About echostar corp. - SATS
EchoStar Corp. engages in the design, development, and distribution of digital set-top boxes and products for direct-to-home satellite service providers. It operates through the following business segments: Pay-TV, Retail Wireless, 5G Network Deployment and Broadband and Satellite Services. The Pay-TV segment business strategy is to be the best provider of video services in the United States by providing products with the best technology, outstanding customer service, and great value. The Retail Wireless segment offers Retail Wireless services as well as a competitive portfolio of wireless devices. The 5G Network Deployment segment business strategy is to commercialize Wireless spectrum licenses through the completion of 5G Network Deployment. The Broadband and Satellite Services segment business strategy is to maintain and improve leadership position and competitive advantage through development of technologies and services marketed to selected sectors within the consumer, enterprise and government markets globally. The company was founded by Charlie William Ergen, Candy Ergen, and James DeFranco in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.
SATS At a Glance
EchoStar Corp.
9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado 80112
| Phone | 1-303-723-1000 | Revenue | 17.02B | |
| Industry | Specialty Telecommunications | Net Income | -1,702,057,000.00 | |
| Sector | Communications | 2023 Sales Growth | 751.592% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2024 | Employees | 15,300 | |
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SATS Valuation
| P/E Current | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | N/A |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 0.264 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 0.226 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 1.845 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 13.903 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.697 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.912 |
SATS Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 1,112,130.588 |
| Income Per Employee | -111,245.556 |
| Receivables Turnover | 15.164 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.538 |
SATS Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 0.61 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.527 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.305 |
SATS Profitability
| Gross Margin | 21.053 |
| Operating Margin | 2.816 |
| Pretax Margin | -11.352 |
| Net Margin | -10.003 |
| Return on Assets | -5.377 |
| Return on Equity | -14.558 |
| Return on Total Capital | -3.684 |
| Return on Invested Capital | -7.104 |
SATS Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 132.425 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 56.975 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 46.098 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 115.219 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 49.573 |
Echostar Corp. in the News
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS, after DISH bondholders rejected a debt exchange.
DirecTV-Dish merger: How it will impact customers
DirecTV is merging with Dish as it tries to stay competitive in a market that has been dominated by streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.