Exhibit 99.1

 

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Axcelis Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2025

 

Q3 Highlights:

 

Revenue of $213.6 million
GAAP Gross Margin of 41.6%, and Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 41.8%
GAAP Operating Margin of 11.7% and Non-GAAP Operating Margin of 18.2%
GAAP Diluted earnings per share of $0.83, and Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share of $1.21

 

BEVERLY, Mass.— November 4, 2025—Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

 

President and CEO Russell Low commented, “We delivered another solid quarter, with sales and earnings both exceeding our expectations. We are also pleased to report record CS&I revenue in the quarter, reflecting the success of our aftermarket strategy and the continued expansion of our installed base. We are executing on our product development roadmap and customer engagement initiatives with focus and urgency, while maintaining disciplined cost controls. These actions have enabled us to successfully navigate the anticipated cyclical digestion period across our markets in 2025.”

 

Low added, “We entered the fourth quarter with a solid financial foundation and are well poised to execute on our strategy as we enter into our next chapter of growth and innovation. Our recently announced merger with Veeco Instruments marks a critical milestone that we believe will position the combined company to capitalize on powerful secular tailwinds including AI and electrification. By bringing our two companies together, we believe we are building a leading semiconductor equipment company with the capabilities, resources and financial foundation to drive sustainable growth and value creation for shareholders and deliver meaningful benefits to all stakeholders.”

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jamie Coogan stated, “We generated robust operating leverage through higher volume and disciplined cost management, translating into strong free cash flow. With over $590 million in cash and investments on the balance sheet, Axcelis has ample flexibility to capitalize on our value-enhancing strategic initiatives and long-term growth priorities.”

 

 

 

 

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Results Summary

(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)

 

   Three months ended September 30, 
   2025   2024 
Revenue  $213,611   $256,564 
Gross margin   41.6%   42.9%
Operating margin   11.7%   18.3%
Net income  $25,986   $48,576 
Diluted earnings per share  $0.83   $1.49 
Non-GAAP Results          
Non-GAAP gross margin   41.8%   43.0%
Non-GAAP operating margin   18.2%   21.7%
Adjusted EBITDA  $43,202   $59,674 
Non-GAAP net income  $37,900   $56,191 
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share  $1.21   $1.72 

 

Business Outlook

 

For the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025, Axcelis expects revenues of approximately $215 million, GAAP earnings per diluted share of approximately $0.76, and non-GAAP earnings per share of approximately $1.12.

 

Please refer to Fourth Quarter Outlook under the “Notes on our Non-GAAP Financial Information” section of this document for detail relating to the computation of non-GAAP earnings per diluted share as well as the Safe Harbor Statement section of this document.

 

Third Quarter 2025 Conference Call

 

The Company will host a call today to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call will be available via webcast that can be accessed through the Investors page of Axcelis' website at www.axcelis.com, or by registering as a participant here: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI7b3b54c06ff14c8080f379ce76dc7cab Webcast replays will be available for 30 days following the call.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Results

 

This press release includes financial measures that are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP financial measures”). These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income tax provision, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, and reflect adjustments for the impact of share-based compensation expense, certain items related to restructuring and severance charges and any associated adjustments and transaction and integration costs associated with the merger agreement with Veeco Instruments announced on October 1, 2025.

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are provided in the financial tables included in this release.

 

For further information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the tables presenting reconciliations of our non-GAAP results to our GAAP results and the “Notes on Our Non-GAAP Financial Information” at the end of this press release.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release contains, and the conference call will contain, forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act safe harbor provisions. These statements, which include our expectations for spending in our industry and guidance for future financial performance, are based on management’s current expectations and should be viewed with caution. They are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, many of which are outside the control of the Company, including that customer decisions to place orders or our product shipments may not occur when we expect, that orders may not be converted to revenue in any particular quarter, or at all, whether demand will continue for the semiconductor equipment we produce or, if not, whether we can successfully meet changing market requirements, and whether we will be able to maintain continuity of business relationships with and purchases by major customers and, with respect to the potential transaction with Veeco, failure to obtain applicable regulatory or stockholder approvals in a timely manner or otherwise; failure to satisfy other closing conditions to the proposed transaction or to complete the proposed transaction on anticipated terms and timing; negative effects of the announcement of the proposed transaction; risks that the businesses will not be integrated successfully or that the combined company will not realize expected benefits, cost savings, accretion, synergies and/or growth, or that such benefits may take longer to realize or may be more costly to achieve than expected; the risk that disruptions from the proposed transaction will harm business plans and operations; risks relating to unanticipated costs of integration; significant transaction and/or integration costs, or difficulties in connection with the proposed transaction and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact the ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; potential litigation associated with the proposed transaction; the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the proposed transaction on the Company’s, Veeco’s or the combined company’s relationships with suppliers, customers, employees and regulators; and demand for the combined company’s products. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors, including but not limited to: economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which the Company and Veeco, their respective customers and suppliers operate; disruption to the Company’s and Veeco’s respective manufacturing facilities or other operations, or the operations of Company’s and Veeco’s respective customers and suppliers, due to natural catastrophic events, health epidemics or terrorism; ongoing changes in the technology industry, and the semiconductor industry in particular, including future growth rates, pricing trends in end-markets, or changes in customer capital spending patterns; the Company’s, Veeco’s and the combined company’s ability to timely develop new technologies and products that successfully anticipate or address changes in the semiconductor industry; the Company’s, Veeco’s and the combined company’s ability to maintain their respective technology advantage and protect their respective proprietary rights; the Company’s, Veeco’s and the combined company’s ability to compete with new products introduced by their respective competitors; the Company’s, Veeco’s and the combined company’s ability or the ability of their respective customers to obtain U.S. export control licenses for the sale of certain products or provision of certain services to customers in China. Increased competitive pressure on sales and pricing, increases in material and other production costs that cannot be recouped in product pricing and instability caused by changing global economic, political or financial conditions, including with respect to the imposition of tariffs on our products or components of our products, could also cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements. These risks and other risk factors relating to Axcelis are described more fully in the most recent Form 10-K filed by Axcelis and in other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

 

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About Axcelis:

 

Axcelis (Nasdaq: ACLS), headquartered in Beverly, Mass., has been providing innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry for over 45 years. Axcelis is dedicated to developing enabling process applications through the design, manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation systems, one of the most critical and enabling steps in the IC manufacturing process. Learn more about Axcelis at www.axcelis.com.

 

CONTACTS:

 

Investor Relations Contact:

David Ryzhik

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy

Telephone: (978) 787-2352

Email: David.Ryzhik@axcelis.com

 

Press/Media Relations Contact:

Maureen Hart

Senior Director, Corporate & Marketing Communications

Telephone: (978) 787-4266

Email: Maureen.Hart@axcelis.com

 

 

 

 

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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three months ended   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
Revenue:                
Product  $201,218   $246,826   $567,444   $735,626 
Services   12,393    9,738    33,274    29,822 
Total revenue   213,611    256,564    600,718    765,448 
Cost of revenue:                    
Product   112,078    136,379    302,041    399,049 
Services   12,727    10,215    33,761    27,968 
Total cost of revenue   124,805    146,594    335,802    427,017 
Gross profit   88,806    109,970    264,916    338,431 
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development   24,640    26,395    78,832    77,843 
Sales and marketing   15,838    16,808    45,965    51,483 
General and administrative   23,308    19,854    56,976    52,842 
Total operating expenses   63,786    63,057    181,773    182,168 
Income from operations   25,020    46,913    83,143    156,263 
Other income (expense):                    
Interest income   5,465    6,560    16,547    18,126 
Interest expense   (1,305)   (1,333)   (4,028)   (4,017)
Other, net   970    3,225    2,569    1,257 
Total other income   5,130    8,452    15,088    15,366 
Income before income taxes   30,150    55,365    98,231    171,629 
Income tax provision   4,164    6,789    12,290    20,593 
Net income  $25,986   $48,576   $85,941   $151,036 
Net income per share:                    
Basic  $0.83   $1.49   $2.70   $4.63 
Diluted  $0.83   $1.49   $2.70   $4.61 
Shares used in computing net income per share:                    
Basic weighted average shares of common stock   31,287    32,550    31,796    32,595 
Diluted weighted average shares of common stock   31,450    32,675    31,863    32,780 

 

 

 

 

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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
ASSETS
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $187,501   $123,512 
Short-term investments   262,059    447,831 
Accounts receivable, net   147,636    203,149 
Inventories, net   324,342    282,225 
Prepaid income taxes   4,687    6,420 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   57,804    60,471 
Total current assets   984,029    1,123,608 
Property, plant and equipment, net   57,979    53,784 
Operating lease assets   29,499    29,621 
Finance lease assets, net   14,440    15,346 
Long-term restricted cash   7,626    7,552 
Deferred income taxes   70,033    68,277 
Long-term investments   143,214    - 
Other assets   45,120    50,593 
Total assets  $1,351,940   $1,348,781 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $52,466   $46,928 
Accrued compensation   24,357    25,536 
Warranty   9,258    13,022 
Deferred revenue   81,486    94,673 
Current portion of finance lease obligation   1,505    1,345 
Other current liabilities   29,917    26,018 
Total current liabilities   198,989    207,522 
Long-term finance lease obligation   41,166    42,329 
Long-term deferred revenue   47,434    43,501 
Other long-term liabilities   44,207    42,639 
Total liabilities   331,796    335,991 
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 75,000 shares authorized; 30,998 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025; 32,365 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024   31    32 
Additional paid-in capital   532,951    548,654 
Retained earnings   488,771    470,318 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,609)   (6,214)
Total stockholders’ equity   1,020,144    1,012,790 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $1,351,940   $1,348,781 

 

 

 

 

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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three months ended   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
Cash flows from operating activities                    
Net income  $25,986   $48,576   $85,941   $151,036 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                    
Depreciation and amortization   4,328    3,906    13,152    11,542 
Stock-based compensation expense   5,344    5,412    15,668    15,571 
Other   6,907    (16,346)   (4,110)   (11,090)
Change in other assets and liabilities, net   2,785    4,200    14,221    (39,021)
Net cash provided by operating activities   45,350    45,748    124,872    128,038 
                     
Cash flows from investing activities                    
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment and capitalized software   (2,015)   (3,899)   (8,960)   (7,523)
Other changes in investing activities, net   3,393    (52,654)   46,194    (110,324)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   1,378    (56,553)   37,234    (117,847)
                     
Cash flows from financing activities                    
Repurchase of common stock   (32,335)   (15,363)   (95,850)   (45,358)
Other changes from financing activities, net   (440)   (630)   (4,022)   (11,291)
Net cash used in financing activities   (32,775)   (15,993)   (99,872)   (56,649)
                     
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (106)   1,700    1,829    (774)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   13,847    (25,098)   64,063    (47,232)
                     
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period   181,280    151,817    131,064    173,951 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period  $195,127   $126,719   $195,127   $126,719 

 

 

 

 

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Notes on Our Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

Management uses non-GAAP gross profit, gross margin, operating income, operating margin, income tax provision, net income, diluted earnings per share, and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the Company’s operating and financial performance and for planning purposes. Axcelis believes these measures enhance an overall understanding of its performance and investors’ ability to review the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management.

 

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, and may exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Totals presented may not sum and percentages may not recalculate using figures presented due to rounding.

 

 

 

 

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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Schedule Reconciling Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
GAAP gross Profit  $88,806   $109,970   $264,916   $338,431 
Restructuring1   -    -    226    876 
Stock-based compensation   499    354    1,421    1,106 
Non-GAAP gross profit  $89,305   $110,324   $266,563   $340,413 
Non-GAAP gross margin   41.8%   43.0%   44.4%   44.5%
                     
GAAP operating expense  $63,786   $63,057   $181,773   $182,168 
Transaction and integration3   (8,274)   -    (8,274)   - 
Bad debt expense   -    (3,443)   -    (2,984)
Restructuring1   (236)   -    (1,130)   (553)
Stock-based compensation   (4,845)   (5,058)   (14,247)   (14,465)
Non-GAAP operating expense  $50,431   $54,556   $158,122   $164,166 
                     
GAAP operating income  $25,020   $46,913   $83,143   $156,263 
Transaction and integration3   8,274    -    8,274    - 
Bad debt expense   -    3,443    -    2,984 
Restructuring1   236    -    1,356    1,429 
Stock-based compensation   5,344    5,412    15,668    15,571 
Non-GAAP operating income  $38,874   $55,768   $108,441   $176,247 
Non-GAAP operating margin   18.2%   21.7%   18.1%   23.0%
                     
GAAP income tax provision  $4,164   $6,789   $12,290   $20,593 
Income tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments2   1,940    1,240    3,542    2,798 
Non-GAAP income tax provision  $6,104   $8,029   $15,832   $23,391 
                     
GAAP net income  $25,986   $48,576   $85,941   $151,036 
Transaction and integration3   8,274    -    8,274    - 
Bad debt expense   -    3,443    -    2,984 
Restructuring1   236    -    1,356    1,429 
Stock-based compensation   5,344    5,412    15,668    15,571 
Income tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments2   (1,940)   (1,240)   (3,542)   (2,798)
Non-GAAP net income  $37,900   $56,191   $107,697   $168,222 
                     
GAAP diluted EPS  $0.83   $1.49   $2.70   $4.61 
Transaction and integration3   0.26    -    0.26    - 
Bad debt expense   -    0.11    -    0.09 
Restructuring1   0.01    -    0.04    0.04 
Stock-based compensation   0.17    0.16    0.49    0.48 
Income tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments2   (0.06)   (0.04)   (0.11)   (0.09)
Non-GAAP diluted EPS  $1.21   $1.72   $3.38   $5.13 

 

Note 1: Restructuring and other costs primarily related to early retirement programs and severance costs, due to global cost-saving initiatives.

Note 2: Impact of taxes from non-GAAP adjustments, uses adjusted tax rate of 14%.

Note 3: Transaction and integration costs include expenses associated with the merger agreement with Veeco Instruments, announced on October 1, 2025.

 

 

 

 

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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
Net Income  $25,986   $48,576   $85,941   $151,036 
Other (income)/expense   (5,130)   (8,452)   (15,088)   (15,366)
Income tax provision   4,164    6,789    12,290    20,593 
Depreciation & amortization   4,328    3,906    13,152    11,542 
Subtotal   29,348    50,819    96,295    167,805 
Transaction and integration2   8,274    -    8,274    - 
Bad debt expense   -    3,443    -    2,984 
Restructuring1   236    -    1,356    1,429 
Stock-based compensation   5,344    5,412    15,668    15,571 
Adjusted EBITDA  $43,202   $59,674   $121,593   $187,789 
Adjusted EBITDA margin   20.2%   23.3%   20.2%   24.5%
                     

 

Note 1: Restructuring and other costs primarily related to early retirement programs and severance costs, due to global cost-saving initiatives.

Note 2: Transaction and integration costs include expenses associated with the merger agreement with Veeco Instruments, announced on October 1, 2025.

 

 

 

 

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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
Fourth Quarter Outlook
GAAP to Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

    Three months ended
December 31, 2025
 
GAAP diluted EPS   $ 0.76  
Transaction and Integration2     0.19  
Restructuring3     0.05  
Stock-based compensation     0.18  
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments1     (0.06 )
Non-GAAP diluted EPS   $ 1.12  

 

Note 1: Impact of taxes from non-GAAP adjustments, uses adjusted tax rate of 14%.

Note 2: Transaction and Integration costs include expenses associated with the merger agreement with Veeco Instruments, announced on October 1, 2025.

Note 3: Restructuring and other costs primarily related to early retirement programs and severance costs, due to global cost-saving initiatives.