• Net sales of € 234.8 million in the second quarter of 2006, up 14% from the first quarter of 2006 and up 28% from the second quarter of 2005.
• Net earnings of € 17.4 million or € 0.30 diluted net earnings per share in the second quarter of 2006, as compared to net earnings of € 2.6 million or € 0.05 diluted net earnings per share (after charges for impairment and restructuring of € 5.4 million) in the first quarter of 2006 and net earnings of € 0.5 million or € 0.01 diluted net earnings per share for the second quarter of 2005.
• Second quarter bookings of € 256.9 million, up 6% from the first quarter of 2006.
• Quarter-end backlog of € 280.6 million, up 9% from the end of the first quarter of 2006.

 

 

BILTHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS, July 31, 2006 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) reports today its 2006 second quarter operating results. These operating results have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP").

 

"The second quarter of 2006 was a good quarter for ASMI with both Front-end and Back-end segments exceeding expectations," commented Arthur del Prado, president and chief executive officer of ASMI. "We made considerable progress in the execution of our plan to bring ASMI's Front-end segment to consistent profitability, as evidenced by its positive earnings from operations. Our Back-end segment again reported outstanding results and reached quarterly sales and operating profit record levels, expressed in Hong Kong dollar, exceeding the previous record set in 2000."