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CAMTEK ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024

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Record revenues of $103 million; Q3 revenue guidance of $107-110 million, up ~35% YoY, driven by High Performance Computing applications

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) (TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2024.

Highlights of the Second Quarter of 2024

Record revenues of $102.6 million, a 39% year-over-year (YoY) increase;GAAP operating income of $25.9 million (up 73% YoY) and non-GAAP operating income of $30.8 million (up 69% YoY), representing operating margins of 25.2% and 30.0%, respectively;GAAP net income of $28.0 million and non-GAAP net income of $32.6 million; andStrong positive operating cash flow of $49.2 million.  

Forward-Looking Expectations

Management expects revenues in the third quarter of 2024 between $107-110 million, representing a 35% mid-point increase over the third quarter of 2023. Given the significant visibility and strong ongoing order flow, continued sequential growth is expected into the fourth quarter.

Management Comment 

Rafi Amit, Camtek’s CEO commented, “I am very pleased with the quarterly results: year-over-year growth in revenue of 39% and strong operating margin of 30%. Our strong results were driven by the continued demand for high performance computing (HPC) applications, which accounted for over half of our business in the quarter.”

Concluded Mr. Amit, “The main growth driver in the semiconductors market is HPC modules for Generative AI and we are well positioned to benefit from it.

“Looking ahead, demand for HPC modules, as well as industry analysts’ forecasts of growing demand for end-products such as mobile phones and PCs, plus major investment by key countries in establishing new local semiconductor manufacturing facilities, all give us further confidence for continued growth in the coming quarters.”

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results 

Revenues for the second quarter of 2024 were 102.6 million. This compares to second quarter 2023 revenues of $73.8 million, a year-over-year growth of 39%.

Gross profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $51.1 million (49.9% of revenues), an increase of 46% compared to a gross profit of $35.0 million (47.4% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $52.4 million (51.0% of revenues), an increase of 48% compared to a gross profit of $35.4 million (48.0% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Operating income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $25.9 million (25.2% of revenues), an increase of 73% compared to an operating income of $14.9 million (20.2% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Operating income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $30.8 million (30.0% of revenues), an increase of 69% compared to $18.3 million (24.8% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Net income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $28.0 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, an increase of 51% compared to net income of $18.5 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023.

Net income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $32.6 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, an increase of 49% compared to a non-GAAP net income of $21.9 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023. 

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term deposits, and marketable securities, as of June 30, 2024, were $453.9 million compared to $466.3 million as of March 31, 2024. During the second quarter, the Company generated an operating cash flow of $42.2 million.

Conference Call

Camtek will host a video conference call/webinar today via Zoom, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 09:00 ET (16:00 Israel time). Rafi Amit, CEO, Moshe Eisenberg, CFO, and Ramy Langer, COO will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results.

To participate in the webinar, please register using the following link, which will provide access to the video call: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZoPdAmVCR4ed7p0O78BeUg

For those wishing to listen via phone, following registration, the dial in link will be sent. For any problems in registering, please email Camtek’s investor relations a few hours in advance of the call.

For those unable to participate, a recording will be available on Camtek’s website at http://www.camtek.com  within a few hours after the call.

A summary presentation of the quarterly results will also be available on Camtek’s website.

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

Camtek is a developer and manufacturer of high-end inspection and metrology equipment for the semiconductor industry. Camtek’s systems inspect IC and measure IC features on wafers throughout the production process of semiconductor devices, covering the front and mid-end and up to the beginning of assembly (Post Dicing). Camtek’s systems inspect wafers for the most demanding semiconductor market segments, including Advanced Interconnect Packaging, Heterogenous Integration, Memory and HBM, CMOS Image Sensors, Compound Semiconductors, MEMS, and RF, serving numerous industry’s leading global IDMs, OSATs, and foundries.

With manufacturing facilities in Israel and Germany, and eight offices around the world, Camtek provides state of the art solutions in line with customers’ requirements.

This press release is available at http://www.camtek.com

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on Camtek’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about its business and industry, all of which may change.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words including “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the compound semiconductors market and our position in this market and the anticipated timing of delivery of the systems. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Camtek to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the effects of the evolving nature of the war situation in Israel, and the related evolving regional conflicts; the continued demand for HPC, HBM and Chiplet devices resulting from, among other things, the field of AI surging worldwide across companies, industries and nations; our dependency upon the semiconductor industry and the risk that unfavorable economic conditions or low capital expenditures may negatively impact our operating results;  formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations or sanctions, including but not limited to changes in U.S. trade policies, changes or uncertainty related to the U.S. government entity list and changes in the ability to sell products incorporating U.S originated technology, which can be made without prior notice, and our ability to effectively address such global trade issues and changes;  the risks relating to the concentration of a significant portion of our business in certain countries in the Asia Pacific Region, particularly China, Taiwan and Korea, some of which might be subject to the trade restrictions referred to above or involved in trade wars with countries which might impose such trade restrictions; changing industry and market trends; and those other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F as published on March 21, 2024, as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Camtek from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release unless required by law. 

While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Camtek’s views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

This press release provides financial measures that exclude: (i) share based compensation expenses; and (ii) acquisition related expenses and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it is important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors. A reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP results appears in the tables at the end of this press release. The results reported in this press-release are preliminary unaudited results, and investors should be aware of possible discrepancies between these results and the audited results to be reported, due to various factors.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)                  

June 30,

December 31,

2024

2023

U.S. Dollars

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

86,201

119,968

Short-term deposits

256,250

215,250

Marketable securities

23,615

18,816

Trade accounts receivable, net

68,151

87,300

Inventories

99,215

85,905

Other current assets

27,048

19,548

Total current assets

560,480

546,787

Long-term deposits

6,000

21,000

Marketable securities

81,817

73,576

Long-term inventory

9,553

9,023

Deferred tax asset, net

2,642

2,642

Other assets, net

1,947

1,370

Property, plant and equipment, net

44,246

41,987

Intangible assets, net

15,145

16,937

Goodwill

74,345

74,345

    Total non- current assets

235,695

240,880

Total assets

796,175

787,667

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Trade accounts payable

37,757

42,187

Other current liabilities

69,777

54,487

Total current liabilities

107,534

96,674

Long-term liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities, net

5,845

7,541

Other long-term liabilities

9,988

10,473

Convertible notes

197,378

196,831

    Total long-term liabilities

213,211

214,845

Total liabilities

320,745

311,519

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders’ equity

Ordinary shares NIS 0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized at June 30,

2024 and at December 31, 2023;

47,410,314 issued shares at June 30, 2024 and 46,993,998 at December 31,

2023;

45,317,938 shares outstanding at June 30, 2024 and 44,901,622 at

December 31, 2023

 

177

 

176

Additional paid-in capital

207,090

200,389

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(9)

129

Retained earnings

270,070

277,352

477,328

478,046

Treasury stock, at cost (2,092,376 shares as of June 30, 2024 and December

31, 2023)

 

(1,898)

 

(1,898)

Total shareholders’ equity

475,430

476,148

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

796,175

787,667

 

Camtek Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Operations                    

(in thousands, except share data)

 

Six months ended

 June 30,

 

Three months

ended June 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

2023

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

Revenues     

199,601

146,215

102,591

73,758

315,375

Cost of revenues

103,638

77,378

51,447

38,785

167,742

Gross profit

95,963

68,837

51,144

34,973

147,633

Operating expenses:

Research and development costs

18,146

15,672

9,196

8,118

31,470

Selling, general and administrative costs

30,694

24,037

16,063

11,922

50,751

Total operating expenses

48,840

39,709

25,259

20,040

82,221

Operating income

47,123

29,128

25,885

14,933

65,412

Financial income, net

10,624

10,864

5,014

5,754

22,218

Income before income taxes

57,747

39,992

30,899

20,687

87,630

Income tax expense

(4,984)

(4,208)

(2,935)

(2,148)

(8,998)

Net income 

52,763

35,784

27,964

18,539

78,632

     Earnings per share information:

 

 

 

Six months ended

 June 30,

 

Three months

ended June 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

2023

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

          Basic net earnings per share

1.17

0.80

0.62

0.42

1.76

          Diluted net earnings per share

1.08

0.74

0.57

0.38

1.63

     Weighted average number of 

       ordinary shares outstanding 

       (in thousands):

     Basic

45,160

44,562

45,246

44,572

44,725

     Diluted

49,283

48,531

49,310

48,628

48,863

 

Camtek Ltd.

Reconciliation of GAAP To Non-GAAP results

(In thousands, except share data)                                                     

Six Months ended

 June 30,

Three Months ended

 June 30,

Year ended

December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

2023

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

Reported net income attributable to

     Camtek Ltd. on GAAP basis

 

52,763

 

35,784

 

27,964

 

18,539

 

78,632

Acquisition of FRT related expenses (1)

4,034

–

650

–

4,550

Share-based compensation

7,109

6,520

3,991

3,326

12,525

Non-GAAP net income

63,906

42,304

32,605

21,865

95,707

Non–GAAP net income per diluted share

1.30

0.87

0.66

0.44

1.96

Gross margin on GAAP basis

48.1 %

47.1 %

49.9 %

47.4 %

46.8 %

Reported gross profit on GAAP basis

95,963

68,837

51,144

34,973

147,633

Acquisition of FRT related expenses (1)

4,582

–

610

–

3,492

Share-based compensation

1,006

807

608

415

1,591

Non- GAAP gross profit

101,551

69,644

52,362

35,388

152,716

Non-GAAP gross margin

50.9 %

47.6 %

51.0 %

48.0 %

48.4 %

Reported operating income attributable

to Camtek Ltd. on GAAP basis

 

47,123

 

29,128

 

25,885

 

14,933

 

65,412

Acquisition of FRT related expenses (1)

5,599

–

928

–

5,406

Share-based compensation

7,109

6,520

3,991

3,326

12,525

Non-GAAP operating income

59,831

35,648

30,804

18,259

83,343

 

(1) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded acquisition-related expenses of $4.0 million, consisting of: (1) inventory written-up to fair value in purchase accounting charges of $3.4 million. This amount is recorded under cost of revenues line item. (2) $1.2 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under cost of revenues line item. (3) $0.6 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under sales and marketing expenses line item. (4) $0.4 million re-organization expenses, recorded under the general and administrative expenses line item. (5) $1.6 million reversal of tax provision related to the above adjustment, recorded under the tax expense line item.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded acquisition-related expenses of $0.6 million, consisting of: (1) $0.6 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under cost of revenues line item. (2) $0.3 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under sales and marketing expenses line item. (3) $0.3 million reversal of tax provision related to the above adjustment, recorded under the tax expense line item.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded acquisition expenses of $4.5 million, consisting of: (1) inventory written-up to fair value in purchase accounting charges of $2.2 million. This amount was recorded under cost of revenues line item. (2) $0.4 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under cost of revenues line item. (3) Inventory write-off of $0.9 million recorded under costs of revenues line item. (4) $0.2 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under sales and marketing expenses line item. (5) Acquisition expenses of $1.7 million recorded under general and administrative expenses line item. (6) $0.9 million reversal of tax provision related to the above adjustment, recorded under the tax expense line item.

CAMTEK LTD.
Moshe Eisenberg, CFO
Tel: +972 4 604 8308
Mobile: +972 54 900 7100
moshee@camtek.com

INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR RELATIONS 
EK Global Investor Relations
Ehud Helft
Tel: (US) 1 212 378 8040
camtek@ekgir.com

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LuminoCity’s 2026 Holiday Lights Festival Now Open at Eisenhower Park

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Returning for its fifth year, the festival welcomes families with four immersive worlds, a new holiday train ride, and festive theme nights through January 3, 2027

EAST MEADOW, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival officially opened to the public at Eisenhower Park on November 11, following an opening ceremony on November 10 that brought together young artists, community partners, and local officials. Returning for its fifth year, the 14-acre festival runs on select evenings through January 3, 2027, with four immersive worlds, the new Lumi Express holiday train ride, and December theme nights.

“We’re grateful to celebrate another season with the Nassau County community here at Eisenhower Park. We’re proud to bring joy to Long Island families and continue a holiday tradition they can look forward to year after year,” said Xiaoyi Chen, founder and CEO of LuminoCity.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman presented Chen with a county citation recognizing LuminoCity’s return to Eisenhower Park. “I’d like to present a citation on behalf of the County of Nassau, the 1.5 million residents, in appreciation for picking Nassau County for this beautiful show,” said Blakeman.

Other speakers included Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Nassau County Legislature Deputy Presiding Officer Thomas McKevitt, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, and Long Island Children’s Museum President Erika Floreska.

“You don’t need to leave Nassau County for a fabulous holiday night, so come bring your families and make memories here,” said DeSena.

Young Artists Share the Spotlight

The ceremony also celebrated the young winners of Lumi’s Utopia 2026, LuminoCity’s children’s art initiative with the Long Island Children’s Museum. Their “Dino Friends” designs were transformed into handcrafted light sculptures on display at the festival.

“Everyone who comes to LuminoCity, make sure you stop and see the children’s arts. Activating 2D art into 3D is fabulous. We love this tradition. We’re so grateful to Nassau County, and we hope everyone comes to visit,” said Erika Floreska, president of the Long Island Children’s Museum.

Four Immersive Worlds and New Holiday Experiences

Guests can journey through Magical Wonderwood, Dino Safari, Holidayville, and Tundra Twilight, featuring more than 100 illuminated and animatronic creatures, larger-than-life installations, and a 40-foot Christmas tree. Themed photo opportunities invite families and friends to step into holiday scenes together.

For the first time, LuminoCity’s festival at Eisenhower Park features a holiday train ride: the Lumi Express, which takes visitors through the illuminated landscape. Families can bounce inside Happy Holidays Hop, a 20-foot-tall Santa inflatable, dance on the LED dance floor, and enjoy illuminated seesaws. Santa pop-up appearances on select weekends and limited-edition holiday merchandise add to the festivities.

December Theme Nights

December theme nights include Kisses Under the Mistletoe on December 5, Wizards & Witches Night on December 12, Winter Story Night with Westbury Memorial Public Library on December 18, and Jingle Bell Jazz on December 19.

Plan Your Visit

LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival is located at Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554. The festival opens at 4:30 p.m. on operating days, with free onsite parking.

General admission starts at $29, and tickets for children ages 4–12 start at $22, excluding applicable taxes and fees. Children ages 3 and under enter for free. The Lumi Express holiday train ride requires a separate add-on ticket.

For tickets, operating dates, hours, and theme night updates, visit LuminoCity Holiday Lights.

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JardogsHealth Forms Strategic Advisory Council with Leaders from Discover Card, MTV, DoorDash and Apple

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Executives behind Discover Card, South Park, the growth of DoorDash and the iPhone will advise the healthcare AI company from its home in Hillsboro, Illinois.

HILLSBORO, Ill., Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — JardogsHealth, the AI operating layer for healthcare, today announced the formation of the JardogsHealth Strategic Advisory Council, four executives who reached the top of financial services, media, startups and technology. The council will advise JardogsHealth leadership on long-term strategy, growth, product direction and brand as the company brings the JardogsHealth Care Platform to more healthcare organizations. Its members bring candid, independent perspective from building and leading companies at scale, and will pressure-test the company’s thinking on its biggest decisions. The council held its inaugural meeting on November 10 at the company’s headquarters in Hillsboro.

Four executives behind Discover Card, South Park, DoorDash and the iPhone will advise JardogsHealth.

The founding members of the council are:

Bill Floyd, Retired SVP/CIO Discover Card ServicesBrian Graden, CEO, Brian Graden MediaDylan Richter, Entrepreneur and DoorDash growth veteranJohn Wright, Technologist and former Apple executive

Learn more about the council at JardogsHealth.com/advisory-council.

Experience at national scale

Between them, the four have helped take Discover Card from concept to 36 million card accounts; discovered and executive produced South Park and led programming for MTV, VH1 and CMT; helped build DoorDash into the global leader in on-demand delivery; and led the Apple organization responsible for core components of iOS from the first iPhone through its first eight releases.

“These four leaders have built brands and products that millions of people rely on,” said Jim Hewitt, CEO of JardogsHealth. “Their willingness to advise JardogsHealth tells healthcare organizations the standard we are building to. Their experience will help us bring the JardogsHealth Care Platform to more of the patients and providers who need it.”

Healthcare experience behind the platform

At the council’s first meeting, members heard from the JardogsHealth leadership team and saw a demonstration of the company’s products. The team brings decades of experience in health IT software and clinical care to how the JardogsHealth Care Platform is designed and deployed.

“I’ve worked with a lot of small teams trying to solve big problems,” said John Wright, Technologist and former Apple executive. “The JardogsHealth team has that combination of deep experience in health IT software, the practical clinical knowledge, and the real-world expertise in deploying AI to create a seamless experience on top of the EHR systems already in place. It’s solving real problems for providers and delivering real ROI to the practices and health systems behind them. I’m honored to be a part of that vision.”

Guiding the next stage of growth

Administrative staff and technology account for an estimated 25% to 35% of U.S. healthcare spending, according to the American Hospital Association. The recently launched JardogsHealth Care Platform is built to reduce that burden, connecting patient access, clinical documentation and revenue workflows above the EHR and practice management systems healthcare organizations already use.

“Much of health care’s technology problem sits in the back office,” said Bill Floyd, Retired SVP/CIO Discover Card Services. “What stood out to me about JardogsHealth is that its platform works alongside the EHR and practice management systems practices already use rather than asking them to start over. That is a practical approach, and one I’m happy to support.”

As JardogsHealth brings the platform to more healthcare organizations, the council will help shape where the company takes it next.

“I’ve spent my career focused on building and growth, and the opportunity in front of JardogsHealth is massive,” said Dylan Richter, Entrepreneur and DoorDash growth veteran. “Their platform addresses so many of the administrative and financial challenges practices face, and I look forward to helping the team bring this platform to more practices!”

About the council members

Bill Floyd, Retired SVP/CIO Discover Card Services. Floyd led Discover’s technology organization for more than a decade, growing it from about five people to more than 300 as Discover reached 36 million card accounts. Earlier, at Sears, he contributed to the planning behind Discover Card and was part of the IBM, CBS and Sears venture that became Prodigy. He was born and raised in Hillsboro.

Brian Graden, CEO, Brian Graden Media. An Emmy Award-winning media executive, Graden spent 13 years as President of Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Channels, and President of Logo, and discovered and executive produced South Park. He later founded Brian Graden Media, which has produced more than 30 seasons of programming for Netflix, HBO Max and others. He is a Hillsboro native.

Dylan Richter, Entrepreneur and DoorDash growth veteran. Richter spent nearly nine years helping build DoorDash, joining before its Chicago launch and working across growth, strategy, go-to-market and operations. He and his wife, Katie, a Hillsboro native, own The Sweet Spot, with candy stores in Hillsboro and Highland, Illinois.

John Wright, Technologist and former Apple executive. Wright built and led the Apple organization responsible for core components of iOS, from the inception of the iPhone through its first eight releases. He and his wife, Kendra, restored Hillsboro’s historic Red Rooster Inn, now home to Red Rooster Brew Werks & Distilling, where he serves as brewer.

About JardogsHealth

Based in Hillsboro, Illinois, JardogsHealth is the AI operating layer for healthcare, connecting intelligence, automation and action across the workflows that make care happen. The company is led by people who have spent decades building and running the technology healthcare depends on. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Jim Hewitt brings more than 35 years in enterprise healthcare technology. He developed the TouchWorks EHR, held chief information officer roles at Springfield Clinic and Allscripts, and founded the original Jardogs, creator of FollowMyHealth, a patient engagement platform used by more than 45 million people nationwide. Chief Operating Officer Jordan Hewitt led enterprise healthcare programs at Andor Health with Microsoft, Walgreens and Orlando Health, and directs operations and execution across product, technology and strategy. Chief Clinical Officer Kim Franks, BSN, RN, shaped the original Jardogs clinical strategy and has guided clinical documentation transformation for healthcare organizations nationwide. As a registered nurse, she puts the experience of clinicians and their staff at the center of product design.

That experience shapes how JardogsHealth builds. Its products are designed by people who have worked inside clinics and health systems and know how patient access, documentation and revenue work fit together in a practice’s day. The JardogsHealth Care Platform operates above the EHR and practice management systems healthcare organizations already use, connecting patient access, care delivery, engagement, operations and revenue while those systems remain the systems of record.

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Pine AI Open-Sources an AI Filmmaking Studio and Brings Real-World Phone Calls to Pine Computer

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Weeks after launching its AI-native computer, Pine AI unveils new applications and capabilities built on the platform, starting with open-source filmmaking and autonomous phone calls.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pine AI today released Pine Drama Studio, an open-source AI filmmaking studio built on Pine Computer. It also brought Pine Phone into Pine Computer, so AI agents can make real-world phone calls as part of their work.

The announcements mark Pine Computer’s next step: from a computer built for AI to a platform for AI-native applications. Pine Computer drew about 24 million views on its Oct. 9 launch day. Developers in early access were already building on it, and production teams now use it for video creation and other long-running work. Pine Drama Studio shows that agents can run an entire creative production. Pine Phone takes them beyond software, into conversations with real businesses.

“Pine Drama shows what agents can create. Pine Phone shows how they can act in the real world,” said Stanley Wei, co-founder and CEO of Pine AI. “We gave AI a computer. Now we’re seeing what people can build with it.”

Pine Drama Studio: agents run the production, creators direct it

Pine Drama Studio grew out of what developers built on Pine Computer. AI short-drama production was the first workload to take off, and professional teams brought the hardest requirement: whole series, not single clips.

One of those teams, an AI short-drama studio in Australia, moved its production onto Pine Drama Studio in October, after a September beta. Each member of its team used to produce 2 to 3 minutes of video a day. The same people now produce 30 to 50 minutes a day, with several episodes in production at once.

“We used to spend most of our time generating clips, fixing inconsistencies, and stitching everything together. With Pine Drama Studio, the same team can now produce 10 times more video while running multiple episodes in parallel.” said Alec, CTO of an Australia-based AI short-drama production company.

Video models make remarkable clips, but a series means hundreds of shots that must stay consistent across episodes. In Pine Drama Studio, a producer starts with a screenplay and a single instruction. Agents then do the production work:

Build the story bible;Design the characters, locations and props once for the whole series;Storyboard and generate every shot;Check the takes and redo what drifts;Cut the approved takes into episodes.

Creators approve the designs, storyboards, takes and final cuts. Each episode runs on its own Pine Computer, so a whole series can be in production at once, and when something changes, agents regenerate only the affected shots.

Open source, and the studio’s own. The Studio is free under Apache 2.0. Teams can change its code and the workflow in its plain skill files, choose their own models, and add their own steps, such as dubbing and localization. Projects and production know-how stay in the studio’s own folder.Pine runs the heavy work. Generation and the agents’ work run on Pine Computers in the cloud. That cloud compute is the paid part.

Pine Phone: calling, built into the computer

Pine Phone makes the phone call a native capability of Pine Computer, not a separate voice assistant. An agent changing a booking in a browser may find that the last step needs a call. It phones the business, talks it through, and finishes the task, without switching apps.

People already using Muse or Instinct can connect them to Pine Phone. Pine Phone runs on Pine Voice 1.0, which ranks first on τ³-Voice (English) at 87.3% Pass@1.

Get started

Creators and studios: Download Pine Drama Studio from github.com/PineComputer/pine-drama-studio. Then create a project key at pinecomputer.io.Developers: Build on Pine Computer and give your agent a phone at pinecomputer.io. Explore the developer documentation.Watch: The Pine Drama Studio and Pine Phone launch films.

About Pine AI

Pine AI builds AI that gets real-world work done for people and businesses, across phone calls, websites, software and other digital systems. Its systems have handled millions of real-world tasks, where reliability, latency and permissions matter. Earlier in 2026, Pine Voice reached No. 1 on τ³-Voice, a benchmark from researchers at Sierra and Princeton that tests whether real-time voice AI can hold a conversation while completing real-world tasks. At the time, it ranked ahead of published systems from xAI, OpenAI and Google.

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