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AIXTRON SE: Q2 Orders and Revenues Up Again / Phase Two of 5-Point-Program underway / Impending Launch of Next Generation MOCVD Tool

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AIXTRON SE: Q2 Orders and Revenues Up Again / Phase Two of
5-Point-Program underway / Impending Launch of Next Generation MOCVD
Tool

29.07.2014 / 07:33

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AIXTRON Q2 Orders and Revenues Up Again
Phase Two of 5-Point-Program underway
Impending Launch of Next Generation MOCVD Tool

Herzogenrath, Germany, July 29, 2014 - AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6), a
leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry,
today announced revenues of EUR 46.2m for the second quarter of 2014, 5%
higher sequentially (Q1/2014: EUR 43.9m) and 2% higher compared to one year
ago (Q2/2013: EUR 45.3m). Q2/2014 EBIT at EUR -10.6m (Q2/2013; EUR -9.8m)
and net result at EUR -11.6m (Q2/2013: EUR -11.8m) were both also broadly
unchanged year-on-year.

AIXTRON's order intake in Q2/2014 improved by 25% year-on-year to EUR 38.2m
(Q2/2013: EUR 30.5m). Sequentially, orders were up for the fifth
consecutive quarter reflecting an improving market sentiment in the first
half of 2014 (Q1/2014: EUR 37.7m).

The Company has successfully entered Phase Two of its 5-Point-Program,
targeting to return to sustainable profitability. The focus is on lowering
material costs, discretionary spending and the optimization of processes.
At the same time, AIXTRON is currently preparing for the market launch of
its next generation MOCVD production tool in the course of the second half
of this year due to positive customer feedback.


Key Financials

                                        2014  2013  +/-  2014  2014  +/-

(in EUR million)                        H1    H1         Q2    Q1

Revenues                                 90.1  85.6   5%  46.2  43.9  5%

Gross profit                             23.4 -35.4 166%  12.6  10.8 17%

Gross margin                              26%  -41% 67pp   27%   25% 2pp

Operating result (EBIT)                 -21.5 -86.1  75% -10.6 -10.9  3%

EBIT margin                              -24% -101% 77pp  -23%  -25% 2pp

Net result                              -23.4 -87.8  73% -11.6 -11.8  2%

Net result margin                        -26% -103% 77pp  -25%  -27% 2pp

Net result per share - basic (EUR)      -0.21 -0.87  76% -0.10 -0.11  9%

Net result per share - diluted (EUR)    -0.21 -0.87  76% -0.10 -0.11  9%

Equipment order intake                   75.9  60.3  26%  38.2  37.7  1%

Equipment order backlog (end of period)  66.4  71.7  -7%  66.4  64.2  4%