KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results
November 7, 2024 | KLAEstimated reading time: 1 minute
KLA Corporation announced financial and operating results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended on Sept. 30, 2024, and reported GAAP net income of $945.9 million and GAAP net income per diluted share of $7.01 on revenues of $2.84 billion.
"KLA's September quarter results demonstrate continued outperformance with results above expectations and consistent with our expectation of sequential quarterly growth in revenue over the course of the current calendar year," said Rick Wallace, president and CEO, KLA Corporation. "While some customers are facing near-term challenges, we are optimistic about continued semiconductor market growth in the fourth calendar quarter of 2024 and into calendar 2025. KLA's industry-leading portfolio combined with disciplined operational execution positions the company well to support customer investments, particularly in leading-edge AI and high-performance computing applications."
Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Guidance
The following details our guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ending in Dec.:
- Total revenues is expected to be in a range of $2.95 billion +/- $150 million
- GAAP gross margin is expected to be in a range of 60.0% +/- 1.0%
- Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be in a range of 61.5% +/- 1.0%
- GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be in a range of $7.45 +/- $0.60
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be in a range of $7.75 +/- $0.60
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