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Rambus, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade A

RMBS · Technology

Strong financial health

Revenue
$708M
2025
Net Income
$230M
2025
Gross Margin
79.6%
Free Cash Flow
$333M
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Screening Summary

18
Passed
0
Watch
0
Failed
-2.93
M-Score

Management Signals

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Routine2026-02-12
Victor Peng · DirectorInterim
SEC
Routine2026-02-12
Victor Peng · DirectorAppointment
Standard appointment
SEC
Routine2026-02-10
Desmond Lynch · DirectorInterim
SEC
High Risk2026-02-10
Desmond Lynch · Chief Financial OfficerDeparture
2 senior leadership changes within 90 days
SEC
High Risk2026-02-10
Luc Seraphin · chief executive officerInterim
2 senior leadership changes within 90 days
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Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available

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Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income ($B)

Margins (%)

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18-Point Screening

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Revenue Quality

A1DSO Change

DSO 71 days, change -10 days YoY

A2AR vs Revenue Growth

AR growth 11.9% vs revenue growth 27.1%

A3Revenue vs CFFO

Revenue 27.1%, CFFO 56.1%. Cash follows revenue

02

Expense Quality

B1Inventory vs COGS

Inventory -1.2% vs COGS 31.2%. Normal

B2CapEx vs Revenue

CapEx growth -12.6% vs revenue 27.1%. Normal

B3SG&A Ratio

SG&A/Gross Profit = 20.5%, excellent (<30%)

B4Gross Margin

Gross margin 79.6%, change -0.6pp. Stable

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Cash Flow Quality

C1CFFO vs Net Income

CFFO/NI = 1.56. Profits backed by cash

C2Free Cash Flow

FCF $0.3B, FCF/NI = 1.45

C3Accruals Ratio

Accruals ratio = -8.5%. Low accruals

C4Cash vs Debt

Cash $0.8B covers debt $0.0B

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Balance Sheet Health

D1Goodwill + Intangibles

Goodwill+Intangibles $0.3B = 22% of equity. Manageable

D2Leverage

Debt/EBITDA = 0.1x. Healthy

D3Soft Asset Growth

Other assets -15.5% vs revenue 27.1%. Normal

D4Asset Impairment

Write-offs normal

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Acquisition Risk

E1Serial Acquirer FCF

FCF after acquisitions positive

E2Goodwill Surge

Goodwill+Intangibles change -2% YoY. Normal

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Manipulation Score

F1Beneish M-Score

M-Score = -2.93 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator

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Beneish M-Score

Manipulation Probability-2.93
-4.0 Clean-2.22 Grey-1.78 Danger0
0.881
DSRI
AR growing faster than revenue?
1.008
GMI
Gross margin declining?
0.649
AQI
Asset quality deteriorating?
1.271
SGI
Revenue growth rate
1.253
DEPI
Depreciation slowing?
0.871
SGAI
SG&A ratio changing?
-0.0847
TATA
Accruals level
1.294
LVGI
Leverage increasing?
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Altman Z-Score

13.81
Safe Zone
0 Distress1.102.605.0+ Safe
0.5676
Liquidity
0.0502
Cumulative profit
0.1852
Operating efficiency
8.2632
Leverage

Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25