Core Insights - Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) reported strong second-quarter 2025 results with non-GAAP earnings of $1.50 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 17.2% and reflecting a year-over-year increase of 76.5% [1][7] - Revenues reached $441.5 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.35% and showing a 21% year-over-year growth [1][7] Revenue Breakdown - Semiconductor Equipment revenues, accounting for 47.5% of total revenues, increased by 11.3% year over year to $209.5 million, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.96% [2] - Data Center Computing revenues, making up 32.1% of total revenues, surged 94% year over year to $141.6 million, significantly beating the consensus mark by 67.99% [3] - Industrial & Medical revenues fell 13.3% year over year to $68.6 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 18.6% [2] - Telecom & Networking revenues decreased by 11% year over year to $21.8 million, but still exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.49% [3] Operating Results - Non-GAAP gross margin improved to 38.1%, up 270 basis points year over year [4] - Non-GAAP operating expenses rose 9% year over year to $103.6 million, but as a percentage of revenues, it declined by 260 basis points to 23.5% [4] - Non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 17.2%, an increase of 900 basis points year over year [4] Balance Sheet & Cash Flow - As of June 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents stood at $713.5 million, a slight decrease from $723 million as of March 31 [5] - Cash flow from operations was $46.5 million, up from $29.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 [5] - The company paid dividends of $3.9 million and repurchased $22.8 million of common stock at an average price of $83.83 per share [5] Guidance - For Q3 2025, AEIS expects non-GAAP earnings of $1.45 per share (+/- 25 cents) and revenues of $440 million (+/- $20 million) [8] - Semiconductor revenues are anticipated to decline slightly sequentially, while Industrial & Medical revenues are expected to grow modestly [8] - Gross margin for Q3 2025 is projected to improve to approximately 38.5% [8] 2025 Outlook - AEIS forecasts overall revenue growth of approximately 17% for 2025, with Data Center revenues expected to grow over 80% and mid-single-digit growth in Semiconductor revenues [9] - The company aims to more than double revenues from its eVoS, eVerest, and NavX platforms in the semiconductor segment in 2025 [9] - Gross margin is expected to approach 40% by the end of 2025 [9]