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Siltronic AG
Siltronic AG makes ultra-pure silicon wafers, which are the thin circular base material used to build computer chips. Chip makers buy these wafers and then print thousands of tiny circuits onto them. Siltronic sells mainly to semiconductor companies that need very consistent wafer quality for memory chips, logic chips, and other advanced devices. The company earns money by manufacturing and selling wafers in different sizes and grades, with pricing tied to the type of wafer, the customer’s technical requirements, and long supply agreements. This is a capital-intensive business: Siltronic must run highly precise factories, keep product quality extremely tight, and work closely with customers to qualify each wafer type before it can be used in mass production. What makes Siltronic’s role distinctive is that it sits near the start of the chip supply chain. It does not make finished chips; it supplies the specialized starting material that chipmakers cannot easily replace. That makes its business dependent on semiconductor production trends, but also gives it a deep, technical position in an industry where reliability, purity, and process control matter a lot.
Siltronic AG makes ultra-pure silicon wafers, which are the thin circular base material used to build computer chips. Chip makers buy these wafers and then print thousands of tiny circuits onto them. Siltronic sells mainly to semiconductor companies that need very consistent wafer quality for memory chips, logic chips, and other advanced devices.
The company earns money by manufacturing and selling wafers in different sizes and grades, with pricing tied to the type of wafer, the customer’s technical requirements, and long supply agreements. This is a capital-intensive business: Siltronic must run highly precise factories, keep product quality extremely tight, and work closely with customers to qualify each wafer type before it can be used in mass production.
What makes Siltronic’s role distinctive is that it sits near the start of the chip supply chain. It does not make finished chips; it supplies the specialized starting material that chipmakers cannot easily replace. That makes its business dependent on semiconductor production trends, but also gives it a deep, technical position in an industry where reliability, purity, and process control matter a lot.
Sales: Q1 sales came in at EUR 307 million, a soft start to the year and below Q4, which had been boosted by delivery shifts.
Profitability: EBITDA margin fell to 21.2% from 23.3% in Q4, while EBIT dropped to minus EUR 52 million.
Demand mix: Management raised its server outlook to nearly 44% growth, driven by AI and data center spending, but cut its outlook for smartphones and PCs because memory supply is tight.
Pricing: Pricing pressure remains most visible in 200-millimeter, while 300-millimeter outside long-term contracts is showing some improvement, though no broad trend change was declared.
Cash flow: Net financial debt rose to EUR 936 million as CapEx-related cash payments outpaced operating cash flow, but management expects debt to improve in the second half.
Guidance: Full-year 2026 guidance was reiterated, including sales mid-single-digit percentage below last year, EBITDA margin of 20% to 24%, and CapEx of EUR 180 million to EUR 220 million.
