BRKS Brooks Automation
Brooks Automation was founded in 1978 and is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The company is a provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation equipment for multiple markets, including semiconductor manufacturing, technology device manufacturing, and life sciences. Brooks Automation was set up in 1978 and incorporated in 1994.
Company profile
Ticker
BRKS
Exchange
Website
CEO
Stephen Schwartz
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Former names
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC, BROOKS-PRI AUTOMATION INC
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
IRS number
43040660
BRKS stock data
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News
12 Information Technology Stocks Moving In Monday's Intraday Session
5 Apr 21
Why Brooks Automation's Stock is Up During Today's Session
5 Apr 21
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5 Apr 21
B. Riley FBR Maintains Buy on Brooks Automation, Raises Price Target to $125
5 Apr 21
Stocks That Hit 52-Week Highs On Friday
12 Feb 21
Press releases
Brooks to Participate in the 20th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference
5 Apr 21
Brooks to Participate in the KeyBanc Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum
15 Mar 21
Brooks Automation Reports Results of First Quarter of Fiscal 2021, Ended December 31, 2020, and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
2 Feb 21
Brooks Automation Announces Fiscal 2021 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
26 Jan 21
Brooks Announces GENEWIZ Selected as Genome Characterization Center by the National Cancer Institute
12 Jan 21
Calendar
3 Feb 21
11 Apr 21
30 Sep 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) | 319.06M | 319.06M | 319.06M | 319.06M | 319.06M | 319.06M |
| Cash burn (monthly) | (positive/no burn) | 1.65M | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) | (positive/no burn) |
| Cash used (since last report) | n/a | 5.6M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cash remaining | n/a | 313.46M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Runway (months of cash) | n/a | 190.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Recent insider trades
| Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 21 | Davis Robyn C | RSU Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 28 | 0 | 21,939 |
| 26 Mar 21 | Woollacott Alfred Iii | RSU Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4,619 |
| 5 Feb 21 | Davis Robyn C | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 1,760 | 0 | 21,596 |
| 5 Feb 21 | McLaughlin Erica | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 1,760 | 0 | 4,827 |
| 5 Feb 21 | Krishna G. Palepu | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 1,760 | 0 | 99,867 |
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.
96.6% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders |
Current |
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| Total holders | 307 |
| Opened positions | 64 |
| Closed positions | 20 |
| Increased positions | 87 |
| Reduced positions | 119 |
13F shares |
Current |
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| Total value | 4.87B |
| Total shares | 71.7M |
| Total puts | 123.7K |
| Total calls | 128.4K |
| Total put/call ratio | 1.0 |
Largest owners |
Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| BLK Blackrock | 11.52M | $781.6M |
| Vanguard | 8.05M | $546.33M |
| William Blair Investment Management | 3.84M | $260.51M |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management | 3.64M | $247.02M |
| STT State Street | 2.2M | $149.35M |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.96M | $133.07M |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | 1.84M | $124.91M |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments | 1.7M | $115.08M |
| SAMG Silvercrest Asset Management | 1.52M | $103.14M |
| IVZ Invesco | 1.41M | $95.64M |
Financial report summary
?Management Discussion
- We reported revenue of $897.3 million for fiscal year 2020 compared to $780.8 million for fiscal year 2019, an increase of $116.4 million, or 15%. The COVID-19 pandemic has had varying impacts on our business for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. Further discussion of the impacts by each segment are discussed below.
- Our Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group segment reported revenue of $508.7 million for fiscal year 2020 compared to $446.7 million for fiscal year 2019, an increase of $62.1 million or 14%. We reported increases in contamination control solutions revenue of $39.2 million, automation revenue of $22.4 million, and services revenue of $0.4 million. The semiconductor markets are cyclical and may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. Demand for our Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group products and services is affected by these cycles and a prolonged effect of the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively impact demand for our products and services in this segment. To date, we have experienced some disruption in our supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which constrained our ability to ship some of the orders in our backlog during the second and third quarters of fiscal 2020. However, we do not believe that COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our bookings or demand for our semiconductor equipment products.
- Our Brooks Life Sciences Products segment reported revenue of $129.8 million for fiscal year 2020 compared to $119.0 million for fiscal year 2019, an increase of $10.7 million or 9%. The increase in revenue was driven by consumables and instruments, which delivered record revenue levels driven by COVID-19 related demand, and an increase in revenue for our BioStore III Cryo systems, partially offset by decreases in revenue from automated cold sample management systems and infrastructure services revenue which were both impacted by customer site restrictions and schedule delays due to COVID-19.
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Financial reports
10-Q
2021 Q1
Quarterly report
3 Feb 21
10-K
2020 FY
Annual report
18 Nov 20
10-Q
2020 Q3
Quarterly report
31 Jul 20
10-Q
2020 Q2
Quarterly report
1 May 20
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
6 Feb 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
17 Dec 19
NT 10-K
Notice of late annual filing
2 Dec 19
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
2 Aug 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
3 May 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
8 Feb 19
Current reports
8-K
Strong Revenue Growth and Margin Expansion Year Over Year In Both Life Sciences and Semiconductor Solutions
2 Feb 21
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
1 Feb 21
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
28 Jan 21
8-K
Other Events
10 Dec 20
8-K
Significant Earnings Growth Driven by Operating Margin Expansion and Double-Digit Revenue Growth in Both Life Sciences and Semiconductor Solutions
10 Nov 20
8-K
Continued Revenue Growth and Earnings Expansion on Solid Execution Across Both Segments
30 Jul 20
8-K
Double-digit Revenue Growth in Both Segments Supports High Growth in EPS
30 Apr 20
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
13 Apr 20
8-K
Brooks Automation Names Erica McLaughlin to Its Board of Directors
7 Apr 20
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
6 Feb 20
Registration and prospectus
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
4 Feb 21
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
30 Dec 19
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
8 Aug 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
29 Nov 17
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
27 Feb 17
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
18 Dec 16
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
26 Jul 16
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
9 Feb 15
S-3/A
Shelf registration (amended)
23 Jul 13
S-3
Shelf registration
24 Jun 13
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
15 Dec 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
15 Dec 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
17 Dec 19
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
14 Dec 18
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
14 Dec 18
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
12 Dec 17
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Dec 17
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
15 Dec 16
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
15 Dec 16
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
10 Dec 15
Other
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
27 May 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
28 May 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 18
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
29 May 17
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
25 May 16
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
28 May 15
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
29 May 14
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
12 Aug 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
8 Aug 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
18 Jul 13
Ownership
4
Brooks Automation / ALFRED WOOLLACOTT III ownership change
26 Mar 21
4
Brooks Automation / Robyn C Davis ownership change
26 Mar 21
SC 13G
Brooks Automation / WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ownership change
11 Feb 21
SC 13G/A
Brooks Automation / VANGUARD ownership change
10 Feb 21
4
Brooks Automation / Ellen M Zane ownership change
9 Feb 21
4
Brooks Automation / JOSEPH R MARTIN ownership change
9 Feb 21
4
Brooks Automation / MARK S WRIGHTON ownership change
8 Feb 21
4
Brooks Automation / ALFRED WOOLLACOTT III ownership change
8 Feb 21
4
Brooks Automation / Michael Rosenblatt ownership change
8 Feb 21
4
Brooks Automation / Krishna G. Palepu ownership change
8 Feb 21
Patents
GRANT
Utility
Time-optimal trajectories for robotic transfer devices
6 Apr 21
A time-optimal trajectory generation method, for a robotic manipulator having a transport path with at least one path segment, comprising generating a forward time-optimal trajectory of the manipulator along the at least one path segment from a start point of the at least one path segment towards an end point of the at least one path segment, generating a reverse time-optimal trajectory of the manipulator along the at least one path segment from the end point towards the start point of the at least one path segment, and combining the time-optimal forward and reverse trajectories to obtain a complete time-optimal trajectory, where the forward and reverse trajectories of the at least one path segment are blended together with a smoothing bridge joining the time-optimal forward and reverse trajectories in a position-velocity reference frame with substantially no discontinuity between the time-optimal forward and reverse trajectories.
APP
Utility
Tool Auto-teach Method and Apparatus
1 Apr 21
A substrate transport apparatus auto-teach system for auto-teaching a substrate station location, the system including a frame, a substrate transport connected to the frame, the substrate transport having an end effector configured to support a substrate, and a controller configured to move the substrate transport so that the substrate transport biases the substrate supported on the end effector against a substrate station feature causing a change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector, determine the change in eccentricity, and determine the substrate station location based on at least the change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector.
APP
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Substrate Alignment
18 Mar 21
A semiconductor wafer transport apparatus having a transport arm and at least one end effector.
APP
Utility
Substrate Transport Apparatus
4 Mar 21
A transport apparatus including a drive section connected to a frame and including a multi-drive shaft spindle, with at least one coaxial shaft spindle, more than one different interchangeable motor module arranged in a stack, each having a motor operably coupled thereto and defining a corresponding independent drive axis, and a can seal disposed between the stator and rotor of each motor module and hermetically sealing the stator and rotor from each other, at least one of the motor modules is selectable for placement in the stack from other different interchangeable motor modules, each having a different predetermined characteristic, independent of placement in the stack, that defines a different predetermined drive characteristic of the corresponding drive axis, independent of shaft spindle location, so that selection of the at least one motor module determines the different predetermined drive characteristic of the corresponding axis different from another of the independent drive axis.
APP
Utility
Automatic Handling Buffer for Bare Stocker
25 Feb 21
A buffer station for automatic material handling system can provide throughput improvement.
Transcripts
2021 Q1
Earnings call transcript
3 Feb 21
2020 Q4
Earnings call transcript
10 Nov 20
2020 Q4
Earnings call transcript
10 Nov 20
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
2 Aug 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
30 Apr 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
6 Feb 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
7 Nov 19
2019 Q3
Earnings call transcript
2 Aug 19
2019 Q2
Earnings call transcript
30 Apr 19
2019 Q1
Earnings call transcript
5 Feb 19
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