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Corsair Gaming Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Corsair Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRSR) (“Corsair”), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance gear for
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[{"type":"text","content":" FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCorsair Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRSR) (“Corsair”), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance gear for gamers and content creators, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.\n\nFirst Quarter 2022 Highlights\n\n\nNet revenue was $380.7 million, in line with the Company’s preliminary revenue provided on April 21, 2022. This represents an increase of 23.4% compared to the pre-pandemic first quarter of 2020, and a decrease of 28.1% compared to the first quarter of 2021, which included stimulus checks and pent-up demand.\n\n\nGamer and creator peripherals segment revenue was $134.1 million, an increase of 76.8% compared to the pre-pandemic first quarter of 2020, and a decrease of 23.7% compared to the first quarter of 2021.\n\n\nGAAP operating income declined 103.7% to a loss of $2.5 million compared to $67.3 million in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating income declined 83.4% to $13.3 million compared to $80.4 million in the first quarter of 2021.\n\n\nAdjusted EBITDA was $15.4 million, compared to $80.4 million in the first quarter of 2021.\n\n\nGAAP net loss per diluted share was $0.05 compared to $0.47 GAAP net income per diluted share in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.09 compared to $0.58 in the first quarter of 2021.\n\n\nDefinitions of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release and reconciliations of such measures to their nearest GAAP equivalents are included below under the heading “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”\n\nAndy Paul, Chief Executive Officer of Corsair, stated, “While we faced headwinds in Q1, with inflation, the continued Russia and Ukraine conflict, and high freight costs, we continue to see positive underlying growth trends in the gaming hardware sector. During Q1, GPU cards, which are the most expensive item in a gaming PC, were still at a high premium, roughly 150% of MSRP, and even with this premium we saw gaming PC build activity slightly higher than pre-pandemic and pre-GPU shortage levels. Our components segment grew by 6% in Q1 2022 compared with Q1 2020, the last Q1 before the pandemic and shelter at home. The surge of activity that we saw during the shelter at home period does not appear to have caused a pull forward in builds, more s...