ANNUAL REPORT 2017
EXPLORE OUR PERSPECTIVES

AT A GLANCE

ASM International NV (ASMI) is a leading supplier of semiconductor wafer processing equipment and process solutions. Our customers include all of the top semiconductor device manufacturers in the world. Semiconductor chips sit at the heart of almost every electronic device we use today. They run programs, apps, and operating systems. They connect your television to your wireless internet. Without them, today’s society would simply disconnect. And our technology is the first step towards making it all possible. Our semiconductor process tools enable chip manufacturers to make higher capacity, more powerful, and faster logic processor and memory chips. Our R&D investments lead to new device architectures, new materials, and new processes, together advancing nanotechnology that help us all make connections.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

ASMI has two operating segments, Front-end (wafer processing) and Back-end (assembly and packaging).

HIGHLIGHTS

KEY FIGURES

EUR(million, except per share data and employees)2013 32014201520162017
Operations:
Net sales
Front-end452546670598737
Back-end160
Result from operations:
Front-end459311182113
Back-end(4)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations(343)138157135452
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations1,4053
Net earnings (loss) from operations1,062141157135452
Balance sheet:
Net working capital 1109108114157180
Total assets1,6081,8892,0762,1312,177
Net cash 2312386447378836
Backlog:
Front-end115176128157180
Back-end
Number of staff:
Employees
Front-end1,5021,6351,5971,6701,900
Back-end
Per share data:
Net earnings (loss) on operations per share
Basic net earnings (loss)16.812.232.532.237.72
Diluted net earnings (loss)16.552.202.502.217.63
Weighted average number of shares used in
computing per share amounts (in thousands):
Basic63,20263,55862,11460,61658,573
Diluted64,19664,70762,92861,25359,325
  1. Net working capital includes accounts receivable, inventories, other current assets, accounts payable, provision for warranty and accrued expenses and other payables.
  2. Net cash includes cash and cash equivalents less long-term debt and notes payable to banks.
  3. ASMPT (Back-end) was deconsolidated as from March 15, 2013.
During 2017 we continued to make great progress in a number of key areas highlighted here.