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ASML reports €6.9 billion net sales and €1.9 billion net income in Q2 2023

Incremental DUV revenue drives expected 2023 sales growth towards 30%

Press release - Veldhoven, the Netherlands, July 19, 2023

Today ASML Holding NV (ASML) has published its 2023 second-quarter results.

  • Q2 net sales of €6.9 billion, gross margin of 51.3%, net income of €1.9 billion

  • Quarterly net bookings in Q2 of €4.5 billion2 of which €1.6 billion is EUV

  • ASML expects Q3 2023 net sales between €6.5 billion and €7.0 billion and a gross margin of around 50%

  • ASML expects 2023 net sales growth towards 30% compared to 2022

(Figures in millions of euros unless otherwise indicated) Q1 2023 Q2 2023
Net sales 6,746 6,902
...of which Installed Base Management sales 1 1,404 1,296
     
New lithography systems sold (units) 96 107
Used lithography systems sold (units) 4 6
     
Net bookings 2 3,752 4,500
     
Gross profit 3,413 3,544
Gross margin (%) 50.6 51.3
     
Net income 1,956 1,942
EPS (basic; in euros) 4.96 4.93
     
End-quarter cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments 6,653 6,346

(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 second-quarter net sales came in at €6.9 billion, at the high end of our guidance, with a gross margin of 51.3%, higher than guided, primarily driven by additional DUV immersion revenue in the quarter.

 

"Our customers across different market segments are currently more cautious due to continued macro-economic uncertainties, and therefore expect a later recovery of their markets. Also, the shape of the recovery slope is still unclear. However, our strong backlog of around €38 billion provides us with a good basis to navigate these short-term uncertainties.

 

"We expect third-quarter net sales between €6.5 billion and €7.0 billion with a gross margin of around 50%. ASML expects R&D costs of around €1.0 billion and SG&A costs of around €285 million. Due to strong DUV revenue and despite the increased uncertainties, ASML expects strong growth for 2023 with a net sales increase towards 30% and a slight improvement in gross margin, relative to 2022," said ASML President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Wennink.

 

Update dividend and share buyback program

An interim dividend of €1.45 per ordinary share will be made payable on August 10, 2023.

 

In the second quarter we purchased around €500 million worth of shares under the current 2022-2025 share buyback program.

 

Details of the share buyback program as well as transactions pursuant thereto, and details of the dividend are published on ASML's website.

 

Quarterly video interview and investor call

With this press release, ASML has published a video interview in which CEO Peter Wennink discusses the 2023 second-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 July 19, 2023 at 15:00 Central European Time / 09:00 US Eastern Time. Details can be found on Q2 2023 page.

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 41,500 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 and IFRS 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 July 2, 2023, the related Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarter and six-month period ended July 2, 2023 as presented in this press release are unaudited.

 

Today, July 19, 2023, ASML also published its Statutory Interim Report for the six-month period ended July 2, 2023. This report is in accordance with the requirements of the EU Transparency Directive as implemented in the Netherlands, and includes Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European Union 'Interim Financial Reporting', an Interim Management Report and a Managing Directors' Statement and is available on www.asml.com.

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Forward Looking Statements


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Director Investor Relations – Asia