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PRESS RELEASE Almere , The Netherlands July 27 , 2021 , 6 p.m. CET ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2021 RESULTS Continued robust market demand fuels strong quarterly performance ASM International N.V. ( Euronext Amsterdam : ASM ) today reports its second quarter 2021 operating results ( unaudited ) in accordance with IFRS . FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS EUR million New orders Revenue Gross profit margin % Operating result Operating result margin % Result from investments ( excluding amortization intangible assets resulting from the sale of ASMPT stake in 2013 ) Amortization intangible assets ( resulting from the sale of ASMPT stake in 2013 ) Net earnings Normalized net earnings ( excluding amortization intangible assets resulting from the sale of ASMPT stake in 2013 and result from sale of ASMPT shares ) ● ● ASM INTERNATIONAL ● Q2 2020 298.0 341.8 48.3 87.6 25.6 10.7 ( 3.3 ) 74.1 77.4 Q1 2021 410.6 394.0 49.5 124.5 31.6 13.9 ( 3.0 ) 122.5 125.5 Q2 2021 515.7 411.7 48.1 118.4 28.7 19.3 ( 3.0 ) 108.4 111.4 New orders of € 516 million for the second quarter 2021 increased by 73 % compared to the same period last year . This is consistent with our announcement on July 1 , 2021 , that order intake in the second quarter clearly exceeded the previous guidance . Year - on - year revenue growth for the second quarter 2021 was 29 % at constant currencies ( 20 % as reported ) . Gross profit margin of 48.1 % was close to last year's margin of 48.3 % . Operating result for the second quarter 2021 improved from € 88 million last year to € 118 million this year mainly driven by strong revenue growth . Normalized net earnings for the second quarter 2021 were € 111 million , a significant improvement compared to same quarter last year . 1 of 3