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Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

AMBA • • Industrial / General
TechnologySemiconductorsDigital & Computing SemiconductorsProcessors & Microcontrollers
AboutAmbarella, Inc. develops semiconductor solutions for video that enable high-definition (HD) and ultra HD compression, image processing, and deep neural network processing worldwide. The company's system-on-a-chip designs integrated HD video processing, image processing, artificial intelligence computer vision algorithms, audio processing, and system functions onto a single chip for delivering video and image quality, differentiated functionality, and low power consumption. Its solutions are used in automotive cameras, such as automotive video recorders, electronic mirrors, front advanced driver assistance system camera, cabin monitoring system and driver monitoring system camera, and central domain controllers for autonomous vehicle; and professional and home internet protocol security camera; robotics and industrial application, including identification/authentication cameras, robotic products, and sensing cameras, as well as cameras for the home, public spaces, and consumer leisure comprising wearable body cameras, sports action cameras, social media cameras, drones for capturing aerial video or photographs, video conferencing, and virtual reality applications. The company sells its solutions to original design manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers through its direct sales force and distributors. Ambarella, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.Show more
  • Revenue $285M +25.8%
  • EBITDA -$101M +22.5%
  • Net Income -$117M +30.9%
  • EPS (Diluted) -2.84 +33.2%
  • Gross Margin 60.5% +0.1%
  • EBITDA Margin -35.29% +38.4%
  • Operating Margin -44.44% +34.9%
  • Net Margin -41.12% +45.0%
  • ROE -20.89% +28.1%
  • ROIC -22.54% +10.4%
  • Debt/Equity 0.01 -1.7%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.7%
5Y4.49%
3Y-4.96%
TTM48.08%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM49.42%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM51.3%

ROCE

10Y Avg-5.02%
5Y Avg-15.69%
3Y Avg-20.11%
Latest-22.16%

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Profit & Loss

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+316.37M310.3M295.4M227.77M228.73M222.99M331.86M337.61M226.47M284.87M
Revenue Growth %0.45%-0.02%-0.05%-0.23%0%-0.03%0.49%0.02%-0.33%0.26%
Cost of Goods Sold+111.03M105.28M107.67M89.62M96.02M87.42M123.72M128.67M89.66M112.53M
COGS % of Revenue0.35%0.34%0.36%0.39%0.42%0.39%0.37%0.38%0.4%0.4%
Gross Profit+205.34M205.01M187.73M138.14M132.71M135.57M208.13M208.93M136.82M172.33M
Gross Margin %0.65%0.66%0.64%0.61%0.58%0.61%0.63%0.62%0.6%0.6%
Gross Profit Growth %0.48%-0%-0.08%-0.26%-0.04%0.02%0.54%0%-0.35%0.26%
Operating Expenses+120.67M144.65M163.3M178.56M182.36M196.74M237.78M283.19M291.38M298.93M
OpEx % of Revenue0.38%0.47%0.55%0.78%0.8%0.88%0.72%0.84%1.29%1.05%
Selling, General & Admin37.74M43.45M47.79M50.48M52.63M55.98M70.44M78.24M76.33M72.82M
SG&A % of Revenue0.12%0.14%0.16%0.22%0.23%0.25%0.21%0.23%0.34%0.26%
Research & Development82.93M101.2M115.51M128.08M129.72M140.76M167.34M204.95M215.05M226.11M
R&D % of Revenue0.26%0.33%0.39%0.56%0.57%0.63%0.5%0.61%0.95%0.79%
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+84.68M60.36M24.43M-40.42M-49.65M-61.17M-29.64M-74.26M-154.56M-126.59M
Operating Margin %0.27%0.19%0.08%-0.18%-0.22%-0.27%-0.09%-0.22%-0.68%-0.44%
Operating Income Growth %0.63%-0.29%-0.6%-2.65%-0.23%-0.23%0.52%-1.51%-1.08%0.18%
EBITDA+86.28M61.95M29.2M-33.2M-38.02M-49.2M-15.64M-54.32M-129.75M-100.53M
EBITDA Margin %0.27%0.2%0.1%-0.15%-0.17%-0.22%-0.05%-0.16%-0.57%-0.35%
EBITDA Growth %0.62%-0.28%-0.53%-2.14%-0.15%-0.29%0.68%-2.47%-1.39%0.23%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.61M1.58M4.77M7.22M11.63M11.97M14.01M19.93M24.81M26.06M
EBIT84.68M60.36M24.43M-40.42M-49.65M-61.17M-29.64M-74.26M-154.56M-126.59M
Net Interest Income+0000000000
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense0000000000
Other Income/Expense530K518K1.3M5.87M8.02M3.86M1M3.32M6.03M8.87M
Pretax Income+85.21M60.88M25.73M-34.55M-41.63M-57.3M-28.64M-70.94M-148.53M-117.73M
Pretax Margin %0.27%0.2%0.09%-0.15%-0.18%-0.26%-0.09%-0.21%-0.66%-0.41%
Income Tax+8.7M3.07M6.88M-4.11M3.16M2.48M-2.23M-5.55M20.89M-602K
Effective Tax Rate %0.9%0.95%0.73%0.88%1.08%1.04%0.92%0.92%1.14%0.99%
Net Income+76.51M57.81M18.85M-30.45M-44.79M-59.79M-26.41M-65.39M-169.42M-117.13M
Net Margin %0.24%0.19%0.06%-0.13%-0.2%-0.27%-0.08%-0.19%-0.75%-0.41%
Net Income Growth %0.51%-0.24%-0.67%-2.62%-0.47%-0.33%0.56%-1.48%-1.59%0.31%
Net Income (Continuing)76.51M57.81M18.85M-30.45M-44.79M-59.79M-26.41M-65.39M-169.42M-117.13M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+2.271.680.55-0.93-1.35-1.72-0.72-1.70-4.25-2.84
EPS Growth %0.45%-0.26%-0.67%-2.69%-0.45%-0.27%0.58%-1.36%-1.5%0.33%
EPS (Basic)2.421.770.57-0.93-1.35-1.72-0.72-1.70-4.25-2.84
Diluted Shares Outstanding33.76M34.33M34.58M32.71M33.08M34.68M36.58M38.36M39.88M41.3M
Basic Shares Outstanding31.63M32.67M33.22M32.71M33.08M34.68M36.58M38.36M39.88M41.3M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+369.64M468.54M493.28M409.59M451.19M497.3M266.75M304.63M280.16M320.55M
Cash & Short-Term Investments307.89M405.39M434.59M358.91M404.75M440.71M171.04M206.86M219.93M250.26M
Cash Only268.06M322.87M346.67M194.05M231.4M241.27M171.04M113.54M144.91M144.62M
Short-Term Investments39.84M82.52M87.92M164.86M173.34M199.43M093.32M75.01M105.64M
Accounts Receivable39.41M38.6M31.29M26.21M18.49M24.97M44.31M51.99M24.95M29.77M
Days Sales Outstanding45.4745.438.674229.540.8848.7356.2140.2138.14
Inventory18.17M20.14M23.38M18.25M22.97M26.08M45.22M40.49M29.04M34.43M
Days Inventory Outstanding59.7269.8479.2774.3387.32108.9133.4114.85118.24111.67
Other Current Assets7K8K9K11K9K10K10K8K6.24M6.09M
Total Non-Current Assets+40.97M43.74M53.37M57.26M76.09M75.98M390.8M405.56M377.5M368.42M
Property, Plant & Equipment3.45M4.99M6.45M6.73M15.55M15.19M21.26M20.15M15.69M14.27M
Fixed Asset Turnover91.76x62.21x45.81x33.85x14.71x14.68x15.61x16.75x14.44x19.96x
Goodwill26.6M26.6M26.6M26.6M26.6M26.6M303.63M303.63M303.63M303.63M
Intangible Assets4.18M4.15M14.42M10.94M17.83M18.7M46.3M58.5M55.14M47.28M
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets2.12M2.22M2.26M2.41M5.71M4.57M4.27M4.01M2.81M3.24M
Total Assets+410.62M512.27M546.65M466.85M527.28M573.28M657.54M710.2M657.65M688.97M
Asset Turnover0.77x0.61x0.54x0.49x0.43x0.39x0.50x0.48x0.34x0.41x
Asset Growth %0.44%0.25%0.07%-0.15%0.13%0.09%0.15%0.08%-0.07%0.05%
Total Current Liabilities+48.82M54.4M53.24M39.02M53.45M73.97M89.28M83.46M82.98M120.99M
Accounts Payable14.18M19.95M19.82M12.8M14.91M21.12M31.17M17.84M28.5M21.77M
Days Payables Outstanding46.669.1867.1752.1356.6888.291.9650.62116.0470.63
Short-Term Debt00002.18M2.91M3.39M3.54M3.44M2.83M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K307K529K701K844K1000K1000K894K1000K
Other Current Liabilities9.27M11.76M16.2M14.05M19.08M27.11M32.65M30.96M21.33M4.19M
Current Ratio7.57x8.61x9.27x10.50x8.44x6.72x2.99x3.65x3.38x2.65x
Quick Ratio7.20x8.24x8.83x10.03x8.01x6.37x2.48x3.16x3.03x2.36x
Cash Conversion Cycle58.5946.0650.7664.260.1461.5890.18120.4342.4179.18
Total Non-Current Liabilities+12.34M3.24M11.23M8.34M25.75M24.34M21.09M20.64M14.8M6.56M
Long-Term Debt0000000000
Capital Lease Obligations00007.97M7.53M8.32M5.1M1.9M2.44M
Deferred Tax Liabilities1.42M1.33M1.29M1.29M1.29M1.29M1.77M1.12M4.62M695K
Other Non-Current Liabilities12.34M3.24M11.23M8.34M17.78M16.81M12.76M14.43M8.29M3.43M
Total Liabilities61.16M57.64M64.46M47.36M79.2M98.3M110.37M104.11M97.78M127.56M
Total Debt+000010.16M10.44M11.71M8.64M5.34M5.26M
Net Debt-268.06M-322.87M-346.67M-194.05M-221.25M-230.84M-159.33M-104.91M-139.57M-139.36M
Debt / Equity----0.02x0.02x0.02x0.01x0.01x0.01x
Debt / EBITDA----------
Net Debt / EBITDA-3.11x-5.21x-11.87x-------
Interest Coverage----------
Total Equity+349.46M454.63M482.19M419.49M448.07M474.98M547.18M606.09M559.87M561.41M
Equity Growth %0.47%0.3%0.06%-0.13%0.07%0.06%0.15%0.11%-0.08%0%
Book Value per Share10.3513.2413.9412.8213.5413.7014.9615.8014.0413.59
Total Shareholders' Equity349.46M454.63M482.19M419.49M448.07M474.98M547.18M606.09M559.87M561.41M
Common Stock15K15K15K15K15K16K17K18K18K19K
Retained Earnings173.14M242.41M261.26M230.86M186.07M126.28M99.87M34.49M-134.93M-252.06M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-7K-70K-279K97K768K1.22M0-492K-183K-233K
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+123.56M113.31M85.4M24.47M39.41M30.8M38.8M44.09M19.02M33.84M
Operating CF Margin %0.39%0.37%0.29%0.11%0.17%0.14%0.12%0.13%0.08%0.12%
Operating CF Growth %1.36%-0.08%-0.25%-0.71%0.61%-0.22%0.26%0.14%-0.57%0.78%
Net Income76.51M57.81M18.85M-30.45M-44.79M-59.79M-26.41M-65.39M-169.42M-117.13M
Depreciation & Amortization1.61M1.58M4.77M7.22M11.63M11.97M14.01M19.93M24.81M26.06M
Stock-Based Compensation31.09M48.83M56.86M60.81M66.87M70.13M87.8M111.16M111.32M107.8M
Deferred Taxes1.29M853K2.13M-6.95M187K-514K-4.43M-3.94M19.04M-119K
Other Non-Cash Items-611K-524K-1.8M-320K-1.04M786K525K-1.43M-33K-80K
Working Capital Changes13.67M4.76M4.58M-5.85M6.56M8.21M-32.7M-16.24M33.3M17.3M
Change in Receivables1.26M812K7.3M5.08M7.72M-6.49M-18.6M-7.68M27.04M-4.82M
Change in Inventory3.63M-1.98M-3.24M5.13M-4.72M-3.11M-18.94M4.73M11.44M-5.21M
Change in Payables-6.88M5.78M-140K-7.01M2.11M6.21M9.82M-13.32M10.66M-9.58M
Cash from Investing+-34.8M-45.73M-9.6M-79.14M-8.58M-31.32M-119.55M-107.3M7.84M-40.53M
Capital Expenditures-2.08M-2.7M-3.69M-2.94M-1.82M-4.94M-9.68M-15.05M-11.98M-10.38M
CapEx % of Revenue0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%0.05%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing0000-6.75M-2.99M0000
Cash from Financing+9M-12.76M-52M-97.95M6.52M10.4M10.53M5.7M4.51M6.4M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing07.42M2.79M1.95M-5.44M-5.02M-4.77M-4.89M-6.03M-7.13M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+121.48M110.61M81.72M21.53M37.59M25.86M29.12M29.04M7.05M23.45M
FCF Margin %0.38%0.36%0.28%0.09%0.16%0.12%0.09%0.09%0.03%0.08%
FCF Growth %1.39%-0.09%-0.26%-0.74%0.75%-0.31%0.13%-0%-0.76%2.33%
FCF per Share3.603.222.360.661.140.750.800.760.180.57
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.62x1.96x4.53x-0.80x-0.88x-0.52x-1.47x-0.67x-0.11x-0.29x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid1.62M2.07M845K1.41M1.81M1.53M1.87M1.44M7.11M1.42M

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)26.08%14.38%4.02%-6.75%-10.33%-12.95%-5.17%-11.34%-29.06%-20.89%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)85.64%42.48%13.71%-16.8%-16.47%-19.48%-7.04%-12.53%-25.16%-22.54%
Gross Margin64.91%66.07%63.55%60.65%58.02%60.8%62.72%61.89%60.41%60.5%
Net Margin24.18%18.63%6.38%-13.37%-19.58%-26.81%-7.96%-19.37%-74.81%-41.12%
Debt / Equity----0.02x0.02x0.02x0.01x0.01x0.01x
FCF Conversion1.62x1.96x4.53x-0.80x-0.88x-0.52x-1.47x-0.67x-0.11x-0.29x
Revenue Growth44.94%-1.92%-4.8%-22.9%0.42%-2.51%48.82%1.73%-32.92%25.78%

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
TAIWAN-------203.83M119.6M179.32M
TAIWAN Growth---------41.32%49.94%
Europe--45.19M18.24M11.13M9.41M17.82M25.07M11.95M22.78M
Europe Growth----59.62%-38.97%-15.44%89.30%40.63%-52.33%90.63%
North America Other Than United States---7.03M8.4M10.3M18.19M23.16M25.75M18.07M
North America Other Than United States Growth----19.55%22.64%76.54%27.34%11.18%-29.82%
UNITED STATES-7.04M6.76M3.32M4.38M6.67M5.32M12.18M10.66M3.03M
UNITED STATES Growth---3.96%-50.94%32.18%52.27%-20.32%129.00%-12.43%-71.62%
Asia Pacific3.93M9.48M57.86M66.98M66.87M57.27M81.48M73.37M58.51M-
Asia Pacific Growth-141.25%510.29%15.76%-0.17%-14.35%42.27%-9.95%-20.26%-
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA---132.2M137.95M139.33M209.04M---
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA Growth----4.35%1.00%50.04%---
U S8.86M---------
U S Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) reported $373.9M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 284% increase from $97.3M in 2012.

Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) grew revenue by 25.8% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) reported a net loss of $79.7M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) has a return on equity (ROE) of -20.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) generated $75.9M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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