By Robin van Daalen
AMSTERDAM--ASML Holding NV (ASML) on Wednesday said
third-quarter net profit rose 26% from a year earlier, as the Dutch
semiconductor equipment maker confirmed its full-year outlook and
said it expects a solid start to 2015.
For the quarter ended Sept. 28, net profit rose to EUR244.0
million ($309.6 million) from EUR193.1 million a year earlier, due
mainly to lower costs.
Sales rose 1% to EUR1.32 billion, as the Veldhoven-based company
sold 24 new and six used systems in the quarter.
"In the third quarter, we delivered a good profit margin on net
sales that fell just short of our previous guidance due to a couple
of system shipments shifting into Q4, which does not impact our
full-year guidance," Chief Executive Peter Wennink said, adding the
company still expects sales of EUR5.6 billion for the full
year.
Write to Robin van Daalen at Robin.VanDaalen@wsj.com
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