Rambus Q2 2023 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Rambus reported a strong second quarter with revenue of $119.8 million, driven by product revenue of $55.0 million. The company generated $50.4 million in cash from operations and a GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.51, largely driven by a net benefit from income taxes.
Delivered strong Q2 results with revenue in line and earnings at the high end of guidance
Generated $50.4 million in cash from operations
Produced quarterly product revenue of $55.0 million driven by memory interface chips
GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.51, largely driven by a net benefit from income taxes of $155.3 million from a release of the Company's valuation allowance in the second quarter.
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Forward Guidance
The Company will discuss its full revenue guidance for the third quarter of 2023 during its upcoming conference call.
Positive Outlook
- The Company expects licensing billings to be between $59 million and $65 million.
- The Company also expects royalty revenue to be between $26 million and $32 million
- The Company expects product revenue to be between $47 million and $53 million
- The Company expects contract and other revenue to be between $17 million and $23 million.
- The Company expects non-GAAP interest and other income (expense), net, of $1 million
Challenges Ahead
- Revenue is not without risk and achieving revenue in this range will require that the Company sign customer agreements for various product sales and solutions licensing, among other matters.
- The Company expects operating costs and expenses to be between $90 million and $86 million.
- The Company expects non-GAAP operating costs and expenses to be between $75 million and $71 million.
- These expectations also assume a tax rate of 24% and diluted share count of 112 million
- These expectations exclude stock-based compensation expense of $12 million, amortization of acquired intangible assets of $3 million, and interest income related to the significant financing component from fixed-fee patent and technology licensing arrangements of $0 million.
Revenue & Expenses
Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income