Earnings
Aehr Test Systems 1Q Profit Rises On One-time Gain
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Aehr Test Systems, a maker of memory chip testing equipment, said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 11 percent as it recorded a huge gain from the sale of a bankruptcy claim.
The one-time gain offset a steep drop in sales. Aehr netted $3.3 million from selling part of a claim it held against its customer, flash memory drive-maker Spansion Inc. Spansion filed for Chapter 11 protection in March. Fremont-based Aehr earned $961,000, or 11 cents per share, in the three months that ended Aug. 31. That is up from the $865,000, or 10 cents per share, it earned a year earlier. The company's revenue fell 87 percent to $1.3 million from $9.7 million. CEO Rhea Posedel said the company was suffering from weak capital spending trends in the semiconductor industry. It has cut costs to deal with the downturn. Aehr shares fell 4 cents to $1.31 on Wednesday.TheStreet Premium Services
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