Our purpose and business model
How we generate value and enable responsible progress
As a trailblazing, leading tech company in radio frequency power and x-ray technology, we want to make a growing contribution to a safer, more efficient, and sustainable world of manufacturing, communication, and mobility – innovating for sustainable progress.
Our high-tech products and services create value for countless people. Part of this value comes from setting goals that go beyond shareholder returns. In everything we do, we aim to balance economic, environmental, and social aspects to support a sustainable future and profitable long-term growth.
Along our value chain, we rely on numerous resources to manufacture our products and provide our services. Our goal is always to use these resources as efficiently as possible and to minimize the risks associated with their procurement.
Our business model
Comet’s positioning across the value chain through innovative products and services
What enables our business
Our business model is underpinned by certain critical resources and relationships that we must continuously secure and develop in order to innovate, grow and create sustainable value:
- People and culture: As a globally leading high-tech company, highly qualified and strongly committed employees are central to our past and future success.
- Governance and reputation: We uphold robust governance standards to safeguard our excellent reputation, which is crucial to confidence in our innovative technologies and in Comet as a future-oriented partner.
- Reliable supply chain: We partner with our suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of energy, raw materials and semi-finished products, such as metals and electronic components.
- Technology and data: Through our sustained investment in R&D, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, we remain at the forefront of technological advancement.
- Financial capital: A balanced and conservative financial policy enables us to remain self-funded, self-sufficient and resilient.
Our business and how we create value
As a leading high-tech company in radio frequency (RF) power and x-ray technology, we develop products and services that are essential for the digital transformation of industry and society. We deliver cutting-edge products and services that create value for our customers in our core markets of semiconductor equipment and electronics, as well as in selected other industrial sectors. Grounded in collaboration with customers and a culture of excellence, we consistently invest in innovation and digitalization to improve our products and services and fulfill our customers’ demanding requirements. This allows us to strengthen our market position, deepen customer relationships, and generate an increasing share of recurring revenue.
Value created for our stakeholders
Through our technology solutions and responsible business practices, we create value for a broad range of stakeholders. Our focus is on building long‑term, trust‑based relationships that support shared success and sustainable progress.
- We deliver mission-critical technologies for our customers, based on a strong customer orientation and close collaboration.
- Our employees benefit from progressive working conditions, a high standard of health and safety at work, and a culture based on trust, learning and development.
- We invest in long-term growth and operational efficiency and continue to deliver value for our shareholders.
- With our technologies at the heart of digitalization and electrification, we co-create with our customers to develop the innovative solutions that enable sustainable progress, thus also helping society.
- Engaging for the environment, we reject an uncompromising pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment, commit to climate targets, and invest in sustainability initiatives, such as eco-design.