ASML reports third-quarter net profit of $2 billion

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding NV reported on Wednesday third-quarter earnings of 1.9 billion euros ($2.01 billion), in line with analyst expectations, and repeated its forecast for full-year sales growth of about 30%.

Net profit in the year-earlier period was 1.7 billion euros.

Analysts had seen net profit at 1.81 billion euros for the three months ended Sept 30, according to LSEG data.

($1=0.9457 euros)

(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)