Applied Materials, Inc. Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Revenue reached approximately $6.65 billion, slightly up year-over-year and near the high end of guidance.
  • Non-GAAP EPS: $2.09, up 4.5% versus Q2 FY2023.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin improved by 70 basis points year-over-year to 47.5%.
  • Strong performance across DRAM, advanced packaging, ICAPS, and services.
  • Operating cash flow: $1.4 billion; free cash flow: $1.14 billion.
  • Shareholder returns totaled $1.1 billion (buybacks + dividends).

Business Environment & Growth Drivers

  • Semiconductor market grew 15% year-over-year in calendar Q1 2024.
  • AI, IoT, EV/autonomy, and clean energy continue to fuel demand for advanced semiconductors.
  • Data center becoming the #1 long-term driver of leading-edge wafer starts.
  • Factory utilization increased across all device types as previously forecasted.

Key Technology & Market Highlights

Gate-All-Around (GAA) Logic
  • Applied expects about $2.5 billion in GAA-related revenue in 2024 (all-in, not incremental), potentially doubling in 2025.
  • Shift from FinFET to GAA increases Applied’s transistor process TAM from ~$6B to ~$7B per 100k wpm of capacity.
  • Company on track to capture over 50% of process equipment spending for transistor steps on GAA nodes.

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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 second quarter of fiscal 2024 earnings call. Joining me are Gary Dickerson, our President and CEO, and Brice Hill, 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-Q filing 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 our website at ir.appliedmaterials.com. Before we begin, I have a calendar announcement. On Tuesday morning, July 9th, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., Applied will host a technology breakfast event at Semicon West in San Francisco. Joining us will be Dr. Prabu Raja, President of Applied's Semiconductor Products Group, along with Mark Fuselier, who is Senior Vice President of Technology and Product Engineering at AMD. After Mark shares AMD's AI c

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