Riber revenues up 5% to €41.2m

French MBE company Riber has reported its full-year results for 2024, with revenues up 5 percent from 2023, and order book at the end-2024 worth €21.7m.
2024 full-year revenues amounted to €41.2m. Riber says that In the fourth quarter of 2024, business remained strong, with revenues remaining steady despite a high basis of comparison with the fourth quarter of 2023.
MBE systems revenues reached €31.0m, up 7 percent. A total of 12 systems were delivered over the year, compared with 13 in 2023. Revenues for services and accessories came to €10.2m, virtually unchanged from 2023.
The geographical breakdown of revenues for 2024 full-year was as follows: Asia 57.3 percent, Europe 35.7 percent, and North America 7.1 percent.
Order book developments
At December 31, 2024, the consolidated order book remained at a solid level of €21.7m, reflecting the sustained deliveries at the end of the year.
The order book for MBE systems came to €16.7m with a total of seven systems, including five production machines. It increases after factoring in the two orders announced in January 2025 for a production system in Europe and a research system in the USA, both scheduled for delivery in 2025.
Orders for services and accessories amounted to €5.0m.
Outlook
In an environment marked by accelerating technological innovation and growing demand for advanced semiconductor materials, Riber says it is pursuing its ambitious growth strategy based on enhancing its technological leadership and expanding its markets through the integration of the silicon photonics sector and the development of high value-added solutions for quantum materials.
For 2025, given the composition of the order book at December 31, 2024, and the outlook for orders to be delivered this year, Riber is forecasting further growth in revenues compared with 2024.