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The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how electronic components stocks fared in Q2, starting with Advanced Energy (NASDAQ:AEIS). Like many equipment and component manufacturers, electronic components companies are buoyed by secular trends such as connectivity and industrial automation. More specific pockets of strong demand include data centers and telecommunications, which can benefit companies whose optical and transceiver offerings fit those markets. But like the broader industrials sector, these companies are also at the whim of economic cycles. Consumer spending, for example, can greatly impact these companies’ volumes. The 8 electronic components stocks we track reported an exceptional Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 3.3% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 6.9% above. Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 7.2% since the latest earnings results. Pioneering technologies for radio frequency power delivery, Advanced Energy (NASDAQ:AEIS) provides power supplies, thermal management systems, and measurement and control instruments for various manufacturing processes. Advanced Energy reported revenues of $574.1 million, up 30% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 5.6%. Overall, it was an incredible quarter for the company with EPS guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates. Advanced Energy achieved the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 10% since reporting and currently trades at $266.82. We think Advanced Energy is a good business, but is it a buy today? Read our full report here, it’s free. Founded in 1962, Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) develops and manufactures precision and specialty-controlled motion components and systems. Allient reported revenues of $153.8 million, up 10.2% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 5.5%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates. Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 7.1% since reporting. It currently trades at $86.66. Is now the time to buy Allient? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free. Founded by a former CEO and Harvard-educated entrepreneur Scott Keeneyn, nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) offers semiconductor and fiber lasers to the industrial, aerospace & defense, and medical sectors. nLIGHT reported revenues of $82.59 million, up 33.8% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 4.6%. It was a satisfactory quarter as it also posted EPS in line with analysts’ estimates but EBITDA guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly. As expected, the stock is down 46.4% since the results and currently trades at $40.43. Read our full analysis of nLIGHT’s results here. The developer of the first blade-type automotive fuse, Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) provides electrical protection and control components for the automotive, industrial, electronics, and telecommunications industries. Littelfuse reported revenues of $738.8 million, up 20.4% year on year. This number surpassed analysts’ expectations by 5.4%. 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It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS). Shares have lost about 21.8% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500. Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Advanced Energy due for a breakout? Well, first let's take a quick look at its latest earnings report in order to get a better handle on the recent catalysts for Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late. Advanced Energy Industries reported second-quarter 2026 non-GAAP earnings of $2.74 per share, up 82.7% year over year and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 25.11%.Revenues increased 30% year over year to $574.1 million, surpassing the consensus estimate by 5.47%. Results benefited from record Semiconductor Equipment sales, strong data center demand and improved factory execution. Semiconductor Equipment revenues reached a record $278.3 million, increasing 26.8% sequentially and 32.8% year over year. Advanced Energy cited stronger demand for leading-edge logic and memory applications.Customers validated yield and throughput improvements from the company’s eVerest and eVoS plasma power platforms. AEIS also secured system power design wins in semiconductor testing, atomic layer deposition and thermal-sensing applications. Several plasma and system power programs have started production ramps. Data Center Computing revenues were $191.5 million, down 1.4% sequentially but up 35.2% year over year. Demand improved during the quarter as customers resolved downstream constraints, supporting a stronger outlook for the second half of 2026.The company continued to secure programs with hyperscale customers and engage with “second wave” customers outside the largest hyperscalers. Management expects these newer customer programs to contribute more meaningfully in 2027. Advanced Energy is also developing modular 800-volt power solutions, with initial production revenues expected in late 2027 and a larger ramp anticipated in 2028. Industrial & Medical revenues rose 11.1% from the prior quarter and 16.6% year over year to $80 million. Higher factory output helped the company address healthy customer demand and reduce overdue backlog.Distribution trends also improved, with stronger orders, resales and channel inventory metrics. Advanced Energy reported momentum in electrosurgery, supported by its pulsed-power technology and captured design wins in aerospace and defense. Design wins originating from website inquiries increased 40% year over year during the first half of 2026.Telecom & Networking revenues totaled $24.3 million, declining 4.3% sequentially but increasing 11.5% from the prior-year quarter. Customers continued evaluating the company’s rack-level power solutions for AI-related applications. In the second quarter of 2026, the non-GAAP gross margin was 41.9%, up 380 basis points (bps) year over year and 180 bps sequentially. The figure included a benefit from tariff refunds. Excluding that impact, gross margin was 40.7%, exceeding management’s guidance range due to higher volumes and a favorable product mix.Non-GAAP operating expenses were $114.8 million, up 10.8% year over year and 7.3% sequentially. As a percentage of revenues, the figure declined 350 bps year over year and 90 bps quarter over quarter to 20% in the reported quarter.Non-GAAP operating income reached a record $125.5 million. The non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 21.9% from 19.1% in the first quarter and 14.6% in the year-ago period, reflecting revenue growth and operating leverage. As of June 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $1.40 billion compared with $699.5 million as of March 31. For the second quarter of 2026, AEIS’s total debt was $1.26 billion. In the second quarter of 2026, operating cash flow from continuing operations was $86 million compared with an outflow of $6 million in the prior quarter. For the third quarter of 2026, Advanced Energy expects revenues of $640 million, plus or minus $20 million. Non-GAAP earnings are projected to be $3 per share, plus or minus 25 cents.Management expects the non-GAAP gross margin to be between 41% and 41.5%, excluding the second-quarter tariff-refund benefit. Operating expenses are forecasted to be between $120 million and $124 million, reflecting continued investment in product development.AEIS raised its 2026 revenue growth outlook to the low-to-mid-30% range from the low-to-mid-20% range. Semiconductor revenues in the second half are expected to grow nearly 50% year over year, while full-year Data Center Computing growth is now projected to be more than 50%.The company expects its gross margin to reach the 42% range by the fourth quarter. It also increased its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $180-$195 million while maintaining its target for free cash flow to be at or above the 2025 level. In the past month, investors have witnessed a upward trend in fresh estimates. The consensus estimate has shifted 30.72% due to these changes. Currently, Advanced Energy has a average Growth Score of C, a score with the same score on the momentum front. However, the stock was allocated a score of F on the value side, putting it in the bottom 20% quintile for this investment strategy. Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of D. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in. Estimates have been trending upward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions looks promising. It comes with little surprise Advanced Energy has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). We expect an above average return from the stock in the next few months. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (AEIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

Advanced Energy Industries has delivered a very strong run over the past five years, yet recent valuation checks suggest the stock now looks closer to fairly priced than clearly cheap. With the share price recently around US$272.82, the question for investors is how much of that past performance is already reflected in today’s valuation. Advanced Energy Industries has returned about 211.5% over the past five years, which puts recent gains into sharp focus when judging what is already priced in. The company’s ability to convert revenue into consistent cash flow can support the current valuation, while any pressure on margins would quickly make the stock look more demanding. Across a broad set of checks, Advanced Energy Industries screens as relatively attractive on value, with the overall score of 5 out of 6 suggesting the broader checks lean cheap rather than expensive. For investors, the debate is whether Advanced Energy Industries now mainly reflects its past success or still offers enough value support at current levels. Compare Advanced Energy Industries' strong five year run with other stocks that screen well on valuation by scanning the 44 high quality undervalued stocks for ideas that still appear priced for quality. The P/E ratio is a useful way to see how much investors are paying for each dollar of Advanced Energy Industries earnings today. At around 49.5x, the stock trades just below the peer average of about 51.5x and above the broader electronic industry average of roughly 29.5x. That points to a premium against typical sector valuations, but not an extreme one when set against closer peers. The fair P/E ratio from the model sits slightly higher at about 54.4x, which is the level that would be expected given Advanced Energy Industries profile, including its margin structure, outlook and risk characteristics. The current P/E is therefore a little below this tailored fair ratio, which suggests the stock does not look stretched on earnings, even if it is not clearly cheap in absolute terms. Overall, Advanced Energy Industries appears roughly fairly valued on its P/E multiple compared with what the model would expect for this business. See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown. Simply Wall St Narratives pick up where the valuation checks above leave off and show what assumptions about Advanced Energy Industries' future growth, margins and earnings would need to hold for the stock to be worth materially more or less than today’s price. Each narrative sets out a clear and testable view of Advanced Energy Industries' fair value as a thesis about the business that you can track over time on the Community page. One of the top community narratives on Advanced Energy Industries: 26% undervalued Read one of the top narratives on Advanced Energy Industries Do you think there's more to the story for Advanced Energy Industries? Head over to our Community to see what others are saying! Advanced Energy Industries now looks broadly aligned with where peer P/E multiples suggest it should trade. The stock no longer screens as obviously cheap, although the broader valuation checks still lean supportive rather than stretched. From here, the real swing factor is whether the company can sustain the margin and cash flow profile that current earnings multiples imply. If that holds, today’s valuation could remain defensible, while any sustained margin pressure would leave far less room for error in the price investors are paying now. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Companies discussed in this article include AEIS. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email [email protected]

Image source: The Motley Fool. Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET Senior Vice President of Strategic Markets and Investor Relations - Yeuk-Fai Mok President and Chief Executive Officer - Stephen Kelley Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Paul Oldham Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Operator: Greetings, and welcome to the Advanced Energy Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce Edwin Mok, Senior Vice President of Strategic Markets and Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Yeuk-Fai Mok: Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Advanced Energy's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. With me today are Stephen Kelley, our President and CEO; and Paul Oldham, our Executive Vice President and CFO. You can find today's earnings press release and presentation on our website at ir.advancedenergy.com. Before we begin, let me remind you that today's call contains forward-looking statements. They are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and are not guarantees of future performance. Information concerning these risks can be found in our SEC filings. All forward-looking statements are based on management's estimates as of today, August 3, 2026, and the company assumes no obligation to update them. Any targets beyond current year presented today should not be interpreted as guidance. On today's call, our financial results are presented on a non-GAAP financial basis unless otherwise specified. Detailed reconciliation between our GAAP and non-GAAP results can be found in today's press release. With that, let me pass the call to our President and CEO, Steve Kelley. Stephen Kelley: Thanks, Edwin. Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining the call. In the second quarter, we delivered record results with revenue and earnings above the high end of our guidance. Demand strengthened in all of our target markets and solid factory execution allowed us to capture upside within the quarter. Looking forward, we expect record revenue in both Q3 and Q4. Our investments in capacity and piece part inventory are allowing us to keep pace with increasing customer demand. We continue to make progress improving gross margin. In addition to manufacturing efficiency improvements, we are benefiting from a richer product mix. The success of our new products, which deliver more value to the customer is the key reason our mix is improving. In addition, we have taken pricing actions in our mature product lines, primarily to offset the impact of increased input costs. We are increasing output at our factories in Malaysia. We are working closely with some of our largest data center and semiconductor customers to qualify our new Thailand factory, where we now expect first production revenue in the fourth quarter. When Thailand is fully built out, we expect to have roughly $5 billion of revenue-generating capacity across our factory network. On the new product front, we continue to increase our investment in R&D, which is critical to maintaining our technology leadership and competitive edge. Our modular approach is driving technology reuse across the company, reducing development cycle time and speeding time to market. Now let me provide some color on each of our markets. In semiconductor, we delivered record revenue in the second quarter. The semiconductor equipment market is growing to record levels, driven by strong demand for leading edge memory and logic as well as increasing etch and dep intensity. We are executing well to meet this increased demand, delivering sequential revenue growth of over 27% in the second quarter. In plasma power, we continue to work closely with customers to tailor the performance of our eVerest and eVoS platforms to the requirements of next-generation processes. Customers have validated meaningful yield and throughput performance at the leading edge, and we believe that adoption of these platforms will drive market share gains for AE in the coming years. In system power, we secured design wins in test, ALD and thermal sensing applications in the second quarter. Across both plasma and system power, we have several programs beginning to ramp to production. With additional design wins in the pipeline, we expect new product revenue to accelerate our revenue growth in 2027 and beyond. In Data Center Computing, we see robust demand in the second half and now expect full year revenue growth of at least 50%. Our improved outlook is due to increased demand from hyperscalers. We continue to pursue multiple opportunities with second wave data center customers, defined as customers outside of the top hyperscalers. We expect that these second wave customers will accelerate our revenue growth in 2027 and beyond. We have developed multiple products to address the power requirements of 800-volt data centers. Our low-profile modular solutions feature industry-leading power density, efficiency and reliability. By leveraging common modules, we are able to quickly develop customized products as this technology evolves. We have received positive feedback from a number of customers who have evaluated early production units of our 800-volt products. And based on customer road maps, we expect these products to go into high-volume production in 2028. In Industrial & Medical, revenue increased sequentially and year-on-year. Key design wins are beginning to ramp to volume, and we see much healthier demand in the overall I&M market. In the distribution channel, which accounts for roughly half of our I&M revenue, resales, orders and inventory all improved this quarter. On the execution front, we are working down our overdue I&M backlog and expect to catch up to demand in the second half. In Medical, we secured multiple wins in therapeutic, imaging and life science applications. Our momentum in electrosurgery is particularly strong, fueled by our highly differentiated pulse power technology. In Industrial, we won key slots in test and measurement, factory automation and robotics applications. We also recorded multiple wins in aerospace and defense with ruggedized versions of our leading-edge commercial products. We continue to leverage our digital marketing and channel strategies to broaden our I&M customer base. In the first half of 2026, design wins, which started as website inquiries increased 40% year-on-year. In Telecom & Networking, several customers are evaluating our rack power solutions for AI-related applications. We classify these as second wave data center opportunities where we could redeploy existing technology blocks into new applications. Now I'd like to update our view on 2026. Demand continues to strengthen, and we are executing to capture near-term revenue upside. As a result, we have increased our 2026 growth outlook to the low to mid-30% range. In semiconductor, we expect second half revenue to grow nearly 50% year-on-year. With our new products just beginning to ramp into production and additional wins in the pipeline, we believe that AE is well positioned to outgrow our market and gain share in the coming years. In data center, we are on track to increase revenue more than 50% in 2026 after more than doubling in 2025. We continue to win new programs at our hyperscale customers and are engaged with multiple second wave customers, setting us up for a strong 2027. In Industrial & Medical, we expect revenue to grow sequentially over the next few quarters. Market conditions have improved and a number of new product wins are ramping to volume. Now for some closing thoughts. First, we are well positioned to deliver strong revenue growth into 2027 and beyond. Our design win pipeline is impressive, and our new products continue to hit the mark. We are making the necessary investments in capacity and inventory to allow us to keep pace with strong customer demand across all of our markets. We are fortunate to be a leading player in 2 large and fast-growing markets, AI data center and semiconductor. Second, we continue to improve gross margin and have line of sight to over 43%. Finally, we continue to actively pursue potential acquisitions that make strategic and financial sense. Paul will now provide more detailed financial information. Paul Oldham: Thank you, Steve, and good afternoon, everyone. We delivered record financial results in the second quarter. Revenue of $574 million increased 30% year-over-year and EPS of $2.74 was up 83%, both exceeding the high end of our guidance. Gross margin improved 380 basis points year-on-year to 41.9%, and we delivered record operating income. Operating margin was well over 20%, a level that we've not achieved in many years. Operating cash flow increased meaningfully to $86 million. Now let's review our second quarter financial results in more detail. Total revenue of $574 million was up 12% sequentially and 30% year-over-year. Solid execution allowed us to capture upside to our guidance. Semiconductor revenue was a record $278 million, up 27% quarter-over-quarter and 33% year-over-year. We believe that we are shipping in line with underlying demand. Data Center Computing revenue was down 1% sequentially as expected, but increased 35% over last year to $192 million. Demand progressively improved in the quarter as customers resolved downstream constraints, setting up a higher second half. Industrial & Medical market revenue was $80 million, up 11% from last quarter and 17% from last year as we increased output to meet customer demand. Telecom & Networking revenue decreased 4% sequentially, but grew 12% year-over-year to $24 million. Gross margin in the second quarter was 41.9%. During the quarter, we received the large majority of our expected IEEPA tariff refunds. Excluding the benefit of these refunds, gross margin was above our guidance range at 40.7%, driven by higher volume and favorable mix of new products. Relative to Q2 earnings, the refunds benefited EPS by $0.04. Operating expenses of $115 million were slightly above our guidance range due to timing of program spending and variable costs. OpEx increased 11% year-over-year, well less than half the rate of revenue growth. As a result, second quarter operating income was a record $125 million. And operating margin increased 730 basis points year-over-year to 21.9%. Depreciation was $11.3 million, and our adjusted EBITDA was $137 million, up 84% year-over-year. Other income was roughly $5 million versus breakeven in Q1, mainly due to higher interest income and lower interest expense on the net proceeds of our convertible note offering in May. For Q2, our GAAP tax rate was 18.2%, driven largely by the nondeductibility of certain costs to partially retire our 2028 convertible note and related bond hedge and warrant. Our non-GAAP tax rate was 14%, below our target of 16% to 17% due to favorable mix of earnings and certain discrete items. Second quarter earnings were $2.74 per share, up meaningfully from $2.09 per share in the previous quarter and $1.50 per share a year ago. Turning now to the balance sheet. In May, we completed a $1.15 billion offering of 0% coupon convertible notes due in 2031 and redeemed $438 million of our 2.5% convertible notes due in 2028. As a result, total cash and equivalents increased to $1.4 billion. Net cash was $132 million at the end of Q2. We also announced our plan to redeem the remaining $136 million of the 2028 convertible notes in September. In Q2, net working capital was up 2 days to 123 days, driven by increased inventory, offset by improved DSO and DPO. We are investing in additional piece part inventory to support our customers' ramp plans, enable manufacturing flexibility and capture upside opportunities. As a result, inventory increased 10 days to 145 days with turns at about 2.5x. Days sales outstanding decreased 3 days to 63 days and days payable outstanding increased 5 days to 85 days. Despite increased net working capital, cash flow from continuing operations was a record $86 million. During the second quarter, we invested $50 million in CapEx to expand capacity and capability across our factory network, including accelerated production investments in Thailand. Finally, we paid $4.1 million in quarterly dividends. Turning now to our guidance. With strengthening demand across all of our markets, initial production ramp of several new product programs and solid execution, we expect to deliver record financial results in both the third and fourth quarters. We are forecasting our third quarter revenue to be approximately $640 million, plus or minus $20 million. We expect Q3 gross margin to be in the 41% to 41.5% range, up from Q2, excluding the onetime benefit of tariff refunds. We expect Q3 operating expenses to increase to $120 million to $124 million due primarily to investments in new products. We expect other income to be approximately $5 million on improved interest income. We expect our tax rate to be in the 16% range for the next several quarters. As a result, we expect Q3 non-GAAP earnings per share to be $3, plus or minus $0.25 on 41 million shares outstanding. For the full year 2026, we are raising our revenue growth target to the low to mid-30% range, up from the low to mid-20% range. In semiconductor, we expect second half revenue to be up almost 50% year-on-year. In data center, we are raising our full year revenue growth outlook from the mid-30% range to at least 50% on accelerated hyperscale investments and ramp of next-generation programs. In Industrial & Medical, we expect revenue will continue to grow sequentially on higher demand and better factory output. We expect gross margin to improve in the second half with Q4 in the 42% range. We expect full year OpEx to be in the $470 million range. As a result, earnings per share is expected to grow meaningfully faster than revenue for the year. Finally, we now project our 2026 CapEx will be in the $180 million to $195 million range, up slightly from our previous outlook based on accelerated investments to support growth ahead. Despite higher capital spending and investments in strategic inventory, we continue to target 2026 free cash flow to be at or above 2025. Let me finish with some concluding comments. Advanced Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the strong market trends in both semiconductor and data center. We are investing aggressively in technology development, capacity and inventory to support growth. We believe our wide range of best-in-class power technologies, global engineering teams, production capacity and scale will enable us to grow share and capture upside. At the same time, with our strong balance sheet, we will continue to pursue inorganic growth opportunities to further diversify our scope. Finally, we expect to continue to improve our financial model by expanding gross margin, driving operating leverage, growing earnings and delivering higher cash flow. With that, we will now take your questions. Operator? Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question is from Matthew Prisco with Cantor Fitzgerald. Matthew Prisco: I just want to start on the data center side. Can you offer some more color on the increased positivity you're seeing versus 3 months ago? Maybe how customer conversations developed? How are you thinking about the mix today? And then you comment that you see accelerating growth into 2027. What exactly does that mean? Stephen Kelley: Thanks for the question, Matthew. Yes, what's changed in the past 3 months is that our customers have been successful in removing some of the supply chain issues that we faced 3 months ago. So for us, that means we've been able to grow more bullish on our second half revenue and our 2027 revenue in data center. So this year, we've got good line of sight to increasing business in data center. As we look into '27, we see a couple of key vectors there, the hyperscale customers who we've been engaged with for the last 3 years. We see a lot more wins ramping to volume there. We also are bringing on the second wave customers. These are the wins that we've earned this year. They'll ramp to volume next year. And then as a third vector, we think we'll see some business in 800-volt towards the end of next year, and we see that ramping to production in 2028. Matthew Prisco: And then maybe for the second question, on the semiconductor side of the business, obviously, trends improving here as well. Just would love to hear your thoughts outside of the 25% of your business linked to service and ion implants, how are you thinking about the ability for AE to outgrow WFE in '26 and maybe in 2027? And how do we think about that kind of new product traction that you've been highlighting on the call? Stephen Kelley: Yes. I think right now, I think we're better positioned to gain share than at any other time in our history. And I say that because of the acceptance of our new technologies, both in plasma power as well as system power. So today, I think we're well ahead of the share gain targets we published at our 2024 Analyst Day about 18 months ago. So we're very happy with the progress. We think we've laid the groundwork to gain share in conductor etch and dielectric etch and deposition. And we're working at the leading edge nodes across all those categories of logic, NAND and DRAM. The reason why we're preferred is that we're offering yield and throughput advantages to the customers as they move to these very challenging geometries. So today, we see strong pull from all of our major customers. We're winning wherever we're engaged. And our modularity allows us to spin off derivatives relatively quickly. On the system power side, we've gained some major wins in process tools and in tester applications. And system power differs from plasma power products in the development cycle time is much less. So we're basically gaining share in 2 fronts in plasma power and system power in the semiconductor area. Operator: Our next question is from Joe Quatrochi with Wells Fargo. Joseph Quatrochi: I was wondering if you could talk about your inventory situation and just you talked about buying more piece part inventory. How do you think about that in the forward demand? And I think coming back, if you go back to the last kind of cycle, especially in semis, component availability was a bit of an issue for you guys. Any sense of kind of where we sit today? Stephen Kelley: Yes. I guess the first thing I'll say is we learned a lot about our supply chain during COVID. So our team is battle tested. And so what we did during the COVID shortages, we brought on second sources wherever possible. We built inventory where it was necessary. And for new designs, we stopped designing components from underperforming suppliers. Our current situation is we don't want to constrain our customers, and we don't want to constrain our revenue due to shortages of piece parts. So we're leaning into strategic inventory as lead times extend for these components and the demand that we see continues to increase. We think the inventory we're building right now is healthy inventory with very little obsolescence risk. We're also maintaining high factory staffing at our factories in the Philippines, in Malaysia and in Mexico. And that enables us to flex up when scarce parts arrive late in the quarter. So these actions that we're taking, both in inventory and factory staffing are helping us stay ahead of our customer demand. Paul Oldham: I'll just add to that, Joe. We signaled going into this ramp a quarter or so ago that our intention was to lean into inventory because we fundamentally believe it would enable volume upsides and flexibility in manufacturing. And that's what we're doing. A couple of comments on that. We said that would impact turns in the near term, and we've seen turns come down to about 2.5x, which is what we signaled. But I think it's worth noting that at the same time, we've invested in inventory to give ourselves flexibility and stay ahead of the curve. Both AP and AR have improved, which mitigated the impact on working capital. So look, we have a strong balance sheet. We think it makes sense at this point in the cycle to invest in our own piece part inventory, as Steve said, to stay in front of customer needs and be able to deliver to upsides. Joseph Quatrochi: And then maybe as a follow-up, as we think about just the puts and takes in gross margin, you talked about some price actions that you're taking. Any help on just quantifying how we think about that as part of the gross margin guidance? Stephen Kelley: Yes. First of all, I'd like to say we're reluctant to raise pricing unless it's absolutely necessary. So we first try to mitigate the price increases from our suppliers through second sourcing and through negotiation. But where we can't mitigate, we pass that through to the customer to preserve our own gross margin. Longer term, our first priority is delivering more value through new products, which tends to drive higher pricing and better margins. Paul Oldham: Yes. Maybe I'll just add on to that one, too, a little bit. If you think about that, we -- our stated goal is to remain price cost neutral. I think that's working. Again, I think compared to a few years ago during the supply chain crisis, we're a little more in front of that and being proactive. If you look at what really drives gross margin going forward, it's a few things. Number one, in terms of future opportunity is, in fact, better mix coming from new products, as Steve mentioned. The good news is we're already seeing some of that benefit come in. And there's more opportunity to run there. That's higher-priced products, which have higher value to our customers and are tied to new products. Second, obviously, volume makes a difference. We've seen some of that this last quarter. We'll continue to see that as revenues grow. And finally, we've been growing at quite a rapid clip. And so we've certainly seen some inefficiency in manufacturing as we grow. We have high confidence that over time, we'll be able to bring those costs out as well. So pricing, certainly in the near term, intention is to keep neutral, but we believe we can continue to improve gross margins really on structural improvements in the business. Operator: Our next question is from Krish Sankar with TD Cowen. Sreekrishnan Sankarnarayanan: I have 2 of them. First and foremost, congrats on the great results. Steve, I'm just wondering, when I look at your semi revenue guide, it's about a little over 30% year-over-year. Some of your customers are guiding to almost 40% revenue growth. So I'm just kind of curious, is there being better inventory management from your customers that you're not seeing a sharper growth? Or is this the new normal where you're kind of going to grow more in line or slightly better than WFE, not outperform WFE when the cycle turns? Stephen Kelley: Yes, Krish, thanks for the question. The first thing I would say is, over time, over the last 3 to 5 years, we have outgrown the competition. And so you do see variations year-to-year based on changes in the market where one particular product may be up 1 year or another product the next year. So it's hard to follow WFE every single year. But over time, we've done better than WFE and better than our competitors. But as I look forward, we see an extremely strong second half in semiconductor. So we think if you look at the second half of this year compared to the second half of last year, we'll be up almost 50% year-on-year. So no matter how you slice it, that's pretty good performance. Sreekrishnan Sankarnarayanan: Got it. Got it. And then a follow-up on the data center side. You said that you're winning -- continue to win at hyperscalers. I'm just wondering how many hyperscaler customers do you have today on the data center power supply side? And along the path, the 800-volt DC, it seems like it's still like later next year into 2028 for your early revenue. Why is it late when some of your competitors are shipping to ASIC hyperscalers or expecting early revenues in the second half of this year? Stephen Kelley: Yes, Krish, what we've said is that we have 4 hyperscale customers, but some of those are bigger than others. And they tend to be very engineering intensive, and we've been very successful with the hyperscalers where we've engaged. As far as the second wave customers go, we have engaged with them this year, but it typically takes 9 months to a year to go from engagement to production. We saw that with the hyperscalers. We're seeing it with the second wave customers. So we think we're in a pretty good position to add significant revenue from second wave customers in 2027. And ultimately, we think we can grow the aggregate second wave revenue to the same level as our largest hyperscale customers. So it could become quite significant, and it could help us diversify our customer base a bit. Sreekrishnan Sankarnarayanan: And the 800-volt? Stephen Kelley: Yes. So 800 volt, we've got some interesting products, and there's been a high level of interest in our solutions at multiple customers. We see this as an opportunity for AE to increase our contact -- or content per rack. And so we brought a number of solutions to market. Some of those are DC-DC, some are AC-DC. They're all modular solutions. And they allow us to quickly customize to mix and match to meet customer requirements. And they're low profile, and they've received very positive feedback from the customers who have sampled these products. The other feature is they're all focused on high efficiency in the 98% range, high power density and high reliability. So what we're doing is leveraging our technology leadership and our strong technical team to win in this market. We expect the initial production revenue in late '27 and to see a more meaningful ramp in '28. And we believe longer term that 800 volt is going to coexist with both 12-volt and 48-volt data center architectures. Operator: Our next question is from Shane Brett with Morgan Stanley. Shane Brett: So I actually wanted to follow up on your answer to Krish's question just now on second wave customers growing to the same level as your largest hyperscale customers. Is that a revenue contribution comment? And just what is the time frame you envision for those second wave customers to get to the same level as your main hyperscaler customers? Stephen Kelley: Yes, Shane, thank you for the question. We haven't put a specific time frame on that ramp for the second wave customers. My expectation is going to take at least until '28, perhaps '29 to get there. We have a number of different wins, and we're working on more wins in our pipeline. So it's hard to really nail the timing down. But I feel very good about our ability to ramp the second wave customers in our factory in the Philippines as well as our new factory in Thailand. Shane Brett: Understood. And my next question is also on data center. But can you help quantify your current expectations on how much your content opportunity per gigawatt or rack steps up as you move through 400-volt to 800-volt conversion products? Should we think about a multiple of sort of revenue contribution per gigawatt or rack? Or is it kind of more incremental more smaller than that? Stephen Kelley: Yes. I think it's difficult, if you look at our business to really find a metric where you could try to gauge our future revenue growth. I think what we've been doing is focusing on opportunities where we can be the sole source or 1 of 2 sources. And these are opportunities where the customer needs best-in-class performance. And so we're avoiding commodity spaces and trying to focus on high-end opportunities where the customer needs engineering input from Advanced Energy. Operator: Our next question is from Steve Barger with KeyBanc Capital Markets. Steve Barger: Steve, can you compare current engagements to a couple of years ago, meaning how much earlier in the design cycle are customers talking to you on the data center side? And are those starting to extend to the broader architecture around rack and cluster designs? Or just where do most of your products sit? And do you have opportunities to expand that? Stephen Kelley: Yes. I think today, most of our products sit in the rack. And I would say the defining feature of the AI data center is the very fast development cycle times. So I think what we've seen is that we've partnered closely with our key hyperscaler customers because there's very little time to perfect the solution. So what we've done is maximize reuse and work very closely with the customer to develop a solution that meets their next-generation needs. And so generally speaking, there's about a 9- to 12-month lag between the final design and the full ramp. And so this is a continuous cycle. Over time, what's changed is the number of projects per customer has gone up as they build up confidence in Advanced Energy, both in our development capability as well as our ability to ramp the high volume. Steve Barger: When you say projects per customer, do you mean inside the 4 walls of an existing facility? Or does that extend to -- they're giving you more opportunities in other facilities as they grow? Stephen Kelley: Yes. When I said that, I really meant the number of projects that we have with a particular customer. And in many cases, we've qualified more than one facility to build these power supplies. And so really, we've got 3 choices now. One is the Philippines, one is in Mexico, and now we're bringing up Thailand. And so we'll basically build these products where it makes sense for the customer. Steve Barger: Got it. And then we talk a lot about increasing power density in the data center. But as you look at the leading-edge road maps in the semiconductor business, are you seeing power requirements per tool increase faster than unit volumes there as well? Stephen Kelley: Yes. So I think your question is, are we seeing increasing stress on power density in semiconductor fabs in addition to what we see in data centers. Is that correct? Steve Barger: Yes, exactly. Like are you getting more content? Or is it a harder engineering problem at the leading edge as you look at the road maps going forward? Stephen Kelley: Yes. Yes, that's a good question. It's definitely a harder problem for a couple of reasons. One is the voltages tend to go up over time. And we see this across the portfolio as we move into the leading edge development. The second is we don't have more room to get the job done. So typically, the space availability in a wafer fab is very constrained. And so our customers want us to accomplish the task in the smallest possible volume. And so we face significant challenges on power density. But we're able to basically use common technologies across our company. And so we apply learnings that we have made in data center to our semiconductor product development and vice versa. So I think this is one of the strengths of Advanced Energy is we can apply learnings across all of our markets. Steve Barger: Right. So volume and content opportunities in both data center and semiconductor? Stephen Kelley: Yes. Operator: Our next question is from Mehdi Hosseini with SIG. Mehdi Hosseini: A couple of follow-ups. I want to focus on data center first. Steve, is there any way qualitatively or quantitatively you can help me understand the mix of different products embedded in the data center revenue. Specifically, I just want to see if most of your revenue is concentrated on the power solution or whether you have been able to diversify to include PDUs and more of a module or shelf solution? Stephen Kelley: Yes. So Mehdi, what we've said is, so far, all of our solutions have been rack level solutions. We really haven't been any more specific than that for competitive reasons. And I think moving forward, we're looking at participating in all types of architectures. And so some of our participation may move out of the rack, but I think our primary focus will be on rack power and some of the peripherals. Mehdi Hosseini: So does that mean as power densification increase, you should be able to generate more dollars of revenue per rack or per watt? Stephen Kelley: Yes. I mean that's what it means because the challenges are greater, the higher the power levels. And that's what we've seen. Each generation brings us a bit more opportunity as a supplier of precision power. Mehdi Hosseini: Okay. Because obviously, it's outstanding to have doubled the revenue here last year, and now you're tracking to 50%. I'm just wondering if looking forward, there is growth acceleration on a year-over-year basis. Stephen Kelley: Yes, I think there is. I think looking back, we've tripled the size of this business in 2 years, which is impressive. But looking forward, we think there are 3 growth vectors. Obviously, the first one is our business with the hyperscalers. We're well embedded there and well established with these customers, and there are plenty of opportunities for us. The second one is the second wave I referred to earlier. These are customers that don't require a lot of engineering support. We could use existing technology blocks to quickly meet their needs. And again, over the next couple of years, I think we can grow them to the -- to a size which is similar to our largest hyperscale customer today. And finally, since we're a technology company, really a technology leader, we see a lot of opportunity in 800 volts because this is a technology transition. And as this develops, I think it's a great opportunity for us to gain share and grow content. Mehdi Hosseini: Great. Okay. And then just one quick follow-up on the semi side. Your guide that revenue in the second half would be up 50% year-over-year and implied guide for Q3 suggests to me that there is a sizable deceleration from Q3 to Q4. And I find that kind of surprising because looking into the projects that your customers are working on, I would imagine there is a higher growth into the first half of '27, higher growth for your customers. So how come they're not preparing for that by building inventory? Why should your revenue on the semi side be decelerated into Q4 when your customers are facing a step-up in shipment into the first half? Paul Oldham: Yes. I think if you look at the numbers, Mehdi, yes, it depends kind of how you attribute Q3 and Q4. I think we'll be -- what we said in our call is that we're shipping in line to demand. So that's how you should think about that. Mehdi Hosseini: 9 Okay. So your customers are still not building inventory well in advance of complete system shipment? Paul Oldham: Yes. It's hard for us to comment on our customers. But I think what we've said is that we believe we're shipping in line to their demand. We're not holding them up, and we're delivering what they're asking. Operator: Our next question is from Jim Ricchiuti with Needham & Company. James Ricchiuti: A quick question just on Thailand. Did you say what kind of volume you anticipate in Q4? And as we think about the scale-up of the facility, I mean, just given the strength you're seeing in both semi and data center, how are you thinking about allocating resources there to those markets? Stephen Kelley: Yes. Good question, Jim. So if you take our Q3 guidance of $640 million in revenue, that implies that we already have more than $2.6 billion in revenue-generating capacity in the company. And we continue to build capacity. So we're investing in existing factory sites, including adding new buildings, and that's going to allow us to continue to grow in Q4 and into '27. But all that's going to be augmented by our new Thailand factory. And there's a lot of activity in Thailand right now, and we'll be producing first revenue there in Q4 of this year, so next quarter. And something notable is that we are qualifying big customers in Thailand, and these are big customers in the data center and the semiconductor markets. And so we're leading with our premier customers, and I think that's a real positive for the company. James Ricchiuti: But Steve, again, given what you're seeing in the market at this point, have you -- are you allocating more of the production capacity as you look into 2027 to semi or to data center? Or is that not changing versus your expectations when you started thinking about accelerating the capacity build? Stephen Kelley: Yes. I think we're basically investing to meet the capacity needs of both markets. And in addition, we're investing to meet the needs of the Industrial & Medical market. So I don't see any limitations in our capacity. We've invested heavily in CapEx for a number of years now. And we're using this capacity that we built. And if you look at our investments, the bulk of the investment has been in data center in the past couple of years. But the return on investment and the payback is very quick on this CapEx for data center. So I think it's money well spent, and it's helping to fuel growth for the company. Paul Oldham: Jim, one thing I'd just comment is I think we said in our prepared remarks, we expect to see revenue growth into 2027. And we believe that we've delivered 2 straight years of over 20% growth. We could see over 20% growth next year as well. So some of that additional growth will come out of Thailand. We haven't quantified it specifically, and we haven't tied down how much in each market. As Steve said, you should think about both data center and semi large customers going in there. But Thailand will certainly help support another growth year of over 20% for AE. Operator: Our next question is from Scott Graham with Seaport Research. Scott Graham: Congratulations on a great quarter. I wanted to maybe understand a little bit some of the dynamics within semiconductor that has you at a market pace, whereas I guess I thought with some of the wafer intensity improvements relative to your plasma power solutions that maybe you'd be a little higher than that. Is there any way of sizing -- I know that quarter-to-quarter is not a measure, but it's just sort of what I put out there to start the question, and that is, would you guys be able to size for us the systems business versus the plasma power business right now and which one is growing faster? Paul Oldham: Yes, we haven't broken it out specifically, but I think a couple of things. We said we thought we could grow the system business by $40 million by 2030. I think we're well on track to do that. So that gives you a little bit of a sense. It's obviously much smaller than the overall plasma business. But you also have the service business, which is circa high teens or 20% of the plasma, which is growing much slower. That's right in our disclosures. So I think if you could take those couple of things and maybe you're looking at 25% or so of the semi business is maybe not equivalent to WFE. So that could give you a little bit of a way to triangulate that growth relative to our numbers versus what you might hear in the market around system growth. Scott Graham: That makes sense, Paul. The other question I wanted to ask, as you know, I'm kind of one that has a lot of interest in the I&M side. And I was just wondering, one of the issues that the company was having until really the last several quarters was that you were -- you had design wins, but they were in a lot of different markets and you kind of -- you've been looking for an acquisition to kind of consolidate that business, give you some more critical mass. But I'm wondering if has any market maybe started to grow enough over the last several quarters where maybe there is some more critical mass that you're serving? I mean, within medical, is there a market there? Or is that just more customer-centric in industrial? Is it automation? I'm just trying to understand how the dynamics of that business is -- looks going forward even without an acquisition. Stephen Kelley: Yes. Yes. Thanks for the question. The I&M business has gotten a lot better in the past few quarters. So if I take a look at the bookings, they're almost double. If I look at the bookings per quarter, the last 3 quarters, they're almost double what they were the previous 2 years. And so some of that is the general market recovery. This is the post-COVID hangover, the I&M market has been going through. But some of it is new product design wins ramping to volume. So we've been very pleased that some of these wins are actually going to high volume now. And so those 2 vectors are really helping push our I&M business upward. If I look at some of the distributor metrics, our bookings are up 80% year-on-year. Resales were up 40%. Our sales into the channel were up 45%, and our inventory turns continue to improve. So I'd say the Industrial & Medical market is definitely healthy for Advanced Energy right now, and we see strength in both industrial and in medical. I think we're seeing greatest success in areas like test and measurement, aerospace and defense, factory automation, robotics and anything else related to AI. We tend to play in the high end of the market, and there's a lot of activity there right now. And a lot of our wins in the past 3 years are starting to bear fruit. Operator: Our next question is from Elizabeth Sun with Citi. Yiling Sun: I guess my first question is on the data center as well. Across all the hyperscaler customers, your position is very strong with one of them. I mean very concentrated on one of the hyperscale customers. So I was just wondering, is your position strengthening over the rest of the hyperscaler customers over the past, like, say, 1 or 2 quarters? And how do you balance your resources on continue to support your biggest hyperscaler customer, grow your share in the others and support the ramp of the second wave of customers? Stephen Kelley: Yes. We have said, Elizabeth, that there -- our resources are focused on a very select group of the hyperscalers. And so for us, it's very important to be successful at the customers we've selected. These hyperscalers are very engineering intensive. They expect a lot from us and they expect it quickly. And so we've been successful with that strategy. And we have to be careful not to dilute our resources. And so that's why to augment our business with the selected hyperscalers, we've chosen to go with the second wave approach because the second wave customers aren't nearly as engineering intensive as the hyperscalers are. And so we can spin off derivatives using our existing technology blocks relatively quickly, and it doesn't strain our engineering resources. So that's our strategy, not necessarily to go and broaden our hyperscale exposure, but to really take our technology and bring it to the second wave customers. Yiling Sun: Understood. That's very helpful. My second question is on the semi side. I think if I remember correctly, you were expecting some share gains in semi from the new products in the dielectric etch in the second half of this year. So I was just wondering how did that share gain -- how that share gain progress is at this time right now? Stephen Kelley: Yes. We haven't been specific about our share gains this year. But what we have said is that we're ahead of plan. If you take a look at what we discussed at our Investor Day in December of '24, we're ahead of that plan as far as incremental revenue due to share gains. I think it's a combination of things. One is in our traditional areas of strength like plasma power. We're really focused on gaining share in conductor etch, dielectric and in deposition. And in the system power area, where we really haven't emphasized this area in the past, we've been successful getting some major wins, both for process equipment as well as test equipment. And these are meaningful wins, which taken together with what we're doing in plasma power should power a fair amount of share growth over the next 4 to 5 years. A lot of what we're doing on the plasma power side is at the very leading edge, and that takes time to show up in our revenue, but it tends to be very robust and tends to last a long time. And so that's why when I think about market share, I'm thinking about what are we going to do over the next 3 to 5 years. Operator: Our next question is from Duksan Jang with Bank of America. Duksan Jang: Just a follow-up on the semi's question, and you've been consistently talking about WFE outgrowth. Your customers have been pretty strong. You've been talking about your own product ramps. I think the market share gains that you just talked about. But putting all of these together, what kind of visibility or how much confidence do you have in actually outgrowing WFE for the foreseeable future? And I'm asking this because clearly, you've been gaining share relative to your competitor, but because deposition and etch haven't been really growing in line with WFE. I think you've undergrown the market the last couple of years. So obviously, you're doing great with the results today, but I'd like to hear any more visibility color. Paul Oldham: Yes, it's a good question, Duksan. I mean our overall goal is to outgrow WFE. Obviously, the mix of WFE matters, which segments are growing at what pace and what our participation is in them. But as we look at the market, as Steve said earlier, we highlighted $140 million we felt of share gain that we could accomplish. This was from our 2018 Analyst Day, our 2024 Analyst Day. We think we're on track to beat that. Now WFE is bigger. So we'll have to see what the pace of growth is. And certainly, the -- again, the mix of WFE growth over time will have an impact. But when we look at our fundamental systems business that's within our semi market, we still feel very good about our ability to outgrow WFE. Duksan Jang: Got it. And then one on more gross margin outlook. I think people have already asked around capacity adds and your product mix. But I think in the past, you've mentioned volume is also a pretty big driver. For your target model, I believe it was $3 billion sales and 53% -- or 43%, sorry, gross margin. We're kind of getting in that range in a few years. So as we expand further with the Thailand facility and clearly, the end markets are really growing strong, what kind of gross margin, I guess, puts and takes and further opportunity you have ahead? Paul Oldham: Yes, it's a good question. You're right about volume, and we've certainly realized some of that benefit. We've also realized a lot of the benefit from our factory consolidations. The areas where there's more room to improve gross margins, if you will, relative to volume is in the areas of product mix and now a little bit of manufacturing efficiency. When we talked about product mix, we talked about new products and they're becoming a larger portion of the total over time. That takes a little bit of time. The fact is we're running way ahead of the revenue number based on volume. So we think from these levels, there's still a fair amount of improvement that we can gain from that mix of new product revenue. And like I said in our prepared comments, we're already seeing that start to happen. So that will be the #1 driver of, I'll say, faster margin improvement than just volume is from that ongoing improvement from product mix. And similarly, I think we can work out additional benefits from manufacturing efficiency. We are scaling rapidly. I think we're getting better at that over time, and we'll see those benefits fall through as well. So on balance, we're fortunate to be running quite a bit ahead of our 2024 model on revenue. That's contributing to higher gross margins in aggregate. But certainly, we think we can go beyond our model because, in fact, we're starting to exceed the revenue side. So thinking forward, there's no reason we shouldn't be able to deliver more than 43% margin as margins improve or as volume increases and the new product mix continues to strengthen. Operator: Our next question is from Quinn Fredrickson with Baird. Quinn Fredrickson: First question, just on 800 volt. Just wondering if you could talk about how you feel you're competitively positioned as the market makes the transition and why a hyperscaler might choose to buy your solution instead of an integrated sidecar that some of your competitors might make? Stephen Kelley: Yes. Thank you for the question. Our positioning in 800 volts is very similar to our current positioning. We're a technology leader. And so what we've chosen to do at 800 volts is to create a number of different modular solutions. And this gives our customers a lot of flexibility on how they mix and match our technology. And this has been very well received, this approach. And so I think we're competitively positioned pretty well actually based on the feedback we're getting from customers. They also know that we can ramp to volume. We've been doing it now for the last few years in data center very successfully. And so what we offer customers is a mix of technology leadership and manufacturing muscle. It's a good combination. Quinn Fredrickson: Okay. And you discussed potentially north of 20% growth next year and talked about semi and data center side. What does your visibility to the Industrial & Medical side look like into next year from a new design win standpoint and just underlying market? Stephen Kelley: We don't have the same visibility necessarily as we do in semiconductor and data center because those are markets where it's very large customers, there's just a few of them. But in I&M, I really need to look at the trends. And what we see is a very positive trend in the past 3 quarters, and we think that trend will extend into '27 and probably through the entire year. So our expectation is that I&M is going to do very well in 2027. We're well positioned to take advantage of that given our design win pipeline and our capacity. So I think we're looking at a very strong year in 2027, as Paul said, up at least 20%, and that will be up in all of our markets. Operator: Our last question will be from Daniela Talio with Stifel. Daniela Talio: This is Daniela. I'm on for Brian Chin from Stifel. My first question is on semi. I know you have touched on the second half 50% year-over-year growth. I was wondering if you could maybe tell us a little bit more if that's coming from your existing flagship products or your new products ramping faster than expected? Stephen Kelley: Daniela, most of that is from the existing products. But we also see contribution from the new products, but it's not as significant this year as it will be next year. We have good visibility into next year from our customer base in semiconductor. And so we think it's going to be a very good year. And it's going to be a good year both in plasma power, where we see a number of our new products becoming more significant on the revenue line as well as with our existing products. So yes, I think we're well positioned to grow both in the second half of this year into 2027. Daniela Talio: Great. And then if I could touch on gross margin a little bit more also on semi-cap. If you have a shift in mix towards semi, does that enhance your ability to drive gross margin leverage? And maybe to quantify that a little bit for every 100 basis points, could you see that on a $50 million quarterly revenue increase? Paul Oldham: Yes. So maybe 2 parts to that answer. We've commented before that semiconductors on balance have the better margins than the rest of the company. So yes, if we had more mix shift towards semi on balance, that would be positive. But I think as data centers improved, we've talked about that, that sort of closed the gap and is approaching corporate average. So it's not as big of a gap as it's been historically. The second thing is we do continue to get volume leverage. We've said for every $50 million of quarterly revenue, if you go back to when we put the model out, that was worth 100 basis points. But as you know, as your revenue grows, it's the same dollar contribution, but the percentage impact is smaller because the denominator is bigger. So at this level of revenue, it's about 40 basis points for every $50 million of quarterly revenue. That's the same dollar contribution for that move. It's just a smaller percentage because the revenue is much higher. Operator: Thank you. This concludes our conference call for today. 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Advanced Energy’s second quarter saw meaningful growth, with management attributing the positive outcome to a combination of robust demand across semiconductor and data center markets and improved factory execution. CEO Stephen Kelley highlighted that new product introductions and a more favorable product mix contributed to higher gross margins, while operational efficiency at facilities in Malaysia and the ongoing ramp-up of the Thailand factory helped capture upside. Kelley also noted that pricing actions in mature product lines were implemented mainly to offset higher input costs, ensuring margin stability as demand accelerated across all target end markets. Is now the time to buy AEIS? Find out in our full research report (it’s free). Revenue: $574.1 million vs analyst estimates of $543.6 million (30% year-on-year growth, 5.6% beat) Adjusted EPS: $2.74 vs analyst estimates of $2.21 (23.8% beat) Adjusted Operating Income: $125.5 million vs analyst estimates of $106.1 million (21.9% margin, 18.3% beat) Revenue Guidance for Q3 CY2026 is $640 million at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $577.6 million Adjusted EPS guidance for Q3 CY2026 is $3 at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $2.46 Operating Margin: 16.6%, up from 7.2% in the same quarter last year Market Capitalization: $13.02 billion While we enjoy listening to the management’s commentary, our favorite part of earnings calls is the analyst questions. Those are unscripted and can often highlight topics that management teams would rather avoid or topics where the answer is complicated. Here is what has caught our attention. Matthew Prisco (Cantor Fitzgerald): Asked about the drivers behind increased positivity in the data center business compared to three months ago and the time frame for accelerating growth. CEO Stephen Kelley attributed improvement to supply chain resolutions and outlined three growth vectors: hyperscaler wins, second wave customers ramping in 2027, and 800-volt product adoption in 2028. Joseph Quatrochi (Wells Fargo): Inquired about the strategy behind increased piece part inventory and its impact on supply chain flexibility. CFO Paul Oldham explained the approach is to support customer ramp plans and minimize revenue constraints, emphasizing a strong balance sheet and proactive inventory management. Sreekrishnan Sankarnarayanan (TD Cowen): Questioned why semiconductor revenue growth was not outpacing the broader market despite strong customer performance. Kelley responded that year-to-year variations exist, but the company expects nearly 50% second-half growth and strong positioning for share gains. Shane Brett (Morgan Stanley): Sought clarification on the timeline and potential revenue contribution from second wave data center customers. Kelley estimated that revenue parity with hyperscalers could take until 2028 or 2029, with several wins in the pipeline. Elizabeth Sun (Citi): Asked about the company’s focus on a select group of hyperscaler customers and balancing growth with second wave customers. Kelley explained that hyperscalers require intensive engineering resources, so the company leverages second wave customers for less resource-intensive growth using modular technology blocks. In the coming quarters, our analysts will monitor (1) the ramp-up of production at the Thailand facility and its impact on both semiconductor and data center revenues, (2) traction for new product platforms in plasma power, system power, and 800-volt architectures, and (3) continued margin improvement as the mix shifts toward higher-value products. Progress in the Industrial & Medical segment and execution on capacity investments will also be key signposts. Advanced Energy currently trades at $324.92, up from $296.38 just before the earnings. At this price, is it a buy or sell? Find out in our full research report (it’s free for active Edge members). WHILE YOU’RE HERE: Top 9 Market-Beating Stocks. The best stocks don’t just beat the market once. They do it again. And again. Robust revenue growth, rising free cash flow, returns on capital that leave their competition in the dust. The market has already rewarded these businesses. But our AI platform says the party isn’t over. Find out which 9 stocks made the cut this week — FREE. Get Our Top 9 Market-Beating Stocks for Free HERE. Stocks that have made our list include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,460% between June 2020 and June 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-small-cap company Exlservice (+271% between June 2020 and June 2025). Find your next big winner with StockStory today.

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) could be a solid choice for investors given the company's remarkably improving earnings outlook. While the stock has been a strong performer lately, this trend might continue since analysts are still raising their earnings estimates for the company. The upward trend in estimate revisions for this maker of power-conversion products reflects growing optimism of analysts on its earnings prospects, which should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Our stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is principally built on this insight. The five-grade Zacks Rank system, which ranges from a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record of outperformance, with Zacks #1 Ranked stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 2008. Consensus earnings estimates for the next quarter and full year have moved considerably higher for Advanced Energy Industries, as there has been strong agreement among the covering analysts in raising estimates. The chart below shows the evolution of forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimate: The company is expected to earn $2.88 per share for the current quarter, which represents a year-over-year change of +65.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Advanced Energy has increased 34.12% over the last 30 days, as three estimates have gone higher compared to no negative revisions. The company is expected to earn $10.94 per share for the full year, which represents a change of +70.7% from the prior-year number. There has been an encouraging trend in estimate revisions for the current year as well. Over the past month, six estimates have moved up for Advanced Energy versus no negative revisions. This has pushed the consensus estimate 19% higher. The promising estimate revisions have helped Advanced Energy earn a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). The Zacks Rank is a tried-and-tested rating tool that helps investors effectively harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and make the right investment decision.You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Our research shows that stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and 2 (Buy) significantly outperform the S&P 500. Investors have been betting on Advanced Energy because of its solid estimate revisions, as evident from the stock's 5.5% gain over the past four weeks. As its earnings growth prospects might push the stock higher, you may consider adding it to your portfolio right away. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (AEIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

Advanced Energy Industries AEIS reported second-quarter 2026 non-GAAP earnings of $2.74 per share, up 82.7% year over year and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 25.11%.Revenues increased 30% year over year to $574.1 million, surpassing the consensus estimate by 5.47%. Results benefited from record Semiconductor Equipment sales, strong data center demand and improved factory execution. Semiconductor Equipment revenues reached a record $278.3 million, increasing 26.8% sequentially and 32.8% year over year. Advanced Energy cited stronger demand for leading-edge logic and memory applications.Customers validated yield and throughput improvements from the company’s eVerest and eVoS plasma power platforms. AEIS also secured system power design wins in semiconductor testing, atomic layer deposition and thermal-sensing applications. Several plasma and system power programs have started production ramps. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Quote Data Center Computing revenues were $191.5 million, down 1.4% sequentially but up 35.2% year over year. Demand improved during the quarter as customers resolved downstream constraints, supporting a stronger outlook for the second half of 2026.The company continued to secure programs with hyperscale customers and engage with “second wave” customers outside the largest hyperscalers. Management expects these newer customer programs to contribute more meaningfully in 2027. Advanced Energy is also developing modular 800-volt power solutions, with initial production revenues expected in late 2027 and a larger ramp anticipated in 2028. Industrial & Medical revenues rose 11.1% from the prior quarter and 16.6% year over year to $80 million. Higher factory output helped the company address healthy customer demand and reduce overdue backlog.Distribution trends also improved, with stronger orders, resales and channel inventory metrics. Advanced Energy reported momentum in electrosurgery, supported by its pulsed-power technology and captured design wins in aerospace and defense. Design wins originating from website inquiries increased 40% year over year during the first half of 2026.Telecom & Networking revenues totaled $24.3 million, declining 4.3% sequentially but increasing 11.5% from the prior-year quarter. Customers continued evaluating the company’s rack-level power solutions for AI-related applications. In the second quarter of 2026, the non-GAAP gross margin was 41.9%, up 380 basis points (bps) year over year and 180 bps sequentially. The figure included a benefit from tariff refunds. Excluding that impact, gross margin was 40.7%, exceeding management’s guidance range due to higher volumes and a favorable product mix.Non-GAAP operating expenses were $114.8 million, up 10.8% year over year and 7.3% sequentially. As a percentage of revenues, the figure declined 350 bps year over year and 90 bps quarter over quarter to 20% in the reported quarter.Non-GAAP operating income reached a record $125.5 million. The non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 21.9% from 19.1% in the first quarter and 14.6% in the year-ago period, reflecting revenue growth and operating leverage. As of June 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $1.40 billion compared with $699.5 million as of March 31. For the second quarter of 2026, AEIS’s total debt was $1.26 billion. In the second quarter of 2026, operating cash flow from continuing operations was $86 million compared with an outflow of $6 million in the prior quarter. For the third quarter of 2026, Advanced Energy expects revenues of $640 million, plus or minus $20 million. Non-GAAP earnings are projected to be $3 per share, plus or minus 25 cents.Management expects the non-GAAP gross margin to be between 41% and 41.5%, excluding the second-quarter tariff-refund benefit. Operating expenses are forecasted to be between $120 million and $124 million, reflecting continued investment in product development.AEIS raised its 2026 revenue growth outlook to the low-to-mid-30% range from the low-to-mid-20% range. Semiconductor revenues in the second half are expected to grow nearly 50% year over year, while full-year Data Center Computing growth is now projected to be more than 50%.The company expects its gross margin to reach the 42% range by the fourth quarter. It also increased its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $180-$195 million while maintaining its target for free cash flow to be at or above the 2025 level. Advanced Energy currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector include Applied Materials AMAT, ACI Worldwide ACIW and Analog Devices ADI. Each stock carries a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Applied Materials shares have gained 112.7% in the year-to-date period. Applied Materials is set to report second-quarter 2026 results on Aug. 13.Shares of ACI Worldwide have gained 19.7% in the year-to-date period. ACI Worldwide is set to report the second-quarter 2026 results on Aug. 6.Shares of Analog Devices have rallied 40.3% year to date. Analog Devices is slated to report fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on Aug. 19. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Revenue: Record $574 million, up 12% sequentially and 30% year-over-year. Earnings per Share (EPS): Non-GAAP EPS of $2.74, up 83% year-over-year. Gross Margin: 41.9%, up 380 basis points year-over-year; excluding tariff refunds, 40.7%. Operating Income: Record $125 million, with operating margin of 21.9%. Operating Cash Flow: Record $86 million. Semiconductor Revenue: Record $278 million, up 27% sequentially and 33% year-over-year. Data Center Computing Revenue: $192 million, down 1% sequentially but up 35% year-over-year. Industrial & Medical Revenue: $80 million, up 11% sequentially and 17% year-over-year. Telecom & Networking Revenue: $24 million, down 4% sequentially but up 12% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA: $137 million, up 84% year-over-year. Q3 2026 Guidance: Revenue of approximately $640 million, plus or minus $20 million; EPS of $3.00, plus or minus $0.25. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with AEIS. Is AEIS fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: August 03, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Record Q2 2026 results with revenue and EPS exceeding guidance, driven by strong demand across all target markets. Raised full-year 2026 revenue growth outlook to low-to-mid 30% range, with data center computing expected to grow at least 50%. Gross margin improved 380 basis points year-over-year to 41.9%, with line of sight to over 43%. Strong new product momentum in semiconductor (eVerest/eVoS platforms) and data center (800-volt solutions), expected to drive market share gains. Robust balance sheet with $1.4 billion in cash and successful convertible note offering, supporting capacity expansion and potential acquisitions. Data center computing revenue declined 1% sequentially in Q2, though demand improved later in the quarter. Gross margin guidance for Q3 (41%-41.5%) is below Q2's 41.9% due to the absence of one-time tariff refunds. Inventory levels increased to 145 days, reflecting strategic investment in piece parts, which may pressure working capital. Operating expenses are expected to rise to $120-$124 million in Q3 due to new product investments, outpacing revenue growth. Semiconductor revenue growth in Q2 (27% sequential) may not fully align with customer guidance, raising questions about market share gains versus WFE growth. Q: Can you provide more color on the increased positivity in the data center market versus three months ago, and what does accelerating growth into 2027 mean?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) explained that customers have successfully removed supply chain issues, leading to a more bullish outlook for the second half and 2027. Growth vectors include ramping wins with existing hyperscalers, bringing on "second wave" customers (outside top hyperscalers) that will ramp to volume next year, and initial business from 800-volt products ramping to production in 2028. Q: How is Advanced Energy positioned to outgrow WFE in 2026 and 2027, and what is the traction of new products in the semiconductor market?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) stated the company is better positioned to gain share than at any other time in its history, citing acceptance of new technologies in plasma and system power. They are ahead of the share gain targets from their 2024 Analyst Day, winning in conductor etch, dielectric etch, and deposition at leading-edge nodes by offering yield and throughput advantages. System power wins in process tools and testers are also contributing to share gains. Q: Can you discuss the inventory situation and how you are thinking about piece part inventory in light of forward demand?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) noted the company learned from COVID supply chain issues and is leaning into strategic inventory to avoid constraining customers. Paul Oldham (CFO) added that they signaled an intention to lean into inventory to enable volume upside, which has impacted turns (down to 2.5x) but improved AP and AR. The strong balance sheet supports this investment to stay ahead of customer needs. Q: Can you quantify the puts and takes in gross margin, including the impact of pricing actions?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) said the company is reluctant to raise prices, first trying to mitigate supplier increases through second sourcing and negotiation, passing through only what cannot be mitigated. Paul Oldham (CFO) added that the goal is to remain price-cost neutral. Future gross margin improvement will be driven by a richer product mix from new products, higher volumes, and manufacturing efficiency gains as the company scales. Q: Why is the semiconductor revenue growth not sharper given customer guidance, and is this the new normal for growth relative to WFE?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) responded that over the last three to five years, the company has outgrown the competition, though year-to-year variations occur based on market mix. He highlighted an extremely strong second half with semiconductor revenue expected to grow nearly 50% year-over-year, which he characterized as "pretty good performance" regardless of how it compares to WFE. Q: How many hyperscaler customers do you have, and why is 800-volt revenue expected later (2028) compared to competitors?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) confirmed they have four hyperscale customers, with some larger than others. For 800-volt, he noted high interest and positive feedback on their low-profile, high-efficiency (98%) solutions. He explained that second wave customers typically take nine months to a year from engagement to production, and 800-volt products are expected to go into high-volume production in 2028, coexisting with 12-volt and 48-volt architectures. Q: Can you compare current customer engagements to a couple of years ago, and are you getting involved earlier in the design cycle?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) said most products sit in the rack, and the defining feature of AI data centers is fast development cycles. They partner closely with key hyperscalers, maximizing technology reuse. The number of projects per customer has increased as customers gain confidence in AE's development capability and ability to ramp high volume, with a 9-12 month lag between final design and full ramp. Q: Are you seeing power requirements per tool increase faster than unit volumes in the semiconductor business, similar to data centers?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) confirmed it's a harder engineering problem as voltages increase and space in wafer fabs is constrained. The company faces significant challenges on power density but leverages common technologies across markets, applying learnings from data center to semiconductor development and vice versa, which is a key strength. Q: Can you help quantify the mix of products in data center revenue and whether you are diversifying beyond power solutions?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) stated that so far, all solutions have been rack-level, and they haven't been more specific for competitive reasons. Moving forward, they are looking at participating in all types of architectures, with a primary focus on rack power and peripherals. As power densification increases, they expect to generate more dollars of revenue per rack or per watt. Q: What is the expected volume from the Thailand factory in Q4, and how are you allocating resources between semi and data center?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) said Q3 guidance of $640 million implies over $2.6 billion in revenue-generating capacity. Thailand will produce first revenue in Q4, with large data center and semiconductor customers qualifying. Paul Oldham (CFO) added that they expect over 20% growth next year, with Thailand supporting that growth, though they haven't quantified the split by market. Q: Can you size the systems business versus plasma power in semiconductor, and which is growing faster?A: Paul Oldham (CFO) said they haven't broken it out specifically but reiterated a goal to grow the system business by $40 million by 2030, which is on track. The service business (circa high teens to 20% of plasma) grows much slower. He suggested roughly 25% of the semi business is not equivalent to WFE, providing a way to triangulate growth. Q: Has any market in Industrial & Medical started to grow up and provide more critical mass, even without an acquisition?A: Steve Kelley (CEO) said the I&M business has improved significantly, with bookings almost double the previous two years' average. This is driven by market recovery and new product design wins ramping to volume. Distributor metrics are strong (bookings up 80% YoY, resales up 40%), with particular strength in test and measurement, aerospace and defense, factory automation, and robotics. Q: Is your For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. AEIS used its Q2 earnings call to raise its 2026 outlook and frame a broader growth runway into 2027. Management cited stronger demand across semiconductor, data center, and Industrial & Medical markets. For the second quarter, non-GAAP earnings of $2.74 topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.19. Revenues of $574.1 million exceeded the $544.3 million estimate. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Quote President and CEO Stephen Kelley said that demand strengthened across all target markets, prompting AEIS to raise its 2026 revenue growth outlook to the low-to-mid-30% range from the low-to-mid-20% range. Executive vice president and CFO Paul Oldham guided third-quarter revenues to $640 million, plus or minus $20 million, with non-GAAP earnings of $3 per share, plus or minus 25 cents. Oldham said that Advanced Energy expects record revenues in both the third and fourth quarters. Second-half semiconductor revenue is projected to rise nearly 50% year over year, while full-year data center growth should reach at least 50%. Kelley said that Advanced Energy is better positioned to gain semiconductor share than at any prior point. He cited customer acceptance of the eVerest and eVoS plasma platforms, and system-power wins in test, ALD and thermal sensing. A Citi analyst asked about progress in dielectric etch. Kelley said that the company is ahead of the incremental revenue plan presented at its December 2024 Investor Day, with gains spanning etch, deposition and system power. Kelley added that most second-half semiconductor growth will come from existing products. New products should contribute more meaningfully in 2027 as programs move into production. Kelley said that the data center outlook improved after customers resolved downstream supply constraints. More hyperscale programs are expected to ramp, while second-wave customers should add another growth channel in 2027. In response to a TD Cowen analyst, Kelley said that AEIS serves four hyperscale customers but remains selective because those accounts require substantial engineering support. Second-wave customers can be addressed through derivatives of existing technology blocks. Kelley expects initial 800-volt production revenue in late 2027 and a more meaningful ramp in 2028. Management sees the architecture increasing content per rack while supporting high-efficiency, high-density power systems. Oldham said that second-quarter non-GAAP gross margin reached 41.9%. Excluding tariff refunds, gross margin was 40.7%, above guidance, due to higher volume and favorable new-product mix. For the third quarter, Oldham expects gross margin of 41-41.5%, excluding the one-time refund benefit, with the fourth quarter reaching roughly 42%. During Q&A, Oldham said that product mix should drive further improvement, supplemented by manufacturing efficiency. At the current revenue base, each additional $50 million of quarterly sales contributes about 40 basis points of gross-margin leverage. Kelley said that the company is building strategic component inventory and maintaining elevated factory staffing to avoid constraining customer ramps. Management described the inventory as healthy, with limited obsolescence risk. Oldham said that inventory rose to 145 days, with turns near 2.5 times, as the company prepared for higher demand and longer component lead times. Improved receivables and payables partly offset the working-capital impact. Thailand should produce its first revenue in the fourth quarter, with major semiconductor and data center customers undergoing qualification. Kelley said that the factory network could support roughly $5 billion of revenue when fully built out. Management’s tone centered on converting design wins into production while supporting execution through capacity, inventory and research investments. Kelley also said Industrial & Medical bookings over the past three quarters were nearly double the prior two-year rate. Advanced Energy remains focused on expanding semiconductor share, diversifying data center growth beyond hyperscalers, and lifting margins through product mix and manufacturing gains. AEIS sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, indicating a favorable earnings-estimate revision trend. However, its Value Score of F, Growth Score of D, Momentum Score of C, and VGM Score of F show weak alignment with the preferred A or B Style Score. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. The combination points to positive near-term estimate momentum but less attractive characteristics across value, growth and the blended VGM framework. 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Revenue was $574 million, up 30% year-over-year and above the high end of guidance Record Semiconductor revenue grew 33% year-over-year GAAP gross margin was 41.1%; non-GAAP gross margin was 41.9% GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $1.29; non-GAAP EPS was $2.74, above the high end of guidance Cash flow from continuing operations was a record $86 million DENVER, August 03, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions, announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. "In the second quarter, we delivered record results, with both revenue and earnings per share exceeding the high end of our guidance," said Steve Kelley, president and CEO of Advanced Energy. "Demand continues to strengthen across all of our markets, and we believe that our solid execution and strategic investments will enable profitable growth into 2027. With strong new product momentum, we expect to gain share and outgrow our markets in the years ahead." Quarter Results Revenue was $574 million in the second quarter of 2026, compared with $511 million in the first quarter of 2026 and $442 million in the second quarter of 2025. GAAP net income from continuing operations was $55 million or $1.29 per diluted share in the quarter, compared with $67 million or $1.59 per diluted share in the prior quarter, and $26 million or $0.67 per diluted share a year ago. GAAP net income included $31.8 million or $0.75 per diluted share of inducement costs related to the partial conversion of the 2028 convertible senior notes. Non-GAAP net income was $112 million or $2.74 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2026. This compares with $83 million or $2.09 per diluted share in the prior quarter, and $57 million or $1.50 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2025. Advanced Energy generated a record $86 million in cash flow from continuing operations during the quarter and paid $4.1 million in quarterly dividends. Third Quarter 2026 Guidance Based on the Company’s current view, beliefs, and assumptions, guidance is within the following ranges: Conference Call Management will host a conference call today, August 3, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the second quarter financial results. To participate in the live earnings conference call, please dial 877-407-0890 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the meeting and an operator will connect you. International participants can dial +1-201-389-0918. A webcast will also be available on our investor web page at ir.advancedenergy.com in the Events & Presentations section. The archived webcast will be available approximately two hours following the end of the live event. About Advanced Energy Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. Advanced Energy’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial production, medical and life sciences, data center computing, networking, and telecommunications. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support for customers around the globe, the Company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propels growth of its customers, and innovates the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA. For more information, visit www.advancedenergy.com. Advanced Energy | Precision. Power. Performance. Trust. 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Non-GAAP results also exclude non-recurring discrete tax expenses or benefits. Finally, non-GAAP diluted weighted-average common shares are adjusted to reflect the dilutive impact of our convertible note based on the higher note hedge strike price instead of the initial conversion price. Forward-Looking Statements This press release and statements we make on the above announced conference call contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this press release or the conference call that are not historical information are forward-looking statements. For example, statements relating to our beliefs, expectations, and plans are forward-looking statements, as are statements that certain actions, conditions, or circumstances will continue. 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Risks and uncertainties to which our forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to: volatility and business fluctuations in the industries in which we compete; our ability to achieve design wins with new and existing customers; our ability to accurately forecast and meet customer demand; risks related to global economic conditions, such as the impact of tariffs and export regulations, escalating global conflicts on macroeconomic conditions, economic uncertainty, market volatility, rising interest rates, inflation, lack of growth in our markets or recession; customer price sensitivity; the U.S. Dollar’s change in value against its major peers; concentration of our customer base; risks associated with potential breach of our information security measures, either external breach or internal data theft; difficulties with the implementation of our enterprise resource planning and other enterprise-wide information technology system applications; our loss of or inability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated with our manufacturing footprint optimization and movement of manufacturing locations for certain products; disruptions to our manufacturing operations or those of our customers or suppliers; our ability to successfully identify, close, integrate and realize anticipated benefits from our acquisitions; quality issues or unanticipated costs in fulfilling our warranty obligations (including our discontinued solar inverter product line), and adequacy of our warranty reserves; risks inherent in our international operations, including the effect of export controls, the impact of tariffs on our supply chain or products we sell, political and geographical risks, and fluctuations in currency exchange rates; our ability to enforce, protect, and maintain our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights; regulatory risk related to our supply chain; legal matters, claims, investigations, and proceedings; changes to tax laws and regulations or our tax rates; changes in federal, state, local and foreign regulations, including with respect to trade compliance, privacy and data protection, supply chain, and environmental regulation; the effect of our debt obligations and restrictive covenants on our ability to operate our business; risks related to our unfunded pension obligations; our estimates of the fair value of intangible assets; the potential impact of dilution related to our convertible debt, hedge, and warrant transactions; and the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made and based on information available to us on the date of this press release. Aspirational goals and targets discussed on the conference call or in the presentation materials should not be interpreted in any respect as guidance. We assume no obligation to update the information in this press release or provide the reasons why our actual results may differ. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803070780/en/ Contacts For more information, contact:Andrew HuangAdvanced Energy Industries, [email protected]