CAMTEK ANNOUNCES RECORD RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025

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MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, May 13, 2025

Q1 revenues of $118.6 million with strong profitability;

Expects continued growth in Q2 2025 with revenue guidance of $120-123 million

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Camtek Ltd. $(CAMT)$ (TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

2025 First Quarter Financial Highlights

   -- Record revenues of $118.6 million, a 22% YoY increase; 
 
   -- GAAP gross margin of 51.0% and non-GAAP gross margin of 52.1%; 
 
   -- GAAP operating income of $32.7 million (up 54% YoY) and non-GAAP 
      operating income of $37.3 million (up 29% YoY), representing operating 
      margins of 27.6% and 31.5%, respectively; and 
 
   -- GAAP net income of $34.3 million (up 38% YoY) and non-GAAP net income of 
      $38.7 million (up 24% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS of $0.70 and non-GAAP 
      diluted EPS of $0.79. 

Forward-Looking Expectations

Management expects continued growth in the second quarter of 2025 with a revenue range of $120-123 million, representing approximately a growth of 17-20%, year-over-year.

Management Comment

Rafi Amit, Camtek's CEO commented, "We have kicked off 2025 with record quarterly revenues and significantly improved profitability. Our primary growth driver for the coming years is advanced packaging, with a strong emphasis on high-performance computing $(HPC.AU)$ to support AI applications. This includes emerging technologies such as the projected upcoming transition from HBM3e to HBM4 devices next year, as well as the next generation of CoWoS and CoWoS-like solutions. These innovations are expected to create increased demand for new tools with enhanced technical capabilities."

Continued Mr. Amit, "We are well-positioned competitively, strengthened by the successful launch of two new models: the Eagle G5 and the Hawk. Both systems support the new and latest packaging technologies and have been very well received by our customers, who value their advanced performance and versatility."

Mr. Amit concluded, "Regarding the geopolitical landscape and tariff uncertainty, we have not experienced any material impact on our business in terms of delays or order cancellations. With our manufacturing operations located in Israel and Europe, and the majority of our sales concentrated in Asia, we expect our exposure to tariffs to be immaterial."

First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were $118.6 million. This compares to first quarter 2024 revenues of $97.0 million, representing a year-over-year growth of 22%.

Gross profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $60.6 million (51.0% of revenues), an increase of 35% compared to a gross profit of $44.8 million (46.2% of revenues) in the first quarter of 2024.

Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $61.8 million (52.1% of revenues), an increase of 26% compared to a gross profit of $49.2 million (50.7% of revenues) in the first quarter of 2024.

Operating income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $32.7 million (27.6% of revenues), an increase of 54% compared to an operating income of $21.2 million (21.9% of revenues) in the first quarter of 2024.

Operating income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $37.3 million (31.5% of revenues), an increase of 29% compared to $29.0 million (29.9% of revenues) in the first quarter of 2024.

Net income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $34.3 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, an increase of 38% compared to net income of $24.8 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024.

Net income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $38.7 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, an increase of 24% compared to a non-GAAP net income of $31.3 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024.

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term deposits, and marketable securities, as of March 31, 2025, were $522.6 million compared to $501.2 million as of December 31, 2024, and $467.0 million as of March 31, 2024. During the first quarter, the Company generated an operating cash flow of $23.6 million.

Conference Call

Camtek will host a video conference call/webinar today via Zoom, on May 13, 2025, at 09:00 ET (16:00 Israel time). Rafi Amit, CEO, Moshe Eisenberg, CFO, and Ramy Langer, COO will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results.

To participate in the webinar, please register using the following link, which will provide access to the video call: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VOFAWbAeRqiMCPBMWSJtDQ

For those wishing to listen via phone, following registration, the dial in link will be sent. For any problems in registering, please email Camtek's investor relations a few hours in advance of the call.

For those unable to participate, a recording will be available on Camtek's website at http://www.camtek.com within a few hours after the call.

A summary presentation of the quarterly results will also be available on Camtek's website.

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

Camtek is a developer and manufacturer of high-end inspection and metrology equipment for the semiconductor industry. Camtek's systems inspect IC and measure IC features on wafers throughout the production process of semiconductor devices, covering the front and mid-end and up to the beginning of assembly (Post Dicing). Camtek's systems inspect wafers for the most demanding semiconductor market segments, including Advanced Interconnect Packaging, Heterogenous Integration, Memory and HBM, CMOS Image Sensors, Compound Semiconductors, MEMS, and RF, serving numerous industries' leading global IDMs, OSATs, and foundries.

With manufacturing facilities in Israel and Germany, and eight offices around the world, Camtek provides state of the art solutions in line with customers' requirements.

This press release is available at http://www.camtek.com

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on Camtek's current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about its business and industry, all of which may change. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words including "believe," "anticipate," "should," "intend," "plan," "will," "may," "expect," "estimate," "project," "positioned," "strategy," and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, including our expectations and statements relating to the compound semiconductors market and our position in this market and the anticipated timing of delivery of the systems. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Camtek to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the effects of the evolving nature of the war situation in Israel, and the related evolving regional conflicts; the continued demand and future contribution of HPC, HBM and Chiplet applications and devices to the Company business resulting from, among other things, the field of AI surging worldwide across companies, industries and geographies; formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations or sanctions, including but not limited to changes in U.S. trade policies, changes or uncertainty related to the U.S. government entity list and changes in the ability to sell products incorporating U.S originated technology, which can be made without prior notice, and our ability to effectively address such global trade issues and changes;our dependency on the semiconductor industry and the risk that adverse economic conditions, reduced capital expenditures, or cyclical downturns may negatively impact our results; the concentration of our business in certain Asia Pacific countries, particularly China, Taiwan, and Korea, which may be subject to trade restrictions, regulatory changes, or geopolitical tensions; and those other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F as published on March 19, 2025 as well as other documents filed by the Company with the SEC as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Camtek from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release unless required by law.

While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Camtek's views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

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