributable to an unrealized gain
            from an investment in a convertible note.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA((1)) of $43.3 million, which includes approximately $2.6
        million of operating expenses related to Gogo Galileo, increased 9%
        compared to Q1 2023 and 23% compared to Q4 2023.
    --  Cash provided by operating activities of $29.7 million in Q1 2024
        increased from $18.5 million in the prior year period and $26.2 million
        in Q4 2023.
        --  Record Free Cash Flow((1) )of $32.1 million in Q1 2024, an increase
            from $20.0 million in the prior-year period and $28.4 million in Q4
            2023.
        --  Cash and cash equivalents totaled $152.8 million as of March 31,
            2024, compared to $139.0 million as of December 31, 2023.
    --  In Q1 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares for
        a total cost of approximately $10.1 million. The Company repurchased
        over 1.6 million shares for nearly $15 million in the last two quarters.
        In April 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares
        for $9.3 million.
    --  The Company announced two milestones in April 2024 in preparation for
        the planned commercial launch of Gogo Galileo later this year:
        --  The FCC granted regulatory approval for the Gogo Galileo HDX and FDX
            antenna terminals for business aircraft.
        --  Atlas Air Service AG is developing the first European Supplemental
            Type Certification (STC) for the Galileo HDX antenna for the Cessna
            CJ Series of light jet aircraft and another STC for the Embraer
            Phenom 300.

"We're excited about the upcoming launches of Gogo Galileo and Gogo 5G, which will substantially increase our global addressable market and provide our customers with a step-change improvement in speed and performance," said Oakleigh Thorne, Chairman and CEO. "Additionally, our accelerating conversion of customers from our old Classic products to the AVANCE platform will allow customers to benefit from better LTE performance and provides a simple and cost-effective upgrade path to Galileo and 5G."

"Strong first quarter results drove an increase in Gogo's 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the high end of the range and supported strong share repurchases," said Jessi Betjemann, Executive Vice President and CFO. "As our strategic investments roll-off and we benefit from the launch of Gogo Galileo and 5G, we expect to generate substantial Free Cash Flow in 2025 and beyond."

2024 Financial Guidance and Long-Term Financial Targets

The Company updates the following guidance for 2024 and reiterates long-term financial targets. The guidance and targets include the impact of the Federal Communications Commission's Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program ("FCC Reimbursement Program"), except for 2025 Free Cash Flow. The guidance and targets do not reflect a potential delay in Gogo 5G beyond 2024.

The Company updates the following 2024 guidance:

    --  Total revenue in the range of $410 million to $425 million.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA((1) )at the high end of the previously guided range of
        $110 million to $125 million reflecting operating expenses of
        approximately $33 million for strategic and operational initiatives
        including Gogo 5G and Gogo Galileo and $5 million in legal expenses tied
        to the SmartSky litigation.
    --  Free Cash Flow((1))in the range of $20 million to $40 million, which
        includes $45 million in reimbursements tied to the FCC Reimbursement
        Program.
    --  Capital expenditures of approximately $45 million including $30 million
        for strategic initiatives including Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo and the LTE
        network build.

The Company reiterates the following long-term financial targets:

    --  Revenue growth at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 15%-17%
        from 2023 through 2028. The Company continues to expect that Gogo
        Galileo will contribute revenue beginning in 2025.
    --  Annual Adjusted EBITDA Margin((1)) reaching 40% in 2028.
    --  Free Cash Flow((1))in the range of $150 million to $200 million in 2025,
        without the effect of the FCC Reimbursement Program.




            (1) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below

Conference Call

The Company will host its first quarter conference call on May 7, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the conference call, as well as a replay, will be available online on the Investor Relations section of the Company's investor website at https://ir.gogoair.com.

Participants can also join the call by dialing +1 844-543-0451 (within the United States and Canada). Please use the below link to retrieve your unique conference ID to use to access the earnings call.

https://register.vevent.com/register/BI94b9fc1e540f40e3a15f37414b934a81

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We report certain non-GAAP financial measurements, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow in the discussion above. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow for business planning purposes, including managing our business against internally projected results of operations and measuring our performance and liquidity. These supplemental performance measures also provide another basis for comparing period-to-period results by excluding potential differences caused by non-operational and unusual or non-recurring items. These supplemental performance measurements may vary from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. When analyzing our performance with Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA Margin or liquidity with Free Cash Flow, as applicable, investors should (i) evaluate each adjustment in our reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measure, and the explanatory footnotes regarding those adjustments, (ii) use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net income (loss) attributable to common stock as a measure of operating results, and (iii) use Free Cash Flow in addition to, and not as an alternative to, consolidated net cash provided by (used in) operating activities when evaluating our liquidity. No reconciliation of the forecasted amounts of Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2024, Adjusted EBITDA Margin for fiscal 2028 or Free Cash Flow for fiscal 2025 is included in this release because we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the corresponding GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts, due to high variability and complexity with respect to estimating certain forward-looking amounts, and we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain disclosures in this press release and related comments by our management include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our business outlook, industry, business strategy, plans, goals and expectations concerning our market position, international expansion, future technologies, future operations, margins, profitability, future efficiencies, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. When used in this discussion, the words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "budget," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "future" and the negative of these or similar terms and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give you no assurance these expectations will prove to have been correct. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions, data or judgments that prove to be incorrect. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: our ability to continue to generate revenue from the provision of our connectivity services; our reliance on our key OEMs and dealers for equipment sales; the impact of competition; our reliance on third parties for equipment components and services; the impact of global supply chain and logistics issues and inflationary trends; our ability to expand our business outside of the United States; our ability to recruit, train and retain highly skilled employees; the impact of pandemics or other outbreaks of contagious diseases, and the measures implemented to combat them; the impact of adverse economic conditions; our ability to fully utilize portions of our deferred tax assets; the impact of increased attention to climate change, ESG matters and conservation measures; our ability to evaluate or pursue strategic opportunities; our ongoing delay and the risk of future delays in deploying 5G, and our ability to develop and deploy Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo or other next generation technologies; our ability to maintain our rights to use our licensed 3Mhz of ATG spectrum in the United States and obtain rights to additional spectrum if needed; the impact of service interruptions or delays, technology failures, equipment damage or system disruptions or failures; the impact of assertions by third parties of infringement, misappropriation or other violations; our ability to innovate and provide products and services; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the impact of our use of open-source software; the impact of equipment failure or material defects or errors in our software; our ability to comply with applicable foreign ownership limitations; the impact of government regulation of communication networks, and the internet; our possession and use of personal information; risks associated with participation in the FCC Reimbursement Program; our ability to comply with anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws; the extent of expenses, liabilities or business disruptions resulting from litigation; the impact of global climate change and legal, regulatory or market responses to it; the impact of our substantial indebtedness; our ability to obtain additional financing to refinance or repay our existing indebtedness; the impact of restrictions and limitations in the agreements and instruments governing our debt; the impact of increases in interest rates; the impact of a substantial portion of our indebtedness being secured by substantially all of our assets; the impact of a downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the rating assigned by a rating agency; the volatility of our stock price; our ability to fully utilize our tax losses; the dilutive impact of future stock issuances; the impact of our stockholder concentration and of our CEO and Chair of the Board being a significant stockholder; our ability to fulfill our obligations associated with being a public company; and the impact of anti-takeover provisions, ownership provisions and certain other provisions in our charter, our bylaws, Delaware law, and our existing and any future credit facilities.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 28, 2024 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC.

Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our financial condition or future results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements contained in this report ultimately prove to be accurate. Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and you should not place undue reliance on them. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Gogo

Gogo is the world's largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market. We offer a customizable suite of smart cabin systems for highly integrated connectivity, inflight entertainment and voice solutions. Gogo's products and services are installed on thousands of business aircraft of all sizes and mission types from turboprops to the largest global jets, and are utilized by the largest fractional ownership operators, charter operators, corporate flight departments and individuals.

As of March 31, 2024, Gogo reported 7,136 business aircraft flying with its broadband ATG systems onboard, 4,110 of which are flying with a Gogo AVANCE L5 or L3 system; and 4,285 aircraft with narrowband satellite connectivity installed. Connect with us at www.gogoair.com.


                                                             
              
                Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries


                                              
              
                Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


                                                      
              
                (in thousands, except per share amounts)




                                                                                                                                                For the Three Months
                                                                                                                                       Ended March 31,


                                                                                                                                       2024                          2023



     
                Revenue:



     Service revenue                                                                                                           $
         81,673                 $
           78,499



     Equipment revenue                                                                                                                22,649                          20,098



     
                Total revenue                                                                                                      104,322                          98,597



     
                Operating expenses:



     Cost of service revenue (exclusive of amounts shown below)                                                                       17,871                          16,797



     Cost of equipment revenue (exclusive of amounts shown below)                                                                     15,786                          18,126



     Engineering, design and development                                                                                               9,216                           7,879



     Sales and marketing                                                                                                               8,283                           6,877



     General and administrative                                                                                                       14,651                          14,199



     Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                     3,841                           2,791



     
                Total operating expenses                                                                                            69,648                          66,669



     
                Operating income                                                                                                    34,674                          31,928



     
                Other expense (income):



     Interest income                                                                                                                 (2,048)                        (1,916)



     Interest expense                                                                                                                  8,410                           8,976



     Other (income) expense, net                                                                                                    (13,099)                             31



     
                Total other (income) expense                                                                                       (6,737)                          7,091



     
                Income before income taxes                                                                                          41,411                          24,837



     Income tax provision                                                                                                             10,921                           4,388



     
                Net income                                                                                                   $
         30,490                 $
           20,449





     
                Net income attributable to common stock per share:



     Basic                                                                                                                       $
         0.24                   $
           0.16



     Diluted                                                                                                                     $
         0.23                   $
           0.15



     
                Weighted average number of shares:



     Basic                                                                                                                           129,272                         129,136



     Diluted                                                                                                                         132,441                         133,602


                                                                            
          
                Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries


                                                                 
              
            Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                                 
           
                (in thousands)




                                                                                                                                                    March 31,                  December 31,


                                                                                                                                              2024                    2023



     
                Assets



     
                Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                      $
          152,820          $
           139,036



     Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,855 and $2,091, respectively                                                               49,405                    48,233



     Inventories                                                                                                                             69,298                    63,187



     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                               63,782                    64,138



     
                Total current assets                                                                                                      335,305                   314,594



     
                Non-current assets:



     Property and equipment, net                                                                                                             96,042                    98,129



     Intangible assets, net                                                                                                                  57,870                    55,647



     Operating lease right-of-use assets                                                                                                     69,804                    70,552



     Investment in convertible note                                                                                                          18,132



     Other non-current assets, net of allowances of $614 and $591, respectively                                                              25,577                    25,979



     Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                  206,223                   216,638



     
                Total non-current assets                                                                                                  473,648                   466,945



     
                Total assets                                                                                                      $
          808,953          $
           781,539



     
                Liabilities and stockholders' equity



     
                Current liabilities:



     Accounts payable                                                                                                                $
          22,823           $
           16,094



     Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                     47,643                    47,649



     Deferred revenue                                                                                                                         2,150                     1,003



     Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                        7,250                     7,250



     
                Total current liabilities                                                                                                  79,866                    71,996



     
                Non-current liabilities:



     Long-term debt                                                                                                                         586,274                   587,501



     Non-current operating lease liabilities                                                                                                 71,784                    73,047



     Other non-current liabilities                                                                                                            8,590                     8,270



     
                Total non-current liabilities                                                                                             666,648                   668,818



     
                Total liabilities                                                                                                         746,514                   740,814



     
                Stockholders' equity



     Common stock                                                                                                                                14                        14



     Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                           1,404,217                 1,402,003



     Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                                  14,966                    15,796



     Treasury stock, at cost                                                                                                              (173,357)                (163,197)



     Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                (1,183,401)              (1,213,891)



     
                Total stockholders' equity                                                                                                 62,439                    40,725



     
                Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                                        $
          808,953          $
           781,539


                                                                                      
         
                Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries


                                                                       
              
           Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                                        
             
                (in thousands)




                                                                                                                                                                    For the Three Months
                                                                                                                                                           Ended March 31,


                                                                                                                                                           2024                           2023



     
                Operating activities:



     
                Net income                                                                                                                        $
        30,490                  $
           20,449



     Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:



     Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                         3,841                            2,791



     Loss on asset disposals, abandonments and write-downs                                                                                                    15                              107



     Provision for expected credit losses                                                                                                                  (132)                              93



     Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                                10,641                            4,273



     Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                                      4,840                            5,041



     Amortization of deferred financing costs and interest rate caps                                                                                       1,375                              764



     Accretion of debt discount                                                                                                                              100                              108



     Change in fair value of convertible note investment                                                                                                (13,132)



     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:



     Accounts receivable                                                                                                                                 (1,017)                           7,405



     Inventories                                                                                                                                         (6,111)                         (5,003)



     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                                           (5,904)                         (8,632)



     Contract assets                                                                                                                                           6                              557



     Accounts payable                                                                                                                                      4,809                            1,191



     Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                                 (1,442)                         (9,620)



     Deferred revenue                                                                                                                                      1,146                          (1,054)



     Accrued interest                                                                                                                                        (2)                             130



     Other non-current assets and liabilities                                                                                                                134                             (86)



     
                Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                               29,657                           18,514



     
                Investing activities:



     Purchases of property and equipment                                                                                                                 (1,451)                         (3,112)



     Acquisition of intangible assets-capitalized software                                                                                               (2,720)                         (1,484)



     Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program for property, equipment and intangibles                                                                          28



     Proceeds from interest rate caps                                                                                                                      6,539                            6,087



     Redemptions of short-term investments                                                                                                                                                24,796



     Purchases of short-term investments                                                                                                                                                (24,728)



     Purchase of convertible note investment                                                                                                             (5,000)



     
                Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities                                                                                    (2,604)                           1,559



     
                Financing activities:



     Payments on term loan                                                                                                                               (1,813)                         (1,813)



     Repurchases of common stock                                                                                                                        (10,137)



     Payments on financing leases                                                                                                                            (3)                            (57)



     Stock-based compensation activity                                                                                                                   (1,343)                         (5,575)



     
                Net cash used in financing activities                                                                                                 (13,296)                         (7,445)



     Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                                                                                                  27                               88



     
                Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                                                                                  13,784                           12,716



     Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period                                                                                   139,366                          150,880



     
                Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period                                                                      $
        153,150                 $
           163,596



     Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period                                                                                   $
        153,150                 $
           163,596



     Less: non-current restricted cash                                                                                                                       330                              330



     
                Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                                       $
        152,820                 $
           163,266



     
                Supplemental cash flow information:



     Cash paid for interest                                                                                                                         $
        14,207                  $
           15,014



     Cash paid for taxes                                                                                                                                      11                               12



     
                Non-cash investing activities:



     Purchases of property and equipment in current liabilities                                                                                      $
        6,520                   $
           9,973


                                                          
              
                Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries


                                               
              
                Supplemental Information - Key Operating Metrics




                                                                                                                                          For the Three
                                                                                                                                              Months
                                                                                                                              Ended March 31,


                                                                                                                              2024                         2023



     Aircraft online (at period end)



     ATG AVANCE                                                                                                               4,110                          3,447



     Gogo Biz                                                                                                                 3,026                          3,599



     Total ATG                                                                                                                7,136                          7,046



     Narrowband satellite                                                                                                     4,285                          4,458



     Average monthly connectivity service revenue per aircraft online



     ATG                                                                                                               $
         3,458                 $
           3,389



     Narrowband satellite                                                                                                       292                            304



     Units sold



     ATG                                                                                                                        258                            223



     Narrowband satellite                                                                                                        41                             49



     Average equipment revenue per unit sold (in thousands)



     ATG                                                                                                                  $
         75                    $
           70



     Narrowband satellite                                                                                                        41                             54
    --  ATG AVANCE aircraft online. We define ATG AVANCE aircraft online as the
        total number of business aircraft equipped with our AVANCE L5 or L3
        system for which we provide ATG services as of the last day of each
        period presented.
    --  Gogo Biz aircraft online. We define Gogo Biz aircraft online as the
        total number of business aircraft not equipped with our AVANCE L5 or L3
        system for which we provide ATG services as of the last day of each
        period presented. This number excludes commercial aircraft operated by
        Intelsat's airline customers receiving ATG service.
    --  Narrowband satellite aircraft online. We define narrowband satellite
        aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft for which we
        provide narrowband satellite services as of the last day of each period
        presented.
    --  Average monthly connectivity service revenue per ATG aircraft online. We
        define average monthly connectivity service revenue per ATG aircraft
        online as the aggregate ATG connectivity service revenue for the period
        divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the number of
        ATG aircraft online during the period (expressed as an average of the
        month end figures for each month in such period). Revenue share earned
        from the ATG Network Sharing Agreement with Intelsat is excluded from
        this calculation.
    --  Average monthly connectivity service revenue per narrowband satellite
        aircraft online. We define average monthly connectivity service revenue
        per narrowband satellite aircraft online as the aggregate narrowband
        satellite connectivity service revenue for the period divided by the
        number of months in the period, divided by the number of narrowband
        satellite aircraft online during the period (expressed as an average of
        the month end figures for each month in such period).
    --  Units sold. We define units sold as the number of ATG or narrowband
        satellite units for which we recognized revenue during the period.
    --  Average equipment revenue per ATG unit sold. We define average equipment
        revenue per ATG unit sold as the aggregate equipment revenue from all
        ATG units sold during the period, divided by the number of ATG units
        sold.
    --  Average equipment revenue per narrowband satellite unit sold. We define
        average equipment revenue per narrowband satellite unit sold as the
        aggregate equipment revenue earned from all narrowband satellite units
        sold during the period, divided by the number of narrowband satellite
        units sold.

                                    
      
                Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries


                      
              
        Supplemental Information - Revenue and Cost of Revenue


                                    
      
                (in thousands, unaudited)




                                                                                For the Three Months            % Change
                                                                       Ended March 31,


                                                                        2024                         2023               2024 over
                                                                                                                           2023



     Service revenue                                       $
              81,673                 $
          78,499    4.0
                                                                                                                 %



     Equipment revenue                                                 22,649                         20,098   12.7
                                                                                                                 %



     Total revenue                                        $
              104,322                 $
          98,597    5.8
                                                                                                                 %




                                                                                For the Three Months            % Change
                                                                       Ended March 31,


                                                                        2024                         2023               2024 over
                                                                                                                           2023



     Cost of service revenue (1)                           $
              17,871                 $
          16,797    6.4
                                                                                                                 %



     Cost of equipment revenue (1)                         $
              15,786                 $
          18,126 (12.9)
                                                                                                                 %




     
     (1) Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.


                                                                                            
         
         Gogo Inc. a
                nd Subsidiaries


                                                                                          
         
         Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures


                                                                                              
         
              (in thousands, unaudited)




                                                                                                                                                                For the Three Months                          For the Three
                                                                                                                                                       Ended March 31,                        Months Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                              December 31,


                                                                                                                                                       2024                          2023                       2023



     
                Adjusted EBITDA:



     Net income attributable to common stock (GAAP)                                                                                              $
       30,490                 $
           20,449              $
           14,467



     Interest expense                                                                                                                                  8,410                           8,976                        8,249



     Interest income                                                                                                                                 (2,048)                        (1,916)                     (1,894)



     Income tax provision                                                                                                                             10,921                           4,388                        4,636



     Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                     3,841                           2,791                        4,679



     EBITDA                                                                                                                                           51,614                          34,688                       30,137



     Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                                  4,840                           5,041                        5,559



     Change in fair value of convertible note investment                                                                                            (13,132)



     Gain on sale of equity investment                                                                                                                                                                            (570)



     Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                             $
       43,322                 $
           39,729              $
           35,126





     
                Free Cash Flow:



     Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) (1)                                                                                        $
       29,657                 $
           18,514              $
           26,152



     Consolidated capital expenditures (1)                                                                                                           (4,171)                        (4,596)                     (5,371)



     Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program for property, equipment and intangibles (1)                                                                  28                                                       1,127



     Proceeds from interest rate caps (1)                                                                                                              6,539                           6,087                        6,510



     Free cash flow                                                                                                                              $
       32,053                 $
           20,005              $
           28,418




     
     (1) See Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                                
         
                Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries


                                                                    
              
           Reconciliation of Estimated Full-Year GAAP Net Cash


                                                                   
              
           Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Measures


                                                                                 
         
                (in millions, unaudited)




                                                                                                                                                       FY 2024 Range


                                                                                                                                                      Low                    High



     
                Free Cash Flow:



     Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)                                                                                      $
         37             $
          57



     Consolidated capital expenditures                                                                                                        (45)                  (45)



     Proceeds from FCC Reimbursement Program for property, equipment and intangibles                                                             8                      8



     Proceeds from interest rate caps                                                                                                           20                     20



     Free cash flow                                                                                                                        $
         20             $
          40

Definition of Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA represents net income attributable to common stock before interest expense, interest income, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) change in fair value of convertible note investment and (iii) gain on sale of equity investment. Our management believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that management believes have less bearing on our operating performance, thereby highlighting trends in our core business which may not otherwise be apparent. It also provides an assessment of controllable expenses, which are indicators management uses to determine whether current spending decisions need to be adjusted in order to meet financial goals and achieve optimal financial performance.

We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense from Adjusted EBITDA provides a clearer view of the operating performance of our business and is appropriate given that grants made at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time. While we believe that investors should have information about any dilutive effect of outstanding options and the cost of that compensation, we also believe that stockholders should have the ability to consider our performance using a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes these costs and that management uses to evaluate our business.

We believe it is useful for an understanding of our operating performance to exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the gain on sale of equity investment and changes in fair value of our $5 million convertible note investment because these activities are not related to our operating performance.

We also present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that this measure provides investors, securities analysts and other users of our consolidated financial statements with important supplemental information with which to evaluate our performance and to enable them to assess our performance on the same basis as management.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. We present Adjusted EBITDA Margin as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that it provides meaningful information regarding our operating efficiency.

Free Cash Flow represents net cash provided by operating activities, plus the proceeds received from the FCC Reimbursement Program and the interest rate caps, less purchases of property and equipment and the acquisition of intangible assets. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides meaningful information regarding our liquidity. Management believes that Free Cash Flow is useful for investors because it provides them with an important perspective on the cash available for strategic measures, after making necessary capital investments in property and equipment to support the Company's ongoing business operations and provides them with the same measures that management uses as the basis of making capital allocation decisions.


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