Applied Materials, Inc. Q1 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Applied Materials reported record quarterly revenues for Q1 FY2022, landing near the high end of guidance despite significant supply chain constraints.
  • Demand for semiconductors and wafer fab equipment (WFE) remains exceptionally strong, with Applied seeing all‑time-high orders and a record semiconductor systems backlog of $8 billion.
  • Management expects WFE spending to reach approximately $100 billion in 2022, up over 15% from 2021, with further growth expected in 2023.
  • Foundry/logic spending continues to outpace memory, representing more than 60% of WFE in 2021 and expected to grow again in 2022.

Financial Performance (Q1 FY2022 vs. Q1 FY2021)

  • Total revenue up 21% year-over-year.
  • Semiconductor systems revenue up 29% year-over-year, driven primarily by strength in foundry/logic.
  • AGS (services) revenue up 14% year-over-year, with 75% of growth from recurring revenue.
  • Display revenue beat internal targets and delivered 280 basis points of operating margin expansion.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin increased 140 basis points year-over-year.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin increased 270 basis points.
  • Non-GAAP EPS increased 36% year-over-year.
  • Record free cash flow with $2 billion returned to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.

Supply Chain Dynamics

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Operator: Welcome to the Applied Materials Earnings Conference Call. During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, you will be invited to participate in a question-and-answer session. I would now like to turn the conference over to Michael Sullivan, Corporate Vice President. Please go ahead, sir. Michael Sullivan: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining Applied's first quarter of fiscal 2022 earnings call. Joining me are Gary Dickerson, our President and CEO; and Bob Halliday, our Chief Financial Officer. Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that today's call contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ. Information concerning the risks and uncertainties is contained in Applied's most recent Form 10-K and 8-K filings with the SEC. Today's call also includes non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations to GAAP measures are found in today's earnings press release and in our quarterly earnings materials, which are available on the IR page of our website at appliedmaterials.com. Before we begin, I have a calendar announcement. Applied will hold its next master class on Thursday, April 21, at 9:00 Pacific Time. We'll cover patterning technologies for the chip-making industry, including 2D scaling with EUV lithography, materials-enabled patterning of gate-all-around transistors and 3D patterning control using e-beam technology and AI(x). We hope

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