By Robb M. Stewart

Telesat's shares were down ahead of the opening bell after the Canadian satellite operator turned in financial results for the final quarter of last year.

In premarket trade on Nasdaq, the shares were down 7.8% at $32.75. The stock last closed at C$48.64 in Toronto, up 31% over the last three months.

Telesat President and Chief Executive, Dan Goldberg, said 2025 unfolded largely as expected for the company's geostationary business, with continuing revenue pressure in both the enterprise and broadcast segments.

He said the company was focused on refinancing debt at Telesat Canada, which relates to the geostationary segment and begins to mature late this year. Telesat's advisors are working with certain of the large Telesat Canada lenders on the matter, Goldberg said.

The company reported on Tuesday a narrowed fourth-quarter loss of 125.5 million Canadian dollars ($91.7 million) attributable to shareholders, or C$8.48 a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of C$126.3 million, or C$8.97. The improvement was thanks largely to a foreign exchange gain in the latest period versus a loss the year before.

Revenue for the quarter fell 27% to C$94 million from C$128 million in the same period of 2024. That was ahead of the C$92.7 million mean estimate of three analysts polled by FactSet.

The company forecast geostationary satellite revenue in 2026 will be between C$300 million and C$320 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the year are expected to be C$210 million to C$230 million, excluding one-time capital restructuring costs.

The geostationary division logged a 36% drop in adjusted Ebitda to C$284 million in 2025, which Telesat said reflected a C$141 million decline in revenue and C$33 million in costs associated with Telesat Canada's equity distribution.

Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com

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March 17, 2026 08:07 ET (12:07 GMT)

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