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‘We wanted to assure investors of our trajectory’: AEM offers rare EPS guidance amid growing AI demand

It is particularly bullish on the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test segment

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Ranamita Chakraborty

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Published Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 03:37 PM
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    • CEO Samer Kabbani says the AI boom is benefiting AEM because increasingly complex chips require more testing, with customers willing to spend.
    • CEO Samer Kabbani says the AI boom is benefiting AEM because increasingly complex chips require more testing, with customers willing to spend. PHOTO: AEM

    [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed AEM is riding a wave of artificial intelligence-driven demand for chip testing, giving it enough visibility to take an unusual step for a Singapore-listed company – providing investors with earnings per share (EPS) guidance.

    The semiconductor test-equipment maker issued full-year 2026 EPS guidance of S$0.245 to S$0.275, alongside its half-year results, earlier this month.

    This was its first such forecast and marked a rare level of specificity among listed players here.

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