Viasat Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Results

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[{"type":"text","content":"CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2019.\n\"We're very pleased to report a robust start to fiscal year 2020,\" said Mark Dankberg, Viasat chairman and CEO. \"Our fiscal year 2020 financial outlook benefits from, and builds on, the momentum from a record fiscal year 2019. Broadband satellite services set quarterly records powered by sustained demand for higher value residential service plans, and 76% year-over-year growth in active commercial aircraft using our in-flight connectivity systems. Broadband service revenue also continues to diversify, boosted by growth in nascent vertical markets and geographic expansion. Government systems revenues jumped 37% compared to last year, and maintains a compelling growth outlook for products and services with robust new contracts and delivery order agreements. Company-wide Adjusted EBITDA of $96.8 million, up 115% compared to the same quarter last year, yielded lower net leverage even as capital investments in the ViaSat-3 network continued apace. We're augmenting investments in ViaSat-3 space and ground infrastructure with prudent early market entry strategies that we believe create long-term global growth opportunities beyond the regional surge we're enjoying now catalyzed by ViaSat-2.\"\nSatellite Services In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, Viasat's Satellite Services segment achieved its sixth sequential quarter of revenue growth, setting a record high of $196.8 million. This reflected gains of 28% year-over-year and 4% sequentially. Key trends for the quarter include: Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) growth resulting from higher value residential and enterprise plans, driving record U.S. fixed broadband revenues; record revenues in commercial in-flight connectivity (IFC) as in-service aircraft increased 76% year-over-year and in-flight services expanded; and international growth in fixed residential service, expanded Community Wi-Fi hotspots and enterprise services. Year-over-year, new contract awards increased 25% to $192.0 million, segment operating loss decreased by 93% to $2.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased by 96% to $67.1 million, as existing fixed broadband and commercial in-flight services businesses scaled efficient...

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