Postponement of Shipments into First Quarter 2020
Bad Ragaz/Switzerland, December 17, 2019
INFICON Holding AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) reports that the delivery of some larger orders in the target markets Semiconductor & Vacuum Coating and Security & Energy are delayed into the first quarter of 2020. INFICON expects thus for the full year 2019 sales of USD 380 to USD 385 million (previous guid-ance around USD 400 million) and an operating income margin of 17% to 18% (previous guidance around 19%).
Publication of full-year results 2019 on March 5, 2020
INFICON will publish the detailed year-end results on March 5, 2020. INFICON will distribute a press release internationally at 0700 a.m. CET. At the same time, the Annual Report 2019 and the 2019 results presentation will be available on the company’s website www.inficon.com. At 0915 a.m. CET, INFICON will host a German-language analyst and media conference that same day at Zunfthaus zum Rüden, Lim-matquai 42, Zürich, Switzerland. This conference will neither be webcast nor recorded.
Communication Calendar 2020
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About INFICON
INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and advanced process control software that enhance productivity and quality in sophisticated industrial vacuum process-es. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air condition-ing/refrigeration, and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of vacuum based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental monitoring. INFICON is headquartered in Switzerland and has world-class manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and China, as well as subsidiaries in China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. INFICON registered shares (IFCN) are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. For more information about INFICON and its products, please visit www.inficon.com.
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