
$ASTS Q1 2026 — Grade: 4 / 10 | Direction: Negative on the print, thesis intact
What the print actually showed
Headline misses were severe:
Revenue $14.7M vs $36.6M consensus → ~60% miss
GAAP EPS −$0.66 vs −$0.20 expected → 3x wider loss than feared
YoY revenue +1,952% but off a $0.72M base (math doesn't mean what it looks like)
The loss math has an asterisk:
$88.65M induced conversion expense on convertible notes
$55.35M stock-based comp charge
Together that's $144M of non-operating drag on a $191M net loss. Adjusted, the operating loss is closer to $47M — still bad, but not as scary as the headline EPS.
The real worry — cash burn cadence:
Operating expenses $164.1M (+157% YoY)
Cash used in ops + investing: $427M this quarter (~$1.7B annualized)
Engineering alone was $84M, G&A $44M — the build is real and expensive
$3.5B cash cushion = ~2 years runway at this pace before needing capital
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