VECO Veeco Instruments
Veeco is a global capital equipment supplier, headquartered in the U.S., that designs and builds processing systems used to manufacture high tech microelectronics devices including semiconductors, photonics, MEMS, display technologies and power devices. These devices are used for LED lighting, communication networks, data storage, advanced computing and mobile devices, and in emerging applications like artificial intelligence, machine learning and 5G. Veeco's processing system capabilities include laser, photolithography, ion beam, metal organic chemical vapor deposition , wet wafer processing, molecular beam epitaxy , atomic layer deposition , physical vapor deposition , dicing and lapping, and gas and vapor delivery.
Company profile
Ticker
VECO
Exchange
Website
CEO
William Miller
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
IRS number
112989601
VECO stock data
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Press releases
Veeco Announces Date for First Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Conference Call
16 Apr 21
Veeco Announces Capacity Expansion Plan for Laser Annealing Technology That Serves the World's Leading Semiconductor Customers
25 Feb 21
Veeco Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results
11 Feb 21
Veeco Instruments, Inc. to Host Earnings Call
11 Feb 21
Veeco Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2020 Financial Results and Conference Call
25 Jan 21
Calendar
22 Feb 21
17 Apr 21
31 Dec 21
Financial summary
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Financial data from company earnings reports.
| Cash burn rate (estimated) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income/loss | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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| Cash on hand (at last report) | 130.28M | 130.28M | 130.28M | 130.28M | 130.28M | 130.28M |
| Cash burn (monthly) | 5.99M | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) |
| Cash used (since last report) | 21.38M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cash remaining | 108.9M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Runway (months of cash) | 18.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Recent insider trades
| Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 21 | Peter Porshnev | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 21.59 | 1,372 | 29.62K | 81,595.481 |
| 17 Mar 21 | Adrian Devasahayam | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 21.59 | 1,371 | 29.6K | 52,639.132 |
| 17 Mar 21 | Kiernan John P | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 21.59 | 769 | 16.6K | 65,334 |
| 17 Mar 21 | Miller William John | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 21.59 | 6,656 | 143.7K | 255,985 |
| 15 Mar 21 | Miller William John | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 22.36 | 4,949 | 110.66K | 262,641 |
| 12 Mar 21 | Miller William John | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 42,000 | 0 | 267,590 |
Institutional ownership Q4 2020
Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.
99.5% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders |
Current |
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| Total holders | 160 |
| Opened positions | 27 |
| Closed positions | 18 |
| Increased positions | 55 |
| Reduced positions | 57 |
13F shares |
Current |
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| Total value | 859.02M |
| Total shares | 49.47M |
| Total puts | 838.2K |
| Total calls | 122.9K |
| Total put/call ratio | 6.8 |
Largest owners |
Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| BLK Blackrock | 7.59M | $131.75M |
| Vanguard | 5.04M | $87.58M |
| IVZ Invesco | 4.45M | $77.23M |
| Paradigm Capital Management | 2.73M | $47.46M |
| ATAC Neuberger Berman | 2.09M | $36.22M |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.05M | $35.56M |
| STT State Street | 1.48M | $25.63M |
| Baillie Gifford & Co | 1.33M | $23.15M |
| Fisher Asset Management | 1.09M | $18.92M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 1.07M | $18.65M |
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Financial reports
10-K
2020 FY
Annual report
22 Feb 21
10-Q
2020 Q3
Quarterly report
27 Oct 20
10-Q
2020 Q2
Quarterly report
3 Aug 20
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
6 May 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
21 Feb 20
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
4 Nov 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
5 Aug 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
6 May 19
10-K/A
2018 FY
Annual report (amended)
1 May 19
10-K
2018 FY
Annual report
25 Feb 19
Current reports
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
24 Feb 21
8-K
Veeco Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results
11 Feb 21
8-K
Other Events
27 Jan 21
8-K
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
22 Jan 21
8-K
Veeco Announces Exchange Transaction to Retire $125 Million
17 Nov 20
8-K
Veeco Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
27 Oct 20
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
3 Aug 20
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
18 May 20
8-K
Veeco Announces Pricing of Private Offering of $125 Million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes
14 May 20
8-K
Veeco Announces Proposed Private Offering of $150 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
13 May 20
Registration and prospectus
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
9 Aug 20
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
7 May 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
25 May 17
425
Business combination disclosure
15 May 17
425
Business combination disclosure
4 May 17
425
Business combination disclosure
3 May 17
424B3
Prospectus supplement
23 Apr 17
S-4/A
Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions (amended)
20 Apr 17
425
Business combination disclosure
18 Apr 17
S-4
Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions
12 Mar 17
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
17 Mar 21
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
17 Mar 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
17 Apr 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
18 Mar 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
18 Mar 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
18 Mar 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
19 Mar 19
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
19 Mar 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
19 Mar 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
18 Mar 18
Other
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
29 May 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
24 May 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
29 May 18
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
23 May 17
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
23 Apr 17
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
23 Apr 17
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
25 May 16
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 15
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
1 Jun 14
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
13 Jan 14
Ownership
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / Adrian Devasahayam ownership change
19 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / JOHN P KIERNAN ownership change
19 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / William John Miller ownership change
19 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / Peter Porshnev ownership change
19 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / Adrian Devasahayam ownership change
16 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / Susan Wilkerson ownership change
16 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / Peter Porshnev ownership change
16 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / JOHN P KIERNAN ownership change
16 Mar 21
4
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / William John Miller ownership change
16 Mar 21
SC 13G/A
VEECO INSTRUMENTS / DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS ownership change
15 Feb 21
Patents
APP
Utility
CVD Reactor Single Substrate Carrier and Rotating Tube for Stable Rotation
1 Apr 21
A self-centering substrate carrier system for a chemical vapor deposition reactor includes a substrate carrier chosen to at least partially support a wafer for CVD processing and that comprises a beveled surface.
GRANT
Design
Transportable semiconductor wafer rack
19 Jan 21
Inventors: Michael W. Pacier, Michael J. Sershen, Adam F. Bertuch, Laurent Lecordier
GRANT
Design
Transportable semiconductor wafer rack
19 Jan 21
Inventors: Michael W. Pacier, Michael J. Sershen, Adam F. Bertuch, Laurent Lecordier
APP
Utility
Melt Detection Systems and Methods of Using the Same
14 Jan 21
High bandwidth time-and-space resolved phase transition microscopy systems configured to detect melt onset in a wafer being processed by laser annealing systems with ultra-short dwell times and spot size.
GRANT
Utility
Chuck systems and methods having enhanced electrical isolation for substrate-biased ALD
23 Nov 20
A chuck system for performing a substrate-biased atomic layer deposition process that forms an electrically conductive film on a substrate includes an electrically conductive substrate holder configured to support the substrate and an electrically conductive base that supports the substrate holder.
Transcripts
2020 Q4
Earnings call transcript
12 Feb 21
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
27 Oct 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
3 Aug 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
9 May 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
13 Feb 20
2019 Q3
Earnings call transcript
4 Nov 19
2019 Q2
Earnings call transcript
6 Aug 19
2019 Q1
Earnings call transcript
6 May 19
2018 Q4
Earnings call transcript
11 Feb 19
2018 Q3
Earnings call transcript
1 Nov 18