Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.42 by 4.93 percent. This is a 25.13 percent decrease over earnings of $1.99 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $256.56 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $255.03 million by 0.60 percent. This is a 12.23 percent decrease over sales of $292.33 million the same period last year.