Revenue: $773 million, up 5% year over year, excluding divestitures; flat year over year on an as-reported basis, down 9% sequentially. Gross Margin: 46.1% on both GAAP and non-GAAP basis, at the midpoint of guidance. Operating Expenses: $234 million on a GAAP basis; $186 million on a non-GAAP basis, better than guidance. Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 28.5%, at the midpoint of guidance. GAAP Tax Rate: 11.5%; Non-GAAP Tax Rate: 15%. GAAP EPS: $0.41 per share; Non-GAAP EPS: $0.67 per share, at the midpoint of guidance. Material Solutions Sales: $341 million, up 8% year on year, excluding divestitures; down 5% sequentially. Advanced Purity Solutions Sales: $434 million, up 3% year on year; down 11% sequentially. Free Cash Flow: $32 million. Capital Expenditures: Expected to be approximately $300 million in 2025, down from $325 million. Gross Debt: Approximately $4 billion; Net Debt: $3.7 billion. Gross Leverage: 4.4 times; Net Leverage: 4 times. Q2 Revenue Guidance: $735 million to $775 million. Q2 Gross Margin Guidance: Approximately 45% on both GAAP and non-GAAP basis. Q2 GAAP EPS Guidance: $0.34 to $0.41 per share; Non-GAAP EPS Guidance: $0.60 to $0.67 per share.

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Release Date: May 07, 2025

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

Entegris Inc (NASDAQ:ENTG) reported a 5% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2025, excluding divestitures. Materials Solutions sales increased by 8% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in CMP slurries and pads. The company is making progress with its new Colorado manufacturing site and expects to initiate customer qualifications in the second half of the year. Entegris Inc (NASDAQ:ENTG) has developed well-integrated supply chain clusters around its largest manufacturing centers, enhancing its strategic advantage. The company is well-positioned to capture incremental content per wafer and outperform the market, with strong engagements in moly deposition materials and IPA purifiers.

Negative Points

Q1 2025 revenue was slightly below guidance due to softer demand for fluid handling and FOUP products. The company faces significant uncertainty due to new tariff regimes, impacting its ability to provide precise revenue guidance. Entegris Inc (NASDAQ:ENTG) expects a temporary impact on its top line related to sales to China due to new tariffs. Gross margin is expected to decline slightly in Q2 2025 due to volume deleveraging and tariff impacts. The company has paused M&A activities and is focusing on reducing its debt level amidst the uncertain environment.

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Q & A Highlights

Q: Can you provide more context on the impact of tariffs on your Q2 guidance and how much of it is due to tariffs versus cyclical weakness? A: Bertrand Loy, CEO: Entering Q2, our business is strong with a book-to-bill ratio approaching 1.2. Excluding China, our forecast is solid and expected to be up sequentially. However, due to new tariffs, our Chinese customers have put shipments from the US on hold, potentially impacting Q2 by up to $50 million. We are working to mitigate this by qualifying alternate manufacturing sites in Asia, expecting substantial mitigation by year-end.

Q: Has there been any change in customer discussions about adopting moly due to macro uncertainty and tariffs? A: Bertrand Loy, CEO: Despite uncertainties, major node transitions, including moly adoption in memory, are on track. We expect most market leaders in 3D NAND to transition to moly in the second half of the year. This also applies to logic, with N2 and 18A expected to ramp in the second half of 2025, positioning us well for incremental opportunities.

Q: How much of the $50 million potential loss from tariffs in Q2 is recoverable in subsequent quarters? A: Bertrand Loy, CEO: We believe the impact is temporary. Our China business is strong, and we are viewed as valued partners. We are in active discussions with customers to qualify products from our other Asia manufacturing centers, expecting full recovery over time.

Q: Can you explain the sequential decline in gross margin for Q2 and the impact of tariffs on costs? A: Linda Lagorga, CFO: Tariffs on US imports will have a modest impact on Q2 gross margins due to timing lags in mitigation plans. We are confident in mitigating these impacts through pricing surcharges, duty programs, and regional sourcing. Overall, we expect 2025 gross margins to be up modestly compared to 2024.

Q: What is your outlook on the CapEx environment for the second half of the year? A: Bertrand Loy, CEO: We had conservative expectations for industry CapEx, and current uncertainties may add pressure in the second half. However, we expect this to be offset by steady improvement in wafer starts. Our outlook does not yet incorporate potential changes from tariff-related uncertainties.

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

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