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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2024

AXT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

  

000-24085

  

94-3031310

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4281 Technology Drive

Fremont, California 94538

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 438-4700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

    

Trading Symbol

    

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

AXTI

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 1, 2024, AXT, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the Company’s press release, announcing the results, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in Exhibit 99.1 hereto discussing the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, is being “furnished” in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits

99.1     Press release dated August 1, 2024, regarding the financial results of AXT, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Eptem

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

Press release dated August 1, 2024, regarding the financial results of AXT, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AXT, INC.

Date: August 1, 2024

By:

/s/ Gary L. Fischer

Gary L. Fischer

Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit 99.1

AXT, Inc. Second Quarter 2024 Results

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AXT, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Revenue up 23 percent sequentially and up 50 percent from Q2 2023

FREMONT, Calif., August 1, 2024 – AXT, Inc. (NasdaqGS: AXTI), a leading manufacturer of compound semiconductor wafer substrates, today reported financial results for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2024.

Management Qualitative Comments


“Q2 was another solid quarter of growth, with our revenues up 23 percent sequentially and more than 50 percent year over year,” said Morris Young, chief executive officer. “We are encouraged by the signs of adoption in new applications, such as AI where we expect that indium phosphide will be required in optical transceivers for high-speed data transmission. These applications span longer distances, such as from rack to rack, rack to aggregation point and between cloud and edge data centers.  Across the rest of our portfolio of products, the signs of market recovery are tangible, and though we expect some lumpiness quarter to quarter as our end markets come back to normalized seasonality, we are executing well on behalf of our customers and have laid important groundwork for growth within this highly dynamic technology landscape.”

Second Quarter 2024 Results

In order to provide better clarity on its operational and financial results, AXT reports its financial results on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP results exclude stock-based compensation expense. Investors can find GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation tables in the financial statements in this earnings release.  

Revenue for the second quarter of 2024 was $27.9 million, compared with $22.7 million for the first quarter of 2024 and $18.6 million for the second quarter of 2023.

GAAP gross margin was 27.4 percent of revenue for the second quarter of 2024, compared with 26.9 percent of revenue for the first quarter of 2024 and 9.2 percent for the second quarter of 2023.

Non-GAAP gross margin, after excluding charges for stock-based compensation, was 27.6 percent of revenue for the second quarter of 2024, compared with 27.3 percent of revenue for the first quarter of 2024 and 9.8 percent for the second quarter of 2023.

GAAP operating expenses were $9.5 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared with $9.4 million for the first quarter of 2024 and $8.6 million for the second quarter of 2023.  


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Non-GAAP operating expenses were $8.9 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared with $8.7 million for the first quarter of 2024 and $7.8 million for the second quarter of 2023.  

GAAP operating loss for the second quarter of 2024 was an operating loss of ($1.9) million, compared with an operating loss of ($3.3) million for the first quarter of 2024 and an operating loss of ($6.8) million for the second quarter of 2023.

Non-GAAP operating loss for the second quarter of 2024 was an operating loss of ($1.2) million, compared with an operating loss of ($2.5) million for the first quarter of 2024 and an operating loss of ($5.9) million for the second quarter of 2023.

Non-operating income and expense, taxes and minority interest for the second quarter of 2024 was a net gain of $0.4 million, compared with a net gain of $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2024 and a net gain of $1.8 million for the second quarter of 2023.

GAAP net loss, after minority interests, for the second quarter of 2024 was a net loss of ($1.5) million, or ($0.04) per share, compared with a net loss of ($2.1) million, or ($0.05) per share, for the first quarter of 2024 and a net loss of ($5.1) million, or ($0.12) per share, for the second quarter of 2023.

Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2024 was a net loss of ($0.8) million, or ($0.02) per share, compared with a net loss of ($1.3) million, or ($0.03) per share, for the first quarter of 2024 and a net loss of ($4.2) million, or ($0.10) per share, for the second quarter of 2023.

STAR Market Listing Update

On January 10, 2022, AXT announced that Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tongmei”), its subsidiary in Beijing, China, submitted to the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “SSE”) its application to list its shares in an initial public offering (the “IPO”) on the SSE’s Sci-Tech innovAtion boaRd (the “STAR Market”) and the application was accepted for review. Subsequently, Tongmei responded to several rounds of questions received from the SSE. On July 12, 2022, the SSE approved the listing of Tongmei’s shares in an IPO on the STAR Market. On August 1, 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) accepted for review Tongmei’s IPO application. The STAR Market IPO remains subject to review and approval by the CSRC and other authorities. The process of going public on the STAR Market includes several periods of review and, therefore, is a lengthy process. Subject to review and approval by the CSRC and other authorities, Tongmei hopes to accomplish this goal in the coming months. AXT has posted a brief summary of the plan and the process on its website at http://www.axt.com.

Conference Call

The company will host a conference call to discuss these results today at 1:30 p.m. PT. The conference call can be accessed at (800) 715-9871 (passcode 4378083). The call will also be


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simulcast at www.axt.com. Replays will be available at (800) 770-2030 (passcode 4378083) until August 15, 2024. Financial and statistical information to be discussed in the call will be available on the company’s website immediately prior to commencement of the call. Additional investor information can be accessed at http://www.axt.com or by calling the company’s Investor Relations Department at (510) 438-4700.

About AXT, Inc.

AXT is a material science company that develops and manufactures high-performance compound and single element semiconductor wafer substrates comprising indium phosphide (InP), gallium arsenide (GaAs) and germanium (Ge). The company’s wafer substrates are used when a typical silicon wafer substrate cannot meet the performance requirements of a semiconductor or optoelectronic device. End markets include 5G infrastructure, data center connectivity (silicon photonics), passive optical networks, LED lighting, lasers, sensors, power amplifiers for wireless devices and satellite solar cells. AXT’s worldwide headquarters are in Fremont, California where the company maintains sales, administration and customer service functions. AXT has its Asia headquarters in Beijing, China and manufacturing facilities in three separate locations in China. In addition, as part of its supply chain strategy, the company has partial ownership in more than ten companies in China producing raw materials and consumables for its manufacturing process. For more information, see AXT’s website at http://www.axt.com.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

As discussed above, the company provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or because it believes that such information is superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The company believes that non-GAAP financial measures, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance and provide better comparability with our peer companies, many of which also use similar non-GAAP financial measures. Further, the company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures offer an important analytical tool to help investors understand the company’s core operating results and trends. In addition, management uses non-GAAP financial measures to compare the company’s performance relative to forecasts and strategic plans and to benchmark its performance externally against peer companies. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. The company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non‐GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business. A reconciliation of our GAAP consolidated financial statements to our non-GAAP consolidated financial statements is provided below.


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Forward-Looking Statements

The foregoing paragraphs contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws, including, for example, statements regarding the timing and completion of the proposed listing of shares of Tongmei on the STAR Market. Additional examples of forward-looking statements include statements regarding the market demand for our products, our product mix, our growth prospects and opportunities for continued business expansion, including trends, new applications and the ramping of Tier-1 customers, our market opportunity, our ability to lead our industry, our expectations with respect to our business prospects and financial results, including our gross margin performance, and our development of larger diameter substrates that we believe will enable the next generation of technology innovation across a number of end-markets. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to the company’s operations and business environment, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in the foregoing discussion. These uncertainties and factors include but are not limited to: the requests for redemptions by private equity funds in China of investments in Tongmei, the administrative challenges in satisfying the requirements of various government agencies in China in connection with the listing of shares of Tongmei on the STAR Market, continued open access to companies to list shares on the STAR Market, investor enthusiasm for new listings of shares on the STAR Market and geopolitical tensions between China and the United States. Additional uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the timing and receipt of significant orders; the cancellation of orders and return of product; emerging applications using chips or devices fabricated on our substrates; end-user acceptance of products containing chips or devices fabricated on our substrates; our ability to bring new products to market; product announcements by our competitors; the ability to control costs and improve efficiency; the ability to utilize our manufacturing capacity; product yields and their impact on gross margins; the relocation of manufacturing lines and ramping of production; possible factory shutdowns as a result of air pollution in China or COVID-19; COVID-19 or other outbreaks of a contagious disease; tariffs and other trade war issues; the financial performance of our partially owned supply chain companies; policies and regulations in China; and other factors as set forth in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of these factors is difficult to predict and many are beyond the company’s control. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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FINANCIAL TABLES TO FOLLOW


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AXT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

    

Three Months Ended

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2024

    

2023

2024

    

2023

    

Revenue

$

27,923

$

18,595

$

50,611

$

38,000

Cost of revenue

 

20,271

 

16,880

 

36,865

 

31,175

Gross profit

 

7,652

 

1,715

 

13,746

 

6,825

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

 

5,779

 

5,820

 

12,006

 

11,772

Research and development

 

3,758

 

2,740

 

6,972

 

6,335

Total operating expenses

 

9,537

 

8,560

 

18,978

 

18,107

Loss from operations

 

(1,885)

 

(6,845)

 

(5,232)

 

(11,282)

Interest expense, net

 

(282)

 

(365)

 

(631)

 

(762)

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

598

 

941

 

1,488

 

1,975

Other income, net

 

491

 

777

 

1,523

 

1,059

Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(1,078)

 

(5,492)

 

(2,852)

 

(9,010)

Provision (benefit ) for income taxes

 

121

 

(139)

 

395

 

9

Net loss

 

(1,199)

 

(5,353)

 

(3,247)

 

(9,019)

Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

(317)

 

264

 

(352)

 

582

Net loss attributable to AXT, Inc.

$

(1,516)

$

(5,089)

$

(3,599)

$

(8,437)

Net loss attributable to AXT, Inc. per common share:

Basic

$

(0.04)

$

(0.12)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.20)

Diluted

$

(0.04)

$

(0.12)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.20)

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:

Basic

 

43,092

 

42,586

 

43,039

 

42,542

Diluted

 

43,092

 

42,586

 

43,039

 

42,542


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AXT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands)

    

June 30,

    

December 31,

2024

2023

 

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

27,808

$

37,752

Restricted cash

13,789

12,362

Short-term investments

 

1,675

 

2,140

Accounts receivable, net

 

27,163

 

19,256

Inventories

 

85,774

 

86,503

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

11,187

 

12,643

Total current assets

 

167,396

 

170,656

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

161,332

 

166,348

Operating lease right-of-use assets

2,531

2,799

Other assets

 

18,154

 

18,898

Total assets

$

349,413

$

358,701

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

11,655

$

9,617

Accrued liabilities

 

12,268

 

19,019

Short-term loans

50,724

52,921

Total current liabilities

 

74,647

 

81,557

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

2,083

2,351

Other long-term liabilities

 

9,570

 

5,647

Total liabilities

 

86,300

 

89,555

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

39,761

41,663

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock

 

3,532

 

3,532

Common stock

 

44

 

44

Additional paid-in capital

 

239,962

 

238,452

Accumulated deficit

 

(35,639)

 

(32,040)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(8,227)

 

(5,999)

Total AXT, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

199,672

 

203,989

Noncontrolling interests

 

23,680

 

23,494

Total stockholders’ equity

 

223,352

 

227,483

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity

$

349,413

$

358,701


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AXT, INC.

Reconciliation of Statements of Operations Under GAAP and Non-GAAP

(Unaudited, in thousands)

    

Three Months Ended

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2024

    

2023

2024

    

2023

GAAP gross profit

$

7,652

$

1,715

$

13,746

$

6,825

Stock-based compensation expense

68

103

173

208

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

7,720

$

1,818

$

13,919

$

7,033

GAAP operating expenses

$

9,537

$

8,560

$

18,978

$

18,107

Stock-based compensation expense

647

809

1,351

1,619

Non-GAAP operating expenses

$

8,890

$

7,751

$

17,627

$

16,488

GAAP loss from operations

$

(1,885)

$

(6,845)

$

(5,232)

$

(11,282)

Stock-based compensation expense

715

912

1,524

1,827

Non-GAAP loss from operations

$

(1,170)

$

(5,933)

$

(3,708)

$

(9,455)

GAAP net loss

$

(1,516)

$

(5,089)

$

(3,599)

$

(8,437)

Stock-based compensation expense

715

912

1,524

1,827

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(801)

$

(4,177)

$

(2,075)

$

(6,610)

GAAP net loss per diluted share

$

(0.04)

$

(0.12)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.20)

Stock-based compensation expense per diluted share

$

0.02

$

0.02

$

0.04

$

0.04

Non-GAAP net loss per diluted share

$

(0.02)

$

(0.10)

$

(0.05)

$

(0.16)

Shares used to compute diluted net income per share

 

43,092

 

42,586

 

43,039

 

42,542


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