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Jun 30, 2023

Rambus Q2 2023 Earnings Report

Delivered strong Q2 results with revenue in line and earnings at the high end of guidance.

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.

Total Revenue
$120M
Previous year: $121M
-1.1%
EPS
$0.31
Previous year: $0.31
+0.0%
Licensing billings
$60.2M
Previous year: $66.1M
-8.9%
Gross Profit
$96.2M
Previous year: $96.3M
-0.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$122M
Previous year: $171M
-28.7%
Free Cash Flow
$43.7M
Previous year: $51.7M
-15.6%
Total Assets
$1.13B
Previous year: $1.11B
+1.5%

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Rambus Revenue by Segment

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