SUSS MicroTec SE (SMHNN.DE,SMHN.F) lowered its full-year 2025 guidance for gross profit margin and EBIT margin following preliminary consolidated figures for the first half of the year and a detailed analysis of expected developments. But the company maintained its full-year sales outlook.
The gross profit margin for the first-half of 2025 was 37.2%, impacted by one-time effects including start-up costs for UV projection scanner production in Taiwan and inventory value adjustments related to a discontinued project. As a result, the company now expects a full-year gross profit margin between 37% and 39%, down from the previous forecast of 39% to 41%.
Additional costs from expanding research and development personnel—particularly onboarding and training—also weighed on profitability.The EBIT margin for the first-half of 2025 was 15.7%, and the full-year forecast for the EBIT margin has been lowered to a range of 13% to 15%, compared to the earlier estimate of 15% to 17%.
The company anticipates reduced profitability in the second half due to slower sales momentum, a shift in product mix, and the temporary dual cost burden of establishing the Zhubei site in Taiwan.
Despite these margin adjustments, SUSS MicroTec maintained its full-year sales forecast of 470 million euros to 510 million euros. Preliminary sales for the first half of 2025 totaled 266.4 million euros.
The half-year financial report is scheduled for release on August 7, 2025.
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