As of the close on 2026/06/12, the share prices were as follows:
$SPCX = $160
$SATS = $114
Based on this setup, let’s think about the NAV arbitrage in
$SATS.
SATS is expected to receive 261.8M shares of SPCX.
Meanwhile, SATS’ fully diluted share count is 348M.
261.8M ÷ 348M = 0.752
In other words, each SATS share represents approximately 0.75 shares of SPCX exposure.
Therefore, the theoretical pair trade ratio is:
Long: 1 share of SATS
Short: 0.75 shares of SPCX
At an SPCX share price of $160:
0.75 × $160 = $120
This means that each SATS share contains approximately $120 of embedded SPCX equity value.
However, SATS is actually trading at $114.
In other words, even just the value of the SPCX shares that SATS is expected to receive is higher than SATS’ current share price.
On top of that, SATS also has the following non-SPCX NAV:
・Net cash after debt repayment and haircut: approximately $8.5B
・Remaining operating business value: approximately $10.0B
・Remaining spectrum value: approximately $10.0B
Total: approximately $28.5B
Dividing this by the fully diluted share count of 348M:
$28.5B ÷ 348M = approximately $82/share
Therefore, SATS’ theoretical NAV is:
SPCX exposure: approximately $120
Non-SPCX NAV: approximately $82
Total: approximately $202
Meanwhile, SATS’ current share price is $114.
So the setup is:
SATS theoretical NAV: $202
SATS actual share price: $114
NAV gap: approximately $88/share
From a pair trade perspective:
Long: 1 share of SATS
Short: 0.75 shares of SPCX
This position largely offsets the direct exposure to SPCX’s share price, while isolating the NAV discount in SATS.
This is the core of the
$SATS /
$SPCX arbitrage I am looking at.
Of course, this is not risk-free.
・Borrowing cost for shorting SPCX
・Closing risk on the SATS side
・Timing risk around when the discount closes
That said, the transactions with
$T and SPCX have already been approved by the FCC, and in my view, the 30-day reconsideration period has passed without issue.
Still, if the market values SPCX at approximately $2.1T, leaving SATS at $114 looks extremely inefficient to me.
Not financial advice. My personal analysis.