ASML Announces 2022Q2 Financial Results
ASML announced its financial report for the second quarter of 2022, showing that the net sales in the quarter were 5.431 billion euros, the gross profit margin was 49.1%, and the net profit was 1.411 billion euros
ASML CEO Peter Wennink said that the financial report for the second quarter of 2022 showed that customer demand remained strong, with new orders reaching 8.5 billion euros. It hit a record high, of which 5.4 billion euros came from 0.33 NA and 0.55 NA EUV system orders and a large number of DUV orders. In order to meet customers’ capacity expansion plans, ASML will accelerate the pace of shipments and increase the number of shipments planned for the remainder of the year.
In the DUV business, ASML delivered the first NXT KrF system, the TWINSCAN NXT:870, which can achieve a 27% increase in throughput. In the application business, ASML has completed the installation of the first eScan1100 multi-electron beam system at the customer site, which is currently being evaluated by the customer. In the EUV High-NA business, the first High-NA projection optical module and lighting module and a new wafer table from the supplier have been received, which will be used in the initial testing and integration of the EXE:5000 project.
According to the share repurchase plan from 2021 to 2023, ASML purchased approximately 1.2 billion euros of shares in the second quarter of 2022. At the same time, in accordance with the revised dividend policy, ASML will pay dividends on a quarterly basis, starting from the payment of an interim dividend on August 12, 2022, which is 1.37 euros per ordinary share
ASML expects net sales in the third quarter of 2022 to be between EUR 5.1 billion and EUR 5.4 billion, gross margins between 49% and 50%, and net sales growth of around 10% for the full year.
