The provider of systems for the semiconductor industry booked the highest order intake since 2011 and confirmed the forecast for the year, as announced in Herzogenrath.
AIXTRON received orders worth almost EUR 283 million in the second quarter, which was 7 percent more than in the same period of the previous year. The order backlog amounted to 314 million euros at mid-year. More and more systems for the production of efficient power electronics based on silicon carbide and gallium nitride were ordered.
The company, which is listed on the MDAX and TecDAX, increased its sales by around 51 percent to EUR 102.5 million. As in the previous year, AIXTRON thus achieved a gross margin of 37 percent.
EBIT rose to EUR 17.2 million from EUR 5.6 million in the previous year. The EBIT margin was 17 percent. The bottom line is that the profit more than doubled to 17.3 million euros. Earnings per share were EUR 0.11. The forecasts of the analysts were thus consistently exceeded.
In the current year, the group continues to expect incoming orders of 520 to 580 million euros after 497.3 million euros in 2021. Sales are expected to increase to 450 to 500 (previous year: 429) million euros. AIXTRON sees the gross margin at around 41 (42.3) percent and the EBIT margin at 21 to 23 (23.1) percent.
On XETRA, the AIXTRON share temporarily rose by 1.62 percent to EUR 26.35.
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