ACMR — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of ACMR's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-08 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-06
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +55 | −99 | ~21 | 30 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +3 | −2 | ~1 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | −4 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
On February 6, 2026, ACM completed the sale of approximately 4.8 million shares of ACM Shanghai at a price of RMB160.00 per share (approximately $23.05 per share based on the exchange rate in effect on the date of the sale),
generating approximately $110.2 million in gross proceeds and approximately $86 million net of taxes. Following the transaction, ACM’s ownership percentage in ACM Shanghai decreased from 74.6% to 73.6%.
The following chart depicts our corporate organization as of March 31, 2026:
A detailed description of how cash is transferred through our organization is set forth under “Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Cash and Cash Equivalents” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.
The U.S. Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCA Act, requires that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, determine whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction because of a posit…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-06
The following chart depicts our corporate organization as of September 30, 2025:
A detailed description of how cash is transferred through our organization is set forth under “Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Cash and Cash Equivalents” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.
The U.S. Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCA Act, requires that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, determine whether it is unable to inspect or completely investigate registered public accounting firms located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction because of a posit…
Effective on December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) promulgated a final rule naming a number of companies to the BIS Entity List (the "BIS Entity List"). Among the 140 companies added to the BIS Entity List were two subsidiaries of ACM Research, A…
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule implementing a framework for the regulation of outbound foreign investment from the United States. The new program, known as the Outbound Investment Security Program (“OISP”) was codified in the United States Code of Fe…
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Excha…
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-06
Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the E…
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Other information
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-06
On August 28, 2025, Fuping Chen, Vice President, Sales—China of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the “Fuping Chen Plan”) that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. The Fuping Chen Plan allows for the contemporan…
On August 27, 2025, Mark McKechnie, Chief Financial Officer, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the “McKechnie Plan”) that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. The McKechnie Plan allows for the contemporaneous exercise of options and sale of u…
On August 13, 2025, Haiping Dun, Board Member of ACM Research, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the “Dun Plan”) that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. The Dun Plan allows for the contemporaneous exercise of options and sale of up to 30,00…
On August 13, 2025, Lisa Feng, Chief Financial Officer of ACM Shanghai, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the “Feng Plan”) that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. The Feng Plan allows for the contemporaneous exercise of options and sale of …
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice