NextNav Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Operational Highlights
- Revenue increased 50% year-over-year to $1.5 million
- Strong cash position with $150.4 million in cash and $38.0 million in short-term investments
- FCC's unanimous vote shows regulatory momentum for PNT solutions
- Strategic board appointments strengthen military and defense expertise
- Operating loss increased to $17.0 million from $16.2 million year-over-year
- Net loss significantly widened to $58.6 million from $31.6 million year-over-year
- Substantial debt burden with $213.1 million in net long-term debt
- Higher professional fees and consulting expenses impacting operational costs
Insights
NextNav's Q1 shows widening losses despite revenue growth, with regulatory momentum but significant financial challenges ahead.
NextNav's Q1 2025 report reveals a 50% year-over-year revenue increase to
More alarming is the net loss of
The capital structure shows
While the company touts the FCC's unanimous Notice of Inquiry vote as positive regulatory momentum for GPS backup solutions, the financial reality shows a company burning approximately
FCC's bipartisan 4-0 vote on PNT alternatives signals growing regulatory momentum for NextNav's technology despite financial challenges.
The FCC's unanimous 4-0 vote to release a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions represents a significant regulatory milestone for NextNav. This bipartisan action, entitled "Promoting the Development of PNT Technologies and Solutions," specifically explores GPS backups and alternatives - directly aligning with NextNav's core technology offerings.
The timing and unanimity of this vote are particularly noteworthy, as they signal growing regulatory recognition of PNT resilience as a national security priority. The Commission's focus on this issue has materialized into formal exploration of how to "foster GPS backups and alternatives" - language that creates a potential regulatory pathway for NextNav's terrestrial PNT solution.
NextNav has strategically positioned itself in this regulatory dialogue, filing comments on April 28 that emphasize market-driven approaches to delivering terrestrial PNT solutions for critical infrastructure, public safety, and consumers. The company is clearly advocating for a regulatory framework that would benefit its technology while emphasizing national security implications.
The appointment of two retired Rear Admirals to NextNav's Board further reinforces the company's strategy to position itself at the intersection of commercial technology and national security. This board reconfiguration, coinciding with the FCC's actions, appears designed to strengthen NextNav's credibility with government stakeholders as regulatory momentum builds.
While these regulatory developments create potential opportunities, investors should note that the NOI represents just an initial step in what could be a lengthy regulatory process, with no guarantee of favorable outcomes or timeline for implementation.
FCC releases Notice of Inquiry (NOI) with bipartisan 4-0 vote
NextNav Announces Appointment of Rear Admirals H. Wyman Howard and Lorin Selby to its Board of Directors
RESTON, Va., May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN) a leader in next generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and 3D geolocation, today reported its financial results and operational updates for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
“During the quarter we saw continued FCC momentum with a unanimous vote in March to further explore PNT solutions, specifically including NextNav’s,” said NextNav’s CEO, Mariam Sorond. “We remain focused on executing against our goals and addressing an urgent national security need for a terrestrial complement and backup to GPS. We look forward to working with the FCC and the rest of the industry to enable PNT resiliency.”
Recent Operational Highlights
- Announced Appointment of Two New Members to Board of Directors: On April 16, 2025, NextNav announced the appointment of Retired Rear Admirals H. Wyman Howard and Lorin Selby to its Board of Directors, effective May 1, 2025.
- FCC Releases Notice of Inquiry (NOI): On March 27, 2025, the FCC unanimously voted to approve the NOI titled Promoting the Development of PNT Technologies and Solutions to explore how the Commission may foster GPS backups and alternatives, underscoring the FCC’s focus on this issue. On April 28, 2025, NextNav filed comments with the FCC emphasizing the importance of at least one future-proof solution that relies on market forces to deliver a terrestrial, widescale PNT solution that is broadly available to critical infrastructure, public safety, and consumers, and has a clear path to incorporation in end-user devices.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: was
$1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to$1.0 million in the prior year period. The increase was driven by an increase in service revenue from technology and services contracts with government and commercial customers. - Operating Loss: was
$17.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to an operating loss of$16.2 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by higher professional fees and outside consulting expenses, partially offset by reductions in software license costs and payroll-related expenses. - Net Loss: was
$58.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, including a loss on change in the fair value of derivative liability of$24.5 million and debt extinguishment loss of$14.4 million , as compared to a net loss of$31.6 million in the prior year period, including a loss on the fair value of the warrants of$13.2 million . - Balance Sheet: as of March 31, 2025, the Company had
$150.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and$38.0 million in short term investments. Net long term debt of$213.1 million includes derivative liability of$56.5 million , and is net of unamortized discount of$33.4 million , with a face value of$190.0 million .
Conference Call Information
NextNav will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 9:00 am ET on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Registration for the conference call can be completed by visiting the following website prior to, or on the day of, the conference call: https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I6293672417. After registering, each participant will be provided with call details and a registrant ID. Reminders will also be sent to registered participants via email. Alternatively, the conference call will be available via a live webcast.
To access the live webcast or a replay, visit the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.nextnav.com/.
A replay will be available through March 16, 2025. To receive replay details, please register through the link above. After registering for replay details, each participant will be provided with call details and access codes to listen to the call playback.
About NextNav Inc.
NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), enabling a whole new ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon 3D geolocation and PNT technology. Powered by low-band licensed spectrum, NextNav's positioning and timing technologies deliver accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D PNT solutions for critical infrastructure, GPS resiliency and commercial use cases.
For more information, please visit https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Source: NN-FIN
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “forecast,” “intend,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to NextNav’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include the achievement of certain FCC-related milestones and FCC approvals, the ability to realize the broader spectrum capacity and the advancement of NextNav’s terrestrial 3D PNT services, NextNav’s position to drive growth in its 3D geolocation business and expansion of its next generation terrestrial 3D PNT technologies, the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of NextNav, and NextNav’s estimated and future business strategies, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, revenue, expenses, and profitability. These statements are based on NextNav’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside NextNav’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to, those included in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the NextNav’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as those otherwise described or updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and NextNav undertakes no commitment to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Sloane & Company
nextnav@sloanepr.com
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2025 (unaudited) | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 150,422 | $ | 39,330 | ||||
| Short term investments | 37,986 | 40,785 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,645 | 3,301 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 3,413 | 2,629 | ||||||
| Total current assets | $ | 193,466 | $ | 86,045 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of | 16,972 | 17,974 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 17,329 | 17,368 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 17,641 | 16,966 | ||||||
| Intangible assets | 9,454 | 9,589 | ||||||
| Other assets | 13,744 | 13,798 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 268,606 | $ | 161,740 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,131 | $ | 858 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 7,312 | 8,536 | ||||||
| Operating lease current liabilities | 2,795 | 2,462 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 310 | 288 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 11,548 | $ | 12,144 | ||||
| Warrants | 21,425 | 28,707 | ||||||
| Operating lease noncurrent liabilities | 14,198 | 14,352 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,761 | 1,795 | ||||||
| Long term debt, net | 213,101 | 54,621 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 262,033 | $ | 111,619 | ||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 132,413,938 and 131,268,940 shares issued and 132,281,710 and 131,136,712 shares outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 926,280 | 912,241 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,657 | 665 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (920,685 | ) | (862,106 | ) | ||||
| Common stock in treasury, at cost; 132,228 shares at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | (693 | ) | (693 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 6,573 | $ | 50,121 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 268,606 | $ | 161,740 | ||||
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
| (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1,539 | $ | 1,046 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 2,533 | 2,761 | ||||||
| Research and development | 4,038 | 4,670 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 10,520 | 8,446 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,452 | 1,319 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 18,543 | $ | 17,196 | ||||
| Operating loss | $ | (17,004 | ) | $ | (16,150 | ) | ||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (2,738 | ) | (2,168 | ) | ||||
| Debt extinguishment loss | (14,434 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | 6,041 | (13,176 | ) | |||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | (24,523 | ) | — | |||||
| Other loss, net | (5,863 | ) | (72 | ) | ||||
| Loss before income taxes | $ | (58,521 | ) | $ | (31,566 | ) | ||
| Provision for income taxes | 58 | 44 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (58,579 | ) | $ | (31,610 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 993 | (522 | ) | |||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (57,586 | ) | $ | (32,132 | ) | ||
| Net loss | (58,579 | ) | (31,610 | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (58,579 | ) | $ | (31,610 | ) | ||
| Weighted average of shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 131,104 | 111,061 | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.28 | ) | ||
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
| (IN THOUSANDS) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (58,579 | ) | $ | (31,610 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,452 | 1,319 | ||||||
| Equity-based compensation | 4,324 | 4,244 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | (6,041 | ) | 13,176 | |||||
| Debt extinguishment loss | 13,734 | — | ||||||
| Issuance of common warrants | 5,766 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | 24,523 | — | ||||||
| Realized and unrealized gain on short term investments | (338 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
| Equity method investment loss | 39 | 40 | ||||||
| Asset retirement obligation accretion | 26 | 16 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 1,739 | 1,442 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,656 | 836 | ||||||
| Other current assets | (749 | ) | (434 | ) | ||||
| Other assets | 16 | (107 | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable | 273 | 878 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 22 | (10 | ) | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | (254 | ) | 3,022 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities | 212 | 253 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (12,179 | ) | $ | (6,985 | ) | ||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of network assets, property, and equipment | (30 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of internal use software | (101 | ) | (163 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of marketable securities | (31,463 | ) | (5,918 | ) | ||||
| Sale and maturity of marketable securities | 34,600 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | 3,006 | $ | (2,113 | ) | |||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from 2028 senior convertible notes | 190,000 | — | ||||||
| Repayment of 2026 senior secured notes | (70,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Payments towards debt issuance cost | (550 | ) | — | |||||
| Payments towards debt | (27 | ) | (28 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from exercise of common warrants | 517 | — | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of common stock options | 232 | 544 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 120,172 | $ | 516 | ||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 93 | 21 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 111,092 | (8,561 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 39,330 | 81,878 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 150,422 | $ | 73,317 | ||||
| Non-cash investing and financing information | ||||||||
| Capital expenditure included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 22 | $ | 278 | ||||
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