---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-22-011264"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXTI"
cik: "0001051627"
company_name: "AXT INC"
filed_at: "2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T07:15:14.144454+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AXT Q2 2022 revenue $39.5M (+17% YoY); gross margin expands; STAR Market IPO approved

## Summary
- Revenue $39.5M, up 17% YoY from $33.7M; GAAP EPS $0.13 vs $0.10 YoY.
- GAAP gross margin 39.1% vs 36.3% YoY; non-GAAP gross margin 39.4%.
- First-half 2022 revenue up 22% YoY; CEO cites strong growth in strategic applications and Tier-1 customer ramps.
- SSE approved Tongmei's STAR Market IPO on July 12; still subject to CSRC approval; timing expected Q4 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-011264
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXTI
- cik: 0001051627
- company_name: AXT INC
- filed_at: 2022-07-28T23:59:59+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/1051627/000155837022011264/0001558370-22-011264-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051627/000155837022011264/axti-20220728x8k.htm

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