secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (ACLS)
CIK:        0001113232
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-010940
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Axcelis Q4 2024 revenue $252.4M, EPS $1.54; Q1 2025 guide $185M revenue, $0.38 EPS
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- Q4 2024 revenue $252.4M, gross margin 46.0%, diluted EPS $1.54.
- Full year 2024 revenue $1.02B (down 10% YoY); net income $201M ($6.15 diluted EPS) vs $246.3M ($7.43).
- CEO Russell Low cites near-term cyclical digestion period, particularly in China, as customers absorb capacity.
- Q1 2025 guidance: revenue ~$185M, diluted EPS ~$0.38.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465925010940/0001104659-25-010940-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465925010940/tm255435d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-010940

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