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November 29, 2010 6:48 AM EST

Amtech Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASYS) announced that their solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., received about $68 million in orders for the month of November.

Amtech’s fiscal 2011 began October 1, 2010.

* July 14, 2010, 9:10 AM ET

Amtech Systems To Post June Qtr Revs Above Street Estimates

By Eric Savitz

Amtech Systems (ASYS), which makes equipment for the solar and chip manufacturing sectors, said it expects to report revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended June 30 of $42 million, well above the Street consensus at $36 million. The revenue for the quarter includes $37 million from its solar business, up 161% sequentially and a 227% increase from a year ago. Bookings in the quarter were about $44 million, including $37 million from the solar segment.

Backlog at June 30 was about $80 million.

CEO J.S. Whang said in a statement that the strong revenue for the quarter “further demonstrates our market leadership in solar diffusion and our operational capability to manage and service this high growth market.”

ASYS this morning is up$1, or 1.6%, to $9.61.

Amtech reiterates Fiscal 2010 revenue guidance of $100-$105 Million

Posted by Debasish Choudhury on 09 April 2010 at 08:39


Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that it is reiterating its fiscal 2010 revenue guidance of $100-$105 million, based on its strong solar backlog and continued success in ramping up operations. Additionally, the Company expects GAAP operating margins to equal or exceed 10 percent in the second half of fiscal 2010.

Orders in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 totaled $33 million, including $28 million of solar orders. Amtech’s total orders in the first six months of fiscal 2010, which began October 1, 2009, have surpassed $92 million, including $83 million of solar orders. Amtech also reported preliminary revenue and results today for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 31, 2010. Amtech’s preliminary revenue for the second quarter is approximately $16 million, representing a 46% increase over the same period a year ago. Second quarter preliminary revenue is lower than the Company’s previous guidance of $17-$19 million due primarily to a rescheduling of several systems to one customer; two of these systems shipped in early April and the remaining are expected to ship next week. As a result of lower second quarter revenue and ramp up of operating costs to support the growth in the second half of fiscal 2010, Amtech expects to report a loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

J.S. Whang, Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “With the tremendous influx of orders we have seen in the December and March quarters, we continue to successfully ramp up our operations to profitably manage our rapid growth. Within a very short period of time, we have more than doubled our production capacity and have added key personnel across all areas to execute our record order bookings. While there is still much to accomplish, we are on track to produce record volumes in the June and September quarters and to deliver on our revenue guidance of $100-$105 million for fiscal 2010.”

The fiscal 2010 second quarter financial information included in this release is preliminary and subject to change based on the Company’s quarterly close procedures. Operating results for future quarters could be impacted by the timing of system shipments, the net impact of revenue deferral on those shipments, and recognition of revenue based on customer acceptances, all of which can have a significant effect on operating results.

11.03.2010 16:01
BRIEF-Amtech says previously announced large solar order in December is from Yingli


March 11 (Reuters) - Amtech Systems Inc:

* Discloses previously announced large solar order in December is from Yingli -

300mw panda mono-crystalline expansion project

* Says these orders are expected to ship from beginning of Q2 through the end

of Q3 2010

Order Focus: New diffusion system sales push Amtech’s 2010 order book past US$80 million
03 March 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Cell Processing

New orders for its diffusion processing systems have pushed Amtech Systems new order flow past US$80 million in its 2010 financial year. Solar orders in its fiscal Q2 reached US$27 million. New orders worth US$8.5 million were recently received from two new customers in Asia and one new customer in Europe.

“These latest orders further demonstrate that we continue to expand our solar market share while increasing the number of research development labs seeking our superior diffusion technology,” commented J.S. Whang, president and CEO of Amtech Systems. “We believe the intense effort by our customers and the solar industry to increase cell efficiency will continue to drive demand for our superior diffusion technology and related products. We continue to see excellent quotation activity and remain focused on continued successful execution of our solar growth strategy.”

Amtech reports record equipment bookings: high demand for solar cell diffusion equipment
10 February 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Cell Processing


In reporting financial results for its fiscal first quarter, 2010 Amtech Systems noted that it had received record order bookings of US$59.4 million, led by US$55.3 million for solar equipment, primarily for its diffusion technology. The company noted that PV manufacturers need to boost cell efficiencies was driving the demand for its technology.

“We are very pleased with the tremendous order momentum in our fiscal first quarter and the announced orders so far in our second quarter,” commented J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech. “The high level of orders we have received fiscal year-to-date reflect the growing number of top-tier solar cell manufacturers that are recognizing the high quality and reliability of our diffusion technology and our capability to support their pursuit of higher efficiency solar cells. These orders include significant follow-on orders from existing customers and six new customer wins. We continue to see good quotation activity and believe the intense race within the solar industry to increase cell efficiency will continue to drive demand for our diffusion technology and related products.”

Amtech reported net revenue of US$15.5 million in the quarter, up 32% sequentially from US$11.7 million. Solar revenue was US$11.9 million, compared to US$8.9 million in the previous quarter.

Total order backlog stood at a record US$74.4 million, up 130% from total backlog of US$32.4 million at September 30, 2009. Total backlog at December 31, 2009 includes US$69.7 million in solar orders, compared to solar backlog of US$27.9 million at September 30, 2009.

Amtech noted that due to demand from solar cell manufacturers it anticipates revenues in fiscal 2010 to be in the range of US$100-$105 million, an 88% to 98% increase from fiscal 2009.

With the large backlog the company expects revenue to mainly occur in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2010.

Antwort auf istanbulman 16.01.10 20:46:26 Uhr

so ungefähr; es gibt auch noch BTU

Amtech Reiterates Fiscal 2010 Revenue Guidance: $100-$105 Million

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2010 that the Company provided in its first quarter fiscal 2010 results press release on February 9, 2010.

Amtech anticipates revenues in fiscal 2010 to be in the range of $100-$105 million, an 88% to 98% increase from fiscal 2009, with the bulk of the increase occurring in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2010. The Company is making a substantial investment in labor, research and development, and facilities to support the growth. These investments will have a short-term negative impact on operating results in the second quarter. Amtech anticipates fiscal 2010 second quarter revenues in the range of $17-$19 million and an operating margin of breakeven to slightly negative due to the build up of production capacity. However, for its fiscal 2010 third and fourth quarters, Amtech expects to see significant positive operating leverage from its business model.

ist amtech die us version von roth&rau oder manz???

Amtech Announces $59 Million in Total Orders for the December Quarter

Includes Previously Announced Large Solar Order From One Customer

Press Release Source: Amtech Systems, Inc. On Wednesday January 13, 2010, 6:30 am EST

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS - News), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that orders booked for its fiscal 2010 first quarter ended December 31, 2009 totaled approximately $59 million. This total includes both solar and semiconductor orders including the large solar order from an existing customer announced on December 18, 2009. A significant portion of these orders are expected to ship within fiscal 2010.

J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “We are extremely pleased with the substantial increase in orders from our large and growing solar customer base and we remain confident in the long-term growth opportunities in the solar market for our products.”

Amtech announces $10 million in solar orders, additional larger order from one existing customer


Posted by Debasish Choudhury on 18 December 2009 at 06:46


Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has recently received approximately $10 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems representing follow-on orders from two existing customers and orders for single R&D systems from two new customers. These orders are expected to ship within the first half of calendar 2010. In addition, Tempress also recently received a separate larger order for its solar diffusion systems from one existing customer, but is not able at this time to announce details of the order, including size and customer name, due to confidentiality restrictions. The $10 million in orders announced today do not include the larger order from one customer.

J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “We are pleased to receive follow-on orders from our excellent solar customer base along with new customer orders that expand our reach into research and development activities with our market-leading solar diffusion systems. In regards to the additional larger order, we are honoring the confidentiality request of our customer and will be able to provide further details of the transaction in due time. In the meantime, we continue to see excellent quotation activity and remain confident in our ability to execute our solar growth strategy.”

Uneingeschränktes Ja!

Mea culpa

Die Überschrift hatte mich verleitet.

Es soll aber auch schon umgekehrt vorgekommen sein...

Antwort auf bernenki 14.11.09 19:09:30 Uhr

Du kennst den Centrotherm-Thread schon auch, oder?

13.11.2009


centrotherm photovoltaics neues Kursziel
London (aktiencheck.de AG) - Catharina Saponar, Analystin von Nomura Equity Research, stuft die Aktie von centrotherm photovoltaics (ISIN DE000A0JMMN2/ WKN A0JMMN) unverändert mit "buy" ein.
Die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals seien gut ausgefallen und hätten sich im Rahmen der Erwartungen bewegt. Positiv steche der sektorweit beste Auftragsbestand mit einem Volumen von 922 Mio. EUR hervor.

centrotherm photovoltaics besitze hinsichtlich der Vorhersehbarkeit der Ertragsentwicklung eine Ausnahmestellung. Das Unternehmen dürfte weiterhin von der hohen Nachfrage aus Asien profitieren.

Um niedrigeren Margen im Silizium-Geschäft Rechnung zu tragen, seien die Gewinnprognosen gekürzt worden. Das Kursziel werde von 40 auf 38 EUR zurückgesetzt.

Vor diesem Hintergrund bestätigen die Analysten von Nomura Equity Research ihre Kaufempfehlung für die Aktie von centrotherm photovoltaics. (Analyse vom 12.11.09) (12.11.2009/ac/a/t)
Analyse-Datum: 12.11.2009

13.11.2009



centrotherm photovoltaics neues Kursziel
New York (aktiencheck.de AG) - Stephen Benson, Analyst von Goldman Sachs, stuft die Aktie von centrotherm photovoltaics (ISIN DE000A0JMMN2/ WKN A0JMMN) unverändert mit "buy" ein.
Die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals seien den Erwartungen entsprechend ausgefallen.

Das Silizium-Geschäft in Asien dürfte auch im kommenden Jahr den wichtigsten Gewinntreiber darstellen. Das neue Dünnschicht-Geschäft sollte ebenfalls kontinuierlich wachsen. Das Kursziel werde von 43 auf 47 EUR heraufgesetzt.

Vor diesem Hintergrund empfehlen die Analysten von Goldman Sachs die Aktie von centrotherm photovoltaics weiterhin zum Kauf. (Analyse vom 12.11.09) (12.11.2009/ac/a/t) Analyse-Datum: 12.11.2009

aus YGE-Q3-CC:

You may recall that during the second quarter, we announced the Project PANDA, a collaboration of Yingli, ECN and
Amtech to develop next generation high efficiency solar cells. I’m pleased to announce that Project PANDA has
achieved an important milestone. We have successfully produced a next generation cell, which has an average
efficiency rate of 18% or higher on our higher production line.
Looking ahead, we’re confident in a commercial application of Project PANDA. It’s another key effort our cost
structure is that the all amends of in-house polysilicon plan Fine Silicon. I am pleased to report that mechanical
setup for the site is now complete and trial production is set to begin in December 2009. We look forward to updating
you on our new product in coming weeks.

Hier die neuen Manz-Zahlen:

09.11.2009

Veröffentlichung einer Corporate News, übermittelt durch die DGAP - ein Unternehmen der EquityStory AG. Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent / Herausgeber verantwortlich.

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- Umsatzerlöse von 46,7 Mio. EUR in den ersten 9 Monaten 2009 (Vorjahr: 159,1 Mio. EUR) erzielt
- EBIT von 18,8 Mio. EUR auf -16,1 Mio. EUR zurückgegangen
- Starke Eigenkapitalquote von rund 80% und liquide Mittel von 54 Mio. EUR
- Prognose für das Geschäftsjahr 2009: Umsatzerlöse von 80 bis 85 Mio. EUR bei insgesamt negativem EBIT erwartet

Reutlingen, 9. November 2009 - Die Manz Automation AG, einer der weltweit führenden Technologieanbieter für die Photovoltaik- und LCD-Industrie, hat in den ersten neun Monaten 2009 Umsatzerlöse von 46,73 Mio. EUR erwirtschaftet (Vorjahr: 159,10 Mio. EUR). Dabei lagen die Umsatzerlöse im dritten Quartal 2009 bei 18,46 Mio. EUR (Vorjahr: 57,50 Mio. EUR). Nach den ersten neun Monaten 2009 summierte sich die Gesamtleistung auf 59,14 Mio. EUR nach 162,11 Mio. EUR im Vorjahreszeitraum.

Beim Ergebnis vor Zinsen und Steuern (EBIT) verzeichnete der Konzern im Berichtszeitraum einen Rückgang auf -16,09 Mio. EUR (Vorjahr: 18,77 Mio. EUR). Aufgrund der eingeleiteten Kostenreduzierung im laufenden Jahr wurden bereits erste positive Effekte sichtbar. Somit konnte der operative Verlust im dritten Quartal auf -3,53 Mio. EUR begrenzt werden, nachdem im Vorquartal (Q2/2009) ein Verlust von -7,60 Mio. EUR zu Buche stand.

Amtech receives sizeable technology grant from Dutch Government for solar R&D projects

Posted by Debasish Choudhury on 22 October 2009 at 06:30


Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc.®, recently received a $500,000 technology grant from the Dutch government for solar research and development. The Grant was obtained jointly with one of Tempress’ European solar research partners, and will be used for developing a process method to improve solar energy conversion efficiency rate.

J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “This grant from the Dutch government is the latest in a series of recent Company business developments that demonstrate our growing technology expertise in the front-end manufacturing of solar cells. We continue to be optimistic about the long-term growth opportunities in the solar market and our ability to capture that growth by offering multiple solar production tools and becoming a technology turnkey product supplier to the diffusion, PSG, and PECVD markets.”

To know more, visit Amtech’s website at www.amtechsystems.com.

Last update: 22 October 2009 at 06:30

Tempress Systems Receives $6 Million In New Solar Orders
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by SI Staff on Thursday 06 August 2009
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Tempe, Ariz.-headquartered Amtech Systems Inc. - a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors and silicon wafers - says that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $6 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from two new customers in Asia.

The orders are for multiple systems for each customer and are expected to ship within the next six to nine months.