secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (ACLS)
CIK:        0001113232
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-011628
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Axcelis reports record FY2023 revenue $1.13B (+23% YoY); Q1 2024 guidance ~$242M
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- Full year 2023 revenue $1.13B (record), systems revenue $883.6M, diluted EPS $7.43 vs $5.46 in 2022.
- Q4 2023 revenue $310.3M, diluted EPS $2.15, bookings $235.5M, systems backlog $1.2B.
- Q1 2024 guidance: revenue ~$242M, operating profit ~$45M, diluted EPS ~$1.22, gross margin ~43.5%.
- Full year 2024 revenue expected similar to 2023, weighted to second half; year-end cash flow robust.
- CEO highlights record Purion Power Series demand; CFO reaffirms $1.3B revenue model target for 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465924011628/0001104659-24-011628-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465924011628/tm245218d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-011628

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