Stratos Global Corp. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. The Corporation reported net earnings in 2005 of $5.4 million, or $0.13 basic earnings per share, compared with $25.1 million, or $0.51 basic earnings per share, reported in 2004. Revenue for 2005 was $381.0 million, a 4 percent improvement compared with the $367.8 million achieved in 2004. Segment earnings for 2005 were $58.2 million, compared with $78.1 million reported for the prior year. In the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) business, both revenue and segment earnings for the full year were adversely impacted by intensified price competition, resulting in lower volumes, prices and reduced margins, as well as a shift toward lower-margin products and services.
