ASML Orders Miss as Chip Industry Weakness Weighs on Demand
(Bloomberg) -- ASML Holding NV plunged after it booked only about half the orders analysts estimated in the third quarter and lowered guidance for 2025.
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Order bookings were €2.6 billion ($2.8 billion) in the third quarter, according to numbers published on the Dutch company’s website ahead of a release scheduled for Wednesday morning. Spokespeople for ASML didn’t immediately comment. That compares with an average estimate of €5.39 billion by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
The results caused shares to plunge as much as 15% in Amsterdam. Trading was briefly halted after the decline.
Europe’s most valuable technology company’s shares have fallen 30% since hitting a record high in July, hurt by the prospect of more US restrictions on its business in China, as well as a broader weakness in the sector.
Last month, the Netherlands published new export control rules that made ASML apply for export licenses in The Hague instead of US for some of its older machines. That came on the heels of a Bloomberg report that the Dutch government would limit some of ASML’s ability to repair and maintain its semiconductor equipment in China.
“It now appears the recovery is more gradual than previously expected. This is expected to continue in 2025, which is leading to customer cautiousness,” Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet said in the statement.
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