ASML Q1 sales up 53% year-over-year.

This article reports on the increased sales of ASML Holding NV during the first quarter of 2007. The company posted net income of $207.2 million, or 16 percent of sales. ASML also reported net bookings valued at $1.23 billion with 62 systems including 59 new and 3 refurbished systems. The company's first quarter gross margin was 40.9 percent, compared with the gross margin of 41.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2006.