Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.54 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 by 23.2 percent. This is a 28.37 percent decrease over earnings of $2.15 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $252.42 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $244.96 million by 3.05 percent. This is a 18.65 percent decrease over sales of $310.29 million the same period last year.