ASML
📉 ASML reported Q1 new orders significantly below expectations (€3.94B vs. €4.82B forecast), raising concerns about demand momentum.
🌍 The company warned about increased macroeconomic uncertainty due to potential tariffs, stating it cannot yet quantify the full impact on the semiconductor industry.
⚙️ Despite being the sole producer of crucial advanced lithography machines for chipmakers like TSMC and Intel, ASML’s stock fell sharply (over 5% in the US, 7% in Europe) following the results and guidance.
@bernardodegarcia:
“ASML reported first-quarter orders that were nearly €1 billion lower than expected and warned it doesn’t know how to quantify the impact of recent tariff announcements threatening to disrupt the semiconductor industry. The Dutch company, which counts Taiwan Semiconductor and Intel among its main clients, reported bookings of over €3.94 billion, or about $4.47 billion. Analysts expected an average of €4.82 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It said that order intake is an uneven metric and does not adequately reflect its business momentum. ASML shares dropped more than 5% in the United States and in Europe, falling more than 7%; they later recovered, especially on the Amsterdam stock exchange, where they fell more than 7.6%. ASML shares have fallen about 37% in the last 12 months; as we can see, it hasn’t been the best period. Recent tariff announcements have increased uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, and the situation will remain dynamic for a while, ASML CEO Christopher Fouquet said today in a statement regarding its quarterly results. ASML is the sole producer of cutting-edge lithography machines used by semiconductor companies to manufacture advanced chips for various products, including Apple smartphones and Nvidia’s artificial intelligence accelerators. The company has benefited from an AI boom that has seen tech giants invest billions of dollars in chips and data centers to power this technology. This allowed ASML to project revenues ranging between €44 billion and €60 billion in 2030, which it confirmed it would meet last quarter. However, concern about a potential slowdown in AI demand has intensified following disappointing outlooks from some chipmakers and warnings from analysts, aggravated by the impending imposition of U.S. tariffs.”
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