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Cambium Networks Corporation

CMBM

Cambium Networks Corporation NASDAQ
$1.12 -7.44% (-0.09)

Market Cap $31.63 M
52w High $6.80
52w Low $0.23
P/E -0.32
Volume 134.03K
Outstanding Shares 28.24M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q3-2024 $43.73M $25.5M $-9.68M -22.13% $-0.35 $-6.38M
Q2-2024 $45.95M $26.51M $-9.14M -19.9% $-0.33 $-9.52M
Q1-2024 $42.34M $29.66M $-26.45M -62.47% $-0.95 $-18.5M
Q4-2023 $40.21M $30.59M $-52.85M -131.46% $-1.91 $-39.19M
Q3-2023 $43.05M $33.06M $-26.2M -60.87% $-0.95 $-19.87M

What's going well?

Gross margins jumped from 31% to 40%, showing better cost control. Operating losses shrank by $4 million, suggesting the company is moving in the right direction on efficiency.

What's concerning?

Revenue is falling and the company is still losing money, with net losses slightly worse than last quarter. The business remains unprofitable, and continued sales declines could make recovery harder.

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q3-2024 $46.49M $222.61M $178.98M $43.63M
Q2-2024 $42.57M $225.09M $174.13M $50.96M
Q1-2024 $38.71M $223.56M $166.77M $56.79M
Q4-2023 $18.71M $217.88M $136.94M $80.93M
Q3-2023 $27.53M $245.86M $115.64M $130.22M

What's financially strong about this company?

Cash and receivables make up nearly half of assets, and inventory is being managed down. Customers are prepaying for services, which helps cash flow.

What are the financial risks or weaknesses?

Short-term debt is very high, equity is shrinking, and the company has a long history of losses. Liquidity is getting tighter and working capital pressures are rising.

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q3-2024 $-9.68M $8.9M $-3.66M $-1.32M $3.92M $5.24M
Q2-2024 $-9.14M $2.4M $-4.17M $5.65M $3.86M $-1.77M
Q1-2024 $-26.45M $-15.65M $-3.02M $38.67M $20M $-18.66M
Q4-2023 $-39.01M $-6.35M $-2.35M $-126K $-8.82M $-8.69M
Q3-2023 $-26.2M $-246K $-3.31M $-869K $-4.45M $-3.56M

What's strong about this company's cash flow?

Despite reporting a loss, the company generated real cash, improved operating and free cash flow, and increased its cash balance. They are not dependent on outside funding and have a comfortable cash position.

What are the cash flow concerns?

Much of the cash improvement came from stretching payables and building inventory, which may not be repeatable. The company is still reporting accounting losses and relies on non-cash adjustments.

Revenue by Products

Product Q4-2023Q1-2024Q2-2024Q3-2024
Enterprise
Enterprise
$0 $10.00M $10.00M $20.00M
Point To Multi Point
Point To Multi Point
$20.00M $20.00M $20.00M $20.00M
Point To Point
Point To Point
$20.00M $10.00M $10.00M $10.00M
Product and Service Other
Product and Service Other
$0 $0 $0 $0

Revenue by Geography

Region Q4-2023Q1-2024Q2-2024Q3-2024
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific
$0 $0 $0 $0
Caribbean And Latin America
Caribbean And Latin America
$10.00M $0 $10.00M $10.00M
E M E A
E M E A
$0 $10.00M $20.00M $10.00M
North America
North America
$30.00M $30.00M $20.00M $20.00M

Q3 2024 Earnings Call Summary

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at Cambium Networks Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

Cambium’s key strengths include a technologically advanced and reasonably broad wireless portfolio, a unified management platform that simplifies complex networks, and a global channel partner network that extends its reach. The company has demonstrated in the past that it can operate profitably and generate strong cash flows when demand conditions are favorable. Debt levels have been reduced from prior highs, and the business model is relatively light on capital expenditures, meaning that most investment is in innovation rather than heavy physical infrastructure.

! Risks

The main risks center on the recent financial deterioration: declining revenue, sustained operating losses, negative free cash flow, and a weakened balance sheet with reduced cash and negative retained earnings. These factors increase liquidity risk and reduce flexibility. Competitive and technological risks are also significant, given the presence of large rivals and the rapid evolution of wireless standards and spectrum usage. If revenue does not stabilize or if cost actions are insufficient, Cambium may need to rely more heavily on external financing, which could be challenging or dilutive.

Outlook

The near‑term outlook is cautious. The company appears to be in a turnaround phase, working through a sharp downturn in demand and profitability while still funding an ambitious innovation agenda. Future performance will largely depend on its ability to convert its Wi‑Fi 7, 6 GHz/CBRS, and fixed wireless offerings into renewed revenue growth, improve margins through better cost alignment and mix, and restore positive cash generation. There is meaningful uncertainty around the timing and extent of any recovery, but the combination of a solid technology base and a currently stressed financial profile means outcomes could be quite divergent depending on execution and market conditions.