SEMI: June 2014 equipment bookings at the highest level since May 2012

 North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.47 billion in orders worldwide in June 2014 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.09, according to the June EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI.   A book-to-bill of 1.09 means that $109 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

The three-month average of worldwide bookings in June 2014 was $1.47 billion. The bookings figure is 4.3 percent higher than the final May 2014 level of $1.41 billion, and is 10.0 percent higher than the June 2013 order level of $1.33 billion.

The three-month average of worldwide billings in June 2014 was $1.34 billion. The billings figure is 4.8    percent lower than the final May 2014 level of $1.41 billion, and is 10.4 percent higher than the June 2013 billings level of $1.21 billion.

“Semiconductor equipment bookings are at the highest level since May 2012,” said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI.  “The strength of the June bookings (three-month average) substantiate the outlook for strong double-digit sales growth this year.”

The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving averages of worldwide bookings and billings for North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.

 

 

Billings
(3-mo. avg)

Bookings
(3-mo. avg)

Book-to-Bill

January 2014

1,233.2

1,280.3

1.04

February 2014

1,288.3

1,295.4

1.01

March 2014

1,225.5

1,297.7

1.06

April 2014

1,403.2

1,443.0

1.03

May 2014 (final)

1,407.8

1,407.0

1.00

June 2014 (prelim)

1,340.4

1,467.1

1.09

Source: SEMI, July 2014 

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