Q1 2011-2012 Consolidated Sales of 82.8 million Euros
· Total Q1 sales recorded year on year growth of 20.7%
· H1 wafer sales guidance confirmed – higher than 20% sequential growth
Bernin, France, 28th July 2011 ­ Soitec (Euronext Paris), world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, today announced consolidated total first quarter sales of 82.8 million Euros representing growth of 20.7% year on year. As anticipated by the Group, total wafer sales benefited from robust demand with a year on year increase of 40.9% at constant exchange or 21.8% in Euros. The Dollar/Euro exchange rate had an unfavourably effect of 11.6% between the two periods. On a sequential basis, consolidated sales increased by 5.3% in Euros, whilst the Dollar/Euro exchange rate moved unfavourably by 4.7%.
Sales 2011-2012 2010-2011 Change
(Euros millions)
First Quarter 82.8 68.6 +20.7%
Soitec’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31
Robust demand confirmed for 300 mm wafer sales
The Microelectronics division recorded total wafer sales of 77.3 million Euros for the quarter equal to sequential growth of 15.5% at constant exchange or 10.1% in Euros. 300mm wafers, representing 79% of total wafer sales provided sequential growth at 20.4% (14.7% in Euros). All other diameter sales were stable sequentially at constant exchange (-4.5% in Euros).
Specialty Electronics sales (Picogiga) of 2.2 million Euros were down by 19.5% sequentially but on a year on year basis this slow down was limited to 6.4%. Layer Transfer Solutions sales (Tracit) grew by 11.9% sequentially and 28.1% year on year to 2.5 million Euros. Royalties were 0.8 million Euros for the quarter. No Solar Energy division sales were booked in the quarter. 1/2

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