Virgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results And Provides Business Update

• Contracted With Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace as Primary Suppliers to Build Delta Class Spaceships
• Commercial Launch Remains on Track for Q2 2023

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the "Company”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 and provided a business update.

Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic said, “We remain on track to launch commercial service in the second quarter of 2023, and we look forward to validating the modifications to VMS Eve and VSS Unity with multiple scheduled test flights in the coming months. We are also executing on our key strategic initiatives to scale our business as a global Spaceline over the long-term. With Aurora Flight Sciences building our next generation motherships, and the selection of experienced manufacturers, Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace, to help build our Delta Class Spaceships, we have our primary suppliers in place to expand our fleet and support our long-term growth.”

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:

• Cash position remains strong, with cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2022.

• Net loss of $146 million, compared to a $48 million net loss in the third quarter of 2021.

• GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses of $46 million, compared to $48 million in the third quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $38 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $40 million in the second quarter of 2021.

• GAAP research and development expenses of $97 million, compared to $34 million in the third quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP research and development expenses of $94 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $31 million in the third quarter of 2021.

• Adjusted EBITDA totaled $(129) million, compared to $(68) million in the third quarter of 2021.

• Net cash used in operating activities totaled $(101) million, compared to $(52) million in the third quarter of 2021.

• Free cash flow totaled $(107) million, compared to $(53) million in the third quarter of 2021.

• Cash paid for capital expenditures totaled $6 million, compared to $1 million in the third quarter of 2021.

• Generated $100 million in gross proceeds through the issuance of 15.6 million shares of common stock as part of the at the market offering announced on August 4, 2022.

Business Highlights and Recent Updates:

• On November 2, 2022, we announced Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace as primary suppliers to build Delta Class spaceships. The first Delta Class spaceship is expected to be completed in 2025.

• On track to launch commercial service in Q2 2023.

Financial Guidance:

The following forward-looking statements reflect our expectations for the fourth quarter of 2022 as of November 3, 2022 and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date, but may be materially affected by many factors, as discussed below in “Forward-Looking Statements.”

• Forecasted free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2022 is expected to be in the range of $(120) million to $(130) million.

Conference Call Information

Virgin Galactic will host a conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today. To access the conference call, parties should dial +1 844 200 6205 or +1 646 904 5544 and enter the conference ID number 199443. The live audio webcast along with supplemental information will be accessible on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.virgingalactic.com/events-and-presentations/. A recording of the webcast will also be available following the conference call.

About Virgin Galactic Holdings

Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles. It is developing a spaceflight system designed to connect the world to the love, wonder and awe created by space travel and to offer customers a transformative experience. You can find more information at https://www.virgingalactic.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our spaceflight systems, expected flight schedule, timing of commercial launch and payload flights, expected completion of the first Delta class spaceship, our objectives for future operations and the Company’s financial forecast, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “target,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the factors, risks and uncertainties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of our website at www.virgingalactic.com, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)

This press release references certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense, non-GAAP research and development expense and free cash flow. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and certain other items the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating performance. It defines non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses as selling, general, and administrative expenses other than stock-based compensation and non-GAAP research and development expenses as research and development expenses other than stock-based compensation. It defines free cash flow as net cash used by operating activities less capital expenditures. None of these non-GAAP financial measures is a substitute for or superior to measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

The Company believes that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to investors about the Company in understanding and evaluating its operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by its management in financial and operational-decision making. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore any non-GAAP measures the Company uses may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

This press release references certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense, non-GAAP research and development expense and free cash flow. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and certain other items the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating performance. The Company defines non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses as selling, general, and administrative expenses other than stock-based compensation and non-GAAP research and development expenses as research and development expenses other than stock-based compensation. The Company defines free cash flows as net cash used in operating activities less capital expenditures. None of these non-GAAP financial measures is a substitute for or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

The Company believes that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to investors about the Company in understanding and evaluating its operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by its management in financial and operational-decision making. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore any non-GAAP measures the Company uses may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 , respectively, are set forth below:

A reconciliation of selling, general, and administrative expenses to non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, are set forth below:

A reconciliation of research and development expenses to non-GAAP research and development expenses for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, are set forth below:

The following table reconciles forecasted net cash used in operating activities to forecasted free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2022 (in thousands):

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