Redwire Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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Revenues for the third quarter of 2025 increased by 50.7% year-over-year to $103.4 million During the third quarter of 2025, we achieved a Gross Margin of 16.3% and an Adjusted Gross Margin 1 of 27.1% Year-over-year increase in Book-to-Bill 2 ratio to 1.25 and Contracted Backlog 2 to $355.6 million as of the third quarter of 2025 Awarded contract to develop and deliver Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Axiom Space’s first commercial space station module Uncrewed aerial system deliveries during the quarter included Stalker systems for the U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance program and Penguin systems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces Launched 14 PIL-BOXes to the ISS during the third quarter of 2025 with three different partners: Bristol Myers Squibb, Butler University, and Purdue University JACKSONVILLE, Fla., November 05, 2025 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW, "Redwire" or the "Company"), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, today announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Redwire will live stream a presentation with slides on November 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Please use the link below to follow along with the live stream: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=pKJoXZFg "The transformation of Redwire into a scalable, multi-domain growth platform made consistent progress in the third quarter. As anticipated, the acquisition of Edge Autonomy has immediately strengthened our positioning technically, operationally, and financially and we anticipate further revenue synergies as we scale. Operationally, in the third quarter, we have sharpened our internal execution by eliminating costs from the business and streamlining operations. These efforts resulted in an Adjusted Gross Margin 1 of 27.1%, driving a significant improvement to our bottom-line," stated Peter Cannito, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Redwire. "We closed key strategic opportunities such as Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Axiom Space’s future commercial space station and Stalker UAS sales for the U.S. Army and an undisclosed European NATO ally, ending the third quarter with a Book-to-Bill 2 ratio of 1.25. As we look forward, we continue to see positive demand signals from both the U.S. and Europe for our products and solutions, such as our combat-proven Stalker and Penguin unmanned systems, differentiated VLEO SabreSat and Phantom spacecraft, and large space systems such as ROSAs and International Berthing and Docking Mechanisms (IBDMs). In the near term, the U.S. government shutdown is likely to delay the timing of key awards into 2026, but the pipeline of new opportunities is very strong." Third Quarter 2025 Highlights 2025 Forecast "During our first full quarter as a combined company, Redwire remained focused on our path to profitability, realizing record revenue of $103.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, with sequential and year-over-year improvement in Adjusted Gross Margin 3 ," said Jonathan Baliff, Chief Financial Officer of Redwire. "The addition of Edge Autonomy has already been accretive to our financial profile," added Chris Edmunds, Chief Accounting Officer of Redwire. "Looking towards the next twelve months, we expect that trend to continue, with revenue growth driven by an improved Book-to-Bill 4 ratio, diversification in contract mix, gross margin expansion as evidenced by the 27.1% Adjusted Gross Margin 3 achieved this quarter, and increased operating leverage as the Company sharpens its execution and capitalizes on the significant pipeline of opportunities. We have started to realize improvement in our Free Cash Flow during the third quarter, and the combination of these factors should lead to continued improvement as we move forward." Webcast and Investor Call Management will conduct a conference call starting at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 6, 2025 to review financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. This release and the most recent investor slide presentation are available in the investor relations area of our website at RDW.com. Redwire will live stream a presentation with slides during the call. Please use the following link to follow along with the live stream: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=pKJoXZFg . The dial-in number for the live call is 877-485-3108 (toll free) or 201-689-8264 (toll), and the conference ID is 13756522. A telephone replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the event by dialing 877-660-6853 (toll-free) or 201-612-7415 (toll) and entering the access code 13756522. The accompanying investor presentation will be available on November 6, 2025 on the investor section of Redwire’s website at RDW.com. Any replay, rebroadcast, transcript or other reproduction or transmission of this conference call, other than the replay accessible by calling the number and website above, has not been authorized by Redwire Corporation and is strictly prohibited. Investors should be aware that any unauthorized reproduction of this conference call may not be an accurate reflection of its contents. About Redwire Corporation Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is an integrated space and defense tech company focused on advanced technologies. We are building the future of aerospace infrastructure, autonomous systems and multi-domain operations leveraging digital engineering and AI automation. Redwire’s approximately 1,300 employees located throughout the United States and Europe are committed to delivering innovative space and airborne platforms that are transforming the future of multi-domain operations. For more information, please visit RDW.com. Use of Projections The financial outlook and projections, estimates and targets in this press release are forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainty and contingencies, many of which are beyond Redwire’s control. Such calculation cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort because of the timing, magnitude and variables associated with the recently completed merger with Edge Autonomy. Additionally, any such calculation, at this time, would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors. Redwire’s independent auditors have not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the financial projections for purposes of inclusion in this press release, and, accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purposes of this press release. While all financial projections, estimates and targets are necessarily speculative, Redwire believes that the preparation of prospective financial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection, estimate or target extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected, expected or target results for the combined company are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the financial projections, estimates and targets. The inclusion of financial projections, estimates and targets in this press release should not be regarded as an indication that Redwire, or its representatives, considered or consider the financial projections, estimates or targets to be a reliable prediction of future events. Further, inclusion of the prospective financial information in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will be achieved. 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All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included or incorporated in this press release, including statements regarding our strategy, financial projections, including the prospective financial information provided in this press release, financial position, funding for continued operations, cash reserves, liquidity, projected costs, plans, projects, awards and contracts, objectives of management, and the expected performance of Redwire following our acquisition of Edge Autonomy, among others, are forward-looking statements. 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These factors and circumstances include, but are not limited to (1) risks associated with economic uncertainty, including high inflation, effects of trade tariffs and other trade actions, supply chain challenges, labor shortages, increased labor costs, high interest rates, foreign currency exchange volatility, concerns of economic slowdown or recession and reduced spending or suspension of investment in new or enhanced projects; (2) the failure of financial institutions or transactional counterparties; (3) Redwire’s limited operating history in an evolving industry and history of losses to date as well as the limited operating history of Edge Autonomy and the relatively novel nature of the drone industry makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter; (4) the inability to successfully integrate recently completed and future acquisitions, including the recent acquisition of Edge Autonomy, as well as the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of Edge Autonomy or to realize estimated projected combined company results; (5) the development and continued refinement of many of Redwire’s proprietary technologies, products and service offerings; (6) competition with new or existing companies; (7) a limited number of customers make up a high percentage of our revenue; (8) natural disasters, geopolitical conflicts, or other natural or man-made catastrophic events; (9) adverse publicity stemming from any incident or perceived risk involving Redwire or our competitors; (10) incurring significant risks and uncertainties not covered by insurance or indemnity; (11) failure to respond to industry cycles in terms of our cost structure, manufacturing capacity, and/or personnel needs; (12) delays in the development, design, engineering and manufacturing of our core offerings; (13) unsatisfactory performance of our core offerings resulting from challenges in the space environment, extreme space weather events or otherwise; (14) impacts to our cash flows caused by our mix of fixed-price, cost-plus and time-and-material type contracts; (15) incurrence of expenditures prior to final receipt of a contract; (16) failure of new offerings and technologies to materialize; (17) the inability to convert orders in backlog into revenue; (18) the inability to properly manage the use of artificial intelligence in our business; (19) reliance on third-party launch vehicles to launch our spacecraft and customer payloads; (20) risk of an accident on launch or during a journey into space; (21) customers’ willingness to adopt uncrewed aircraft systems technology; (22) Redwire’s inability to meet expected financial results; (23) cyber-attacks and other security threats and disruptions; (24) failure to attract and retain highly qualified personnel; (25) risks resulting from broader geographic operations; (26) impairment of goodwill; (27) changes to our pension funding and costs, which are dependent on several economic assumptions; (28) inability to use net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes; (29) changes to the U.S. government’s budget deficit and the national debt, as well as any inability of the U.S. government to complete its budget process for any government fiscal year; (30) dependence on U.S. government contracts; (31) changes to our facility security clearance; (32) Redwire is subject to stringent U.S. economic sanctions, and trade control laws and regulations, as well as risks related to doing business in other countries; (33) failure to adequately protect our intellectual property rights; (34) failure to obtain necessary additional funding; (35) the fact that AE Industrial Partners and its affiliates have significant influence over us, which could limit your ability to influence the outcome of key transactions; (36) the fact that provisions in our Certificate of Designation with respect to our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may delay or prevent our acquisition by a third party, which could also reduce the market price of our capital stock; (37) the fact that our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has rights, preferences and privileges that are not held by, and are preferential to, the rights of holders of our other outstanding capital stock; (38) the possibility of sales of a substantial amount of our Common Stock by our current stockholders; (39) volatility in the trading price of our Common Stock; (40) identification of material weaknesses of other deficiencies or failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; (41) the impact of a prolonged United States federal government shutdown and (42) other risks and uncertainties described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and those indicated from time to time in other documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Redwire. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. If underlying assumptions to forward-looking statements prove inaccurate, or if known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Redwire disclaims any intention or obligation, other than imposed by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Persons reading this press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Non-GAAP Financial Information This press release contains financial measures that have not been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("U.S. GAAP"). These financial measures include Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin and Free Cash Flow. Non-GAAP financial measures are used to supplement the financial information presented on a U.S. GAAP basis and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the relevant U.S. GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with information presented on a U.S. GAAP basis. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of Non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. We encourage investors and stockholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) adjusted for interest expense, net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, impairment expense, transaction expenses, acquisition integration costs, acquisition earnout costs, purchase accounting fair value adjustments related to deferred revenue and inventory, severance costs, capital market and advisory fees, litigation-related expenses, write-off of long-lived assets, equity-based compensation, committed equity facility transaction costs, debt financing costs, gains on sale of joint ventures, net of costs incurred, and warrant liability change in fair value adjustments. Adjusted Gross Profit is defined as revenues less cost of sales as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding adjustments resulting from the application of purchase accounting included in cost of sales and Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit as a percentage of revenue. Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors meaningful insight into results from ongoing operations as the calculation of these measures excludes the impact of certain non-recurring charges. Management believes that by using Adjusted Gross Margin in conjunction with GAAP Gross Margin, investors will get a more complete view of what management considers to be the Company’s core operating performance and allow for comparison of this measure when compared to those of prior periods. Free Cash Flow is computed as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures. We use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions, including those relating to operating expenses and the allocation of internal resources. We use Free Cash Flow as an indicator of liquidity to evaluate our period-over-period operating cash generation that will be used to service our debt, and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities and/or acquisitions, among other uses. Free Cash Flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance, and it should not be inferred that the entire amount of Free Cash Flow is available for discretionary expenditures, since we have mandatory debt service requirements and other non-discretionary expenditures that are not deducted from this measure. Key Performance Indicators Management uses Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs") to assess the financial performance of the Company, monitor relevant trends and support financial, operational and strategic decision-making. Management frequently monitors and evaluates KPIs against internal targets, core business objectives as well as industry peers and may, on occasion, change the mix or calculation of KPIs to better align with the business, its operating environment, standard industry metrics or other considerations. If the Company changes the method by which it calculates or presents a KPI, prior period disclosures are recast to conform to current presentation. REDWIRE CORPORATION Supplemental Non-GAAP Information Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA During the third quarter of 2024, we changed the Supplemental Non-GAAP Information to present only Adjusted EBITDA, whereas prior period disclosures also presented Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes the presentation of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA no longer provides the same meaningful insights into the Company’s performance as it did during the initial years of the Company’s formation. Prior period disclosures were recast to conform to current presentation. There was no change in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. The following table presents the reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. REDWIRE CORPORATION Supplemental Non-GAAP Information Unaudited Adjusted Gross Profit and Margin The following table presents the reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit to Gross Profit, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the calculation of Adjusted Gross Margin. Free Cash Flow The following table presents the reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. REDWIRE CORPORATION KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Unaudited Book-to-Bill Our book-to-bill ratio was as follows for the periods presented: Book-to-bill is the ratio of total contracts awarded to revenues recorded in the same period. The contracts awarded balance includes firm contract orders, including time-and-material contracts, awarded during the period and does not include unexercised contract options or potential orders under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts. Although the contracts awarded balance reflects firm contract orders, terminations, amendments, or contract cancellations may occur which could result in a reduction to the contracts awarded balance. We view book-to-bill as an indicator of future revenue growth potential. To drive future revenue growth, our goal is for the level of contracts awarded in a given period to exceed the revenue recorded, thus yielding a book-to-bill ratio greater than 1.0. Our book-to-bill ratio was 1.25 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to 0.65 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, none of the contracts awarded balance includes acquired contract value. For three months ended September 30, 2024, $21.9 million of the contracts awarded balance relates to acquired contract value from the Hera Systems acquisition. Our book-to-bill ratio was 1.05 for the Last Twelve Months ("LTM") ended September 30, 2025, as compared to 1.25 for the LTM ended September 30, 2024. For the LTM ended September 30, 2025, contracts awarded includes $73.7 million of acquired contract value from the Edge Autonomy acquisition, which was completed in the second quarter of 2025. For the LTM ended September 30, 2024, contracts awarded includes $21.9 million of acquired contract value from the Hera Systems acquisition, which was completed in the third quarter of 2024. Backlog The following table presents our contracted backlog as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and related activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. We view growth in backlog as a key measure of our business growth. Contracted backlog represents the estimated dollar value of firm funded executed contracts for which work has not been performed (also known as the remaining performance obligations on a contract). Our contracted backlog includes $92.4 million and $16.7 million in remaining contract value from contracts which recognize revenue at a point in time as of September 30, 2025 and as of December 31, 2024, respectively. Organic backlog change excludes backlog activity from acquisitions for the first four full quarters since the entities’ acquisition date. Contracted backlog activity for the first four full quarters since the entities’ acquisition date is included in acquisition-related contracted backlog change. After the completion of four fiscal quarters, acquired entities are treated as organic for current and comparable historical periods. Organic contract value includes the remaining contract value as of January 1 not yet recognized as revenue and additional orders awarded during the period for those entities treated as organic. Acquisition-related contract value includes remaining contract value as of the acquisition date not yet recognized as revenue and additional orders awarded during the period for entities not treated as organic. Organic revenue includes revenue earned during the period presented for those entities treated as organic, while acquisition-related revenue includes the same for all other entities, excluding any pre-acquisition revenue earned during the period. The acquisition-related backlog activity presented in the table above is related to the Edge Autonomy acquisition completed during the second quarter of 2025. Although contracted backlog reflects business associated with contracts that are considered to be firm, terminations, amendments or contract cancellations may occur, which could result in a reduction in our total backlog. In addition, some of our multi-year contracts are subject to annual funding. Management expects all amounts reflected in contracted backlog to ultimately be fully funded. Contracted backlog from foreign operations was $128.7 million and $70.5 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These amounts are subject to foreign exchange rate translations from euros to U.S. dollars that could cause the remaining backlog balance to fluctuate with the foreign exchange rate at the time of measurement. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251105456010/en/ Contacts Investor Relations Contact: [email protected]

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