Hollysys reports Q2 EPS 23c vs. 80c last year

Reports Q2 revenue $423.6M, up 2.1% from last year. The company states: “In the Industrial Automation segment, the Company’s innovation and development capabilities have once again received industry recognition. In this quarter, the Company was selected for the “2023 Intelligent Manufacturing System Solution List Leading Projects” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China and “2023 Zhejiang Province High-tech Enterprise Innovation Capability Top 500 List”. It was also awarded the title of “2023 Zhejiang Province Technology Leading Enterprise”. Meanwhile, the Company continues to strengthen its technological foundation and seek development opportunities in various fields. During this quarter, the Company introduced Advanced Planning and Scheduling Technology Plus, which can optimize the entire process from supply chain to production and order delivery, further promoting the development of the Company’s industrial software system. In the chemical and petrochemical sector, the Company utilized its Advanced Process Control (“APC”) platform to successfully support a chemical company’s first boiler optimization control project, and achieved a fully automatic optimization of boiler air, water, coal, and environmental protection systems, resulting in a significant improvement in the automatic input rate. Furthermore, the Company successfully signed a contract for a company’s 120kt/a carbon fiber precursor production project, where Hollysys will provide production control systems and integrated solution. This project marked a major milestone for Hollysys’ Industrial Optical Bus Control System and an expansion of its application in the field of carbon fiber precursor automation control.”