Iridium Communications ( NASDAQ:IRDM – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The technology company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $216.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $214.73 million. Iridium Communications had a net margin of 13.20% and a return on equity of 20.28%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Iridium Communications Inc will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.