ASML is the global leader in photolithography systems for semiconductor manufacturing. They basically make the machines that make chips used in computers, phones, cars, etc. Each machine costs hundreds of millions, and their customers include all the big chipmakers such as TSMC and Samsung.
The company is unique because it is the only company to make extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines. They are a monopoly. It took them over 15 years to develop the technology. Their machines are so precise, they could shoot a laser from Earth and hit a coin on the moon!
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Market Info
Ticker: ENXTAM:ASML (Capital IQ, Netherlands), ASML (ADR, USA)
Stock Price (Local) 558.60
52-W High (July-11-2024): 1,021.80
52-W Low (April-07-2025): 508.40
5 Year Beta 1.26
Avg Volume (3-month, millions): 0.9
Avg Volume (USD, millions): 542.5m
Shares outstanding (basic): 393m
Country of Incorporation: Netherlands
Trading Currency: EUR
Filing Currency: EUR
Enterprise Value:
Figures on the left are in USD, and on the right are in Euro.
Market Cap (millions): $246,199 | €225,666
Plus: Total Debt $5,243 | €5,065 of which Leases $317 | €306
Less: Cash and ST Investments -$13,201 | -€12,751
EV (millions): $238,242 | €217,980
Key Valuation Metrics
P/E forward: 24x
EV/EBITDA forward: 18.2x
Dividend Yield: 1.1%
Key Persons
President, CEO, and Chair of the Board of Mgmt: Fouquet, Christophe Executive VP, CFO & Member of the Mgmt: Board Dassen, Roger J. Executive
VP, COO & Member of the Mgmt Board: Schneider-Maunoury, Frederic J.
Board of Directors, Chairman: Andersen, Nils
Top Holders
BlackRock: 8%
Vanguard: 4%
Norges Bank Inv Mgmt: 3%
Capital Research and Mgmt: 2%
FMR LLC: 2%
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