AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC · Special Industry Machinery, NEC

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Watch out for

Revenue down 17.6% from the year before

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 4.6% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (226 bought, 187 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$108.98+2.4% that day

Company value: $3.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 36.6x; You pay about $37 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.9x; Company value is 3.9 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 5%; Cash as a share of company value

From ACLS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$215.2M+11% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $866.1M, down 3.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 12% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ACLS. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-3% a yearRecently: -3.3% a yearProfit margin11%Last 12 months: 10.7%P/E at the end37xToday: 36.6x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$744M

Profit in 5 years$82M

Price these guesses point to$108.44-0.5% vs $108.98 todayAbout -0.1% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 11% margin and a 37x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.9% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/7Strong

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.11.7%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.No debt reported
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.14.3%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$107.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-5.6% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.44.9%

Revenue: $839.0M; -17.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +12.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: None; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 4.77x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.