ACM Research, Inc.
Business
ACM Research, Inc. supplies advanced capital equipment for the global semiconductor industry, focused on wafer cleaning and related front-end and packaging process tools. It offers single-wafer wet-cleaning systems (SAPS, TEBO, Tahoe), electrochemical plating and advanced packaging tools, PECVD, track and furnace platforms, and services including spares and field application support. Its operations are organized around front-end wet-cleaning, electrochemical plating and advanced packaging product lines, with research and development and manufacturing capabilities. Sales are primarily to Asia-based chip fabricators, supported by direct sales teams and third-party representatives across North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (note 3) | 901 | 782 | 558 | 389 | 260 | |
| Cost of revenue, including cost of revenue from related parties of $62,498, $39,313, and $31,240 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively (note 13) | 501 | 391 | 282 | 205 | 145 | |
| Gross profit | 400 | 392 | 276 | 184 | 115 | |
| Sales and marketing | 77 | 65 | 47 | 40 | 27 | |
| Research and development | 145 | 105 | 93 | 62 | 34 | |
| General and administrative | 69 | 70 | 41 | 22 | 15 | |
| Total operating expenses | 291 | 241 | 180 | 125 | 76 | |
| Loss from operations | 109 | 151 | 96 | 59 | 39 | |
| Interest income | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 505,000 | |
| Interest expense | −7 | −4 | −3 | −2 | — | |
| Realized gain from sale of short-term investments | 166,000 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments | 17 | 973,000 | −3 | −8 | 607,000 | |
| Other (expense) income, net | −10 | 6 | −2 | 3 | −631,000 | |
| Income from equity method investments | 10 | 423,000 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Income before income taxes | 135 | 166 | 116 | 67 | 43 | |
| Income tax expense (note 16) | −13 | −35 | −19 | −17 | −134,000 | |
| Net income | 122 | 131 | 97 | 51 | 43 | |
| Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | |
| Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc. | 94 | 104 | 77 | 39 | 38 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax | 33 | −16 | −11 | −59 | 5 | |
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of tax | 2 | 428,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Comprehensive income | 158 | 116 | 86 | −9 | 48 | |
| Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | 36 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to ACM Research, Inc. | 122 | 90 | 69 | −10 | 42 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.47 | 1.67 | 1.29 | 0.66 | 0.65 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.37 | 1.53 | 1.16 | 0.59 | 0.58 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 58 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 757 | 407 | 182 | 248 | 563 | |
| Restricted cash | 9 | 4 | 1 | 500,000 | 519,000 | |
| Short-term time deposits (note 2) | 367 | 17 | 81 | 70 | 0 | |
| Short-term investments (note 12) | 36 | 19 | 21 | 20 | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net (note 4) | 504 | 387 | 283 | 183 | 106 | |
| Inventories, net (note 5) | 703 | 598 | 545 | 393 | 218 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 2,437 | 1,483 | 1,176 | 964 | 953 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net (note 6) | 315 | 269 | 202 | 83 | 14 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net (note 19) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 477,000 | |
| Long-term time deposits (note 2) | 0 | 13 | 41 | 102 | 0 | |
| Deferred tax assets (note 16) | 29 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 13 | |
| Long-term investments (note 11) | 66 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 13 | |
| Other long-term assets (note 7) | 4 | 20 | 6 | 50 | 45 | |
| Total assets | 2,872 | 1,856 | 1,491 | 1,236 | 1,052 | |
| Short-term borrowings (note 8) | 74 | 33 | 31 | 56 | 10 | |
| Current portion of long-term borrowings (note 10) | 35 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Advances from customers | 188 | 244 | 181 | 154 | 53 | |
| Deferred revenue | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Income taxes payable (note 16) | 991,000 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 254,000 | |
| FIN-48 payable (note 16) | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | |
| Other payables and accrued expenses (note 9) | 150 | 122 | 103 | 52 | 32 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total current liabilities | 746 | 641 | 501 | 396 | 206 | |
| Long-term borrowings (note 10) | 179 | 106 | 54 | 19 | 23 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Total liabilities | 942 | 760 | 565 | 423 | 241 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,116 | 677 | 630 | 604 | 595 | |
| Retained earnings | 350 | 260 | 157 | 94 | 64 | |
| Statutory surplus reserve (note 2) | 34 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 8 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −36 | −63 | −49 | −41 | 9 | |
| Total ACM Research, Inc. stockholders equity | 1,464 | 905 | 767 | 675 | 676 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 466 | 191 | 159 | 137 | 135 | |
| Total equity | 1,931 | 1,096 | 926 | 812 | 812 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 2,872 | 1,856 | 1,491 | 1,236 | 1,052 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cash operating lease cost | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
| Realized gain on short-term investments | −112,000 | −2 | −9 | — | — | |
| Inventory provision | 15 | 3 | 575,000 | 2 | 75,000 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −14 | 5 | −14 | 4 | −2 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 34 | 50 | 27 | 8 | 5 | |
| Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Others | 1 | 945,000 | −2,000 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | −116 | −123 | −109 | −89 | −48 | |
| Other receivables | −2 | −4 | −4 | −7 | −8 | |
| Inventories | −108 | −64 | −164 | −196 | −128 | |
| Advances to related parties (note 13) | −1 | 1 | 890,000 | −939,000 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −3 | 12 | −5 | −4 | −10 | |
| Other long-term assets | −947,000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −5 | |
| Related parties accounts payable (note 13) | 16 | 5 | −3 | 7 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 68 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 61 | |
| Advances from customers | −61 | 67 | 30 | 104 | 35 | |
| Deferred revenue | 9 | 5 | 3 | 994,000 | 226,000 | |
| Income taxes payable | −12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| FIN-48 payable | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Other payables and accrued expenses | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 3 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −5 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Liabilities | 3 | 3 | −2 | −2 | 310,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | −10 | 152 | −75 | −62 | −40 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −56 | −82 | −62 | −91 | −9 | |
| Purchase of intangible assets | −1 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −559,000 | |
| Purchase of short-term investments | 0 | −1 | −18 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of time deposits | −389 | −75 | −26 | −172 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from redemption and maturity of time deposits | 54 | 167 | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Refund of deposit for land use right | 686,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of short-term investments (note 12) | 2 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchase of long-term investments | −484,000 | −25 | −8 | −5 | −2 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −390 | −12 | −7 | −266 | −11 | |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 88 | 33 | 31 | 56 | 23 | |
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | −47 | −32 | −55 | −9 | — | |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 119 | 97 | 42 | 0 | 7 | |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | −60 | −10 | −2 | −2 | — | |
| Capital contribution by non-controlling shareholder | 242,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Repurchase of ACM Shanghai's shares | −7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| ACM Shanghai dividends | −8 | −7 | −4 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of ACM Shanghais shares, net of issuance costs | 623 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 742 | 92 | 19 | 46 | 539 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 13 | −5 | −2 | −33 | 4 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 355 | 228 | −65 | −315 | 491 | |
| Interest paid | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 765,000 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 32 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 1 | |
| Prepayment for purchase of long-term investment | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of intangible assets included in other long-term assets | 0 | 641,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cashless exercise of stock options | 195,000 | 483,000 | 333,000 | 221,000 | 137,000 | |
| Transfer of prepayment for property to property, plant, and equipment | 33,000 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Transfer from inventories to property, plant and equipment | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer from other non-current assets to long term investment | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment through other payable and accrued expenses | 25 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer from property, plant and equipment to inventory | 0 | 918,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of long-term investments through other payable and accrued expenses | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |