---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-113387"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACLS"
cik: "0001113232"
company_name: "AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T01:59:53.087683+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axcelis Q3 revenue $292.3M, EPS $1.99; guides Q4 rev ~$295M, FY rev >$1.1B

## Summary
- Revenue $292.3M vs $274.0M Q2; net income $65.9M ($1.99 diluted) vs $61.6M ($1.86) Q2.
- Gross margin 44.4%, up from 43.7% Q2; operating profit $71.7M.
- Systems backlog $1.2B on quarterly bookings of $198M.
- Q4 guidance: revenue ~$295M, gross margin ~45%, EPS ~$2.00.
- CEO highlights strong Purion demand in silicon carbide power device market driving results.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-113387
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACLS
- cik: 0001113232
- company_name: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465923113387/0001104659-23-113387-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465923113387/tm2329432d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-113387
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-113387.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-113387.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC reported third quarter of 2023 results: revenue $292.3 million, net income $65.9 million, EPS $1.99 per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $292.3 million
  - Net income: $65.9 million
  - EPS: $1.99 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The Company reported third quarter revenue of $292.3 million, compared to $274.0 million for the second quarter of 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465923113387/0001104659-23-113387-index.htm

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