ASML reports €6.7 billion net sales and €2.0 billion net income in Q1 2023
Sales growth expectations for 2023 unchanged
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, April 19, 2023 – today ASML Holding NV (ASML) has published its 2023 first-quarter results.
- Q1 net sales of €6.7 billion, gross margin of 50.6%, net income of €2.0 billion
- Quarterly net bookings in Q1 of €3.8 billion2 of which €1.6 billion is EUV
- ASML expects Q2 2023 net sales between €6.5 billion and €7.0 billion and a gross margin between 50% and 51%
- ASML expects 2023 net sales to grow over 25% compared to 2022
| (Figures in millions of euros unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 |
| Net sales | 6,430 | 6,746 |
| ...of which Installed Base Management sales 1 | 1,682 | 1,404 |
| New lithography systems sold (units) | 95 | 96 |
| Used lithography systems sold (units) | 11 | 4 |
| Net bookings 2 | 6,316 | 3,752 |
| Gross profit | 3,311 | 3,413 |
| Gross margin (%) | 51.5 | 50.6 |
| Net income | 1,817 | 1,956 |
| EPS (basic; in euros) | 4.60 | 4.96 |
| End-quarter cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments | 7,376 | 6,653 |
(1) Installed Base Management sales equals our net service and field option sales
(2) Net bookings include all system sales orders and inflation related adjustments, for which written authorizations have been accepted.
Numbers have been rounded for readers' convenience. A complete summary of US GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations is published on www.asml.com
CEO statement and outlook
"Our first-quarter net sales came in at €6.7 billion with a gross margin of 50.6% – both above our guidance due to higher than expected EUV and DUV revenue from faster installation and earlier acceptance of systems in the quarter.
"We continue to see mixed signals on demand from the different end-market segments as the industry works to bring inventory to more healthy levels. Some major customers are making further adjustments to demand timing while we also see other customers absorbing this demand change, particularly in DUV at more mature nodes. The overall demand still exceeds our capacity for this year and we currently have a backlog of over €38.9 billion. Our focus continues to be on maximizing system output.
"We expect second-quarter net sales between €6.5 billion and €7.0 billion with a gross margin between 50% and 51%. ASML expects R&D costs of around €990 million and SG&A costs of around €275 million For 2023, ASML expects continued strong growth with a net sales increase of over 25% and a slight improvement in gross margin, relative to 2022," said ASML President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Wennink.
Update share buyback program and dividend proposal
In the first quarter we purchased around €400 million worth of shares under the current 2022-2025 program.
ASML intends to declare a total dividend for the year 2022 of €5.80 per ordinary share, which is a 5.5% increase compared to 2021. Recognizing the three interim dividends of €1.37 per ordinary share each paid in 2022 and 2023, this leads to a final dividend proposal to the Annual General Meeting of €1.69 per ordinary share.
Details of the share buyback program as well as transactions pursuant thereto, and details of the dividend proposal are published on ASML's website (www.asml.com/investors).
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Quarterly video interview and investor call
With this press release, ASML has published a video interview in which CFO Roger Dassen discusses the 2023 first-quarter results and outlook for 2023. This video and the transcript can be viewed on www.asml.com.
An investor call for both investors and the media will be hosted by CEO Peter Wennink and CFO Roger Dassen on April 19, 2023 at 15:00 Central European Time / 09:00 US Eastern Time. Details can be found on our website.
About ASML
ASML is a leading supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company provides chipmakers with hardware, software and services to mass produce the patterns of integrated circuits (microchips). Together with its partners, ASML drives the advancement of more affordable, more powerful, more energy-efficient microchips. ASML enables groundbreaking technology to solve some of humanity's toughest challenges, such as in healthcare, energy use and conservation, mobility and agriculture. ASML is a multinational company headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, with offices across Europe, the US and Asia. Every day, ASML’s more than 40,500 employees (FTE) challenge the status quo and push technology to new limits. ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. Discover ASML – our products, technology and career opportunities – at www.asml.com.
US GAAP Financial Reporting
ASML's primary accounting standard for quarterly earnings releases and annual reports is US GAAP, the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Quarterly US GAAP consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated balance sheets are available on www.asml.com.
The consolidated balance sheets of ASML Holding N.V. as of April 2, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows for the quarter and three months ended April 2, 2023 as presented in this press release are unaudited.
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