Failure to launch: Why Virgin Galactic shares are falling after hours
Failure to launch: Why Virgin Galactic shares are falling after hours
$Virgin Galactic(SPCE.US)$ shares are trading lower in Thursday's after-hours session after the company reported financial results.
$維珍銀河(SPCE.US)$在該公司公佈財務業績後，股價在週四的盤後交易中走低。
Virgin Galactic reported a first-quarter net loss of $93 million, which was improved from a net loss of $130 million year-over-year. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of $77 million, which was worse than a loss of $56 million in the prior year's quarter.
維珍銀河公佈第一季度淨虧損9300萬美元，較去年同期1.3億美元的淨虧損有所改善。該公司報告調整後的EBITDA虧損為7700萬美元，比去年同期5600萬美元的虧損更糟糕。
Virgin Galactic said its cash position remains strong with $1.22 billion in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities. Demand for tickets also remains strong, with approximately 800 future astronaut reservations.
維珍銀河表示，其現金狀況依然強勁，擁有12.2億美元的現金和現金等價物、受限現金和有價證券。對門票的需求也很旺盛，大約有800名未來的宇航員預訂。
We look forward to returning to space in the fourth quarter and launching commercial service in the first quarter of next year.
-said Michael Colglazier, CEO of Virgin Galactic
我們期待在第四季度重返太空，並在明年第一季度推出商業服務。
-賽義德邁克爾·科爾格拉齊爾，維珍銀河首席執行官
The company's VSS Unity test spaceflight is expected to take place in the fourth quarter. Commercial service was slated to start in the fourth quarter, but the commencement target has been moved to the first quarter of 2023 due to supply chain and labor constraints.
該公司的VSS聯合測試太空飛行預計將在第四季度進行。商業服務原定於第四季度開始，但由於供應鏈和勞動力限制，啟動目標已被推遲到2023年第一季度。
SPCE 52-Week Range: $6.70 - $57.50
SPCE 52周範圍： $6.70 - $57.50
The stock was down 2.66% in after-hours at $7.31.
該股盤後下跌2.66%，至7.31美元。