ASML manufacturing machine orders are disappointed amid incurable certainty

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ASML said that the orders of their chip industry were almost a billion euros, as CEO Christophe Foucait warned that Donald Trump’s tariff ads were “increased of uncertainty.”

shares AsmlThis year by concerns about the impact of definitions and potential slowdown in artificial intelligence spending, 6.2 percent decreased in early trading on Wednesday, with its decrease from January to 16 percent.

“Artificial intelligence is still the driver of the market,” said Foucalet. Definitions “With great care.”

The net ASML reservations for the quarter ended in March, the scale that was closely monitored included orders to manufacture chips that customers set but not delivered yet, 3.9 billion euros, compared to the estimates of analysts of 4.8 billion euros.

That result was a reflection of Previous quarterWhen the number of reservations was much higher than expected, as ASML agents have tried to expected US controls for their equipment.

The high cost of unique stone printing machines in ASML-which was sold 73 per quarter-means that the requests are difficult to predict in the short term. Intel and Samsung exclusively depends on ASML equipment to produce the most edge chips for customers such as Apple and NVIDIA.

The total sales of the first quarter were widely in line with expectations at 7.7 billion euros, an increase of 46 percent on an annual basis. The Dutch Technology Group expects that the second quarter revenues will be 7.2 billion euros to 7.7 billion euros, compared to the expectations of analysts of 7.8 billion euros, according to Alfa’s video.

ASML has not changed its annual revenue instructions of 30 billion euros to 35 billion euros.

“Our talks so far with clients support our expectations that 2025 and 2026 will be the years of growth,” said Fukeette. “However, the recent tariff ads have increased the uncertainty in the total environment and the situation will remain dynamic for a period of time.”