Aehr reported a better-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter. Revenue was down 25% year over year due to sluggish demand for electric vehicle chips.
The company guided for fiscal year 2025 revenue of at least $70 million, topping Wall Street's estimate of $67.9 million. Its quarterly revenue and earnings also beat analysts' expectations.
Semiconductor stocks are absolutely on fire right now. Investors are drawn to the promise of the chip sector, especially as it provides the raw computing power necessary to power the artificial intelligence revolution.
Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 16, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Jim Byers - IR, MKR Investor Relations Inc. Gayn Erickson - President and CEO Chris Siu - CFO Conference Call Participants Christian Schwab - Craig-Hallum Capital Group Jed Dorsheimer - William Blair Jon Gruber - Gruber & McBaine Matt Winthrop - Equitable Tom Diffely - D.A. Davidson Shahar Cohen - Lucid Capital Larry Chlebina - Chlebina Capital Operator Greetings.
FREMONT, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced it entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Incal Technology, Inc., a Fremont, California-based, privately held manufacturer of packaged part reliability/burn-in test solutions used by a significant number of leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) semiconductor manufacturers. The acquisition expands Aehr's product portfolio to include Incal's highly acclaimed test solutions, particularly its ultra-high-power capabilities for AI accelerators, GPUs, and high-performance computing (HPC) processors.
FREMONT, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced it has received $12.7 million in orders from one of its silicon carbide test and burn-in customers for multiple sets of WaferPak™ full wafer Contactors to be used for production needs for wafer level burn-in and screening of silicon carbide power semiconductors for the electric vehicle market. These WaferPaks are expected to be delivered over the next three months.
FREMONT, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter and full year ended May 31, 2024. Fiscal Fourth Quarter Financial Results: Net revenue was $16.6 million, compared to $22.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 GAAP net income was $23.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, which includes the impact of a tax benefit resulting from the release of the Company's full income tax valuation allowance of approximately $20.8 million, compared to GAAP net income of $6.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.
The relative improvement in sales may signal a stabilization in the silicon carbide market. Aehr Test Systems is broadening its customer base and targeted end markets, and it's not yet clear where the better-than-expected sales are coming from.
Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
Aehr Test Systems provided preliminary financial results better than expected thanks to potential new markets.
Aehr provided upside preliminary results for its fiscal fourth quarter that surprised investors. The company still faces headwinds, but a bottom might be in.
Aehr Test Systems: The Stock Has Bottomed