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Astra Space (Astra Space) EBITDA : $-191.10 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Astra Space EBITDA?

Astra Space's EBITDA for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-85.13 Mil. Its EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-191.10 Mil.

During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA Growth Rate was -41.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA Growth Rate using EBITDA data.

During the past 5 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA Growth Rate of Astra Space was -41.60% per year. The lowest was -99.70% per year. And the median was -70.65% per year.

Astra Space's EBITDA per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.79. Its EBITDA per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9.64.

During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate was -35.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA per share growth rate using EBITDA per Share data.

During the past 5 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate of Astra Space was -35.80% per year. The lowest was -96.80% per year. And the median was -66.30% per year.


Astra Space EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astra Space's EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Astra Space EBITDA Chart

Astra Space Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EBITDA
-49.98 -59.33 -153.93 -398.11 -168.44

Astra Space Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -43.04 -47.90 -30.62 -27.45 -85.13

Competitive Comparison of Astra Space's EBITDA

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Astra Space's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Astra Space's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Astra Space's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Astra Space's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Astra Space's EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Astra Space's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the fiscal year ended in Dec. 2023, Astra Space's EBITDA was $-168.44 Mil.

Astra Space's EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Astra Space's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the quarter ended in Dec. 2023, Astra Space's EBITDA was $-85.13 Mil.

EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-191.10 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Sometimes companies may have already deducted Depreciation and Amortization from Gross Profit. In this case Depreciation and Amortization needs to be added back when calculating EBITDA.

Astra Space  (NAS:ASTR) EBITDA Explanation

EBITDA is a cash flow measure that ignores changes in working capital. EBITDA minus Depreciation, and Amortization (DA) equals Operating Income. Operating Income is profit before interest and taxes. Of course, Interest and taxes need to be paid.

While depreciation and amortization expenses do not need to be paid in cash, assets - especially tangible assets - do need to be replaced over time. EBITDA is not a measure of profit in any sense. EBITDA is a measure of cash generation by a business where the uses of that cash may be more or less discretionary depending on the nature of the business.

The EBITDA of a TV station is largely discretionary. Owners may use much of the EBITDA generated by a TV station as they see fit. The EBITDA of a railroad is largely non-discretionary. Owners must use much of the EBITDA generated by a railroad to replace the physical assets of the railroad or the business will literally fall apart over time.

EBITDA can be thought of as the cash a business generates that is available to:

Add more inventory
Add more receivables
Replace property, plant, and equipment
Add more property, plant, and equipment
Pay interest
Pay taxes
And finally: pay owners

EBITDA is widely used in financial analysis because Depreciation and Amortization are not present day cash expenses.. Depreciation and amortization are the spreading out of the costs of assets over the time in which those assets provide benefits. Today's depreciation and amortization expenses relate to assets bought in the past. The assets being expensed may or may not need to be replaced in the future. And the cost to replace the assets may be more or less than it was in the past. For this reason, the depreciation and amortization expenses a company records in the present year may have no relationship to the actual cash costs needed to maintain its assets in future years.

A company's depreciation expense depends on both its expectations about the assets it owns and its choice of accounting methods. Two companies owning identical assets may have different depreciation expenses because they have different expectations about the useful lives of those assets and because they make different accounting choices.

Analysts use EBITDA to remove this element of personal choice from a company's accounting statements. The use of EBITDA is an attempt to make the results of different companies more comparable and uniform.


Be Aware

Although depreciation is not a cash cost it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when they purchase them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EBITDA because in this calculation, depreciation is not counted as an expense.

EBITDA over Revenue is a good metric for comparing the operating efficiencies between companies because EBITDA is less vulnerable to companies' accounting choices. For this reason, EBITDA is used in ranking the Predictability of Companies. Also Price-to-EBITDA is sometimes used in valuations.


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Astra Space (Astra Space) Business Description

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1900 Skyhawk Street, Alameda, CA, USA, 94501
Astra Space Inc is a technology company that provides space services, including satellite launch services and other space services, based on a proprietary, vertically integrated technology platform. It offers launch services, space products, and space services to achieve its space services platform model.
Executives
Scott Stanford director, 10 percent owner C/O PERSONALIZED BEAUTY DISCOVERY, INC., 201 BALDWIN AVENUE, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Axel Martinez officer: Chief Financial Officer 418 STARVIEW DRIVE, DANVILLE CA 94526
Julie A Cullivan director 17800 N 85TH ST, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Chris Kemp director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 1900 SKYHAWK STREET, ALAMEDA CA 94501
A/npc Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 6350 COURT STREET, EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057
Michael E Lehman director
Michele Angelique Flournoy director 3170 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Craig Mccaw director EAGLE RIVER INC, 2300 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Lisa Nelson director 1920 4TH AVENUE #1111, SEATTLE WA 98101
Advance Publications, Inc 10 percent owner 950 FINGERBOARD ROAD, STATEN ISLAND NY 10305
Benjamin Lyon officer: See Remarks 1900 SKYHAWK STREET, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Martin Attiq officer: Chief Business Officer 1900 SKYHAWK STREET, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Adam London director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer 1900 SKYHAWK STREET, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Sherpaventures Fund Ii Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 505 HOWARD STREET, SUITE 201, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Sherpaventures Fund Ii, Lp 10 percent owner 505 HOWARD STREET, SUITE 201, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

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