NASDAQ$CRSR

Corsair Gaming Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Corsair reported results, showing increased net income and adjusted net income compared to the previous quarter, but decreased revenue compared to the same quarter last year.

Corsair Gaming, Inc. reported financial results for Q4 2022, with net revenue of $398.7 million and net income attributable to common shareholders of $12.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. The company's adjusted EBITDA was $32.0 million, and it ended the year with cash and cash equivalents of $154.1 million.

  • Net revenue was $398.7 million, a decrease from $510.6 million in Q4 2021.
  • Net income attributable to common shareholders was $12.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $24.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, in Q4 2021.
  • Adjusted net income was $20.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $34.7 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, in Q4 2021.
  • Cash and cash equivalents were $154.1 million as of December 31, 2022.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$399M

Previous: $511M-21.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.20

Previous: $0.35-42.9%
Capital Expenditures

$6.47M

Previous: $3.3M+96.1%
Free Cash Flow

$14.8M

Previous: -$8.17M+281.0%
Net Income

$7.12M

Previous: $24.7M-71.2%
Operating Income

$13.6M

Previous: $25.1M-45.7%
Gross Profit

$97.9M

Previous: $122M-19.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$154M

Previous: $65.4M+135.7%
Total Assets

$1.3B

Previous: $1.34B-3.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.28M

Previous: $3.58M+47.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Corsair · Revenue · Quarterly

$399M

Q4 2022-21.9%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Corsair · $118M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • Gamer & Creator Peripherals
    $118M-33.4%

Forward guidance

For the full year 2023, Corsair currently expects revenue to be flat to slightly up in a softer economic environment as compared to 2022, and does not expect its revenue to be affected by negative inventory trends in 2023. Corsair expects an improvement for the full year 2023 in adjusted EBITDA led by an improvement in margin, normalized shipping costs and continued tight operating expense controls.

Tailwinds

  • Net revenue to be in the range of $1.35 billion to $1.55 billion.
  • Adjusted operating income to be in the range of $75 million to $95 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $90 million to $110 million.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+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
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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