Redwire Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Revenues for full year 2024 increased 24.7% year-over-year to $304.1 million

2024 accomplishments included securing a follow-on order of Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Thales Alenia Space, receiving a DARPA prime contract for our SabreSat VLEO platform, and launching 27 PIL-BOXes for our partners including Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, and ExesaLibero Pharma

In January 2025, announced agreement to acquire Edge Autonomy in a transformational transaction that is expected to create a multi-domain, scaled and profitable space and defense tech company

Significant sequential increase in net cash provided by operations to positive $7.1 million and Free Cash Flow¹ to positive $3.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024

Net Loss for full year 2024 was $(114.3) million and Adjusted EBITDA¹ for full year 2024 was $(0.8) million

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW, the “Company”), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Redwire will live stream a presentation with slides on March 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Please use the link below to follow along with the live stream: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=eUoAeMLJ.

“Redwire continues to execute against its core business while moving up the value chain, supported by accretive M&A. As a result, we have a strong and sustainable foundation for success in 2025,” stated Peter Cannito, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Redwire. “We see strong demand for our products in space and defense tech and continue to differentiate ourselves in the market with innovative technologies and strong financial performance.”

Full Year 2024 Highlights

• Revenues for full year 2024 increased 24.7% to $304.1 million, as compared to $243.8 million for full year 2023.
• Net Loss for full year 2024 increased by $87.0 million to $(114.3) million, as compared to $(27.3) million for full year 2023. Net Loss for full year 2024 includes a $52.0 million non-cash loss as a result of an increase in the fair value of the Company’s private warrant liability for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to a $2.0 million non-cash loss during the same period of 2023. In addition, Net Loss for full year 2024 includes a loss contingency, net of an anticipated insurance recovery, of $7.0 million related to the Lemen v. Redwire Corp. securities lawsuit, for which there is no comparable loss contingency for 2023.
• Adjusted EBITDA² for full year 2024 decreased by $16.2 million to $(0.8) million, as compared to $15.3 million for full year 2023.
• The Company had full year 2024 net unfavorable EAC changes of $17.7 million, which impacted full year 2024 revenues, gross profit, and net loss, and as a result, Adjusted EBITDA.² The net unfavorable EAC changes were primarily due to additional unplanned labor, design and test cycles required to meet customer requirements in the Company’s spacecraft platforms and missions, structures and mechanisms, avionics, sensors and payloads, and power generation space infrastructure offerings. These net unfavorable EAC adjustments were partially offset by favorable contract adjustments resulting from contract close-outs and modifications in RF systems.
• On a full year basis, Book-to-Bill³ ratio was 0.76 for full year 2024, as compared to 1.23 for full year 2023.
• Net cash used in operating activities for full year 2024 increased by $18.6 million to $(17.3) million, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.2 million for full year 2023.
• Free Cash Flow² for full year 2024 was $(28.3) million, as compared to $(7.1) million for full year 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights

• Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased 9.6% to $69.6 million, as compared to $63.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Net Loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $59.0 million to $(67.2) million, as compared to $(8.2) million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Net Loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 includes a $43.8 million non-cash loss as a result of an increase in the fair value of the Company’s private warrant liability for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2024 as compared to a $0.5 million non-cash gain during the same period of 2023.
• Adjusted EBITDA² for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by $10.9 million to $(9.2) million, as compared to $1.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.
• During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company had net unfavorable EAC changes of $9.1 million, which impacted fourth quarter of 2024 revenues, gross profit, and net loss, and as a result, Adjusted EBITDA.² These net unfavorable EAC changes were primarily due to the same reasons stated above for the full year.
• On a quarterly basis, Book-to-Bill³ ratio was 0.51 as of the fourth quarter of 2024, as compared to 2.81 as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Net cash provided by operating activities for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by $8.6 million to $7.1 million, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $15.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Free Cash Flow² for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $3.0 million, as compared to $12.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.

2025 Forecast

• For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, Redwire, as a combined company, is forecasting full year revenues⁴ of $535 million to $605 million and Adjusted EBITDA^2,4 of $70 million to $105 million with positive Free Cash Flow^2,4, assuming the previously announced transaction with Edge Autonomy had been consummated on January 1, 2025.

“Redwire recorded robust top line growth for full year 2024, with revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 reaching $304.1 million, a 24.7% improvement year-over-year,” said Jonathan Baliff, Chief Financial Officer of Redwire. “With $4.1 billion in year-to-date submitted bids as of December 31, 2024, positive $3.0 million of Free Cash Flow² in the fourth quarter of 2024, a significant improvement sequentially, and $64.1 million in total liquidity⁵ as of December 31, 2024, Redwire enters 2025 with strong momentum as we look to close the Edge Autonomy acquisition in the second quarter.”

Webcast and Investor Call

Management will conduct a conference call starting at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 to review financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. This release and the most recent investor slide presentation are available in the investor relations area of our website at redwirespace.com.

Redwire will live stream a presentation with slides during the call. Please use the following link to follow along with the live stream: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=eUoAeMLJ. The dial-in number for the live call is 877-485-3108 (toll free) or 201-689-8264 (toll), and the conference ID is 13751503.

A telephone replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the event by dialing 877-660-6853 (toll-free) or 201-612-7415 (toll) and entering the access code 13751503. The accompanying investor presentation will be available on March 11, 2025 on the investor section of Redwire’s website at redwirespace.com.

Any replay, rebroadcast, transcript or other reproduction or transmission of this conference call, other than the replay accessible by calling the number and website above, has not been authorized by Redwire Corporation and is strictly prohibited. Investors should be aware that any unauthorized reproduction of this conference call may not be an accurate reflection of its contents.

About Redwire Corporation

Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is a global space infrastructure and innovation company enabling civil, commercial, and national security programs. Redwire’s proven and reliable capabilities include avionics, sensors, power solutions, critical structures, mechanisms, radio frequency systems, platforms, missions, and microgravity payloads. Redwire combines decades of flight heritage and proven experience with an agile and innovative culture. Redwire’s approximately 750 employees working from 17 facilities located throughout the United States and Europe are committed to building a bold future in space for humanity, pushing the envelope of discovery and science while creating a better world on Earth. For more information, please visit www.redwirespace.com.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Redwire will file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to a special meeting of Redwire’s stockholders (the “proxy statement”). STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REDWIRE, EDGE AUTONOMY, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties on investor relations section of Redwire’s website at redwirespace.com.

Participants in the Solicitation

Redwire and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Redwire in respect of the proposed business combination contemplated by the proxy statement. Information regarding the persons who are, under the rules of the SEC, participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of Redwire, respectively, in connection with the proposed business combination, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding Redwire’s directors and executive officers is contained in Redwire’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and its Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, dated April 22, 2024, which are filed with the SEC.

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed business combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

Use of Data

Industry and market data used in this press release have been obtained from third-party industry publications and sources, as well as from research reports prepared for other purposes. Redwire or Edge Autonomy have not independently verified the data obtained from these sources and cannot assure you of the data’s accuracy or completeness. This data is subject to change. Statements other than historical facts, including, but not limited to, those concerning market conditions or trends, consumer or customer preferences or other similar concepts with respect to Redwire, Edge Autonomy and the expected combined company, are based on current expectations, estimates, projections, targets, opinions and/or beliefs of Redwire or, when applicable, of one or more third-party sources. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and undue reliance should not be placed thereon. In addition, no representation or warranty is made with respect to the reasonableness of any estimates, forecasts, illustrations, prospects or returns, which should be regarded as illustrative only, or that any profits will be realized. The metrics regarding select aspects of Redwire’s, Edge Autonomy’s and the expected combined company’s operations were selected by Redwire or its subsidiaries on a subjective basis. Such metrics are provided solely for illustrative purposes to demonstrate elements of Redwire’s businesses, are incomplete, and are not necessarily indicative of Redwire’s, Edge Autonomy’s or their subsidiaries’ performance or overall operations. There can be no assurance that historical trends will continue.

Use of Projections

The financial outlook and projections, estimates and targets in this press release are forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainty and contingencies, many of which are beyond Redwire’s or Edge Autonomy’s control. Neither Redwire nor Edge Autonomy’s independent auditors have audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the financial projections for purposes of inclusion in this press release, and, accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purposes of this press release. While all financial projections, estimates and targets are necessarily speculative, Redwire believes that the preparation of prospective financial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection, estimate or target extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected, expected or target results for Redwire, Edge Autonomy and the combined company are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the financial projections, estimates and targets. The inclusion of financial projections, estimates and targets in this press release should not be regarded as an indication that Redwire, or its representatives, considered or consider the financial projections, estimates or targets to be a reliable prediction of future events. Further, inclusion of the prospective financial information in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will be achieved.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Readers are cautioned that the statements contained in this press release regarding expectations of our performance or other matters that may affect our or the combined company’s business, results of operations, or financial condition are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the “safe harbor” provisions in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included or incorporated in this press release, including statements regarding our or the combined company’s strategy, financial position, guidance, including the prospective financial information provided in this press release, funding for continued operations, cash reserves, liquidity, projected costs, plans, projects, awards and contracts, and objectives of management, the entry into the potential business combination, the expected benefits from the proposed business combination, the expected performance of the combined company, the expectations regarding financing the proposed business combination, among others, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “continued,” “project,” “plan,” “goals,” “opportunity,” “appeal,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “demonstrates,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall,” “possible,” “forecast,” “trends,” “contemplate,” “would,” “approximately,” “likely,” “outlook,” “schedule,” “on track,” “poised,” “pipeline,” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control.

These factors and circumstances include, but are not limited to: (1) risks associated with the continued economic uncertainty, including high inflation, supply chain challenges, labor shortages, increased labor costs, high interest rates, foreign currency exchange volatility, concerns of economic slowdown or recession and reduced spending or suspension of investment in new or enhanced projects; (2) the failure of financial institutions or transactional counterparties; (3) the Company’s limited operating history and history of losses to date; (4) the inability to successfully integrate recently completed and future acquisitions, including the proposed business combination with Edge Autonomy, as well as the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated projected combined company results; (5) the development and continued refinement of many of the Company’s and the combined company’s proprietary technologies, products and service offerings; (6) competition with new or existing companies; (7) the possibility that the Company’s forecasts, expectations and assumptions relating to future results and projections with respect to Redwire or Edge Autonomy may prove incorrect; (8) adverse publicity stemming from any incident or perceived risk involving Redwire, Edge Autonomy, the combined company, or their competitors; (9) unsatisfactory performance of our and the combined company’s products resulting from challenges in the space environment, extreme space weather events, the environments in which drones operate, including in combat or other areas where hostilities may occur, or otherwise; (10) the emerging nature of the market for in-space infrastructure services and the market for drones and related services; (11) inability to realize benefits from new offerings or the application of our or the combined company’s technologies; (12) the inability to convert orders in backlog into revenue; (13) our and the combined company’s dependence on U.S. and foreign government contracts, which are only partially funded and subject to immediate termination, which may be affected by changes in government program requirements, spending priorities, or budgetary constraints, including government shutdowns, or which may be influenced by the level of military activities and related spending with respect to ongoing or future conflicts, including the war in Ukraine; (14) the fact that we are and the combined company will be subject to stringent economic sanctions, and trade control laws and regulations; (15) the need for substantial additional funding to finance our and the combined company’s operations, which may not be available when needed, on acceptable terms or at all; (16) the dilution of existing holders of our common stock that will result from the issuance of additional shares of common stock as consideration for the acquisition of Edge Autonomy, as well as the issuance of common stock in any offering that may be undertaken in connection with such acquisition; (17) the fact that the issuance and sale of shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has reduced the relative voting power of holders of our common stock and diluted the ownership of holders of our capital stock; (18) the ability to achieve the conditions to cause, or timing of, any mandatory conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred stock into common stock; (19) the fact that AE Industrial Partners and Bain Capital have significant influence over us, which could limit your ability to influence the outcome of key transactions; (20) provisions in our Certificate of Designation with respect to our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may delay or prevent our acquisition by a third party, which could also reduce the market price of our capital stock; (21) the fact that our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has rights, preferences and privileges that are not held by, and are preferential to, the rights of holders of our other outstanding capital stock; (22) the possibility of sales of a substantial amount of our common stock by our current stockholders, as well as the equity owners of Edge Autonomy following consummation of the acquisition, which sales could cause the price of our common stock and warrants to fall; (23) the impact of the issuance of additional shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as paid-in-kind dividends on the price and market for our common stock; (24) the volatility of the trading price of our common stock and warrants; (25) risks related to short sellers of our common stock; (26) Redwire’s or the combined company’s inability to report our financial condition or results of operations accurately or timely as a result of identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, as well as the possible need to expand or improve Edge Autonomy’s financial reporting systems and controls; (27) the possibility that the closing conditions under the merger agreement necessary to consummate the merger between Redwire and Edge Autonomy will not be satisfied; (28) the effect of any announcement or pendency of the proposed business combination on Redwire’s or Edge Autonomy’s business relationships, operating results and business generally; (29) risks that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations of Redwire or Edge Autonomy; (30) the ability of Redwire or the combined company to raise financing in connection with the proposed business combination or to finance its operations in the future; (31) the impact of any increase in the combined company’s indebtedness incurred to fund working capital or other corporate needs, including the repayment of Edge Autonomy’s outstanding indebtedness and transaction expenses incurred to acquire Edge Autonomy, as well as debt covenants that may limit the combined company’s activities, flexibility or ability to take advantage of business opportunities, and the effect of debt service on the availability of cash to fund investment in the business; (32) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (33) costs related to the transaction; and (34) other risks and uncertainties described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and those indicated from time to time in other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by the Company.

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