---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-084348"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACLS"
cik: "0001113232"
company_name: "AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:15:34.615265+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axcelis Q2 revenue $256.5M, EPS $1.55; guides Q3 rev ~$255M, EPS ~$1.43

## Summary
- Revenue $256.5M vs Q1 $252.4M; gross margin 43.8% vs 46.0% Q1.
- Operating profit $52.8M vs $56.5M Q1; net income $50.9M vs $51.6M Q1.
- Diluted EPS $1.55 vs $1.57 Q1; company says results exceeded guidance expectations.
- Q3 2024 outlook: revenue ~$255M, diluted EPS ~$1.43.
- CEO cites strong Power segment and silicon carbide demand; momentum expected into 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-084348
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACLS
- cik: 0001113232
- company_name: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465924084348/0001104659-24-084348-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465924084348/tm2420392d1_8k.htm

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