Corsair Gaming reports Q1 EPS 11c, consensus 12c

Reports Q1 revenue $369.8M, consensus $366.2M. Andy Paul, CEO of Corsair, stated, “We met our revenue and earnings targets for Q1, reflecting strong execution across the business, with continued growth in the Gamer and Creator Peripherals segment and a rebound in growth in the Gaming Components and Systems segment. One of the key milestones this quarter was the successful initial integration of Fanatec into Corsair, including our website, e-commerce systems, enterprise resource planning, supply chain, and customer support infrastructure. Consumers have responded enthusiastically to the improved product availability, enhanced customer service and better overall experience. We’re excited to bring Fanatec products to key specialist retailers in Q2, further expanding our reach in the enthusiast gaming market and driving incremental revenue growth. Looking ahead to Q2, we expect continued year over year growth in the self-built PC market as GPU availability improves, barring any unexpected tariff-related disruptions and barring any consumer slowdown, which could follow from generally higher prices on other consumer goods. We have proactively built substantial inventory in-country and, based on what we know today, we do not anticipate major tariffs on the core processing components of gaming PCs, including CPUs and GPUs. If that holds, we see no significant barriers to continued momentum in gaming PC builds, especially given the aging GPU install base of 3 to 5 years in systems for a significant portion of our customer base. While casual gaming purchases may soften in a broader economic slowdown, we believe our enthusiast-level products, including high-performance keyboards, mice, and headsets, will remain resilient. Growth in non-China Asia continues to be strong, with increased investment in Japan, South Korea, and other important markets. Finally, we are also starting to see the benefits of AI across our business. Elgato is already shipping AI-enhanced tools like the AI Prompter and AI Wavelink with AiCoustic, and our customer support team is leveraging AI-driven knowledge base systems. We expect AI to be an even more significant growth driver for us as it impacts every aspect of game creation and play.”