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accession: "0001437749-21-024526"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COHU"
cik: "0000021535"
company_name: "COHU INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T17:00:16.650401+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cohu Q3 revenue $225.1M, +49% YoY; GAAP EPS $0.48; board approves $70M buyback

## Summary
- Net sales $225.1M, up 49% from $150.6M in Q3 2020; GAAP income $23.7M ($0.48 EPS).
- Non-GAAP income $34.6M ($0.70 EPS); nine-month 2021 non-GAAP EPS $2.48.
- Q4 2021 sales guidance $182M–$195M; cash & investments $364.8M at quarter-end.
- Board authorized $70M share repurchase program, effective Nov 2, no expiration.
- CEO cited 87% test cell utilization and expansion in power mgmt, display, RF mmWave.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-024526
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COHU
- cik: 0000021535
- company_name: COHU INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21535/000143774921024526/0001437749-21-024526-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21535/000143774921024526/cohu20211027_8k.htm

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