Axcelis Technologies Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 05, 2012
Axcelis Technologies Inc. (ACLS, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-09-30.

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has a market cap of $97.7 million; its shares were traded at around $0.9599 with and P/S ratio of 0.3.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2012, three customers accounted for approximately 16.1%, 13.1% and 10.9% of revenue. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, two customers accounted for 21.3% and 11.4% of revenue. For the three months ended September 30, 2011, three customers accounted for approximately 14.4%, 13.9% and 10.4% of revenue. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, three customers accounted for 17.9%, 11.4% and 10.4% of revenue.

Product revenue, which includes systems sales, sales of spare parts and product upgrades, was $37.1 million, or 83.1% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $64.4 million, or 88.8% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Product revenue was $136.1 million, or 85.7% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $235.3 million, or 90.8% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. System sales were $12.8 million, or 28.6% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $35.1 million, or 48.5% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2011. System sales were $61.9 million, or 39.0% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $143.7 million, or 55.5% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.The decrease in product revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 is attributable to the weakening of the semiconductor market and a related decrease in capital spending by semiconductor manufacturers.

Service revenue, which includes the labor component of maintenance and service contracts and fees for service hours provided by on-site service personnel, was $7.5 million, or 16.9% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $8.1 million, or 11.2% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Service revenue was $22.7 million, or 14.3% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared $23.7 million, or 9.2% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Service revenue is affected by the expansion of the installed base of off-warranty systems and can fluctuate from period to period based on capacity utilization at customers manufacturing facilities. The decrease in service revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the comparable period one year ago was due to lower service contracts and time and material engagements.

Included in total revenue of $44.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2012, is revenue from sales of ion implantation products and service of $33.9 million, or 76.0% of total revenue, compared with $51.1 million, or 70.5% of total revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The dollar decrease was due to the factors discussed above for product revenue. Revenue from sales of ion implantation products and service accounted for $124.8 million, or 78.6% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $187.8 million, or 72.5% of revenue, in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The dollar decrease was due to the factors discussed above for product revenue.

The Companys product revenues include sales of spare parts and product upgrades as well as complete systems. We refer to the business of selling spare parts and product upgrades, combined with the sale of maintenance labor, service contracts and service hours, as the aftermarket business. Included in total revenue of $44.6 million is revenue from our aftermarket business of $31.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $37.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The revenue from our aftermarket business was $96.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $115.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Aftermarket revenue generally increases with expansion of the installed base of systems but can fluctuate period to period based on capacity utilization at customers manufacturing facilities which affects the sale of spare parts and demand for equipment service. The decrease in aftermarket revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to September 30, 2011 was primarily due to a decrease in spare parts and upgrade revenue which is directly related to lower tool utilization at our customers fabrication facilities and decreased demand for upgrade installations which allow our customers to maximize the technological and throughput capabilities of our tools.

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