AXT Inc. reports Q1 EPS (3c), consensus (8c)

Reports Q1 revenue $22.69M, consensus $21.56M. “We are pleased with our first quarter results,” said Morris Young, chief executive officer. “We exceeded our Q1 revenue and profitability guidance, delivering 11 percent sequential growth in our revenues and 54 percent sequential improvement in our non-GAAP net income. Across our product lines, new catalysts, such as artificial intelligence, are providing exciting incremental opportunities for advanced compound semiconductor materials. We understand from our customers that our indium phosphide substrates are currently being utilized for high-speed optical components for artificial intelligence interconnects and we are working closely with a number of customers building next-generation lasers for use in data center transceivers. As we look ahead, we remain steadfastly focused on business efficiency and accelerating our return to profitability.”