# Anterix Inc. (ATEX) FY 2024 MD&A

Verbatim Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis from Anterix Inc.'s 10-K for fiscal year 2024.

SEC filing source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1304492/000130449224000077/atex-20240331.htm
Accession: 0001304492-24-000077
Filing date: 2024-06-26
Report date: 2024-03-31
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes. This management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Except as required by applicable law we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Annual Report.

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate such estimates and judgments, including those described in greater detail below. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Overview

Anterix Inc (“Anterix,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company”) is the utility industry’s partner, empowering enhanced visibility, control and security for a modern grid. Our vision is to deliver secure, scalable solutions enabled by private wireless broadband connectivity, for the benefit of utilities and the communities that they serve. As the largest holder of licensed spectrum in the 900 MHz band (896-901/935-940 MHz) throughout the contiguous United States, plus Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico, we are uniquely positioned to deliver solutions that support secure, resilient and customer-controlled operations. We are focused on commercializing our spectrum assets and expanding the benefits and solutions we offer to enable our targeted utility and critical infrastructure customers to deploy private broadband networks.

Refer to our Business Section of this Annual Report for a more complete description of the nature of our business, including details regarding the process and costs to secure our broadband licenses.

Business Developments

Oncor Agreement

On June 26, 2024, we entered into a license purchase agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor”) for total estimated consideration of $102.5 million under which Oncor will purchase 900 MHz spectrum licenses covering 95 counties to deploy a private wireless broadband network in its transmission and distribution service area (the “Oncor Agreement”). The timing and rights to milestone payments could vary as 900 MHz broadband licenses are granted by the FCC, broadband licenses are assigned to Oncor and incumbents are cleared by us. Oncor operates more than 143,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas, delivering electricity to more than four million homes and businesses across a service territory that has an estimated population of approximately 13 million people.

TECO Agreement

In November 2023, we entered into an agreement with TECO to provide TECO the use of our 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum for a term of 20 years throughout TECO’s service territory in West Central Florida the TECO Agreement. The TECO Agreement also provides TECO an option to extend the agreement for two 10-year terms for additional payments. The TECO Agreement, which covers an approximately 2,000-square-mile service territory in West Central Florida, is expected to enable TECO to deploy a PLTE network. The scheduled prepayments for the 20-year initial term of the TECO Agreement total

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$34.5 million, of which $6.9 million was received in December 2023. See Note 3 Revenue in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion on the TECO Agreement.

LCRA Agreement

In April 2023, we entered into an agreement with LCRA to sell 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum covering 68 counties and more than 30 cities in LCRA’s wholesale electric, transmission, and water service area the LCRA Agreement for total payments of $30.0 million plus the contribution of select LCRA 900 MHz narrowband spectrum. Total consideration of $30.0 million is to be paid through fiscal year 2026 pursuant to the terms of the LCRA Agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2024, we received an initial $15.0 million payment, of which $7.5 million was deposited in an escrow account (refer to Note 4 Escrow Deposits in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion). See Note 13 Contingencies and Guaranty in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion on the LCRA Agreement.

Xcel Energy Agreement

In October 2022, we entered into an agreement with Xcel Energy providing Xcel Energy dedicated long-term usage of our 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum for a term of 20 years throughout Xcel Energy’s service territory in eight states the Xcel Energy Agreement for a total of $80.0 million, of which $8.0 million was received in December 2022. In July 2023 and November 2023, we delivered the cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband leases and received the milestone payments of $21.2 million in each period. During the year ended March 31, 2024, we delivered the cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband leases and received a milestone payment of $16.8 million in January 2024. The revenue recognized for the year ended March 31, 2024 was approximately $1.9 million.

SDG&E Agreement

In February 2021, we entered into an agreement with SDG&E, to sell 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum throughout SDG&E’s California service territory, including San Diego and Imperial Counties and portions of Orange County the SDG&E Agreement for a total payment of $50.0 million. The total payment of $50.0 million is comprised of an initial payment of $20.0 million received in February 2021 and the remaining payments which are due as we deliver the relevant cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses to SDG&E. In September 2023, we transferred to SDG&E the San Diego County broadband license and received a milestone payment net of delivery delay adjustments of $25.2 million. In December 2023, we transferred to SDG&E the remainder of the cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband license related to Imperial County and received a milestone payment of $0.2 million. Refer to Note 6 Intangible Assets in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion on the sale of intangible assets.

2023 Stock Plan

On August 8, 2023, we adopted a new equity-based compensation plan known as the Anterix Inc. 2023 Stock Plan (the “2023 Stock Plan”). The 2023 Stock Plan permits us to grant equity compensation awards to employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company. Refer to Note 11 Stock Compensation in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion.

2023 Share Repurchase Program

On September 21, 2023, our Board authorized a new share repurchase program (the “2023 Share Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $250.0 million of our common stock on or before September 21, 2026. Refer to Note 11 Stock Compensation in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion.

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Results of Operations 

A discussion and analysis of the primary factors contributing to our results of operations are presented below. The following tables summarize our results of operations and financial data for the years ended March 31, 2024 (“Fiscal 2024”) and March 31, 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”). The following data should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.

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Summary.

Our net loss for Fiscal 2024 decreased by approximately $7.2 million, or -44%, to $9.1 million from $16.3 million in Fiscal 2023. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to the following:

•Operating revenues increased by $2.3 million, or 118%, to $4.2 million in Fiscal 2024 from $1.9 million in Fiscal 2023. The increase in our spectrum lease revenue was attributable to revenue recognized in connection with our agreements with Evergy and Xcel Energy of approximately $0.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for the current year. For a discussion of our revenue recognition policy, refer to Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report.

•Product development expenses increased by $1.3 million, or 28%, to $5.7 million for Fiscal 2024 from $4.4 million for Fiscal 2023. The increase primarily resulted from $1.0 million higher non-recurring engineering fees related to developing next generation chipsets for band 106 ecosystem, $0.6 million higher head count and related costs, $0.1 million higher professional services, partially offset by $0.2 million lower contract consulting costs and $0.2 million lower stock compensation expense due to fewer grants.

•Gain from disposal of intangible assets, net decreased by $3.4 million, or -9%, to $35.0 million for Fiscal 2024 from $38.4 million for Fiscal 2023. During Fiscal 2024, we exchanged our narrowband licenses for broadband licenses in 28 counties. In connection with the exchange, we recorded an estimated accounting cost basis of $43.7 million for the new broadband licenses and relinquished to the FCC narrowband licenses for those same 28 counties valued at $8.7 million. As a result, we recorded a $35.0 million non-monetary gain from disposal of the intangible assets on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer to Note 6 Intangible Assets in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion on the exchanges.

•Gain on sale of intangible assets, net increased by $7.4 million, or 100%, to $7.4 million for Fiscal 2024 from zero for Fiscal 2023. During Fiscal 2024, we transferred to SDG&E the Imperial County broadband license and the San Diego County broadband license and recorded a cumulative $7.4 million gain on sale of intangible assets on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. As part of the SDG&E Agreement, SDG&E has an option to pursue additional spectrum with us. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, we recorded a cumulative $4.9 million deferred gain on sale of intangible assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024, related to this option, which expires within 5 years of each delivery date. Refer to Note 6

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Intangible Assets in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further discussion on the sale of intangible assets.

•Interest income increased by $1.2 million, or 108%, to $2.4 million for Fiscal 2024 as compared to $1.1 million from Fiscal 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to higher interest rates and higher cash balance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

Our principal source of liquidity is our cash and cash equivalents generated from customer contract proceeds. At March 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $60.6 million.

We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, along with contracted proceeds from customers, will be sufficient to meet our financial obligations through at least 12 months from the date of this Annual Report. As noted above, our future capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including among others, future customer contracts, the costs and timing of our spectrum retuning activities, spectrum acquisitions and the Anti-Windfall Payments to the U.S. Treasury, our operating activities, any cash proceeds we generate through our commercialization activities, our ability to timely deliver broadband licenses to our customers in accordance with our contractual obligations and our obligation to refund payments or pay penalties if we do not meet our commercial obligations. We deploy this capital at our determined pace based on several key ongoing factors, including customer demand, market opportunity, and offsetting income from spectrum leases. We cannot reasonably estimate any potential impact to our results of operations, commercialization efforts and financial condition arising from changes to our macroeconomic, legal or regulatory environment, including potential legislation affecting the energy or utility industry, the telecommunications environment, or supply chains. We are actively managing our business to maintain our cash flow and believe that we currently have adequate liquidity. To implement our business plans and initiatives, however, we may need to raise additional capital. We cannot predict with certainty the exact amount or timing for any future capital raises. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of this Annual Report for a reference to the risks and uncertainties that could cause our costs to be more than we currently anticipate and/or our revenue and operating results to be lower than we currently anticipate. If required, we intend to raise additional capital through debt or equity financing or through some other financing arrangement. However, we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available if and when needed, or that, if available, we can obtain financing on terms favorable to our stockholders and to us. Any failure to obtain financing when required will have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and liquidity.

Cash Flows from Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

Our principal source of cash provided by operating activities is our customer contract proceeds in the form of advanced payments. For spectrum lease agreements, we record these advanced payments as deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and recognize revenue over the term of the lease, which is typically 20 to 30 years. For spectrum sale agreements, we record advanced payments as a contingent liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and derecognize this liability upon closing of the sale along with recording a gain or loss on sale. In addition, our cash flows reflect a non-cash gain or loss on disposal of intangible assets for the difference in cost basis as we exchange narrowband licenses for broadband licenses. We expect net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to be affected by the progress on our customer agreements as well as changes in other operating assets and liabilities. The following represents our changes in net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023.

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $42.0 million in Fiscal 2024. The net cash provided by operating activities in Fiscal 2024 was primarily due to the following:

• $61.5 million increase in deferred revenue due to $66.0 million cash proceeds from our 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum customer prepayments offset by $4.2 million in revenue recognition in connection with the delivery of cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum;

•$15.0 million increase in contingent liability related to the LCRA Agreement; and

•$9.1 million decrease related to our operating loss, which includes $23.6 million of non-cash items. Refer to the Results of Operations.

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Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $27.3 million in Fiscal 2023. The net cash used in operating activities in Fiscal 2023 was primarily due to the following:

•$6.1 million increase in deferred revenue due to $8.0 million cash proceeds from our 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum customer prepayments offset by $1.9 million in revenue recognition in connection with the delivery of cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum.

•$0.2 million increase in contingent liability related to the SDG&E Agreement; and

•$16.3 million decrease related to our operating loss, which includes $17.2 million of non-cash items. Refer to the Results of Operations.

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

Our principal outflow of cash used in investing activities is our purchases of intangible assets, including refundable deposits, retuning costs and swaps, which represent our spectrum clearing efforts as we work toward the conversion from narrowband to broadband spectrum. The purchases of intangible assets may be offset by current period cash proceeds from the sale of intangible assets, with a potential non-cash derecognition of the contingent liability for any proceeds received and recognized in operating activities in a prior period. We expect net cash provided by (used in) investing activities to be affected by the timing of our spectrum clearing efforts and the closing of our sale transactions and the related transfer of broadband licenses. The following represents our changes in net cash provided by (used in) investing activities for Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023.

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities was approximately $8.1 million and $27.1 million in Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023 respectively. For Fiscal 2024, the net cash provided by investing activities resulted from $25.4 million sale of spectrum related to our transfer of the San Diego County and Imperial County broadband license to SDG&E, offset by $17.0 million in payments made to acquire, swap or retune wireless licenses in markets across the United States and $0.3 million for purchases of equipment. For Fiscal 2023, the net cash used in investing activities resulted from $25.0 million in payments made to acquire, swap or retune wireless licenses in markets across the United States and $2.1 million for purchases of equipment.

Net cash used in financing activities

Our principal outflow of cash used in financing activities is a result of our equity transactions, including repurchases of common stock and taxes and fees associated with the issuance of restricted stock awards, offset by proceeds from stock options exercised in the period. We expect net cash used in financing activities to be affected by the timing of future equity transactions including the timing of our repurchases of common stock. The following represents our changes in net cash used in financing activities for Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023.

Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $25.1 million and $8.1 million in Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively. For Fiscal 2024, net cash used in financing activities was primarily from the repurchase of common stock of $24.7 million, payments of withholding tax on net issuance of restricted stock of $1.2 million, partially offset by the proceeds from stock option exercises of $0.8 million. For Fiscal 2023, net cash used in financing activities was primarily from the repurchase of common stock of $8.2 million, payments of withholding tax on net issuance of restricted stock of $1.6 million, partially offset by the proceeds from stock option exercises of $1.7 million.

The following table illustrates the estimated contracted customer proceeds for Fiscal 2025 and thereafter (in thousands):

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* Total cash proceeds are subject to change based on final delivery date of the broadband licenses for the associated milestone, which may include penalties associated with delayed deliveries.

Material Cash Requirements

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including: costs and time related to the commercialization of our spectrum assets; and our ability to sign customer contracts and generate revenues from the license or transfer of any broadband licenses we secure; our ability to timely deliver broadband licenses and clear spectrum to our

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customers in accordance with our contractual obligation; any requirement to refund payments or pay penalties if we do not satisfy our contractual obligations; the timeline and costs to acquire broadband licenses pursuant to the Report and Order, including the costs to acquire additional spectrum, the costs related to retuning, or swapping spectrum held by 900 MHz site-based licensees in the broadband segment that is required under section 90.621(b) to be protected by a broadband licensee with a base station at any location within the county, or any 900 MHz geographic-based SMR licensee in the broadband segment whose license area completely or partially overlaps the county, and the costs of paying Anti-Windfall Payments to the U.S. Treasury.

We are obligated under certain lease agreements for office space with lease terms expiring on various dates from October 31, 2024 through January 31, 2029, which includes a three to ten-year lease extension for our corporate headquarters. We have also entered into multiple lease agreements for tower space related to its spectrum holdings. The lease expiration dates range from April 30, 2024 to March 21, 2031. Total estimated payments for these lease agreements are approximately $6.1 million (exclusive of real estate taxes, utilities, maintenance and other costs borne by us). We also have an obligation to clear the tower site locations, for which we recorded an asset retirement obligation (the “ARO”). Total estimated payments as a result of the ARO are approximately $0.7 million. See Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report for further information on the AROs. In addition to the lease payments and ARO for our tower site locations, we entered into agreements with several third parties in multiple U.S. markets to acquire, retune or swap wireless licenses for cash consideration (“deals”). As of March 31, 2024, our total estimated payments for these agreements with incumbents are approximately $17.9 million.

Xcel Energy Guaranty

In October 2022, we entered into an agreement with Xcel Energy providing Xcel Energy dedicated long-term usage of our 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum for a term of 20 years throughout Xcel Energy’s service territory in eight states the Xcel Energy Agreement. In connection with Xcel Energy Agreement, we entered into a guaranty agreement, under which we guaranteed the delivery of the relevant 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses in Xcel Energy’s service territory in eight states along with other commercial obligations. In the event of default or non-delivery of the specific territory’s 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum, we are required to refund payments we have received. In addition, to the extent Anterix has performed any obligations, our liability and remaining obligations under the Xcel Energy Agreement will extend only to the remaining unperformed obligations. We recorded $67.1 million in deferred revenue in connection with the prepayments received as of March 31, 2024. We commenced delivery of the relevant cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband leases in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 and will continue through 2029. The revenue recognized for the year ended March 31, 2024 was approximately $1.9 million. As of March 31, 2024, the maximum potential liability of future undiscounted payments under this agreement is approximately $65.2 million.

Share Repurchase Program

In September 2021, our Board authorized a share repurchase program (the “2021 Share Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock on or before September 29, 2023. We repurchased and subsequently retired a total of $33.9 million of our common stock under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program, including $10.7 million during fiscal year 2024. On September 21, 2023, our Board authorized the new 2023 Share Repurchase Program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $250.0 million of our common stock on or before September 21, 2026. We repurchased and subsequently retired a total of $13.9 million of our common stock under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program during fiscal year 2024. We may repurchase shares of our common stock via the open market and/or privately negotiated transactions. Repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and may be effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The manner, timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by us based on a variety of factors, including, proceeds from customer contracts, the timing of which is unpredictable, as well as general business and market conditions, our capital position and other strategic considerations. The 2023 Share Repurchase Program does not obligate us to repurchase any particular amount of our common stock.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which was enacted into law on August 16, 2022, imposed a nondeductible 1% excise tax on the net value of certain stock repurchases made after December 31, 2022. Excise tax accrued for the year ended March 31, 2024 was approximately $0.2 million.

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The following table presents the share repurchase activity for Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023 (in thousands, except per share data):

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* Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases.

As of March 31, 2024, $236.1 million is remaining under the share repurchase program.

Critical Accounting Estimates 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Accordingly, our actual results could differ from those based on such estimates and assumptions. Further, to the extent that there are differences between our estimates and our actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving our judgments and estimates.

We believe that the areas described below are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results, as they require management’s significant judgments in the application of accounting policy or in making estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods. Our significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report. Of those policies, we believe that the policy discussed below may involve a higher degree of judgment and may be more critical to an accurate reflection of our financial condition and results of operations.

Evaluation of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment

Unit of accounting of wireless licenses not associated with closed deals is based on geographic markets. Unit of accounting of wireless licenses associated with closed deals is based on the deal markets. Our wireless licenses not associated with closed deals are tested for impairment based on the geographic markets, as we will be utilizing the existing wireless narrowband licenses, or broadband licenses if applicable, as part of facilitating broadband spectrum networks at a geographic market level. Our wireless licenses associated with closed deals are tested for impairment based at the deal market level. We use a market-based approach to estimate fair value for impairment testing purposes. We may elect to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an intangible asset is less than its carrying value. If we do not perform the qualitative assessment, or if the qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that the fair value of the intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, we will calculate the estimated fair value of the intangible asset. If the estimated fair value of the spectrum licenses is lower than their carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized. We will use a market-based approach to estimate fair value for impairment testing purposes except for deals that were realized as of the valuation date, for which a transaction specific market approach will be used.

The valuation approach used to estimate fair value for the purpose of impairment testing requires management to use complex assumptions and estimates such as population, discount rates, industry and market considerations, long-term market equity risk, as well as other factors. These assumptions and estimates depend on our ability to accurately predict forward looking assumptions including successfully applying for broadband licenses, commercializing our 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and properly estimating favorable deal terms over the life of the contract. For impairment testing, estimated fair value is determined using a market-based approach primarily using the 600 MHz auction price. The FCC will use the spectrum price based on the average price paid in the FCC’s 600 MHz auction to calculate the Anti-Windfall Payments. The estimated fair value of realized deals is determined using a transaction specific market approach based on the deal specific terms and adjusted for our rate of return and present value taking into consideration the timing of payments. In addition, we performed a sensitivity analysis to recent auctions and transactions noting that while in some cases the value was lower than the 600 MHz auction price, the values were well above our carrying value. Furthermore, if management determines that for impairment testing purposes, the 600 MHz auction price is not the appropriate market-based fair value, and the new estimated fair value is lower by over 50%, our intangible assets would still not be impaired as the current estimated fair value for impairment testing purposes exceeds book value by more than 50%.

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During the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we performed a step one quantitative approach impairment test as of January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2023, respectively, to determine if the fair value of the combined licenses by the associated geographical or deal market exceeds the carrying value for each geographical or deal market. During Fiscal 2023, we shifted from a probability analysis approach to a more detailed approach with measurable qualitative metrics. The new approach, Demonstrated Intent (“DI”), determines how likely a deal is to close based on certain qualitative factors, like applying for an experimental license, entering into a request for proposal, joining certain utility board or publicly backing 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and its application. As a result, we will continue to utilize the DI scores on a go-forward basis for our impairment analysis. Based on the results of the impairment test, there were no impairment charges recorded during the year ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, including those recently adopted, is provided in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report.