NASDAQ$CRSR

Corsair Gaming Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Corsair reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, with Gamer and Creator segment achieving 20% year-over-year revenue growth and a record 40% gross margin.

Corsair Gaming, Inc. announced its Q1 2024 financial results, reporting a net revenue of $337.3 million. The Gamer and Creator Peripherals segment experienced a 20% year-over-year revenue increase. The company's gross margin reached a record 40%.

  • Net revenue was $337.3 million, compared to $354.0 million in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $12.5 million, or a net loss of $0.12 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted net income was $9.5 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $18.0 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$337M

Previous: $354M-4.7%
EPS

-$0.12

Previous: $0.11-209.1%
Gross Margin

25.7%

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Income

$15.4M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$18M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

5.3%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.52M

Previous: -$4.68M+46.1%
Free Cash Flow

-$14.1M

Previous: -$6.69M-110.6%
Net Income

-$11.6M

Previous: -$2.01M-474.8%
Operating Income

-$10.2M

Previous: $1.04M-1085.4%
Gross Profit

$86.6M

Previous: $85.4M+1.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$128M

Previous: $179M-28.7%
Total Assets

$1.26B

Previous: $1.3B-3.1%
R&D Expense

$16.6M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$7.69M

Previous: $7.25M+6.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Corsair · Revenue · Quarterly

$337M

Q1 2024-4.7%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Corsair · $320M total across 2 segments · Q2 2025

  • Gaming Components and Systems
    $217M
  • Gamer and Creator Peripherals
    $103M

Forward guidance

Corsair reiterated its financial outlook for the full year 2024, expecting revenue growth to improve, along with further improvement in adjusted EBITDA, margin, and stable shipping costs.

Tailwinds

  • Net revenue to be in the range of $1.45 billion to $1.60 billion.
  • Adjusted operating income to be in the range of $92 million to $112 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $105 million to $125 million.
  • New products driving healthy peripherals growth.
  • Market share gains and margin expansion driven by new products.

Headwinds

  • Challenges such as increased freight costs stemming from turmoil in the Red Sea.
  • Resulting delays necessitating incremental air-shipments.
  • Demand was more subdued in the component market.
  • Current macroeconomic conditions, including the impacts of high inflation and risk of recession
  • The lingering impacts and future outbreaks of the COVID-19 pandemic

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+3.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.8%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

18 / 29 earnings

Positive

+48.3%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-21.9%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2026+0.0%+4.7%+27.1%
Q4 2025+48.3%+21.7%+16.2%
Q3 2025-3.8%-0.2%+0.0%
Q1 2025-0.3%+21.1%+33.4%
Q4 2024+25.9%+23.0%+5.8%
Q3 2024-0.4%+2.5%+8.7%
Q2 2024-21.9%-22.4%-15.1%
Q1 2024-7.5%-7.1%+0.6%
Q4 2023+1.6%+0.1%-9.0%
Q3 2023-6.6%-5.1%+2.5%
Q2 2023-10.0%-10.0%-12.9%
Q1 2023+8.4%+7.0%+6.8%
Q4 2022+9.0%+15.7%+5.2%
Q3 2022+18.4%+32.0%+38.1%
Q2 2022+5.0%+5.4%-9.6%
Q1 2022-6.3%-10.2%-3.4%
Q4 2021+10.4%+8.6%+6.5%
Q3 2021+5.7%+5.3%-12.3%
Q2 2021-5.5%-3.1%-0.5%
Q1 2020+1.7%+0.7%+1.7%
Q1 2021+1.7%+0.7%+1.7%
Q1 2019+2.8%+3.1%+1.1%
Q4 2018+2.8%+3.1%+1.1%
Q2 2020+2.8%+3.1%+1.1%
Q2 2019+2.8%+3.1%+1.1%
Q4 2020-7.2%-6.4%-26.4%
Q3 2019+10.7%+10.9%+32.5%
Q4 2019+10.7%+10.9%+32.5%
Q3 2020+10.7%+10.9%+32.5%
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