Aehr Test Systems' revenue fell 15.2% and its $41.4m of inventory did not move
FY2026 10-K: revenue went from $59.0m to $50.0m while inventory went from $42.0m to $41.4m, down just 1.5%. Inventory now equals 82.7% of a year's revenue, and research spending rose 20.7% over the same year
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Aehr Test Systems Form 10-K (fiscal 2026, accession 0001654954-26-006919): consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet and cash flows; inventory note; income tax note. Annual figures cross-checked against SEC XBRL Company Facts.
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Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) recorded revenue of $50.0m in fiscal 2026, down 15.2% from $59.0m. Over the same year inventory went from $42.0m to $41.4m, a fall of 1.5% — it effectively held its place. Year-end inventory equals 82.7% of a year's revenue.
In plain terms
Aehr Test Systems builds the equipment used to test semiconductors. Revenue this financial year came in below last year's. The value of goods held in the warehouse, though, barely changed. Spending on research went up rather than down. Meanwhile the money in the bank grew more than fourfold.
What happened
Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) builds the equipment used to test semiconductor wafers and packages. Fiscal 2026 ended on 29 May 2026.
Line
FY2025
FY2026
Change
Revenue
$59.0m
$50.0m
-15.2%
Gross profit
$23.9m
$17.7m
-26.2%
Gross margin
40.6%
35.3%
-5.3pp
Operating income
$(5.7)m
$(14.1)m
2.5x
Net income
$(3.9)m
$(7.1)m
Revenue fell, the margin narrowed, and the operating loss became 2.5 times larger.
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Aehr Test Systems Form 10-K (fiscal 2026, accession 0001654954-26-006919): consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet and cash flows; inventory note; income tax note. Annual figures cross-checked against SEC XBRL Company Facts. · SEC EDGAR · This article is not investment advice. Disclaimer
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