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Hot stock: AEM hits 4-year low after Q1 earnings miss

The semiconductor equipment maker’s shares falls as much as 14.7% in early trading

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Vivienne Tay

Vivienne Tay

Published Thu, May 9, 2024 · 11:17 AM
    • AEM’s contract manufacturing revenue has taken a hit from the slower-than-expected recovery of its key customer and a buildup of inventory in the life science and industrial sectors.
    • AEM’s contract manufacturing revenue has taken a hit from the slower-than-expected recovery of its key customer and a buildup of inventory in the life science and industrial sectors. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    SHARES of mainboard-listed AEM Holdings fell as much as 14.7 per cent in early trading on Thursday (May 9) after the group posted an 85 per cent drop in net profit for its first quarter ended March.

    Its counter tumbled to a four-year low of S$1.98, down S$0.34 as at 9.15 am. The last time its shares closed near this level was on Apr 15, 2020. It finished 12.9 per cent or S$0.30 lower at S$2.02.

    On Wednesday, AEM, which provides advanced chip testing solutions, posted an 85 per cent fall in net profit to S$2.4 million for the first quarter, from S$15.6 million in the same period a year ago.

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