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Revenues at end-September 2020: €17.5m

Revenues at end-September 2020: €17.5m 

• Confirmation of the robust performance by the Services & Accessories business
• €18.2m order book at September 30, 2020

Bezons, October 29, 2020 – 6:00 pm – RIBER, global market leader in MBE equipment for semiconductor industry, is reporting its revenues for the year to end-September 2020.

Change in revenues

€m		2020	2019	Change
1st quarter		5.4	6.7	-19%
2nd quarter		6.2	7.2	-14%
3rd quarter		5.9	6.8	-13%
Total 9-month revenues		17.5	20.7	-15%

At September 30 (€m)			2020	2019	Change
Systems			9.5	12.8	-26%
Evaporators			0.1	1.0	-90%
Services and accessories			7.9	6.9	+14%
Total 9-month revenues			17.5	20.7	-15%

Revenues at September 30, 2020 came to €17.5m, down 15% from September 30, 2019.

MBE systems revenues totaled €9.5m, down 26%, following the deferral of deliveries linked to the pandemic context. During the first nine months, five systems - including three production units - were delivered, compared with six systems - including five production units – at September 30, 2019.

Evaporator revenues remained sluggish due to the current lack of investment in OLED screen production equipment.

Revenues for services and accessories climbed 14% to €7.9m, driven by a sustained level of commercial activity, especially with the installed base.

At end-September 2020, the breakdown of revenues was as follows: 39% for Europe, 43% for Asia, 12% for North America and 6% for other countries.

Order book developments

At September 30 (€m)			2020	2019	Change
Systems			8.7	20.4	-57%
Evaporators			0.0	0.0	-
Services and accessories			9.5	6.1	+56%
Total order book			18.2	26.5	-31%

The order book at September 30, 2020 totaled €18.2m, down 31% from September 30, 2019.