secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (ACLS)
CIK:        0001113232
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-22-113976
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Axcelis Q3 revenue $229.2M, EPS $1.21; record backlog $1.1B; Q4 guided $232-240M
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- Revenue $229.2M (up from $221.2M Q2); net income $40.3M ($1.21 diluted EPS) vs $44.2M ($1.32) Q2.
- Record systems backlog $1.1B; bookings $337.1M; cash $342.1M after $12.5M share repurchases.
- Q4 guidance: revenue $232-240M, gross margin 40-41%, operating profit $41-45M, EPS $1.00-1.10.
- Full-year revenue expected >$885M with gross margin >43% (above prior guidance).
- CEO Mary Puma cites robust demand for Purion products and strength in power market as drivers.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922113976/0001104659-22-113976-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922113976/tm2229273d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-113976

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