Cohu Inc
Q2 2025 Earnings
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Did COHU Beat Earnings? Q2 2025 Results
Cohu delivered a cleaner-than-expected second quarter, swinging to a non-GAAP profit of $0.02 per diluted share against a consensus estimate of negative $0.02, a beat of roughly 219.76%, while revenue of $107.68 million edged past the $106.00 million consensus by 1.59% and grew 2.9% year over year. The single most material driver behind the turn to profitability was a sharp sequential improvement in operating leverage, as restructuring charges fell to $1.21 million from $6.63 million in Q1, helping narrow the GAAP operating loss to $17.24 million and push adjusted EBITDA into positive territory at $3.85 million. A $28 million design-win order from a customer serving mobile and automotive end-markets, combined with test cell utilization rising 3 percentage points sequentially to 75%, signaled broadening demand, a trend the company expects to accelerate as it guides Q3 revenue to $125 million, plus or minus $7 million, implying a meaningful sequential step-up from Q2 levels.
- Test cell utilization increased 3 points quarter-over-quarter to 75%
- Approximately 63% of Q2 revenue was recurring
- Improvement in GAAP and non-GAAP profitability sequentially from Q1 2025
- Lower restructuring charges compared to Q1 2025
“Second quarter 2025 results were in line with guidance, test cell utilization is up a few points across all Cohu segments, and we secured a $28 million design-win order from a customer serving mobile and automotive end-markets”
Cohu CEO, on the earnings call
Forward Guidance & Outlook
Cohu expects third quarter 2025 sales to be in a range of $125 million +/- $7 million, implying a meaningful sequential increase from Q2 2025. Test cell utilization is trending upward at 75%, and the $28 million design-win order for mobile and automotive test is expected to ship through Q4 2025. New growth vectors include the first system sold in India, a new Eclipse handler model for test subcontractor share expansion, and qualification of ULTRA-S contactor for precision analog IC test.
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