“Axcelis demonstrated remarkable fundamental growth in 2023, expanding revenues by 25% due to its exposure to automotive semiconductor expansion. Although the manager took profits during the artificial intelligence hype cycle, they now see the corrected valuation at under 16 times forward earnings as highly attractive. The manager is actively placing buy orders below the market price to rebuild the position.”
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