UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One):
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 001-35975
Gogo Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
27-1650905
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
105 Edgeview Dr., Suite 300
Broomfield, CO 80021
(Address of principal executive offices)
Telephone Number (303) 301-3271
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
GOGO
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes☑No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes☑ No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes☐No☑
As of May 2, 2024, 127,104,716 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock were outstanding.
INDEX
Page
Part I.
Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements
2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
5
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
6
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
34
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II.
Other Information
Legal Proceedings
35
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
36
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Item 6.
Exhibits
37
Signatures
38
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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
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
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 138,253,311 and 137,632,284 shares issued at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; and 128,227,127 and 128,462,343 shares outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
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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
See the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three MonthsEnded March 31,
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:
129,272
129,136
132,441
133,602
(in thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Currency translation adjustments
(155
75
Cash flow hedges:
Amount recognized in other comprehensive income
3,553
(2,439
Less: income realized and reclassified to earnings
4,228
4,721
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges
(675
(7,160
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(830
(7,085
Comprehensive income
29,660
13,364
Operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on asset disposals, abandonments and write-downs
15
107
Provision for expected credit losses
(132
93
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
(6,111
(5,003
(5,904
(8,632
Contract assets
557
4,809
1,191
(1,442
(9,620
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
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
Less: non-current restricted cash
330
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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
(in thousands, except share data)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common Stock
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Treasury Stock
Shares
Par Value
Capital
Income
Deficit
Amount
Total
Balance at January 1, 2024
128,462,343
9,169,941
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax
Fair value adjustments of cash flow hedges, net of tax
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
31,136
80
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units
872,329
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units
(2,706
Repurchase of common stock
(1,138,681
1,138,681
(10,160
Balance at March 31, 2024
128,227,127
10,308,622
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Loss
Balance at January 1, 2023
127,840,813
1,385,933
30,128
(1,359,569
8,690,549
(158,375
(101,869
68,520
179
664,020
(5,037
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan
12,582
Balance at March 31, 2023
128,585,935
1,386,295
23,043
(1,339,120
(88,143
The Business – Gogo Inc. (“Gogo,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is the world’s largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market. We have served this market for more than 25 years. Our mission is to enrich the lives of passengers and the efficiency of operators with the world’s best business aviation in-flight connectivity and customer support. We have always sought to provide the best connectivity for the business aviation market regardless of technology, and we have a successful history of doing so. Until recently, we focused primarily on business aviation aircraft in North America, which comprise approximately 63% of the worldwide business aviation fleet, and we are the leading provider of in-flight connectivity in that market. Gogo started in analogue air-to-ground (“ATG”) technology in the late 1990s, then, as analogue cellular backhaul disappeared, migrated to narrowband satellite connectivity in the early 2000s, then back to ATG with our digital broadband 3G and 4G networks beginning in 2010. We are currently developing our fourth ATG network – Gogo 5G – that we expect to commercially launch a few months later than the previously stated fourth quarter 2024 launch date, and we are working with our vendors to finalize the schedule. Simultaneous with the development of Gogo 5G, we are actively working with a subset of AVANCE customers and customers utilizing our legacy Gogo Biz ATG airborne system operating on our ground 3G and 4G networks to upgrade to an AVANCE system compatible with a new LTE network. We anticipate this subset of customers will see improved performance because of this network transition, which is expected to occur in early 2026. The cost for the transition to the new LTE network is partially being reimbursed through our participation in the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (the “FCC Reimbursement Program”).
We also continue to provide narrowband satellite services to customers in North America and internationally through distribution agreements with satellite providers. In May 2022, in order to further serve our existing customers and expand our target market, we announced plans to expand our broadband offerings beyond ATG by launching the first global broadband service designed for business aviation (“Gogo Galileo”). The service will use an electronically steered antenna, specifically designed to address a broad range of business aviation aircraft, operating on a low earth orbit (“LEO”) satellite network and is targeted for commercial launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. We believe that Gogo Galileo, in combination with, or as an alternative to, our ATG systems will allow us to increase our penetration of the North American heavy jet market and provide an upgrade path for our existing ATG customer base. In addition, we believe that Gogo Galileo will allow us to penetrate the business aviation market outside of North America, where only approximately 6% of business aviation aircraft are installed with in-flight connectivity systems.
Basis of Presentation – The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in conformity with Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our annual audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 2024 (the “2023 10-K”). These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all material adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
The results of operations and cash flows for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
We had one class of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates the significant estimates and bases such estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
As a result of our determination to participate in the FCC Reimbursement Program, we reassessed and shortened the estimated useful lives of affected network equipment to be consistent with our estimated date to complete the program. This change in accounting estimate was effective beginning the second quarter of 2023 and resulted in increased depreciation expense of $1.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. Net income per basic share was unchanged, while net income per diluted share decreased by $0.01 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or expected to have minimal impact on our consolidated financial statements and related notes.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
Accounting standards not yet adopted:
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This guidance is effective retrospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have upon our consolidated financial statements and related notes.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, most notably in the tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments should be applied on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have upon our consolidated financial statements and related notes.
Basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share was computed using the treasury stock method for stock-based compensation.
The diluted earnings per share calculations exclude the effect of stock options, deferred stock units and restricted stock units when the computation is anti-dilutive. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the weighted average number of shares excluded from the computation was 2.8 million and 0.6 million, respectively.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Weighted average shares outstanding
Earnings per share - basic
Average shares
Effect of dilutive securities - stock-based compensation
3,169
4,466
Total weighted average diluted shares outstanding
Earnings per share - diluted
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Remaining performance obligations
As of March 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction price in our contracts allocated to the remaining unsatisfied performance obligations (“RPO”) was approximately $292 million and excludes consideration from contracts that have an original duration of one year or less. Approximately $276 million of the RPO primarily represents connectivity and entertainment service revenues which are recognized as services are provided, which is expected to occur through the remaining term of the contracts. Our contracts vary in length and generally have terms of two to ten years. We expect to recognize approximately 20% of our connectivity and entertainment service RPO within the next year, approximately 45% in one to five years and the remaining 35% in five to ten years. The remaining $16 million of the RPO represents future equipment revenue that is expected to be recognized primarily within the next three years as equipment is shipped.
Disaggregation of revenue
The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by category (in thousands):
Connectivity
80,358
77,246
Entertainment and other
1,315
1,253
Total service revenue
ATG
19,347
15,556
Narrowband satellite
1,694
2,651
1,608
1,891
Total equipment revenue
Customer type
Aircraft owner/operator/service provider
OEM and aftermarket dealer
Contract balances
Our current and non-current contract asset balances totaled $16.5 million and $16.6 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Contract assets represent the aggregate amount of revenue recognized in excess of billings and recoverable contract costs primarily for certain sales programs.
Our current and non-current deferred revenue balances totaled $2.2 million and $1.0 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Deferred revenue includes, among other things, prepayments for equipment and subscription connectivity products.
FCC Reimbursement Program
On July 15, 2022, the Company was notified that it was approved for participation in the FCC Reimbursement Program, designed to reimburse providers of advanced communications services for reasonable costs incurred in the required removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment or services, that have been deemed to pose a national security risk, from their networks. Pursuant to the FCC Reimbursement Program, the FCC approved up to approximately $334 million in reimbursements to the Company to cover documented and approved costs to (i) remove and securely destroy all ZTE communications equipment and services in the Company’s terrestrial U.S. networks and replace such equipment and (ii) remove and replace certain equipment installed on aircraft operated by the Company’s ATG customers that is not compatible with the terrestrial equipment that will replace ZTE equipment. Due to a shortfall in the amount appropriated by Congress to fund the FCC Reimbursement Program, approximately $132 million of the approved amount is currently allocated to the Company under the program. If Congress appropriates additional funds for this purpose, the allocations of the Company and other approved applicants will be increased pro rata. Program participants are subject to a number of conditions and requirements under the FCC’s rules including a requirement that they submit their first reimbursement request by July 17, 2023 and certify that they have developed a plan to permanently remove, replace and dispose of covered equipment or services within one year following the first reimbursement request. The rules permit
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participants to petition the FCC for one or more six-month extensions of the completion deadline. The Company, with the assistance of an advisor engaged to help administer the program, submitted and received its first reimbursement claim in July 2023. The Company’s original one year term to complete the program is set for July 21, 2024, however, based on discussions with our vendors supporting the program regarding lead times for network equipment, we plan to petition the FCC for multiple extensions, as outlined in our application for the FCC Reimbursement Program. On March 29, 2024 the Company was granted its first six-month extension by the FCC extending the program completion deadline to January 21, 2025.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we have recorded a $15.2 million and $18.3 million receivable from the FCC, respectively, which is included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following are the deductions to the carrying value of asset balances in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
As of March 31,
As of December 31,
Assets:
(6,240
(4,970
Prepaids expenses and other current assets
(2,042
(1,542
(3,690
(2,094
(651
(58
Other non-current assets
(7,105
(5,542
No amounts were recorded to Net income during the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. The following are the increases to Net income in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
687
Cost of service revenue
112
Cost of equipment revenue
2,284
181
Inventories consist primarily of telecommunications systems and parts and are recorded at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. We evaluate the need for write-downs associated with obsolete, slow-moving and nonsalable inventory by reviewing net realizable inventory values on a periodic basis.
Inventories as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Work-in-process component parts
34,687
34,692
Finished goods
34,611
28,495
Total inventory(1)
(1) See Note 4, “Government Assistance,” for additional information.
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Interest rate caps and receivable
21,469
23,227
FCC reimbursement receivable(1)
15,197
18,274
Contract assets(1)
6,694
6,939
Prepaid inventories
2,543
2,606
17,879
13,092
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
Property and equipment as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Office equipment, furniture, fixtures and other
19,788
19,153
Leasehold improvements
16,187
16,132
Network equipment(1)
184,705
184,176
220,680
219,461
Accumulated depreciation
(124,638
(121,332
Total property and equipment, net
Other non-current assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Interest rate caps
10,239
10,295
Contract assets, net of allowances of $614 and $591, respectively(1)
9,840
9,625
Revolving credit facility deferred financing costs
903
1,011
4,595
5,048
Total other non-current assets
Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Operating leases
10,679
10,284
Employee compensation and benefits
7,377
10,386
Customer credit reserve
6,847
6,027
Network equipment
4,613
4,533
Warranty reserve
3,470
3,420
Gogo Galileo development costs
4,323
2,432
Taxes
2,662
2,170
467
469
7,205
7,928
Total accrued liabilities
Expenditures for research and development are charged to expense as incurred and totaled $9.2 million and $7.9 million, respectively, during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Research and development costs are reported as Engineering, design and development expenses in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Our intangible assets are comprised of both indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized; rather, they are reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. We perform our annual impairment test of our indefinite-lived intangible assets during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, and the results from the test performed in the fourth quarter of 2023 indicated no impairment. We also reevaluate the useful life of indefinite-lived intangible assets each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.
As of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our goodwill balance was $0.6 million.
Our intangible assets, other than goodwill, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted average remaining useful life):
As of March 31, 2024
As of December 31, 2023
WeightedAverageRemainingUseful Life(in years)
GrossCarryingAmount
AccumulatedAmortization
NetCarryingAmount
Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Software
7.3
$70,503
$(46,097)
$24,406
$68,155
$(45,910)
$22,245
Other intangible assets
8.0
561
499
Service customer relationships
8,081
(8,081)
OEM and dealer relationships
6,724
(6,724)
Total amortized intangible assets
85,869
(60,902)
24,967
83,459
(60,715)
22,744
Unamortized intangible assets:
FCC Licenses
32,283
Total intangible assets
$118,152
$(60,902)
$57,250
$115,742
$(60,715)
$55,027
Amortization expense was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Amortization expense for the remainder of 2024, each of the next four years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):
Amortization
Years ending December 31,
Expense
2024 (period from April 1 to December 31)
$835
2025
$3,523
2026
$3,540
2027
$3,367
2028
$3,174
Thereafter
$10,528
Actual future amortization expense could differ from the estimated amount as a result of future investments and other factors.
Long-term debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was as follows (in thousands):
Term Loan Facility
603,085
604,797
Less: deferred financing costs
(9,561
(10,046
Less: current portion of long-term debt
(7,250
Total long-term debt
2021 Credit Agreement
On April 30, 2021, Gogo and Gogo Intermediate Holdings LLC (“GIH”) (a wholly owned subsidiary of Gogo) entered into a credit agreement (the “Original 2021 Credit Agreement,” and, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “2021 Credit Agreement”) among Gogo, GIH, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, which provides for (i) a term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $725.0 million, issued with a discount of 0.5%, and (ii) a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility” and together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Facilities”) of up to $100.0 million, which includes a letter of credit sub-facility.
The Term Loan Facility amortizes in nominal quarterly installments equal to one percent of the aggregate initial principal amount thereof per annum, with the remaining balance payable upon final maturity of the Term Loan Facility on April 30, 2028. There are no amortization payments under the Revolving Facility, and all borrowings under the Revolving Facility mature on April 30, 2026.
The Term Loan Facility bears annual interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at GIH’s option, either (i) an adjusted term secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“SOFR”) (subject to a floor of 0.75%) plus an applicable margin of 3.75% and a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of 0.11%, 0.26% or 0.43% per annum based on 1-month, 3-month or 6-month term SOFR, respectively or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%.
Loans outstanding under the Revolving Facility bear annual interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at GIH’s option, either (i) an adjusted term SOFR rate (subject to a floor of 0.00%) plus an applicable margin ranging from 3.25% to 3.75% per annum depending on GIH’s senior secured first lien net leverage ratio and a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of 0.11%, 0.26% or 0.43% per annum based on 1-month, 3-month or 6-month term SOFR, respectively or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.25% to 2.75% per annum depending on GIH’s senior secured first lien net leverage ratio. Additionally, unused commitments under the Revolving Facility are subject to a fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per annum depending on GIH’s senior secured first lien net leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2024, the fee for unused commitments under the Revolving Facility was 0.25% and the applicable margin was 3.25%.
The Facilities may be prepaid at GIH’s option at any time without premium or penalty (other than customary breakage costs), subject to minimum principal payment amount requirements.
Subject to certain exceptions and de minimis thresholds, the Term Loan Facility is subject to mandatory prepayments in an amount equal to:
The 2021 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants. The negative covenants include restrictions on, among other things: incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of disqualified equity interests; incurrence or existence of liens; consolidations or mergers; activities of Gogo and any subsidiary holding a license issued by the FCC; investments, loans, advances, guarantees or acquisitions; asset sales; dividends or other distributions on equity; purchase, redemption or retirement of capital stock; payment or redemption of certain junior indebtedness; entry into other agreements that restrict the ability to incur liens securing the Facilities; and amendment of organizational documents; in each case subject to customary exceptions.
The Revolving Facility includes a financial covenant set at a maximum senior secured first lien net leverage ratio of 7.50:1.00, which will apply if the outstanding amount of loans and unreimbursed letter of credit drawings thereunder at the end of any fiscal quarter exceeds 35% of the aggregate of all commitments thereunder.
The 2021 Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, which, if any of them occurred, would permit or require the principal, premium, if any, and interest on all of the then outstanding obligations under the Facilities to be due and payable immediately and the commitments under the Revolving Facility to be terminated.
The Revolving Facility is available for working capital and general corporate purposes of GIH and its subsidiaries and was undrawn as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Facility was $605.1 million and $606.9 million, respectively, the unaccreted debt discount was $2.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and the net carrying amount was $603.1 million and $604.8 million, respectively.
We paid approximately $19.7 million of loan origination and financing costs related to the Facilities which are being accounted for as deferred financing costs on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the terms of the
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Facilities. Total amortization expense was $0.6 million for both the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and is included in interest expense in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the balance of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Facilities was $10.5 million and $11.1 million, respectively.
On April 30, 2021, Gogo, GIH, and each direct and indirect wholly-owned U.S. restricted subsidiary of GIH (Gogo and such subsidiaries collectively, the “Guarantors”) entered into a guarantee agreement (the “Guarantee Agreement”) in favor of Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), whereby GIH and the Guarantors guarantee the obligations under the Facilities and certain other secured obligations as set forth in the Guarantee Agreement, and GIH and the Guarantors entered into a collateral agreement (the “Collateral Agreement”), in favor of the Collateral Agent, whereby GIH and the Guarantors grant a security interest in substantially all of their respective tangible and intangible assets (including the equity interests in each direct material wholly-owned U.S. restricted subsidiary owned by GIH or any Guarantor, and 65% of the equity interests in any non-U.S. subsidiary held directly by GIH or any Guarantor), subject to certain exceptions, to secure the obligations under the Facilities and certain other secured obligations as set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
We are exposed to interest rate risk on our variable rate borrowings. We currently use interest rate caps to manage our exposure to interest rate changes, and have designated these interest rate caps as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the earnings impact of the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges is recorded upon the recognition of the variable interest payments related to the hedged debt.
In May 2021, we purchased interest rate caps with an aggregate notional amount of $650.0 million for $8.6 million. The cost of the interest rate caps will be amortized to interest expense using the caplet method, from the effective date through termination date. We receive payments in the amount calculated pursuant to the caps for any period in which the daily compounded SOFR rate plus a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rate Committee of 0.26% increases beyond the applicable strike rate. The notional amounts of the interest rate caps periodically decrease over the life of the caps.
The notional amounts, strike rates and end dates of the cap agreements are as follows (notional amounts in thousands):
Start Date
End Date
NotionalAmounts
Strike Rate
7/31/2021
7/30/2023
650,000
0.75
%
7/31/2023
7/30/2024
525,000
7/31/2024
7/30/2025
350,000
1.25
7/31/2025
7/30/2026
250,000
2.25
7/31/2026
7/30/2027
200,000
2.75
We record the effective portion of changes in the fair value of our cash flow hedges to other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, and subsequently reclassify these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized. The amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified to interest expense in the event the hedges are no longer considered effective, in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. No gains or losses of our cash flow hedges were considered to be ineffective and reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. We estimate that approximately $2.6 million currently recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be recognized in earnings over the next 12 months. We assess the effectiveness of the hedges on an ongoing basis, and the remaining outstanding caps are still considered to be highly effective, and remain designated as a cash flow hedge. Cash flows from interest rate caps are classified in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as investing activities.
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, we recorded a decrease in fair value on the interest rate caps of $1.5 million, net of tax of $0.2 million, and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, we recorded a decrease in fair value on the interest rate caps of $7.3 million, net of tax of $2.3 million. Increases and decreases in fair value on interest rate caps above exclude amortization of the purchase price paid for the interest rate caps.
When derivatives are used, we are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties; however, non-performance is not anticipated. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, requires companies to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the balance sheet. The fair values of the interest rate derivatives are based on quoted market prices for similar instruments from commercial banks (based on significant observable inputs - Level 2 inputs).
The following table presents the fair value of our interest rate derivatives included in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods presented (in thousands):
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Balance sheet location
Current portion of interest rate caps
17,178
18,801
Non-current portion of interest rate caps
Fair Value Measurement
Our derivative assets and liabilities consist principally of interest rate caps, which are carried at fair value based on significant observable inputs (Level 2 inputs). Derivatives entered into by us are typically executed over-the-counter and are valued using discounted cash flows along with fair value models that primarily use market observable inputs. These models take into account a variety of factors including, where applicable, maturity, interest rate yield curves, and counterparty credit risks.
We capitalize a portion of our interest on funds borrowed during the active construction period of major capital projects. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying assets and amortized over the useful lives of the assets.
The following is a summary of our interest costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
Interest costs charged to expense
13,340
14,497
Amortization of deferred financing costs
594
630
Amortization of the purchase price of interest rate caps
781
Interest rate cap benefit
(6,405
(6,393
Interest costs capitalized to property and equipment
612
497
Interest costs capitalized to software
257
157
Total interest costs
9,279
9,630
A three-tier fair value hierarchy has been established which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:
Refer to Note 9, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” for fair value information relating to our interest rate caps.
Investment in Convertible Note:
On February 26, 2024, Gogo invested $5 million in a convertible note offering (“Investment in Convertible Note”). The Investment in Convertible Note accrues interest at 5% per annum, payable upon maturity of the note or upon conversion, and matures two years after the date of issuance. We have elected to measure our Investment in Convertible Note using the fair value option and record changes in fair value, including accrued interest, in Other (income) expense, net on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company elected the fair value option for the Investment in Convertible Note to eliminate complexities of applying certain accounting models.
The fair value of the Investment in Convertible Note is measured using Level 3 (unobservable) inputs. The Company, with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist, determined the fair value using a binomial lattice model. The significant assumptions used in the model include the yield, equity volatility, outstanding principal, remaining term, stated interest rate, risk-free interest rate
and the current publicly available stock price. The yield is estimated using similar security yields for companies with similar credit ratings. Equity volatility is estimated based on observed equity volatility for similar companies. The outstanding principal, remaining term and stated interest rate are all determined based on contractually defined terms and the risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement for time periods approximately equal to the remaining time to maturity. Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company observed a significant decrease in the publicly available stock price of the issuer. Should the decrease be sustained, the fair value of the Investment in Convertible Note could be materially and negatively impacted.
The reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of the Investment in Convertible Note as of March 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
Balance at beginning of period
Investment
5,000
Change in fair value
13,132
Balance at end of period
Long-Term Debt:
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our only financial asset and liability disclosed but not measured at fair value is the Term Loan Facility, which is reflected on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at cost. The fair value measurement is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy since it is based on quoted market prices of our instrument in markets that are not active. We estimated the fair value of the Term Loan Facility by calculating the upfront cash payment a market participant would require to assume this obligation. The upfront cash payment used in the calculation of fair value on our March 31, 2024 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, excluding any issuance costs, is the amount that a market participant would be willing to lend at such date to an entity with a credit rating similar to ours and that would allow such an entity to achieve sufficient cash inflows to cover the scheduled cash outflows under the Term Loan Facility.
The fair value and carrying value of long-term debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Fair Value (1)
CarryingValue
605,000
(2)
610,000
Stock-Based Compensation — As of March 31, 2024, we maintained the Second Amended and Restated Gogo Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2016 Omnibus Plan”). The 2016 Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of both equity and cash awards, including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards (shares and units), restricted stock, Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), deferred share units and other stock-based awards and dividend equivalents to eligible employees, directors and consultants, as determined by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. See Note 12, “Stock-Based Compensation and 401(k) Plan,” in our 2023 10-K for further information regarding these plans. The majority of our equity grants are awarded on an annual basis.
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, no options to purchase shares of common stock were granted, options to purchase 31,136 shares of common stock were exercised, no options to purchase shares of common stock were forfeited and 13,053 options to purchase shares of common stock expired.
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For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, 30,908 RSUs were granted, 1,017,609 RSUs vested and 13,436 RSUs were forfeited. The fair value of the RSUs granted during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was approximately $0.3 million, which will generally be recognized over a period of four years.
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, 49,256 deferred stock units were granted, none vested and 169,683 were settled. The fair value of the deferred stock units granted during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was approximately $0.4 million, which will generally be recognized over a period of one year.
The following is a summary of our stock-based compensation expense by operating expense line in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
473
343
379
287
982
754
997
738
2,009
2,919
Total stock-based compensation expense
401(k) Plan — Under our 401(k) plan, all employees who are eligible to participate are entitled to make tax-deferred contributions, subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. We match 100% of the employee’s first 4% of contributions made, subject to annual limitations. Our matching contributions were $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were 26.4% and 17.7%, respectively. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, our effective income tax rate was higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes, nondeductible officer’s compensation, and stock-based compensation, partially offset by tax benefits related to domestic research and development tax credits. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, our effective income tax rate was lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a partial release of the valuation allowance on certain of our deferred income tax assets, tax benefits related to domestic research and development tax credits and stock-based compensation, partially offset by state income taxes.
We regularly assess the need for a valuation allowance related to our deferred income tax assets to determine, based on the weight of all available positive and negative evidence, whether it is more likely than not that some or all of such deferred assets will not be realized. In our assessments, the Company considers recent financial operating results, the scheduled expiration of our net operating losses, future taxable income, the reversal of existing taxable differences, and tax planning strategies. The remaining valuation allowance is still required for deferred tax assets related to certain state credits, foreign net operating losses and capital loss carryforwards as it is more likely than not as of March 31, 2024 that these deferred tax assets will not be realized.
We are subject to taxation and file income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and many states and Canada. With few exceptions, as of March 31, 2024 we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, local or foreign examinations by tax authorities for years before 2020.
We record penalties and interest relating to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision line item in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. No penalties or interest related to uncertain tax positions were recorded for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we did not have a liability recorded for interest or potential penalties.
Operating and Financing Leases — We determine whether a contract contains a lease at contract inception. Lease liabilities are calculated using a discount rate based on our incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement. We have operating lease agreements primarily related to cell sites and office space. Certain cell site and office space leases have renewal option terms that have been deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. These renewal options extend a lease by up to 15 years. We recognize operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of March 31, 2024, there were no significant leases which had not commenced.
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The following is a summary of our lease expense included in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
Operating lease cost
4,088
3,938
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets
39
Interest on lease liabilities
Total lease cost
4,106
3,982
Other information regarding our leases is as follows (in thousands, except lease terms and discount rates):
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows used in operating leases
4,195
3,969
Operating cash flows used in financing leases
Financing cash flows used in financing leases
57
Non-cash items:
Operating leases obtained
2,122
718
Financing leases obtained
170
Weighted average remaining lease term
7 years
8 years
Financing leases
3 years
1 year
Weighted average discount rate
6.8
6.7
9.0
16.6
Annual future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
OperatingLeases
FinancingLeases
11,646
58
16,505
62
16,069
60
14,513
12,869
31,135
Total future minimum lease payments
102,737
195
Less: Amount representing interest
(20,274
(22
Present value of net minimum lease payments
82,463
173
Reported as of March 31, 2024
111
Total lease liabilities
Contractual Commitments – We have agreements with various vendors under which we have remaining commitments to purchase hardware components and development services. Such commitments will become payable as we receive the hardware components, or as development services are provided.
SmartSky Litigation – On February 28, 2022, SmartSky Networks, LLC brought suit against Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) alleging that Gogo 5G infringes four patents owned by the plaintiff. On February 21, 2023, the plaintiff amended its complaint to allege that Gogo 5G infringes two
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additional patents recently issued to the plaintiff. The suit seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory damages as well as treble damages for alleged willful infringement and reimbursement of plaintiff's costs, disbursements and attorneys' fees. Under a schedule agreed upon by the parties, fact discovery and claim construction proceedings will be substantially completed by early-to-mid 2024, and expert discovery by mid 2024, with dispositive motions to follow. A trial date has been scheduled for April 14, 2025. Also on February 28, 2022, the plaintiff filed a motion (the “PI Motion”) requesting that the Court preliminarily enjoin the Company from making, using, offering to sell or selling the Gogo 5G system. On September 26, 2022, the Court issued an order denying the PI Motion. The plaintiff has appealed the denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Court to deny the PI Motion. We intend to continue to vigorously defend our position in the infringement suit and defend against any further appeal of the PI Motion decision. The outcomes of the appeal and the underlying litigation are inherently uncertain. No amounts have been accrued for any potential losses under this matter, as we cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the litigation or any potential losses.
On March 5, 2024, Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC filed counterclaims in the same suit, alleging that SmartSky’s ATG network, Flagship equipment, and LITE ATG equipment infringe three patents owned by Gogo. Gogo’s counterclaim suit seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory damages as well as reimbursement of Gogo's costs and attorneys' fees. On April 10, 2024, the Court held that Gogo's counterclaims would proceed under a separate schedule and would be tried separately from SmartSky's claims. At this time, no schedule has been adopted for Gogo's counterclaims.
From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We cannot predict with certainty the outcome of any litigation or the potential for future litigation. Regardless of the outcome of any particular litigation and the merits of any particular claim, litigation can have a material adverse impact on our company due to, among other reasons, any injunctive relief granted, which could inhibit our ability to operate our business, amounts paid as damages or in settlement of any such matter, diversion of management resources and defense costs.
The following is a summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component (in thousands):
Change in
Currency
Fair Value of
Translation
Cash Flow
Adjustment
Hedges
(934
16,730
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
3,398
Net current period comprehensive income (loss)
(1,089
16,055
(1,225
31,353
(2,364
(1,150
24,193
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute “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 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Forward-looking statements reflect 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:
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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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 unless required by law we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In addition, while we do, from time to time, communicate with securities analysts, it is against our policy to disclose to them any material non-public information or other confidential information. Accordingly, stockholders should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst irrespective of the content of the statement or report. Thus, to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts, or opinions, such reports are not our responsibility.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Gogo,” and the “Company,” as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, refer to Gogo Inc. and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a combined entity, except where otherwise stated or where it is clear that the terms refer only to Gogo Inc. exclusive of its subsidiaries.
The statements in this discussion regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in the 2023 10-K and in Item 1A and “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.
Our fiscal year ends December 31 and, unless otherwise noted, references to “years” or “fiscal” are for fiscal years ended December 31. See “— Results of Operations.”
Company Overview
Gogo is the world’s largest provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market. We have served this market for more than 25 years. Our mission is to enrich the lives of passengers and the efficiency of operators with the world’s best business aviation in-flight connectivity and customer support. We have always sought to provide the best connectivity for the business aviation market regardless of technology, and we have a successful history of doing so. Until recently, we focused primarily on business aviation aircraft in North America, which comprise approximately 63% of the worldwide business aviation fleet, and we are the leading provider of in-flight connectivity in that market. Gogo started in analogue air-to-ground (“ATG”) technology in the late 1990s, then, as analogue cellular backhaul disappeared, migrated to narrowband satellite connectivity in the early 2000s, then back to ATG with our digital broadband 3G and 4G networks beginning in 2010. We are currently developing our fourth ATG network – Gogo 5G – that we expect to commercially launch a few months later than the previously stated fourth quarter 2024 launch date, and we are working with our vendors to finalize the schedule. Simultaneous with the development of Gogo 5G, we are actively working with a subset of AVANCE customers and customers utilizing our legacy Gogo Biz ATG airborne system operating on our ground 3G and 4G networks to upgrade to an AVANCE system compatible with a new LTE network. We anticipate this subset of customers will see improved performance because of this network transition, which is expected to occur in early 2026. The cost for the transition to the new LTE network is partially being reimbursed through our participation in the FCC Reimbursement Program.
We also continue to provide narrowband satellite services to customers in North America and internationally through distribution agreements with satellite providers. In May 2022, in order to further serve our existing customers and expand our target market, we announced plans to expand our broadband offerings beyond ATG by launching the first global broadband service designed for all models of business aircraft (“Gogo Galileo”). The service will use an electronically steered antenna (“ESA”), specifically designed to address a broad range of business aviation aircraft, operating on a low earth orbit (“LEO”) satellite network and is targeted for commercial launch in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance and business results for our operations, and makes resource and operating decisions, on a consolidated basis. As we do not have multiple segments, we do not present segment information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Factors and Trends Affecting Our Results of Operations
We believe that our operating and business performance is driven by various factors that affect the business aviation industry, including trends affecting the travel industry and trends affecting the customer bases that we target, as well as factors that affect wireless Internet service providers and general macroeconomic factors. Key factors that may affect our future performance include:
Key Business Metrics
Our management regularly reviews financial and operating metrics, including the following key operating metrics, to evaluate the performance of our business and our success in executing our business plan, make decisions regarding resource allocation and corporate strategies, and evaluate forward-looking projections.
Aircraft online (at period end)
ATG AVANCE
4,110
3,447
Gogo Biz
3,026
3,599
Total ATG
7,136
7,046
4,285
4,458
Average monthly connectivity service revenue per aircraft online
3,458
3,389
292
304
Units sold
258
223
41
49
Average equipment revenue per unit sold (in thousands)
70
54
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Key Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
There have been no material changes to our key components of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) in our 2023 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and related exposures. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. In some instances, we could reasonably use different accounting estimates, and in some instances, actual results could differ significantly from our estimates. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with the valuation allowance related to our deferred income tax assets have the greatest potential impact on and are the most critical to fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results, and that they require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates described in the MD&A in our 2023 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financials Statements for additional information.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, certain data from our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The information contained in the table below should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue and percent change for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands, except for percent change):
% Change
2024 over 2023
4.0
12.7
5.8
Total revenue increased to $104.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 as compared with $98.6 million for the prior-year period, due to an increase in service revenue and equipment revenue.
Service revenue increased to $81.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $78.5 million for the prior-year period, due to increases in ATG aircraft online.
Equipment revenue increased to $22.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $20.1 million for the prior-year period, due to an increase in the number of ATG units sold, with 258 units sold during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 as compared with 223 units sold during the prior-year period.
We expect service revenue to increase in the future as additional aircraft come online, including the expected impact of the launch of Gogo 5G and Gogo Galileo. We expect equipment revenue to increase in the future driven by additional sales of ATG units including Gogo 5G, and Gogo Galileo units.
Cost of Revenue:
Cost of revenue and percent change for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands, except for percent change):
6.4
(12.9
)%
Cost of service revenue increased 6% to $17.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $16.8 million for the prior-year period due to an increase in ATG network costs .
We expect cost of service revenue to increase over time, due to service revenue growth and increasing network costs, including those for Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, and increased data center costs.
Cost of equipment revenue decreased 13% to $15.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 as compared with $18.1 million for the prior-year period due to non-reimbursable costs related to the FCC Reimbursement Program in the prior year.
We expect that our cost of equipment revenue will increase with growth in ATG units sold, including Gogo 5G, and Gogo Galileo units, following the launch of those products. Additionally, we expect to incur additional costs associated with the FCC Reimbursement Program which we expect to be partially offset by the reimbursements from the FCC.
Engineering, Design and Development Expenses:
Engineering, design and development expenses increased 17% to $9.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $7.9 million for the prior-year period due to Gogo Galileo development costs.
We expect engineering, design and development expenses as a percentage of service revenue to increase in 2024, driven by Gogo Galileo development costs and Gogo 5G program spend, and decrease thereafter as the programs are completed and the level of investment decreases and revenue increases.
Sales and Marketing Expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses increased 20% to $8.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $6.9 million for the prior-year period due to personnel costs.
We expect sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of service revenue to remain relatively flat in the future.
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General and Administrative Expenses:
General and administrative expenses increased 3% to $14.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $14.2 million for the prior-year period.
We expect general and administrative expenses as a percentage of service revenue to decrease over time.
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization expense increased 38% to $3.8 million for three-month period ended March 31, 2024, as compared with $2.8 million for the prior-year period, due to accelerated depreciation expense for certain network equipment related to the FCC Reimbursement Program. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the accelerated depreciation expense.
We expect that our depreciation and amortization expense will increase in the future as we launch our Gogo 5G network.
Other (Income) Expense:
Other expense (income) and percent change for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands, except for percent change):
6.9
(6.3
nm
(195.0
Percentage changes that are considered not meaningful are denoted with nm.
Total other (income) expense changed to $6.7 million of income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 as compared with $7.1 million of expense for the prior-year period, due to an unrealized holding gain on the Investment in Convertible Note.
We expect our interest expense to fluctuate in the future based on changes in the variable rates associated with the Facilities, partially offset by the impact of the interest rate caps. We expect these fluctuations to be impacted by the decrease in the hedge benefit as our hedge notional amount decreases and the strike rate increases. See Note 8, “Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company observed a significant decrease in the publicly available stock price related to the Investment in Convertible Note. Should the decrease be sustained, the fair value of the Investment in Convertible Note could be materially and negatively impacted.
Income Taxes:
The effective income tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was 26.4%, as compared to 17.7% for the prior-year period. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, our income tax provision was $10.9 million due to pre-tax income. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, our income tax provision was $4.4 million, due to pre-tax income. See Note 13, “Income Tax,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
We expect our income tax provision to increase in the long term as we continue to generate positive pre-tax income. We expect cash tax payments to be immaterial for an extended period of time, subject to the availability of our net operating loss carryforward amounts.
Non-GAAP Measures
In our discussion below, we discuss EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, as defined below, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA 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 measures may vary from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not recognized measurements under GAAP; when analyzing our performance with EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA 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 EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net income 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 operating activities when evaluating our liquidity.
Definition and Reconciliation 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 and (ii) change in fair value of Investment in Convertible Note. 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 changes in fair value of Investment in Convertible Note because this activity is 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.
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.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, unaudited)
Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income attributable to common stock (GAAP)
EBITDA
51,614
34,688
Adjusted EBITDA
43,322
39,729
Free Cash Flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)
Consolidated capital expenditures
(4,171
(4,596
Free cash flow
32,053
20,005
Material limitations of Non-GAAP measures
Although EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are measurements frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluations of companies, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow each have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for, or more meaningful than, amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.
Some of these limitations include:
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table presents a summary of our cash flow activity for the periods set forth below (in thousands):
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period
Supplemental information:
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
We have historically financed our growth and cash needs primarily through the issuance of common stock, debt and cash from operating activities. We continually evaluate our ongoing capital needs in light of increasing demand for our services, capacity requirements, evolving user expectations regarding the in-flight connectivity experience, evolving technologies in our industry and related strategic, operational and technological opportunities. Our capital management activities include the assessment of opportunities to raise additional capital in the public and private markets, utilizing one or more of the types of capital raising transactions through which we have historically financed our growth and cash needs, as well as other means of capital raising not previously used by us.
Liquidity:
Based on our current plans, we expect our cash and cash equivalents, cash flows provided by operating activities and access to capital markets will be sufficient to meet the cash requirements of our business, including capital expenditure requirements, debt maturities and share repurchases, if any, for at least the next twelve months and thereafter for the foreseeable future.
On September 5, 2023, we announced a share repurchase program that grants the Company authority to repurchase up to $50 million of shares of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time and does not obligate us to purchase any shares of our common stock. The timing and total amount of stock repurchases will depend upon business, economic and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices, and other considerations. We do not expect to incur debt to fund the share repurchase program. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, we repurchased an aggregate 1.1 million shares of our common stock for $10.1 million.
As detailed in Note 8, “Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities,” on April 30, 2021, GIH entered into the 2021 Credit Agreement with Gogo, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, which provides for the Term Loan Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $725.0 million, issued with a discount of 0.5%, and the Revolving Facility, which includes a letter of credit sub-facility.
On February 2, 2023, Gogo and GIH entered into an amendment to the Original 2021 Credit Agreement with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, which replaced all references in the Original 2021 Credit Agreement to LIBOR in respect of the applicable interest rates for the Facilities with an adjusted term SOFR rate, plus a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee.
The Term Loan Facility amortizes in nominal quarterly installments equal to 1% of the aggregate initial principal amount thereof per annum, with the remaining balance payable upon final maturity on April 30, 2028. There are no amortization payments under the Revolving Facility, and all borrowings under the Revolving Facility mature on April 30, 2026.
The Term Loan Facility bears annual interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at GIH’s option, either (i) an adjusted term SOFR rate (subject to a floor of 0.75%) plus an applicable margin of 3.75% and a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of 0.11%, 0.26% or 0.43% per annum based on 1-month, 3-month or 6-month term SOFR, respectively or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%.
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Subject to certain exceptions and de minimis thresholds, the Term Loan Facility is subject to mandatory prepayments in an amount equal to: (i) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales, insurance recovery and condemnation events, subject to reduction to 50% and 0% if specified senior secured first lien net leverage ratio targets are met; (ii) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain debt offerings; and (iii) 50% of annual excess cash flow (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement), subject to reduction to 25% and 0% if specified senior secured first lien net leverage ratio targets are met.
The 2021 Credit Agreement contains covenants that limit the ability of GIH and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness. Further, market conditions and/or our financial performance may limit our access to additional sources of equity or debt financing, or our ability to pursue potential strategic alternatives. As a result, we may be unable to finance the growth of our business to the extent that our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and cash generated through operating activities prove insufficient or we are unable to raise additional financing through the issuance of equity, permitted incurrences of debt (by us or by GIH and its subsidiaries), or the pursuit of potential strategic alternatives.
The proceeds of the Term Loan Facility were used, together with cash on hand, (i) to redeem in full and pay the outstanding principal amount of the 2024 Senior Secured Notes together with accrued and unpaid interest and redemption premiums and to pay fees associated with the termination of the ABL Credit Agreement (together with the redemption of the 2024 Senior Secured Notes, the “Refinancing”), and (ii) to pay the other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Refinancing and the Facilities. The Revolving Facility is available for working capital and general corporate purposes of GIH and its subsidiaries and was undrawn as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
For additional information on the 2021 Credit Agreement, see Note 8, “Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In May 2021, we purchased interest rate caps with an aggregate notional amount of $650.0 million for $8.6 million. We receive payments in the amount calculated pursuant to the caps for any period in which the daily compounded SOFR rate plus a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committees of 0.26% increases beyond the applicable strike rate. The termination date of the cap agreements is July 31, 2027. The notional amounts of the interest rate caps periodically decrease over the life of the caps with the first reduction of $125.0 million having occurred on July 31, 2023. The aggregate notional amount of the interest rate caps as of March 31, 2024 is $525.0 million. While the interest rate caps are intended to limit our interest rate exposure under our variable rate indebtedness, which includes the Facilities, if our variable rate indebtedness does not decrease in proportion to the periodic decreases in the notional amount hedged under the interest rate caps, then the portion of such indebtedness that will be effectively hedged against possible increases in interest rates will decrease. In addition, the strike prices periodically increase over the life of the caps. As a result, the extent to which the interest rate caps will limit our interest rate exposure will decrease in the future.
For additional information on the interest rate caps, see Note 9, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash flows provided by Operating Activities:
The following table presents a summary of our cash flows from operating activities for the periods set forth below (in thousands):
Non-cash charges and credits
7,548
13,177
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(8,381
(15,112
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, net cash provided by operating activities was $29.7 million as compared with $18.5 million in the prior-year period. The principal contributors to the year-over-year change in operating cash flows were:
Cash flows (used in) provided by Investing Activities:
Cash used in investing activities was $2.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, due to $4.2 million of capital expenditures noted below and a $5.0 million convertible note investment, partially offset by $6.5 million of proceeds from interest rate caps and an immaterial amount of proceeds received from the FCC Reimbursement Program associated with the reimbursement of capital expenditures.
Cash provided by investing activities was $1.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, due to $6.1 million of proceeds from interest rate caps and $0.1 million of net proceeds from short-term investments, partially offset by $4.6 million of capital expenditures noted below.
Cash flows used in Financing Activities:
Cash used in financing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was $13.3 million due to share repurchases, principal payments on the Term Loan Facility and stock-based compensation activities.
Cash used in financing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 was $7.4 million, due to stock-based compensation activities and principal payments on the Term Loan Facility.
Capital Expenditures
Our operations require capital expenditures associated with our ATG network, data centers and regulatory licenses. We capitalize software development costs related to network technology solutions. We also capitalize costs related to the build out of our office locations.
Capital expenditures for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $4.2 million and $4.6 million, respectively.
We expect that our capital expenditures will increase in the near term due to Gogo 5G and the build out of the LTE network related to the FCC Reimbursement Program. This increase may be partially offset by reimbursements from the FCC. We expect that our capital expenditures will decrease starting in 2026 as these programs are completed.
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Contractual Commitments: We have agreements with various vendors under which we have remaining commitments to purchase hardware components and development services. Such commitments will become payable as we receive the hardware components or as development services are provided. See Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Leases and Cell Site Contracts: We have lease agreements relating to certain facilities and equipment, which are considered operating leases. See Note 14, “Leases,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our exposure to market risk is currently confined to our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and debt. We have not used derivative financial instruments for speculation or trading purposes. The primary objectives of our investment activities are to preserve our capital for the purpose of funding operations while maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. To achieve these objectives, our investment policy allows us to maintain a portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments through a variety of securities, including U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, and money market funds. Our cash and cash equivalents as of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 primarily included amounts in bank deposit accounts, U.S. Treasury securities and money market funds with U.S. Government and U.S. Treasury securities. The primary objective of our investment policy is to preserve capital and maintain liquidity while limiting concentration and counterparty risk.
The risk inherent in our market risk sensitive instruments and positions is the potential loss arising from interest rates as discussed below. The sensitivity analyses presented do not consider the effects that such adverse changes may have on the overall economic activity, nor do they consider additional actions we may take to mitigate our exposure to such changes. Actual results may differ.
Interest Rate Risk: We are exposed to interest rate risk on our variable rate indebtedness, which includes borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Facility (if any). We assess our market risks based on changes in interest rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis that measures the potential impact on earnings and cash flows based on a hypothetical one percentage point change in interest rates. As of March 31, 2024, we had interest rate cap agreements to hedge a portion of our exposure to interest rate movements of our variable rate debt and to manage our interest expense. Currently, we receive payments in the amounts calculated pursuant to the caps for any period in which the daily compounded SOFR rate plus a credit spread adjustment recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of 0.26% increases beyond the applicable strike rate. The termination date of the cap agreements is July 31, 2027. Over the life of the interest rate caps, the notional amounts of the caps periodically decrease, while the applicable strike prices increase.
The notional amount of outstanding debt associated with interest rate cap agreements as of March 31, 2024 was $525.0 million. Based on our March 31, 2024 outstanding variable rate debt balance, a hypothetical one percentage point change in the applicable interest rate would impact our annual interest expense by approximately $2.0 million for the next twelve-month period, which includes the impact of our interest rate caps at a strike rate of 0.75% and the $175 million reduction in the notional amount and an increase of the strike rate to 1.25% that will occur on July 31, 2024. Excluding the impact of our interest rate caps, a hypothetical one percentage point change in the applicable interest rate would impact our annual interest expense by approximately $6.1 million for the next twelve-month period.
Our earnings are affected by changes in interest rates due to the impact those changes have on interest income generated from our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. We believe we have minimal interest rate risk as a 10% decrease in the average interest rate on our portfolio would have reduced interest income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 by immaterial amounts.
Inflation: We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that our business will not be affected by inflation in the future.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2024. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2024.
There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to lawsuits arising out of the conduct of our business. See Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of litigation matters.
ITEM 1A.
“Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2023 10-K includes a discussion of our risk factors. The information presented below updates, and should be read in conjunction with, the risk factors and information disclosed in our 2023 10-K. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2023 10-K.
We are currently delayed in deploying Gogo 5G, and may be unsuccessful or further delayed in developing and deploying this or other next generation technologies.
We are currently developing a next generation ATG network using 5G technology, unlicensed spectrum, and licensed spectrum. Gogo 5G will be capable of working with different spectrum and supporting different next generation technologies. As previously disclosed, we are delayed in our commercial, nationwide launch of Gogo 5G due to a design error in a non-5G component of our chip, which was designed by a third-party subcontractor of our 5G solution provider. We currently expect the launch of Gogo 5G to occur a few months later than the previously stated fourth quarter of 2024, and are working with our vendors to finalize the schedule.
There can be no assurance that, during the current delay of our 5G launch, our customers will not seek alternative technologies of competitors. The launch of 5G may, depending on the impact of delays, launch closely in time or shortly after the launch of Gogo Galileo service, which could impede our marketing and sales efforts with respect to either offering, due to possible customer confusion among the offerings or lack of sufficient customer focus on either one during launch. Additionally, while we expect to launch Gogo 5G a few months later than the previously stated fourth quarter of 2024, we cannot assure you that the 5G launch or our launch of other next generation technologies will in fact occur in sufficient time to meet growing user expectations regarding the in-flight connectivity experience and to effectively compete in the business aviation market. The ongoing delay and any future delays could also decrease customer confidence, including from current or prospective customers, in our offerings, and negatively impact our financial position.
If Gogo 5G or any other next generation technology fails to perform as expected, our ability to meet users’ expectations regarding our systems' performance and to effectively compete in our market may be impaired and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. Factors heightening the risk of future delays in our 5G network or other next generation technologies, or a failure of such technologies to perform once commercialized, include: (i) our failure to design and develop a technology that provides the features and performance we require; (ii) integrating the solution with our existing ATG network; (iii) the availability of adequate spectrum; (iv) the failure of spectrum to perform as expected; (v) the failure of equipment and software to perform as expected; (vi) problems arising in the manufacturing process; (vii) our ability to negotiate contracts with suppliers on acceptable commercial and other terms; (viii) our reliance on single-source suppliers and their ability to continue as a going concern with adequate access to capital for the development and manufacturing of the core elements of the network and on other suppliers to provide certain components and services; and (ix) delays in obtaining or failures to obtain the required regulatory approvals for installation and operation of such equipment and the provision of service to passengers.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Not applicable.
On September 5, 2023, we announced a share repurchase program that grants the Company authority to repurchase up to $50 million of shares of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions, including Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time and does not obligate us to purchase any shares of our common stock. The timing and total amount of stock repurchases will depend upon business, economic and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices, and other considerations.
The following table summarizes our purchases of common stock during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024.
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share (1)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
January 1-31, 2024
566,418
9.18
40,000
February 1-29, 2024
March 1-31, 2024
572,263
8.63
35,073
(1)Average price paid per share includes transaction costs associated with the repurchases.
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
ITEM 5. Other Information
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, none of our directors or officers adopted, modified or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
10.1
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated March 27, 2024, between Gogo Inc. and Oakleigh Thorne (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2024 (File No. 001-35975))
10.2
Amendment No. 2, dated December 13, 2023, to the Employment Agreement between Gogo Business Aviation LLC and Karen Jackson
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 *
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2 *
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document – The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
* This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 7, 2024
/s/ Oakleigh Thorne
Oakleigh Thorne
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jessica G. Betjemann
Jessica G. Betjemann
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)