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STAr Technologies’ Sluggish Test-System Growth and the Contribution from Probe Card Sales

First written in FY2017-Q2. 9 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.

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  1. FY2026MitigatedAnnual report

    「Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. reported higher revenue and earnings as sales of probe cards and reliability evaluation equipment remained strong, while the decline in selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from the transfer of part of its probe card business in the previous consolidated fiscal year also contributed.」

    Even after the partial transfer of the probe card business, STAr Technologies posted higher revenue and profit, supported by solid sales of probe cards and reliability evaluation equipment and lower SG&A expenses.
  2. FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report

    「Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. reported lower revenue due in part to delays in the delivery of reliability evaluation equipment, but its loss narrowed as selling, general and administrative expenses declined following the transfer of part of its probe card business in the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

    Reliability evaluation equipment generated lower revenue due to delivery delays, but the loss narrowed as selling, general and administrative expenses declined following the partial transfer of the probe card business and other factors.
  3. FY2025MitigatedAnnual report

    「Although Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. was affected by delays in procuring materials for reliability evaluation equipment, firm probe card sales resulted in higher revenue and profit after conversion into yen.」

    Solid probe card sales led to an improvement from the deterioration in profitability through the previous year to higher revenue and profit after translation into yen.
  4. FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. reported higher revenue due to the foreign-exchange translation impact of the weaker yen, but profitability deteriorated as shipments of reliability evaluation equipment were delayed and selling, general and administrative expenses, including personnel expenses, increased.」

    STAr Technologies posted higher revenue on currency translation, but profitability deteriorated due to delays in shipments of reliability evaluation equipment and higher SG&A expenses, including personnel costs.
  5. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., probe card sales remained sluggish amid weak market conditions, but solid reliability evaluation equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.」

    STAr Technologies posted higher revenue as solid reliability evaluation equipment sales offset sluggish probe card sales.
  6. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., probe card sales remained sluggish amid weak market conditions, but solid reliability testing equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.」

    The company has continued to explain that probe card sales remained sluggish at STAr Technologies, while solid reliability testing equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.
  7. FY2024-Q2Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., probe card sales remained sluggish amid weak market conditions, but solid reliability testing equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.」

    At STAr Technologies, probe card sales remained sluggish, while solid reliability testing equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.
  8. FY2024-Q1Updated first-quarter salesAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., probe card sales remained sluggish as demand did not recover amid weak market conditions, but solid reliability testing equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.」

    At STAr Technologies, probe card sales remained sluggish as demand recovery was delayed, while solid reliability testing equipment sales resulted in higher revenue.
  9. FY2023Updated full-year sales and earningsAnnual report

    「Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. saw solid demand for reliability testing equipment, but profitability declined due to sluggish probe card sales, difficulty procuring components, increased focus on research and development, and higher headcount associated with business expansion.」

    At STAr Technologies, demand for reliability testing equipment remained solid, while profitability declined due to sluggish probe card sales and other factors.
  10. FY2023-Q3Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. saw solid demand for reliability testing equipment, but profitability declined due to sluggish probe card sales, difficulty procuring components, increased focus on research and development, and higher headcount associated with business expansion.」

    Demand for reliability testing equipment remained solid, while profitability declined due to sluggish probe card sales and procurement difficulties, as well as R&D investment and higher headcount.
  11. FY2023-Q2Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. saw solid demand for reliability testing equipment, but profitability declined due to sluggish probe card sales, difficulty procuring components, increased focus on research and development, and higher headcount associated with business expansion.」

    Demand for reliability testing equipment remained solid, while profitability declined due to sluggish probe card sales, difficulty procuring materials, R&D investment and higher headcount.
  12. FY2023-Q1Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., demand for probe cards remained solid, but profitability declined due to difficulty procuring materials, R&D investment and higher headcount associated with business expansion.」

    Demand for probe cards remained solid, while profitability declined due to difficulty procuring materials, R&D investment and higher headcount.
  13. FY2022Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., profitability declined slightly due to difficulty procuring materials, higher material prices, the impact of the spread of COVID-19 in Taiwan, upfront R&D investment and higher headcount associated with business expansion, but sales increased mainly as demand from China recovered, resulting in higher revenue and profit.」

    At STAr Technologies, pressure on profitability remained, but sales increased as demand from China recovered, resulting in higher revenue and profit for the full year.
  14. FY2022-Q2Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., profitability declined due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19 in Taiwan, upfront R&D investment and higher headcount associated with business expansion, but sales increased mainly as demand from China recovered, resulting in higher revenue.」

    At STAr Technologies, sales increased as demand from China recovered, resulting in higher revenue, while profitability declined due to the spread of COVID-19, upfront R&D investment and higher headcount.
  15. FY2022-Q1Updated sales and earningsAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., sales increased mainly as demand from China recovered, but profit declined slightly due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19 in Taiwan, upfront R&D investment and higher headcount associated with business expansion.」

    Sales increased as demand from China recovered, while profit declined slightly due to the spread of COVID-19 in Taiwan, upfront R&D investment and higher headcount.
  16. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., sales to China began to recover as economic activity resumed in China, but profit declined substantially due to difficulty procuring key components amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the demand cycle in South Korea.」

    The company has continued to report a substantial decline in profit due to the recovery in sales to China being offset by difficulty procuring key components and the end of the demand cycle in South Korea.
  17. FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report

    「At Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc., sales to China began to recover as economic activity resumed in China, but profit declined substantially due to difficulty procuring key components amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the demand cycle in South Korea.」

    At STAr Technologies, sales to China began to recover, but profit declined substantially due to difficulty procuring key components and the end of the demand cycle in South Korea.
  18. FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. posted lower revenue as sales, mainly of reliability test systems, remained sluggish due to difficulty procuring key components caused by the impact of COVID-19 and lower demand from customer foundries.」

    At STAr Technologies, sales of reliability test systems slumped due to difficulty procuring key components and lower demand from customer foundries, resulting in lower revenue.
  19. FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. posted lower revenue as sales of test systems and probe cards slumped due to difficulty procuring key components amid the COVID-19 pandemic and lower demand from customer foundries.」

    At STAr Technologies, sales of test systems and probe cards slumped due to difficulty procuring key components and lower demand from customer foundries, resulting in lower revenue.
  20. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. continued to perform well, as solid test system sales were supplemented by growth in probe card sales to customer foundries.」

    At STAr Technologies, solid test system sales supplemented the previously strong probe card sales, and performance has remained strong.
  21. FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. continued to perform well, as solid probe card sales to customer foundries were supplemented by growth in test system sales.」

    At STAr Technologies, strong probe card sales were supplemented by growth in test system sales, and performance has remained strong.
  22. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「At STAr Technologies, Inc., test system sales fell short of the year-earlier level, but probe card sales performed well on increased demand from customer foundries.」

    STAr Technologies reported that test system sales fell below the year-earlier level, while probe card sales performed well against a backdrop of increased demand from customer foundries.
  23. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「At STAr Technologies, Inc., probe card sales increased on solid demand from customer foundries, although test system sales fell short of the year-earlier level.」

    Probe card sales increased against a backdrop of demand from customer foundries, while test system sales fell below the year-earlier level.
  24. FY2018RestatedAnnual report

    「At STAr Technologies, Inc., sales of both test systems and probe cards performed well on the back of solid demand from customer foundries.」

    The company has continued to explain that sales of both test systems and probe cards performed well at STAr Technologies against a backdrop of solid demand from customer foundries.
  25. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「STAr Technologies, Inc.’s sales of both test systems and probe cards remained strong, supported by solid demand from customer foundries.」

    The company has continued to explain that sales of both test systems and probe cards performed well against a backdrop of solid demand from customer foundries.
  26. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「STAr Technologies, Inc.’s sales of both test systems and probe cards remained strong, supported by solid demand from customer foundries.」

    The company has continued to explain that sales of test systems and probe cards performed well against a backdrop of demand from customer foundries.
  27. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, STAr Technologies, Inc. performed well, with sales of test systems and probe cards benefiting from increased demand from customer foundries and contributing to revenue.」

    The company has continued to explain that sales of test systems and probe cards performed well against a backdrop of increased demand from customer foundries.
  28. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「STAr Technologies, Inc. contributed to revenue growth as sales of test systems and probe cards increased due to a recovery in demand from customer foundries.」

    The company has continued to explain that sales of both test systems and probe cards increased as demand from customer foundries recovered.
  29. FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「At STAr Technologies, Inc., sales of test systems and probe cards increased as demand from customer foundries recovered, contributing to revenue.」

    At STAr Technologies, where sales of some test systems had been sluggish in the previous quarter, sales of both test systems and probe cards increased as demand from customer foundries recovered.
  30. FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report

    「STAr Technologies, Inc. saw sluggish sales of some test systems, but probe card sales contributed to revenue.」

    At STAr Technologies, sales of some test systems were sluggish, while probe card sales contributed to revenue.
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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Risk of Market Price Fluctuations in Electronic Components and Test Systems5×
  3. 2Flexible consideration of share buybacks based on financial position and share price4×
  4. 3Firm Demand Trends for Automotive Equipment, Smartphones and Other Communications Equipment4×
  5. 4Expanding sales of EDA software for semiconductor design to existing and new customers4×
  6. 5Growth of the Test Solutions Business and Expansion of the Product Lineup4×
  7. 6Improving STAr Technologies’ Profitability Through Lower Cost Ratios4×

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