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ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2015 RESULTS
Commenting on the results, Chuck del Prado, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASM International said:
"2015 started strongly for ASMI. We realized revenues of EUR162 million, 30% above the Q4 level, with again a gross margin of above 43%. (PE)ALD demand remained strong across a broad customer base. Our order intake remained healthy and was with EUR158 million at the high end of our expected range."
On a currency comparable level we expect Q2 sales to be between EUR180 and EUR200 million, while the Q2 order intake is expected to be in the range of EUR160-180 million. For the second half of 2015 the current visibility remains limited.
On October 29, 2014, ASMI announced a share buyback program, to purchase up to an amount of EUR100 million of its own shares within the 2014-2015 time frame . On March 31, 2015 of the total program 60% has been repurchased of which 31% was repurchased in Q1 2015. Further details as well as a weekly update of the share repurchases under this program can be found on our website (www.asm.com/investors).
ASM International NV, headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, its subsidiaries and participations design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices. ASM International, its subsidiaries and participations provide production solutions for wafer processing (Front-end segment) as well as for assembly & packaging and surface mount technology (Back-end segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI) and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com .
ASM International will host an investor conference call and web cast on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 15:00 Continental European Time (9:00 a.m. - US Eastern Time).
The teleconference dial-in numbers are as follows:
A simultaneous audio web cast will be accessible at www.asm.com .
Victor Bareño
T: +31 88 100 8500
E: victor.bareno@asm.com
Ian Bickerton
T: +31 625 018 512
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