Q1/2024 Investor Presentation
Dr. Felix Grawert, CEO
Dr. Christian Danninger, CFO
25 April 2024
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AIXTRON - Q1/2024 Update (1/2)
Financials Q1/2024: Strong increase in revenues and in profit
- Revenues up 53% yoy to EUR 118m
- Gross Profit up 41% yoy; Gross Margin at 37% (-3pp yoy due to product mix)
- EBIT up 183% yoy to EUR 10m; EBIT-Margin improved to 8% (+3pp yoy)
- Net Profit up 209% to EUR 11m
Market Q1/2024: Growing success in SiC and strong momentum for G10 system generation
- Order intake Q1/24 at EUR 120m with Equipment Order Backlog with EUR 355m stable at FY23 level
- SiC Power:
- Clear #1 position with growing market share
- G10-SiCnow very well established meeting quality specs and providing lowest cost per wafer
- Technical progress with G10-SiCconfirmed by multiple customers - upgrades for installed base throughout 2024
- Winning an additional SiC-customer out of the Top-5 with multiple tools - 3 of the Top-5SiC-playersnow count on G10-SiCfor their 200 mm volume ramp
- Multiple SiC new customer wins ...
- … including a large volume order from China
- … including several customers from Japan
- GaN Power:
- Clear #1 position with very strong market share
- Growing adoption of G10-GaN amongst new and repeat customers based on best performance and cost per wafer
- GaN volume ramp continuing across
- All applications (consumer electronics, datacenters, automotive, PV)
- All geographic regions
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AIXTRON - Q1/2024 Update (2/2)
Market Q1/2024 (continued)
- Optoelectronics / Lasers:
- Clear #1 position with very strong market share
- Stable demand in Optoelectronics driven by demand for datacom / telecom lasers
- Lasers critical to datacenters to meet higher demands of AI workloads (within-datacenter,datacenter interconnect)
- Micro LED and LED:
- Clear #1 position with very strong market share
- Leading position acknowledged by the recent award from BOE HC SemiTek
- Multiple customers placing new orders in Micro LED resulting in 37% of OI in Q1/24
- Traditional ROY LED investment wave expected to result in high double-digit EURm revenues in FY24
- Micro LED revenues FY24 expected at high double-digitEURm driven by several customers building R&D and pilot production lines continuing to commercialize Micro LED technology
Construction of Innovation Center fully on track and within budget
FY/2024 Growth Guidance Reiterated
- Revenues FY/24E: EUR 630m - 720m; Q2/24E: EUR 120m - 140m
- Gross Margin FY/24E: 43% - 45%
- EBIT Margin FY/24E: 24% - 26%
1 Based on $1.15/€ Budget Rate
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Update Innovation Center
Innovation Center construction is fully on track
Picture shows construction status in March 2024
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Consolidated Income Statement1
(EUR million) | Q1/2024 | Q1/2023 | +/- (%) | Q1/2024 | Q4/2023 | +/- (%) |
Revenues | 118.3 | 77.2 | 53% | 118.3 | 214.2 | (45)% |
Cost of sales | 74.5 | 46.1 | 62% | 74.5 | 116.0 | (36)% |
Gross profit | 43.8 | 31.1 | 41% | 43.8 | 98.2 | (55)% |
Gross margin | 37% | 40% | (3)pp | 37% | 46% | (9)pp |
Selling expenses | 3.7 | 3.1 | 19% | 3.7 | 4.0 | (8)% |
General & admin expenses | 7.6 | 8.0 | (5)% | 7.6 | 8.3 | (8)% |
R&D | 22.9 | 19.2 | 19% | 22.9 | 27.9 | (18)% |
Net other operating income | (0.4) | (2.6) | (85)% | (0.4) | (5.4) | (93)% |
EBIT | 9.9 | 3.5 | 183% | 9.9 | 63.4 | (84)% |
EBIT margin | 8% | 5% | 3pp | 8% | 30% | -22pp |
Net profit | 10.8 | 3.5 | 209% | 10.8 | 61.7 | (82)% |
1 Rounded figures; may not add up
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Consolidated Balance Sheet1
(EUR million) | 31.03.24 | 31.12.23 | 30.09.23 | |
Property, plant & equipment and leased assets | 147.8 | 106.2 | ||
169.9 | ||||
Goodwill | 72.7 | 72.3 | 72.8 | |
Other intangible assets | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | |
Others | 44.0 | 41.8 | 36.6 | |
Non-current assets | 291.5 | 266.3 | 218.9 | |
Inventories | 436.4 | 394.5 | 380.5 | |
Trade receivables | 118.0 | 157.6 | 107.0 | |
Others | 41.9 | 30.0 | 27.0 | |
Cash & cash deposits & investments | 148.5 | 181.7 | 209.9 | |
Current assets | 744.8 | 763.7 | 724.3 | |
Equity | 790.4 | 777.6 | 716.6 | |
Non-current liabilities | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
Trade payables | 55.0 | 57.8 | 52.7 | |
Contract liabilities for advance payment | 138.3 | 141.3 | 125.5 | |
Others | 44.9 | 45.6 | 40.7 | |
Current liabilities | 238.2 | 244.6 | 218.9 | |
Balance sheet total | 1,036.3 | 1,029.9 | 943.2 | |
1 Rounded figures; may not add up
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows1
(EUR million) | Q1/2024 | Q1/2023 | Q1/2024 | Q4/2023 |
Net result | 10.8 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 61.7 |
Adjust for: | ||||
Non-cash items | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | (1.5) |
Changes in Working Capital | (21.2) | (0.9) | (21.2) | (41.8) |
Cash flow from operating activities | (7.4) | 5.8 | (7.4) | 18.4 |
Capital expenditures/disposals | (25.7) | (3.9) | (25.7) | (45.7) |
Free cash flow | (33.1) | 1.9 | (33.1) | (27.3) |
FX effects/other | 0.4 | (0.6) | 0.4 | (1.2) |
Cash & cash deposits & investments | 148.5 | 327.5 | 148.5 | 181.7 |
1 Rounded figures; may not add up
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AIXTRON - Guidance for Q2/2024 and FY/2024
EUR million
Guidance1 | Q2/20241 | FY/ 20241 |
Revenues | EUR 120m - 140m | EUR 630m - 720m |
Gross Margin (%) | 43% - 45% |
EBIT Margin (%) | 24% - 26% |
Revenue Guidance FY/2024
EUR million
~80 | |
~100 | ~ 118 |
~ 130-220 |
~ 90
~370
~300~ 290
Q1/2024 Revenues
Q2-Q4/24e Revenues After Sales
Q2-Q4/24e from Equipment Order Backlog
Q2-Q4/24e from New Orders
1: At $1.15/€ Budget Rate for 2024; please refer to "Expected Results of Operations and Financial Position" in the AIXTRON 2023 Annual Report
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24 Months Business Development
EUR million
Order Intake
(incl. equipment & after sales)1
@ $1.20 | @ $1.15 | @ $1.15 |
204
178 | ||
153 | 143 | 160 |
140 | ||
Revenues | Order Backlog | ||||||
(incl. equipment & after sales)2 | (equipment only)1 | ||||||
@ $1.15 | |||||||
@ $1.06 | @ $1.08 | @ $1.09 | @ $1.20 | @ $1.15 | |||
418 | 412 | |||
369 | 352 | 368 | 354 | 355 |
314
214
183 | 173 | 165 |
118120
102
118
Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 |
2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
8977
Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 |
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
1 USD order intake and backlog were recorded at the prevailing budget rate (2022: $1.20/€; 2023: $1.15/€: 2024: $1.15€)
2 USD revenues were converted at the actual period average FX rate (2022: $1.06/€; 2023: $1.08/€; 2024: $1.09€)
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