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Rambus (Rambus) Gross Profit : $357.7 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Rambus Gross Profit?

Rambus's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $98.1 Mil. Rambus's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $357.7 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Rambus's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $98.1 Mil. Rambus's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $122.2 Mil. Therefore, Rambus's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 80.27%.

Rambus had a gross margin of 80.27% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Rambus was 85.86%. The lowest was 75.34%. And the median was 78.07%.


Rambus Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rambus's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Rambus Gross Profit Chart

Rambus Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 176.23 185.57 257.91 347.21 357.70

Rambus Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 88.98 82.09 96.23 81.27 98.11

Competitive Comparison of Rambus's Gross Profit

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Rambus's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Rambus's Gross Profit Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Rambus's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rambus's Gross Profit falls into.



Rambus Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Rambus's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=461.117 - 103.422
=357.7

Rambus's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=122.225 - 24.116
=98.1

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $357.7 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Rambus's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=98.1 / 122.225
=80.27 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Rambus  (NAS:RMBS) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Rambus had a gross margin of 80.27% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Rambus (Rambus) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4453 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Rambus Inc is a semiconductor solutions provider offering high-speed, high-security computer chips and Silicon intellectual property. The company's Key products include memory interface chips, built for high speed and efficiency; silicon IP, providing high-speed memory and chip-to-chip connection technology; and architecture licenses, which allow customers to use portions of Rambus' patented inventions for their own digital electronics. The firm receives the majority of its revenue from the United States, Taiwan, Asia-Other, Japan and Singapore.
Executives
Xianzhi Sean Fan officer: COO C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Desmond Lynch officer: SVP, CFO 4453 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Eric B Stang director
Steven Laub director 5555 NE MOORE CT., HILLSBORO OR 97124
Emiko Higashi director C/O GILO VENTURES, 175 ALMENDRAL AVENUE, ATHERTON CA 94027
Necip Sayiner director 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN TX 78701
John K Allen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LEADIS TECHNOLOGY, INC., 800 W. CALIFORNIA AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Luc Seraphin officer: Interim CEO, SVP & GM 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, 4453 N FIRST ST, STE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Shinn officer: SVP, General Counsel 4453 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Charles Kissner director 170 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Karen M Rogge director APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP, 4555 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
James A Mitarotonda director 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Keith A Jones officer: Principal Accounting Officer 4453 N FIRST ST, STE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Jae Kim officer: SVP, GC & HR C/O RAMBUS INC., 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Gregory S Lang director C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138