NASDAQ$RMBS
Rambus Inc · Q2 2020 earnings
Q2 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Rambus had a superb second quarter with cash generated from operations at a 10-year high and its chip business delivering its fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue.
Rambus reported a strong second quarter with revenue at the high end of expectations and cash generated from operations at a 10-year high. The memory interface chip business delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue, driven by strong demand in the data center.
- Excellent quarter, at the high end of expectations for revenue and profit.
- $62.0 million in cash provided by operating activities, the highest quarterly cash generation in over 10 years.
- Fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue from memory interface chips driven by strong demand in data center.
- Rambus remains poised as a market leader to support our customers’ next-generation systems with the recent industry publication of the DDR5 memory specification.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Rambus · Revenue · Quarterly
$59.9M
Revenue by segment
Rambus · $59.9M total across 3 segments · Q2 2020
- Product revenue$31.7M—52.9%
- Royalties$17M—28.3%
- Contract and other revenue$11.2M—18.8%
Forward guidance
The Company will discuss its full revenue guidance for the third quarter of 2020 during its upcoming conference call. For the third quarter of 2020, the Company expects licensing billings to be between $55 million and $61 million. The Company also expects royalty revenue to be between $9 million and $15 million, product revenue to be between $29 million and $35 million and contract and other revenue to be between $10 million and $16 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 Q2 2020
-1.2%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.2%
Avg return
5 days after
+3.5%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
38 / 69 earnings
Positive
+17.4%
Q1 2020
Best reaction
-27.4%
Q3 2015
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -24.4% | -20.8% | +4.7% | |
| Q4 2025 | -13.4% | -5.8% | -19.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | -8.7% | -9.5% | -16.5% | |
| Q2 2025 | -2.3% | -8.3% | +13.2% | |
| Q1 2025 | -5.6% | -1.8% | +4.6% | |
| Q4 2024 | +6.8% | +11.0% | -12.9% | |
| Q3 2024 | +17.2% | +10.2% | +31.3% | |
| Q2 2024 | -17.7% | -28.6% | -25.5% | |
| Q1 2024 | -7.4% | -5.3% | -7.1% | |
| Q4 2023 | -19.7% | -14.7% | -7.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | +5.3% | +12.5% | +33.8% | |
| Q2 2023 | -12.3% | -14.1% | -9.8% | |
| Q1 2023 | +9.4% | +9.0% | +44.2% | |
| Q4 2022 | -2.6% | +3.9% | +0.0% | |
| Q3 2022 | +9.3% | +17.5% | +27.8% | |
| Q2 2022 | +3.8% | +6.3% | +2.0% | |
| Q1 2022 | +5.4% | +3.5% | +1.5% | |
| Q4 2021 | +6.1% | +6.4% | +15.7% | |
| Q3 2021 | +4.2% | +3.1% | +17.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +1.9% | |
| Q1 2021 | +0.9% | +2.0% | +2.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | +2.5% | +2.9% | +10.1% | |
| Q3 2020 | +3.7% | +8.9% | +19.1% | |
| Q2 2020 | +1.6% | +0.8% | -2.7% | |
| Q1 2020 | +17.4% | +23.3% | +26.5% | |
| Q4 2019 | +0.5% | +6.2% | -3.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | +2.3% | -0.2% | -8.6% | |
| Q2 2019 | -0.9% | -5.3% | -12.8% | |
| Q1 2019 | -4.3% | -3.3% | -6.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | -4.6% | +5.4% | +14.8% | |
| Q3 2018 | -5.3% | +8.1% | +1.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | -7.7% | -6.4% | -9.9% | |
| Q1 2018 | -6.4% | -7.3% | -2.5% | |
| Q4 2017 | -8.2% | -10.3% | -10.4% | |
| Q3 2017 | +5.2% | +2.7% | +12.5% | |
| Q2 2017 | +4.6% | +2.9% | +0.4% | |
| Q1 2017 | -3.0% | -3.2% | -6.0% | |
| Q4 2016 | -6.6% | -8.6% | -6.8% | |
| Q3 2016 | +7.7% | +3.5% | +17.1% | |
| Q2 2016 | +3.9% | +6.4% | +5.8% | |
| Q1 2016 | -8.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +4.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -27.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +9.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +7.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -8.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -1.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -0.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -11.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +5.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +3.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -15.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +0.2% | — | — |
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