Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.

NYSE:SPCE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$170.4m

Virgin Galactic Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Virgin Galactic Holdings's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3%, while the Aerospace & Defense industry saw earnings growing at 8.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 35.4% per year.

Key information

-3.0%

Earnings growth rate

14.1%

EPS growth rate

Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth5.4%
Revenue growth rate35.4%
Return on equity-102.3%
Net Margin-3,975.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Virgin Galactic: I Like The Vision, But Execution Is The Key

Sep 20

Virgin Galactic: Pipe Dream Business Still Lacks Meaningful, Sustainable Model

Aug 28

Virgin Galactic: Final Descent

Jun 19

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:SPCE) CEO Compensation For Now

Jun 06
Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:SPCE) CEO Compensation For Now

Virgin Galactic: The Guidance Looks Better Than I Expected

May 14

Virgin Galactic: More Downside Expected After Boeing Lawsuit

Apr 02

Virgin Galactic Holdings: A Risk-Bound Yet To Mature Business, Sell

Feb 20

Virgin Galactic: Branson's Decision Leaves Shareholders Uncertain

Dec 05

Virgin Galactic: Using Your Money To Subsidize The Adventures Of Billionaires

Oct 19

Virgin Galactic: Delta Class Timeline Is Too Optimistic

Oct 12

Virgin Galactic: Speculative Bet That's Ready For Launch

Sep 03

Virgin Galactic: Lost In Space

Aug 02

Is Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Jul 26
Is Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Virgin Galactic: Shareholder Value Deterioration Set To Continue

Jun 30

Virgin Galactic Takes Off; Don't Forget The Seat Belts

Jun 18

Virgin Galactic: Successful Test Flight Does Not Mean Share Price Will Take Off

Jun 07

Is Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) A Risky Investment?

Apr 20
Is Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) A Risky Investment?

Virgin Galactic: Spotlight On Sister Company's Failed Rocket Launch

Jan 11

Health Check: How Prudently Does Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Use Debt?

Jan 05
Health Check: How Prudently Does Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Use Debt?

Virgin Galactic forges microgravity research alliance with Axiom Space

Nov 03

Virgin Galactic: Ignore The Downgrades, It's A Strong Buy

Oct 21

Virgin Galactic: Time's Up

Sep 22

Does Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 20
Does Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Virgin Galactic: An Earnings Miss And Equity Sale Send Shares Sharply Lower

Aug 08

Virgin Galactic forms strategic partnership with Virtuoso

Jul 21

Virgin Galactic signs long-term lease for final assembly manufacturing facility

Jul 14

Virgin Galactic to partner with Boeing unit Aurora to build motherships

Jul 06

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE)

Jun 23
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE)

Health Check: How Prudently Does Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Use Debt?

Jun 02
Health Check: How Prudently Does Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) Use Debt?

Virgin Galactic: Wishful Estimates

May 25

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Virgin Galactic Holdings makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SPCE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 249-374127178
30 Jun 2411-404135199
31 Mar 248-445152244
31 Dec 237-502175295
30 Sep 235-549191344
30 Jun 234-590195396
31 Mar 232-566188372
31 Dec 222-500175314
30 Sep 222-430166252
30 Jun 223-333168189
31 Mar 224-316161161
31 Dec 213-353167144
30 Sep 213-376161145
30 Jun 211-420144157
31 Mar 210-398133160
31 Dec 200-645111154
30 Sep 201-618121154
30 Jun 202-577108142
31 Mar 202-54997136
31 Dec 194-21582133
30 Sep 195-18458129
30 Jun 194-17254121
31 Mar 194-14051120
31 Dec 183-13851118
31 Dec 172-1384793

Quality Earnings: SPCE is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: SPCE is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SPCE is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare SPCE's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: SPCE is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Aerospace & Defense industry (21.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: SPCE has a negative Return on Equity (-102.27%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 01:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ronald EpsteinBofA Global Research
Kenneth HerbertCanaccord Genuity
Keith SnyderCFRA Equity Research