secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (ACLS)
CIK:        0001113232
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-21-100092
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Axcelis Q2 revenue $147.3M (beat), guides Q3 to $170M; FY2021 revenue >$625M
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- Q2 revenue $147.3M, up 11% from Q1 $132.8M; first quarterly system revenue >$100M since 2004.
- GAAP EPS $0.55 diluted, up from $0.48 in Q1; operating profit $24M.
- Gross margin 43.5% vs 42.5% Q1; cash $220.5M; $13.4M stock repurchases.
- Q3 guidance: revenue ~$170M, EPS ~$0.70, op profit ~$32M, gross margin ~42.5%.
- Full-year 2021 revenue >$625M; strong demand for Purion implants in power devices.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465921100092/0001104659-21-100092-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465921100092/tm2123731d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-100092

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