Applied Materials Inc, the biggest maker of equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, said it expects to boost earnings and revenue over the next three years as it takes orders from competitors.
The company forecast a profit of US$2 per share, minus certain items, on revenue of US$11.6 billion in fiscal year 2018, chief financial officer Bob Halliday said on Monday during a company presentation.
The prediction assumes total chip industry spending on wafer fabrication equipment of about US$33.5 billion, he said.
Applied’s forecast is used by the hardware industry as an indicator of confidence in future demand. Chipmakers vary their spending based on estimates of the capacity they think they will need to meet component orders from electronics manufacturers.
Chief executive officer Gary Dickerson predicted his company would increase its share of the market as the process of making chips becomes more difficult and expensive.
On average, analysts forecast Applied to have sales of US$9.88 billion this year, US$10.42 billion next year and US$10.6 billion in fiscal 2017, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Applied’s stock, down 23 percent this year after its attempt to acquire rival Tokyo Electron Ltd was thwarted by regulators, rose 2.9 percent to close at US$19.31 on Monday in New York before the presentation.
In May, Applied said revenue in the three months ending this month would rise 2 percent to 6 percent from the previous period, indicating sales of as much as US$2.59 billion.
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