AMBARELLA INC
Business
AMBARELLA INC is a developer of low-power system-on-chip semiconductors and software that enable edge AI and computer vision functionality for partially or fully autonomous electronic systems. It offers AI inference SoCs (CVflow-based families such as CV7, CV3 and N1), vision processor SoCs, neural processors, HD radar software (Oculii), SerDes chips, image/video processing (AmbaClear/AmbaCast) and software development kits and modules. The company serves key segments including automotive (ADAS and autonomy), IoT (security cameras, consumer cameras) and industrial/robotics applications. It sells globally to OEMs, ODMs and Tier‑1 suppliers via direct sales, distributors and regional sales support, with significant customer relationships in Asia.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 391 | 285 | 226 | 338 | 332 | |
| Cost of revenue | 159 | 113 | 90 | 129 | 124 | |
| Gross profit | 231 | 172 | 137 | 209 | 208 | |
| Research and development | 239 | 226 | 215 | 205 | 167 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 75 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 | |
| Total operating expenses | 314 | 299 | 291 | 283 | 238 | |
| Loss from operations | −83 | −127 | −155 | −74 | −30 | |
| Other income, net | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −74 | −118 | −149 | −71 | −29 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 2 | −602,000 | 21 | −6 | −2 | |
| Net loss | −76 | −117 | −169 | −65 | −26 | |
| Basic (per share) | −1.78 | −2.84 | −4.25 | −1.7 | −0.72 | |
| Diluted (per share) | −1.78 | −2.84 | −4.25 | −1.7 | −0.72 | |
| Basic (shares) | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 191 | 145 | 145 | 114 | 171 | |
| Marketable debt securities | 122 | 106 | 75 | 93 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 39 | 30 | 25 | 52 | 44 | |
| Inventories | 52 | 34 | 29 | 40 | 45 | |
| Restricted cash | 442,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Total current assets | 410 | 321 | 280 | 305 | 267 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 58 | 47 | 55 | 58 | 46 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| Goodwill | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | |
| Other non-current assets | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total assets | 799 | 689 | 658 | 710 | 658 | |
| Accounts payable | 54 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 31 | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 98 | 81 | 49 | 57 | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Income taxes payable | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Deferred revenue, current | 22 | 14 | 894,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total current liabilities | 178 | 121 | 83 | 83 | 89 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 14 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | |
| Total liabilities | 204 | 128 | 98 | 104 | 110 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preference shares, $0.00045 par value per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ordinary shares, $0.00045 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 43,305,592 and 41,963,959 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively | 19,000 | 19,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 922 | 814 | 695 | 572 | 447 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income ( loss) | 573,000 | −233,000 | −183,000 | −492,000 | 0 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −328 | −252 | −135 | 34 | 100 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 595 | 561 | 560 | 606 | 547 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 799 | 689 | 658 | 710 | 658 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | — | |
| Amortization (accretion) of premium (discount) on marketable debt securities, net | −165,000 | −582,000 | −1 | −683,000 | 1 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 98 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 88 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −78,000 | −119,000 | 19 | −4 | −4 | |
| Other non-cash items, net | 125,000 | 502,000 | 1 | −751,000 | −509,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −9 | −5 | 27 | −8 | −19 | |
| Inventories | −18 | −5 | 11 | 5 | −19 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 103,000 | 143,000 | −961,000 | 153,000 | 228,000 | |
| Other non-current assets | 336,000 | −75,000 | 38,000 | 978,000 | 832,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 34 | −10 | 11 | −13 | 10 | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 13 | 30 | −7 | 5 | −2 | |
| Income taxes payable | 148,000 | −158,000 | −3 | 3 | 83,000 | |
| Deferred revenue | 8 | 13 | −2 | 1 | −131,000 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −2 | −4 | −4 | −4 | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | −37,000 | −3 | −273,000 | −6 | −429,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 74 | 34 | 19 | 44 | 39 | |
| Purchases of investments | −63 | −71 | −34 | −97 | −119 | |
| Sales of investments | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 208 | |
| Maturities of investments | 29 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 108 | |
| Purchase of tangible and intangible assets | −16 | −10 | −12 | −15 | −10 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −30 | −41 | 8 | −107 | −120 | |
| Stock repurchase | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | — | |
| Long-term financing payment for intangible assets | −6 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 47 | −292,000 | 31 | −58 | −70 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Unpaid liabilities related to tangible and intangible assets purchases | 24 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 |