Ambarella
Market Cap
US$3.6b
Last Updated
2021/04/15 23:17 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Ambarella, Inc. develops semiconductor solutions for video that enable high-definition (HD) and ultra HD compression, image processing, and deep neural network processing worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with concerning outlook.
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Share Price & News
How has Ambarella's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: AMBA is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: AMBA's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0.2%
AMBA
0.04%
US Semiconductor
1.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
116.0%
AMBA
81.1%
US Semiconductor
57.5%
US Market
Return vs Industry: AMBA exceeded the US Semiconductor industry which returned 82% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AMBA exceeded the US Market which returned 56.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| AMBA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0.2% | 0.04% | 1.6% |
| 30 Day | -5.3% | 6.4% | 3.4% |
| 90 Day | -0.2% | 9.7% | 8.6% |
| 1 Year | 116.0%116.0% | 83.9%81.1% | 60.3%57.5% |
| 3 Year | 114.6%114.6% | 129.3%117.4% | 62.6%51.9% |
| 5 Year | 139.1%139.1% | 342.0%299.1% | 119.9%95.3% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Ambarella's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Ambarella undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
7.79x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: AMBA ($104.14) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($79.15)
Significantly Below Fair Value: AMBA is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AMBA is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Semiconductor industry average.
PE vs Market: AMBA is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AMBA's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AMBA is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (7.8x) compared to the US Semiconductor industry average (5.1x).
Future Growth
How is Ambarella forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 17 analysts?
56.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: AMBA is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: AMBA is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: AMBA is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: AMBA's revenue (17.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: AMBA's revenue (17.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: AMBA's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.6%).
Past Performance
How has Ambarella performed over the past 5 years?
-69.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AMBA is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: AMBA is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AMBA is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 69.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare AMBA's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: AMBA is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Semiconductor industry (30%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AMBA has a negative Return on Equity (-12.59%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Ambarella's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AMBA's short term assets ($497.3M) exceed its short term liabilities ($74.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: AMBA's short term assets ($497.3M) exceed its long term liabilities ($24.3M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AMBA is debt free.
Reducing Debt: AMBA has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AMBA has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: AMBA has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Ambarella current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate AMBA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate AMBA's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AMBA's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AMBA's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of AMBA's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
11.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Fermi Wang (56 yo)
17.25yrs
Tenure
US$5,110,191
Compensation
Dr. Feng-Ming Wang, also known as Fermi, PhD., Co-founded Ambarella, Inc in January 2004 and has been its Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2004. Dr. Wang served as th...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Fermi's total compensation ($USD5.11M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.13M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Fermi's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: AMBA's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: AMBA's board of directors are considered experienced (7.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: AMBA insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 6%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Ambarella, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Ambarella, Inc.
- Ticker: AMBA
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2004
- Industry: Semiconductors
- Sector: Semiconductors
- Market Cap: US$3.612b
- Shares outstanding: 36.25m
- Website: https://www.ambarella.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Ambarella, Inc.
- 3101 Jay Street
- Santa Clara
- California
- 95054
- United States
Listings
Biography
Ambarella, Inc. develops semiconductor solutions for video that enable high-definition (HD) and ultra HD compression, image processing, and deep neural network processing worldwide. The company’s system-on...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/04/15 23:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/04/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/01/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/01/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.