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Sep 30, 2022

Rambus Q3 2022 Earnings Report

Exceeded guidance for Q3 revenue and earnings, delivered record quarterly product revenue, generated $80 million in cash from operations, and initiated a $100 million accelerated share repurchase program.

Key Takeaways

Rambus reported an excellent performance in Q3 2022, exceeding guidance with record cash and product revenue. GAAP revenue was $112.2 million. The company's strategic focus and strong execution in the data center market, combined with a diverse portfolio of offerings, drive long-term profitable growth and enable consistent capital returns to stockholders.

Exceeded guidance for Q3 revenue and earnings

Delivered record quarterly product revenue driven by memory interface chips

Generated $80 million in cash from operations

Initiated $100 million accelerated share repurchase program

Total Revenue
$112M
Previous year: $81.3M
+38.1%
EPS
$0.01
Previous year: $0.34
-97.1%
Licensing billings
$62.2M
Previous year: $66.1M
-5.9%
Gross Profit
$85.3M
Previous year: $62.9M
+35.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$142M
Previous year: $152M
-6.8%
Free Cash Flow
$73.8M
Previous year: $43.7M
+68.7%
Total Assets
$969M
Previous year: $1.2B
-19.4%

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Forward Guidance

For the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company expects licensing billings to be between $59 million and $65 million. The Company also expects royalty revenue to be between $29 million and $35 million, product revenue to be between $63 million and $69 million and contract and other revenue to be between $21 million and $27 million. The Company also expects operating costs and expenses to be between $100 million and $96 million. Additionally, the Company expects non-GAAP operating costs and expenses to be between $86 million and $82 million. These expectations also assume non-GAAP interest and other income (expense), net, of ($1 million), tax rate of 24% and diluted share count of 110 million, and exclude stock-based compensation expense ($10 million), amortization expense ($4 million), non-cash interest expense ($0.1 million) and interest income related to the significant financing component from fixed-fee patent and technology licensing arrangements ($1 million).

Positive Outlook

  • Licensing billings between $59 million and $65 million
  • Royalty revenue between $29 million and $35 million
  • Product revenue between $63 million and $69 million
  • Contract and other revenue between $21 million and $27 million
  • Diluted share count of 110 million

Challenges Ahead

  • Non-GAAP interest and other income (expense), net, of ($1 million)
  • Stock-based compensation expense ($10 million)
  • Amortization expense ($4 million)
  • Non-cash interest expense ($0.1 million)
  • Interest income related to the significant financing component from fixed-fee patent and technology licensing arrangements ($1 million)

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income