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Rambus Inc. (RMBS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

RMBS • • Industrial / General
TechnologySemiconductorsSemiconductor Design & IPProcessor & Microcontroller IP
AboutRambus Inc. provides semiconductor products in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Europe, Canada, Singapore, China, and internationally. The company offers DDR memory interface chips, including DDR5, DDR4 and DDR3 memory interface chips to module manufacturers and OEMs; silicon IP comprising, interface and security IP solutions that move and protect data in advanced applications; and physical interface and digital controller IP to offer industry-leading, integrated memory and interconnect subsystems. It also provides a portfolio of patents that covers memory architecture, high-speed serial links, and security products. The company markets its products and services through its direct sales force and distributors. Rambus Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.Show more
  • Revenue $557M +20.7%
  • EBITDA $217M +50.6%
  • Net Income $180M -46.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.65 -45.2%
  • Gross Margin 75.44% +9.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 38.96% +24.8%
  • Operating Margin 32.16% +62.1%
  • Net Margin 32.31% -55.4%
  • ROE 16.66% -54.7%
  • ROIC 13.26% +61.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.03 -9.0%
  • Interest Coverage 126.44 +105.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 35.9% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 20.0%
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 17.2%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Expensive at 10.0x book value

* 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

10Y6.5%
5Y19.96%
3Y19.24%
TTM31.05%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y21.24%
5Y-
3Y114.06%
TTM29.89%

EPS CAGR

10Y22.32%
5Y-
3Y117.66%
TTM30.43%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.22%
5Y Avg6.33%
3Y Avg10.76%
Latest14.73%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ARMArm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares111.52B105.11140.1523.94%18.81%11.21%0.16%0.05
RMBSRambus Inc.11.1B103.0762.4720.71%33.72%17.76%1.8%0.03

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+296.28M336.6M393.1M231.2M224.03M246.32M328.3M454.79M461.12M556.62M
Revenue Growth %-0%0.14%0.17%-0.41%-0.03%0.1%0.33%0.39%0.01%0.21%
Cost of Goods Sold+47.82M74.53M86.01M59.34M77.64M91.58M98.43M140.77M142.34M136.71M
COGS % of Revenue0.16%0.22%0.22%0.26%0.35%0.37%0.3%0.31%0.31%0.25%
Gross Profit+248.46M262.07M307.09M171.86M146.39M154.74M229.87M314.02M318.78M419.91M
Gross Margin %0.84%0.78%0.78%0.74%0.65%0.63%0.7%0.69%0.69%0.75%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.01%0.05%0.17%-0.44%-0.15%0.06%0.49%0.37%0.02%0.32%
Operating Expenses+179.19M214.45M250.11M256.61M230.87M196.5M199.93M233.97M227.28M240.88M
OpEx % of Revenue0.6%0.64%0.64%1.11%1.03%0.8%0.61%0.51%0.49%0.43%
Selling, General & Admin68.08M84.61M100.98M98.27M74.05M56.67M64.25M75.2M70.45M77.99M
SG&A % of Revenue0.23%0.25%0.26%0.43%0.33%0.23%0.2%0.17%0.15%0.14%
Research & Development111.11M129.84M149.13M158.34M156.81M139.84M135.68M158.77M156.83M162.88M
R&D % of Revenue0.38%0.39%0.38%0.68%0.7%0.57%0.41%0.35%0.34%0.29%
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+69.27M47.62M56.97M-84.75M-84.48M-41.77M29.95M80.05M91.5M179.04M
Operating Margin %0.23%0.14%0.14%-0.37%-0.38%-0.17%0.09%0.18%0.2%0.32%
Operating Income Growth %-0.02%-0.31%0.2%-2.49%0%0.51%1.72%1.67%0.14%0.96%
EBITDA+106.72M97.72M112.21M-44.66M-43.91M6.42M74.23M127.18M143.94M216.85M
EBITDA Margin %0.36%0.29%0.29%-0.19%-0.2%0.03%0.23%0.28%0.31%0.39%
EBITDA Growth %-0.04%-0.08%0.15%-1.4%0.02%1.15%10.56%0.71%0.13%0.51%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)37.45M50.1M55.24M40.09M40.56M48.19M44.28M47.13M52.44M37.81M
EBIT72.64M35.38M54.71M-54.35M-77.16M-26.2M33.99M-5.95M188.65M201.46M
Net Interest Income+-11.19M-11.01M-12.34M16.34M17.59M7.51M-995K5.9M9.84M17.03M
Interest Income1.22M1.74M1.38M32.62M27.38M17.86M9.71M7.77M11.33M18.45M
Interest Expense12.41M12.74M13.72M16.28M9.85M10.34M10.71M1.87M1.49M1.42M
Other Income/Expense-9.04M-24.98M-15.98M14.12M-2.54M5.23M-6.66M-87.88M95.66M21.01M
Pretax Income+60.23M22.64M40.99M-70.63M-87.02M-36.54M23.29M-7.83M187.16M200.04M
Pretax Margin %0.2%0.07%0.1%-0.31%-0.39%-0.15%0.07%-0.02%0.41%0.36%
Income Tax+-151.16M15.82M63.85M87.33M3.4M3.93M4.95M6.49M-146.74M20.22M
Effective Tax Rate %3.51%0.3%-0.56%2.24%1.04%1.11%0.79%1.83%1.78%0.9%
Net Income+211.39M6.82M-22.86M-157.96M-90.42M-40.47M18.33M-14.31M333.9M179.82M
Net Margin %0.71%0.02%-0.06%-0.68%-0.4%-0.16%0.06%-0.03%0.72%0.32%
Net Income Growth %7.07%-0.97%-4.35%-5.91%0.43%0.55%1.45%-1.78%24.33%-0.46%
Net Income (Continuing)211.39M6.82M-22.86M-157.96M-90.42M-40.47M18.33M-14.31M333.9M179.82M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+1.800.06-0.17-1.46-0.81-0.360.16-0.133.011.65
EPS Growth %7.18%-0.97%-3.83%-7.59%0.45%0.56%1.44%-1.81%24.15%-0.45%
EPS (Basic)1.840.06-0.17-1.46-0.81-0.360.17-0.133.091.67
Diluted Shares Outstanding117.48M113.14M110.2M108.45M110.95M113.25M114.86M109.47M110.89M109.04M
Basic Shares Outstanding114.81M110.16M108.87M108.19M110.95M113.25M110.54M109.47M108.18M107.44M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+315.59M216.78M371.74M527.75M664.67M699.71M684.36M527.21M630.64M690.26M
Cash & Short-Term Investments287.71M172.18M329.38M277.76M407.66M502.65M485.61M313.23M425.84M481.8M
Cash Only143.76M135.29M225.84M115.92M102.18M128.97M107.89M125.33M94.77M99.78M
Short-Term Investments143.94M36.89M103.53M161.84M305.49M373.68M377.72M187.89M331.08M382.02M
Accounts Receivable16.41M21.1M25.89M227.48M228.41M166.72M179.67M181.07M133.8M147.88M
Days Sales Outstanding20.2122.8824.04359.12372.13247.04199.76145.32105.9196.97
Inventory1.08M5.63M5.16M6.77M10.09M14.47M8.48M20.9M36.15M44.63M
Days Inventory Outstanding8.2427.5921.8941.6547.4257.6531.4554.1992.71119.17
Other Current Assets000000012.02M34.85M15.94M
Total Non-Current Assets+403.91M566.72M512.88M833.4M678.77M551.7M548.28M485.38M627.58M652.88M
Property, Plant & Equipment56.62M58.44M54.3M57.03M82.56M86.4M79.75M110.4M89.31M96.96M
Fixed Asset Turnover5.23x5.76x7.24x4.05x2.71x2.85x4.12x4.12x5.16x5.74x
Goodwill116.9M204.79M209.66M207.18M183.47M183.22M278.81M292.04M286.81M286.81M
Intangible Assets64.27M132.39M91.72M59.94M54.9M36.49M58.42M50.88M28.77M17.06M
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets2.17M2.75M4.54M504.83M353.28M241.23M127.26M29.03M94.8M115.58M
Total Assets+718.02M783.5M891.07M1.36B1.34B1.25B1.23B1.01B1.26B1.34B
Asset Turnover0.41x0.43x0.44x0.17x0.17x0.20x0.27x0.45x0.37x0.41x
Asset Growth %0.22%0.09%0.14%0.53%-0.01%-0.07%-0.01%-0.18%0.24%0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+28.37M51.3M132.84M69.28M86.18M85.86M267.27M126.71M89.12M81.81M
Accounts Payable4.1M9.79M9.61M7.39M9.55M8.99M11.28M24.82M18.07M18.52M
Days Payables Outstanding31.2747.9640.845.4744.8935.8441.8364.3446.3549.45
Short-Term Debt0078.45M000163.69M10.38M00
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities6.21M10.4M9.16M9.19M18.89M18.56M20M23.99M26.6M17.31M
Current Ratio11.13x4.23x2.80x7.62x7.71x8.15x2.56x4.16x7.08x8.44x
Quick Ratio11.09x4.12x2.76x7.52x7.60x7.98x2.53x4.00x6.67x7.89x
Cash Conversion Cycle-2.812.515.14355.31374.66268.85189.38135.17152.27166.69
Total Non-Current Liabilities+164.6M179.41M186.9M279.76M281.89M252.84M102.98M106.59M131M140.63M
Long-Term Debt159.53M164.2M172.71M178.23M148.79M156.03M0000
Capital Lease Obligations038.03M37.26M36.3M39.89M34.3M29.1M29.08M26.25M24.53M
Deferred Tax Liabilities162.49M11.6M9.83M18.96M13.85M14.28M23.98M24.96M4.46M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.6M-34.41M-33.16M46.27M79.37M48.23M49.9M52.55M100.29M116.1M
Total Liabilities192.97M230.71M319.74M349.04M368.07M338.7M370.25M233.3M220.13M222.44M
Total Debt+158.04M164.2M251.16M178.23M195.03M195.06M198.78M44.48M30.71M30.15M
Net Debt14.28M28.9M25.32M62.31M92.86M66.09M90.89M-80.85M-64.06M-69.62M
Debt / Equity0.30x0.30x0.44x0.18x0.20x0.21x0.23x0.06x0.03x0.03x
Debt / EBITDA1.48x1.68x2.24x--30.38x2.68x0.35x0.21x0.14x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.13x0.30x0.23x--10.29x1.22x-0.64x-0.45x-0.32x
Interest Coverage5.58x3.74x4.15x-5.21x-8.57x-4.04x2.80x42.72x61.41x126.44x
Total Equity+526.53M552.78M571.58M1.01B975.37M912.71M862.4M779.3M1.04B1.12B
Equity Growth %0.34%0.05%0.03%0.77%-0.04%-0.06%-0.06%-0.1%0.33%0.08%
Book Value per Share4.484.895.199.338.798.067.517.129.3610.28
Total Shareholders' Equity526.53M552.78M571.58M1.01B975.37M912.71M862.4M779.3M1.04B1.12B
Common Stock109K111K110K109K112K112K109K108K108K107K
Retained Earnings-604.32M-615.05M-636.23M-204.29M-290.24M-357.75M-435.23M-513.26M-285.53M-153.66M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI373K-13.51M-5.1M-10.29M-92K-81K-1.45M-4.96M-1.27M-1.26M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+76.44M92.54M117.44M87.12M128.53M185.46M209.22M230.39M195.79M230.6M
Operating CF Margin %0.26%0.27%0.3%0.38%0.57%0.75%0.64%0.51%0.42%0.41%
Operating CF Growth %-0.01%0.21%0.27%-0.26%0.48%0.44%0.13%0.1%-0.15%0.18%
Net Income211.39M6.82M-22.86M-157.96M-90.42M-43.61M18.33M-14.31M333.9M179.82M
Depreciation & Amortization37.45M50.1M55.24M40.09M40.56M47.36M44.28M47.13M48.43M42.69M
Stock-Based Compensation15.1M21.01M27.4M21.74M26.48M25.78M27.49M35.55M45.01M44.88M
Deferred Taxes-173.45M-7.12M39.53M79.95M-1.82M685K1.52M689K-145.35M-9.88M
Other Non-Cash Items3.29M15.45M8.89M8.82M15.15M6.11M13.95M96.39M-94.54M-3.96M
Working Capital Changes-17.33M6.27M9.24M94.48M138.58M149.13M103.65M64.94M8.33M-22.96M
Change in Receivables-10.41M5.8M-1.11M-24.93M4.99M16.14M-13.52M-9.27M-28.93M-39.84M
Change in Inventory-7.41M1.75M473K-1.86M-3.35M-4.38M6.11M-12.7M-15.25M-8.48M
Change in Payables-2.62M2.37M-651K-2.27M2.93M-2.18M2.19M11.97M-5.77M580K
Cash from Investing+1.09M-105.21M-75.47M-68.04M-141.47M-90.39M-115.66M151.98M-57.4M-56.72M
Capital Expenditures-6.13M-8.56M-9.51M-11.11M-6.47M-29.73M-13.79M-20.48M-23.24M-30.7M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.02%0.05%0.03%0.12%0.04%0.05%0.05%0.06%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing3.93M113K153K3.76M29K-1.13M0000
Cash from Financing+-87.78M5.76M46.45M-127.68M-298K-61.19M-114.21M-362.94M-169.62M-167.99M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-970K-9.01M-5.1M00-22.6M-23.09M-102.32M-67.67M-60.14M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+70.31M83.98M107.93M76M122.06M155.73M195.43M209.91M172.55M199.9M
FCF Margin %0.24%0.25%0.27%0.33%0.54%0.63%0.6%0.46%0.37%0.36%
FCF Growth %0.01%0.19%0.29%-0.3%0.61%0.28%0.25%0.07%-0.18%0.16%
FCF per Share0.600.740.980.701.101.381.701.921.561.83
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.36x13.57x-5.14x-0.55x-1.42x-4.58x11.41x-16.10x0.59x1.28x
Interest Paid1.55M1.55M1.55M3.04M02.37M2.37M1.52M73K0
Taxes Paid21.68M26.79M22.73M23.58M021.31M22.84M25.27M25.93M27.13M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)46.05%1.26%-4.07%-19.95%-9.1%-4.29%2.07%-1.74%36.75%16.66%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)11.14%6.36%7.25%-7.61%-5.91%-3.06%2.33%7.27%8.21%13.26%
Gross Margin83.86%77.86%78.12%74.33%65.34%62.82%70.02%69.05%69.13%75.44%
Net Margin71.35%2.03%-5.82%-68.32%-40.36%-16.43%5.58%-3.15%72.41%32.31%
Debt / Equity0.30x0.30x0.44x0.18x0.20x0.21x0.23x0.06x0.03x0.03x
Interest Coverage5.58x3.74x4.15x-5.21x-8.57x-4.04x2.80x42.72x61.41x126.44x
FCF Conversion0.36x13.57x-5.14x-0.55x-1.42x-4.58x11.41x-16.10x0.59x1.28x
Revenue Growth-0.09%13.61%16.79%-41.18%-3.1%9.95%33.28%38.53%1.39%20.71%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Product Revenue----72.97M114M143.94M227.07M224.63M246.81M
Product Revenue Growth-----56.22%26.26%57.76%-1.07%9.88%
Royalty----90.78M80.98M136.71M139.82M150.11M226.17M
Royalty Growth------10.79%68.80%2.27%7.36%50.67%
Contract and other Revenue----60.27M47.77M47.66M87.91M86.38M83.64M
Contract and other Revenue Growth------20.75%-0.22%84.44%-1.74%-3.17%
MID221.97M239.84M280.7M168.53M------
MID Growth-8.05%17.04%-39.96%------
RSD-76.17M96.66M60.23M------
RSD Growth--26.90%-37.69%------
Others23.81M20.58M15.73M2.44M------
Others Growth--13.58%-23.57%-84.48%------
CRD50.5M---------
CRD Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES118.28M121.21M165.26M129.57M134.53M137.61M211.42M277.78M176.82M201.47M
UNITED STATES Growth-2.48%36.35%-21.60%3.83%2.30%53.63%31.39%-36.34%13.94%
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF115.49M129.54M115.81M13.42M3.58M3.66M6.01M7.22M152.33M197.51M
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Growth-12.17%-10.60%-88.41%-73.30%2.26%63.95%20.23%2009.22%29.66%
Other Countries--------78.64M90.33M
Other Countries Growth---------14.86%
SINGAPORE16.31M17.91M22.55M19.14M21.75M28.03M39.8M57.31M53.33M67.32M
SINGAPORE Growth-9.78%25.94%-15.14%13.64%28.89%41.96%44.00%-6.95%26.24%
Asia Other6.68M18.21M39.12M3.47M14.36M26.25M28.95M54.42M--
Asia Other Growth-172.46%114.78%-91.12%313.24%82.84%10.29%87.99%--
TAIWAN-------35.12M--
TAIWAN Growth----------
JAPAN29.69M30.21M23.38M23.22M11.88M16.86M14.89M16.52M--
JAPAN Growth-1.78%-22.63%-0.67%-48.85%41.97%-11.67%10.89%--
Europe9.62M16.03M22.6M15.67M10.26M7.36M3.17M6.21M--
Europe Growth-66.71%40.96%-30.66%-34.50%-28.29%-56.99%96.30%--
CANADA214K3.48M4.37M4.96M3.55M1.16M119K220K--
CANADA Growth-1525.23%25.73%13.42%-28.35%-67.30%-89.76%84.87%--
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA---21.75M24.12M21.8M23.95M---
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA Growth----10.89%-9.60%9.86%---

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Rambus Inc. (RMBS) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 62.5x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Rambus Inc. (RMBS) reported $678.5M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 117% increase from $312.4M in 2011.

Rambus Inc. (RMBS) grew revenue by 20.7% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, Rambus Inc. (RMBS) is profitable, generating $228.8M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (32.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Rambus Inc. (RMBS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 16.7%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Rambus Inc. (RMBS) generated $292.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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