ACMRHIGH SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

ACMR's ownership stake in ACM Shanghai declined from 81.5% to 74.6%, while the company experienced a significant cash position increase alongside declining operating profitability.

The reduction in ownership of the key Shanghai subsidiary suggests potential dilution or stake sale that warrants investor scrutiny, particularly given the complex regulatory environment for US-China semiconductor investments. The new COINS Act provisions and updated OISP regulations add regulatory uncertainty that could impact future investment flexibility and corporate structure decisions.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

The company's balance sheet strengthened materially with cash roughly doubling to $757.4M and total assets growing 55% to $2.9B, indicating substantial capital raising or cash generation. However, operating income declined 27.5% to $109.4M despite the stronger balance sheet position, suggesting operational headwinds. The combination of reduced capital expenditures and increased R&D spending points to a shift toward development activities while scaling back facility investments.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
+85.9%
$407.4M→$757.4M

Cash position surged 85.9% — strong cash generation or capital raise providing significant financial cushion.

Current Assets
Balance Sheet
+64.3%
$1.5B→$2.4B

Current assets grew 64.3% — improving short-term liquidity or inventory/receivables build.

Interest Expense
P&L
+62%
$1.7M→$2.7M

Interest expense surged 62% — significant debt increase or rising rates materially impacting earnings.

Stockholders Equity
Balance Sheet
+61.9%
$904.6M→$1.5B

Equity base grew 61.9% — retained earnings accumulation or equity issuance strengthening the balance sheet.

Total Assets
Balance Sheet
+54.8%
$1.9B→$2.9B

Asset base grew 54.8% — expansion through organic growth, acquisitions, or capital deployment.

Total Debt
Balance Sheet
+42.7%
$150.0M→$214.0M

Debt increased 42.7% — substantial leverage increase; assess whether deployed for growth or covering losses.

R&D Expense
P&L
+37.5%
$105.5M→$145.0M

R&D investment increased 37.5% — signals commitment to future product development, though near-term margin impact.

Capital Expenditure
Cash Flow
-31.7%
$82.5M→$56.3M

Capex reduced 31.7% — investment cycle winding down or capital discipline; may improve near-term free cash flow.

Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
+30.3%
$387.0M→$504.3M

Receivables surged 30.3% — revenue recognized but not yet collected; watch for collection issues or channel stuffing.

Operating Income
P&L
-27.5%
$151.0M→$109.4M

Operating profitability softening — costs rising faster than revenue, watch for margin recovery plan.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-03-02
PRIOR — 2025-03-03
ADDED
The shares of ACM Shanghai currently trade under the symbol SSEC: 688082.SS on the Shanghai SciTech innovAtion boaRd, known as the STAR Market .
2 Table of C ontents ACM Research is not a mainland China operating company, and we do not conduct our operations in mainland China through the use of a variable interest entity, or VIE, or any other structure designed for the purpose of avoiding mainland China legal restrictions on direct foreign investments in mainland China-based c ompanies.
ACM Research has a direct ownership interest in ACM Shanghai as the result of its holding 74.6% of the outs tanding shares of ACM Shanghai.
3 Table of C ontents The foll owing chart depicts our corporate organization as of December 31, 2 025: A detailed description of how cash is transferred through our organization is set forth under "note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash and Cash Equivalents" to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.
The OISP was amended by the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act ( COINS Act ) which was signed into law on December 18, 2025, although the provisions of the COINS Act will not come into effect until the Department of the Treasury issues implementing regulations, which by law must occur by March 2027.
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REMOVED
ACM Research has a direct ownership interest in ACM Shanghai as the result of its holdin g 81.5% of the outstanding shares of ACM Shanghai.
("Gartner") in "Forecast: Semiconductor Capital Spending, Wafer Fab Equipment and Capacity, Worldwide, 4Q24 Update, Bob Johnson et al., 26 December 2024." GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
Fabricators of advanced integrated circuits, or chips, can use our wet-cleaning and other front-end processing tools in numerous steps to improve product yield, even at increasingly advanced process nodes.
Revenue from single wafer cleaning, Tahoe and semi-critical cleaning equipment totaled $578.9 million, or 74.0% of total revenue in 2024, $403.9 million, or 72.4% of total revenue in 2023, and $272.9 million, or 70.2% of total revenue in 2022.
Revenue from ECP (front-end packaging), furnace and other technologies totaled $151.1 million, or 19.3% of total revenue in 2024, $103.4 million, or 18.5% of total revenue, in 2023, and $77.5 million, or 19.9% of total revenue in 2022.
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