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Globe and Mail
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- Globe and Mail
Here's Why Aehr Test Systems Surged Again This Week
Shares in Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) rose another 15.9% in the week to Friday morning. The move marks another wave of optimism for its potential to diversify away from its core silicon carbide (SiC) wafer-level burn-in (WLBI) test solutions and into new markets such as the gallium nitride (GaN) WLBI market. Why developing new markets matters Not only would diversification help reduce dependence on the SiC WLBI market (where ON Semiconductor is traditionally a major customer for Aehr), it would also move Aehr Test Systems into a GaN market that appears to be building momentum. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » The good news is Aehr disclosed that three of its four customers, each of which represented more than 10% of its revenue in the third quarter, were in artificial intelligence processors and in the GaN WLBI market on its recent earnings call. The latter is pertinent considering that Navitas Semiconductor recently said it had been selected to collaborate with Nvidia to develop GaN and SiC chips for the next-generation data center architecture. The news sent Navitas stock soaring, and this week Navitas also said it had a partnership in place to develop SiC chips with BrightLoop. Navitas and Aehr Test Systems All of which raises the question whether Navitas is one of the customers Aehr's management mentioned recently. Confidentiality agreements preclude disclosure, but at a recent William Blair conference, the moderator referenced the Navitas/Nvidia collaboration when introducing Aehr CEO Gayn Erickson. Erickson didn't deny that Navitas is a customer. That's way short of a strong conclusion that Navitas is a significant Aehr customer, and Sherlock Holmes would blush at the logic, but it's probably what's driving the stock higher this week. Should you invest $1,000 in Aehr Test Systems right now? Before you buy stock in Aehr Test Systems, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Aehr Test Systems wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $668,538!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $869,841!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is789% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to172%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Aehr Test Systems to Participate in the 22nd Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference on May 28
FREMONT, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced that President and CEO Gayn Erickson will be participating in one-on-one meetings with investors at the 22nd Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference taking place Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at the Depot Renaissance Hotel in Minneapolis. 'I look forward to discussing with investors and shareholders our innovative wafer level test and packaged part burn-in solutions for semiconductor production and the diverse markets they serve,' said Mr. Erickson. 'This includes our acquisition last July of Incal Technology and new high power packaged part reliability/burn-in test solutions that expand our addressable market within the rapidly growing artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor market. Aehr Test provides complete turn-key solutions for improving quality, reliability, and yield of semiconductors. These include silicon carbide devices used in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, gallium nitride devices for multiple power conversion applications, and silicon photonics devices used in data centers and 5G infrastructure and optical input/output (I/O) and co-packaged optics devices, as well as AI processors in both wafer level and packaged part device forms. The growing adoption of wafer level test and packaged part burn-in for these devices is a key growth driver for Aehr Test.' For additional information, or to schedule a meeting with Aehr management, please contact your Craig-Hallum representative, or Aehr's investor relations firm, PondelWilkinson, Inc., at [email protected]. About Aehr Test Systems Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a leading provider of test solutions for testing, burning-in, and stabilizing semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and package part form, and has installed thousands of systems worldwide. Increasing quality, reliability, safety, and security needs of semiconductors used across multiple applications, including electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, solar and wind power, computing, advanced AI processors, data and telecommunications infrastructure, and solid-state memory and storage, are driving additional test requirements, incremental capacity needs, and new opportunities for Aehr Test products and solutions. Aehr has developed and introduced several innovative products including the FOX-PTM families of test and burn-in systems and FOX WaferPakTM Aligner, FOX WaferPak Contactor, FOX DiePak® Carrier and FOX DiePak Loader. The FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize a wide range of devices such as leading-edge silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets, and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices. The FOX-CP system is a low-cost single-wafer compact test solution for logic, memory and photonic devices and the newest addition to the FOX-P product family. The FOX WaferPak Contactor contains a unique full wafer contactor capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables IC manufacturers to perform test, burn-in, and stabilization of full wafers on the FOX-P systems. The FOX DiePak Carrier allows testing, burning in, and stabilization of singulated bare die and modules up to 1024 devices in parallel per DiePak on the FOX-NP and FOX-XP systems up to nine DiePaks at a time. Acquired through its acquisition of Incal Technology, Inc., Aehr's new line of high-power packaged part reliability/burn-in test solutions for Artificial Intelligence (AI) semiconductor manufacturers, including its ultra-high-power Sonoma family of test solutions for AI accelerators, GPUs, and high-performance computing (HPC) processors, position Aehr within the rapidly growing AI market as a turn-key provider of reliability and testing that span from engineering to high volume production. For more information, please visit Aehr Test Systems' website at Contacts Aehr Test Systems Chris Siu Chief Financial Officer [email protected] PondelWilkinson, Inc. Todd Kehrli or Jim Byers Analyst/Investor Contact [email protected] [email protected] SOURCE: Aehr Test Systems press release
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US Market's Undiscovered Gems To Watch In May 2025
Over the last 7 days, the United States market has risen by 4.5%, contributing to an impressive 11% climb over the past year, with earnings forecasted to grow by 14% annually. In such a dynamic environment, identifying stocks that are poised for growth yet remain underappreciated can offer intriguing opportunities for investors seeking to capitalize on these favorable conditions. Name Debt To Equity Revenue Growth Earnings Growth Health Rating Wilson Bank Holding NA 7.87% 8.22% ★★★★★★ Oakworth Capital 42.08% 15.43% 7.31% ★★★★★★ Central Bancompany 32.38% 5.41% 6.60% ★★★★★★ FineMark Holdings 122.25% 2.34% -26.34% ★★★★★★ Valhi 43.01% 1.55% -2.64% ★★★★★☆ Innovex International 1.49% 42.69% 44.34% ★★★★★☆ First IC 38.58% 9.04% 14.76% ★★★★☆☆ Reitar Logtech Holdings 31.39% 231.46% 41.38% ★★★★☆☆ Solesence 82.42% 23.41% -1.04% ★★★★☆☆ Qudian 6.38% -68.48% -57.47% ★★★★☆☆ Click here to see the full list of 274 stocks from our US Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals screener. Let's review some notable picks from our screened stocks. Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★ Overview: Aehr Test Systems, Inc. specializes in providing test solutions for semiconductor devices at various stages and forms globally, with a market capitalization of approximately $279.55 million. Operations: Aehr Test Systems generates revenue primarily from designing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced test and burn-in products, amounting to $61.48 million. The company's financial performance is influenced by its cost structure and operational efficiency, with a notable focus on maintaining a healthy gross profit margin. Aehr Test Systems, a nimble player in the semiconductor space, has seen its earnings grow by 47.8% over the past year, outpacing industry growth of 2%. The company boasts a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.1x, which is below the US market average of 17.8x, suggesting potential value for investors. Despite being debt-free and having no issues with interest coverage due to its profitability, Aehr's share price has been highly volatile recently. Revenue for Q3 was US$18.31 million compared to US$7.56 million last year; however, ongoing tariff uncertainties have led to withdrawn fiscal guidance for May 2025. Click here to discover the nuances of Aehr Test Systems with our detailed analytical health report. Gain insights into Aehr Test Systems' past trends and performance with our Past report. Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★ Overview: Mission Produce, Inc. is involved in the sourcing, farming, packaging, marketing, and distribution of avocados, mangoes, and blueberries to a global clientele of food retailers and wholesalers with a market cap of approximately $744.12 million. Operations: Mission Produce generates revenue primarily from its Marketing & Distribution segment, which accounts for $1.22 billion, followed by Blueberries at $79.60 million and International Farming at $68.30 million. The gross profit margin shows a notable trend worth analyzing further in the context of these revenue streams. Mission Produce, a nimble player in the food industry, has seen its earnings surge by 576.7% over the past year, outpacing the broader food sector's performance. Its debt to equity ratio improved from 49% to 20.5% over five years, showcasing financial discipline. Despite significant insider selling recently, Mission is trading at nearly 78% below its estimated fair value. The company's interest payments are well-covered with an EBIT coverage of 7.2x and a satisfactory net debt to equity ratio of 13.6%. While challenges persist with supply chain disruptions affecting margins, strategic expansions in avocados and new ventures into blueberries and mangoes suggest potential for revenue growth as market conditions stabilize. Mission Produce's strategic expansion into blueberries and mangoes aims to diversify revenue streams. Click here to explore the full narrative on Mission Produce's growth strategy. Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★☆☆ Overview: Horace Mann Educators Corporation operates as an insurance holding company in the United States, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.74 billion. Operations: The company generates revenue primarily from its Property & Casualty segment at $804.30 million, followed by Life & Retirement at $542.40 million, and Supplemental & Group Benefits at $294.80 million. Corporate and Other contributes a smaller portion with $6.90 million in revenue. Horace Mann Educators, a nimble player in the insurance sector, has shown impressive earnings growth of 76.4% over the past year, outpacing the industry average of 5.2%. The company's debt to equity ratio increased from 29.3% to 40.8% over five years but remains satisfactory with a net debt to equity ratio at 29.2%. With a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.2x, it trades below the US market average of 17.8x, suggesting potential value for investors. Recent initiatives include a $50 million share repurchase program and strategic partnerships like one with Crayola to support educational communities. Horace Mann Educators is enhancing technology and products to target a core EPS of $3.60-$3.90 by 2025. Click here to explore the full narrative on Horace Mann Educators' strategic growth initiatives and financial targets. Click through to start exploring the rest of the 271 US Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals now. Already own these companies? Link your portfolio to Simply Wall St and get alerts on any new warning signs to your stocks. Invest smarter with the free Simply Wall St app providing detailed insights into every stock market around the globe. Explore high-performing small cap companies that haven't yet garnered significant analyst attention. Fuel your portfolio with companies showing strong growth potential, backed by optimistic outlooks both from analysts and management. Find companies with promising cash flow potential yet trading below their fair value. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Companies discussed in this article include NasdaqCM:AEHR NasdaqGS:AVO and NYSE:HMN. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team@
Associated Press
13-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Aehr Secures Initial $4.7 Million in Follow-On Production Orders for FOX-CP Systems from Leading Advanced Storage Device Manufacturer
FREMONT, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced it has received initial follow-on production orders totaling approximately $4.7 million from a major storage device supplier. The orders include multiple FOX-CPTM systems and proprietary WaferPakTM Contactors, which will be used for 100% test and burn-in of production devices in a new high-volume advanced storage application for the artificial intelligence (AI) enterprise and data center market. The FOX-CP systems and WaferPak Contactors are scheduled to ship within the next three to four months. Gayn Erickson, President and CEO of Aehr Test Systems, commented, 'We are thrilled to receive these initial follow-on orders for multiple FOX-CP production systems and WaferPaks to support the global rollout and ramp-up of a new high-volume advanced storage application. This lead customer, who first engaged with us in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, initially purchased our FOX-CP test and reliability verification solution to support testing and early-stage qualification of this new enterprise and data center-focused product. Since then, we have closely collaborated with them as they worked to qualify their products with end customers and integrated our FOX-CP into production. 'In addition to these orders, the customer has indicated plans to purchase additional FOX-CP production systems in our fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, positioning them as a potential 10 percent revenue contributor for Aehr going forward. 'We see the data storage market as a significant growth opportunity for our systems, where these end markets and customers require exceptional quality and long-term reliability before being assembled into final packages or systems. Our FOX platform wafer level test and burn-in solutions are uniquely suited to address these needs. The rapid adoption of AI-driven applications is driving unprecedented levels of data creation, fueling demand for scalable, cost-efficient storage solutions. According to Market Research Future, the hard disk market is projected to grow from $62.4 billion in 2024 to over $100 billion by 2032. 'Our FOX-CP system enables the parallel testing of thousands of die in a single touchdown, significantly reducing test costs and screening out early failures in logic, memory, and photonic die before they are integrated into final packages. This unique capability expands our reach into the data storage market, further building on Aehr's leadership in comprehensive test and burn-in solutions across power, AI, storage, and photonics applications that run from wafer level to package part test.' About Aehr Test Systems Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a leading provider of test solutions for testing, burning-in, and stabilizing semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and package part form, and has installed thousands of systems worldwide. Increasing quality, reliability, safety, and security needs of semiconductors used across multiple applications, including electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, solar and wind power, computing, advanced AI processors, data and telecommunications infrastructure, and solid-state memory and storage, are driving additional test requirements, incremental capacity needs, and new opportunities for Aehr Test products and solutions. Aehr has developed and introduced several innovative products including the FOX-PTM families of test and burn-in systems and FOX WaferPakTM Aligner, FOX WaferPak Contactor, FOX DiePak® Carrier and FOX DiePak Loader. The FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize a wide range of devices such as leading-edge silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets, and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices. The FOX-CP system is a low-cost single-wafer compact test solution for logic, memory and photonic devices and the newest addition to the FOX-P product family. The FOX WaferPak Contactor contains a unique full wafer contactor capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables IC manufacturers to perform test, burn-in, and stabilization of full wafers on the FOX-P systems. The FOX DiePak Carrier allows testing, burning in, and stabilization of singulated bare die and modules up to 1024 devices in parallel per DiePak on the FOX-NP and FOX-XP systems up to nine DiePaks at a time. Acquired through its acquisition of Incal Technology, Inc., Aehr's new line of high-power packaged part reliability/burn-in test solutions for Artificial Intelligence (AI) semiconductor manufacturers, including its ultra-high-power Sonoma family of test solutions for AI accelerators, GPUs, and high-performance computing (HPC) processors, position Aehr within the rapidly growing AI market as a turn-key provider of reliability and testing that span from engineering to high volume production. For more information, please visit Aehr Test Systems' website at Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Aehr's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as 'may,' 'will,' 'should,' 'expects,' 'plans,' 'anticipates,' 'going to,' 'could,' 'intends,' 'target,' 'projects,' 'contemplates,' 'believes,' 'estimates,' 'predicts,' 'potential,' or 'continue,' or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aehr's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, future requirements and orders of Aehr's new and existing customers; Aehr's ability to receive orders and generate revenue in the future, as well as Aehr's beliefs regarding the factors impacting the foregoing, including the growth of the markets referred to herein; Aehr's ability to integrate Incal efficiently; the timing and extent to which the acquisition is accretive; the closing of the acquisition; and the growth of the markets referred to herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Aehr's recent Form 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aehr disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release. # # # Contacts:
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Investing in Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) five years ago would have delivered you a 568% gain
The last three months have been tough on Aehr Test Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) shareholders, who have seen the share price decline a rather worrying 33%. But over five years returns have been remarkably great. In fact, during that period, the share price climbed 568%. Impressive! So we don't think the recent decline in the share price means its story is a sad one. Of course what matters most is whether the business can improve itself sustainably, thus justifying a higher price. Unfortunately not all shareholders will have held it for the long term, so spare a thought for those caught in the 50% decline over the last twelve months. We love happy stories like this one. The company should be really proud of that performance! Now it's worth having a look at the company's fundamentals too, because that will help us determine if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business. Check out our latest analysis for Aehr Test Systems There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price. During the last half decade, Aehr Test Systems became profitable. Sometimes, the start of profitability is a major inflection point that can signal fast earnings growth to come, which in turn justifies very strong share price gains. Given that the company made a profit three years ago, but not five years ago, it is worth looking at the share price returns over the last three years, too. In fact, the Aehr Test Systems stock price is 10% lower in the last three years. In the same period, EPS is up 144% per year. It would appear there's a real mismatch between the increasing EPS and the share price, which has declined -3% a year for three years. The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail). We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. This free interactive report on Aehr Test Systems' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further. While the broader market gained around 10% in the last year, Aehr Test Systems shareholders lost 50%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 46%, each year, over five years. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Aehr Test Systems better, we need to consider many other factors. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Aehr Test Systems (of which 1 is concerning!) you should know about. Aehr Test Systems is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of small cap companies at attractive valuations which insiders have been buying. Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on American exchanges. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Sign in to access your portfolio
