Rudolph technologies positively preannounces increase in second
quarter revenue
Flanders, n.j.--(business wire)--rudolph technologies, inc. (nyse: rtec), a leading provider of process characterization equipment, lithography equipment and software for wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities, today announced that it currently expects revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, ended june 30, 2015, will be approximately $59 million, or an increase of approximately 12 percent from the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 and above the company’s previous guidance. the preliminary second quarter revenue results also represent an increase of approximately 37 percent above the revenue of $43.0 million reported in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. continued robust demand for the company’s back-end advanced packaging solutions resulted in the higher than initially forecasted revenue for this quarter. rudolph cautions that the anticipated second quarter fiscal 2015 revenue is preliminary and based on the best information currently available, and is subject to completion of the financial statements for the second quarter of fiscal 2015. q2fy15 conference callrudolph technologies will discuss its 2015 second quarter results and other matters on a conference call august 3, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. edt. to participate in the call, please dial (855) 877-0343 (domestic) and (678) 509-8772 (international), reference conference id # 78761323 at least five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled start time. a live webcast will also be available on the company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com. to listen to the live webcast, please go to the website at least fifteen (15) minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. there will be a replay of the conference call available from 8:00 p.m. edt on august 3, 2015 until 11:59 p.m. edt on august 10, 2015. to access the replay, please dial (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) at any time during that period and use conference id 78761323. a replay will also be available on the company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com. about rudolph technologiesrudolph technologies, inc. is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect inspection, lithography, process control metrology, and data analysis systems and software used by semiconductor and advanced packaging device manufacturers worldwide. rudolph delivers comprehensive solutions throughout the fab with its families of proprietary products that provide critical yield-enhancing information, enabling microelectronic device manufacturers to drive down the costs and time to market of their devices. the company’s expanding portfolio of equipment and software provide comprehensive solutions for front-end wafer processing, final manufacturing and advanced packaging of ics. headquartered in flanders, new jersey, rudolph supports its customers with a worldwide sales and service organization. additional information can be found on the company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com. forward looking statementsthis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 (the “act”) which include rudolph’s business momentum and future growth; the benefit to customers of rudolph’s products and customer service; rudolph’s ability to both deliver products and services consistent with our customers’ demands and expectations and strengthen its market position; rudolph’s expectations regarding savings from restructuring operations and expectations regarding semiconductor market outlook; as well as other matters that are not purely historical data. rudolph wishes to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provided for by the act and cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of various factors, including risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond rudolph’s control. such factors include, but are not limited to, the company’s ability to leverage its resources to improve its position in its core markets; its ability to weather difficult economic environments; its ability to open new market opportunities and target high-margin markets; the strength/weakness of the back-end and/or front-end semiconductor market segments; and fluctuations in customer capital spending. additional information and considerations regarding the risks faced by rudolph are available in rudolph’s form 10-k report for the year ended december 31, 2014 and other filings with the securities and exchange commission. as the forward-looking statements are based on rudolph’s current expectations, the company cannot guarantee any related future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. rudolph does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
