KLIC Stock Analysis: Kulicke Soffa Industries | NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 6.350m USD | 12M Return: 186.9% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 146M
EPS Trend: -35.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -58.7%
Qual. Beats: 4
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a Singapore-headquartered supplier of capital equipment and consumables used in the semiconductor assembly process, operating primarily across the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. Founded in 1951 and listed on NASDAQ since 1990, the company sits within the Information Technology sector and is classified under Semiconductor Materials & Equipment, a segment of the broader chip supply chain that supports back-end packaging and test operations.
The business is organized into four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). Its equipment portfolio is centered on wire bonding tools, including ball, wafer-level, and wedge bonding systems, alongside die-attach, thermocompression, and advanced display solutions, as well as spares, consumables, and field services. Wire bonding remains the dominant interconnect technology used in semiconductor packaging, and K&S is a long-established leader in this equipment category.
Kulicke and Soffa serves integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers, foundries, automotive electronics suppliers, and other electronics manufacturers. Its geographic footprint spans China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, and Hong Kong, reflecting the heavy concentration of back-end semiconductor assembly capacity in Asia, while its recurring APS segment provides a steady aftermarket revenue stream tied to the large installed base of its equipment.
- Ball bonding equipment orders track global semiconductor capex cycle
- Aftermarket services segment expands high-margin recurring revenue
- China demand exposure raises geopolitical and export control risks
| Net Income: 55.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -11.86 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 97.47% < 20% (prev 110.7%; Δ -13.25% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.01 > 3% & CFO 16.1m > Net Income 55.0m |
| Net Debt (-448.1m) to EBITDA (87.7m): -5.11 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 4.21 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (53.0m) vs 12m ago -0.65% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 48.05% > 18% (prev 43.39%; Δ 4.66% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 65.91% > 50% (prev 60.34%; Δ 5.56% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 485.0 > 6 (EBIT TTM 71.8m / Interest Expense TTM 148k) |
| A: 0.63 (Total Current Assets 982.3m - Total Current Liabilities 233.5m) / Total Assets 1.19b |
| B: 1.04 (Retained Earnings 1.23b / Total Assets 1.19b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 71.8m / Avg Total Assets 1.17b) |
| D: 2.61 (Book Value of Equity 857.5m / Total Liabilities 328.4m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 10.68 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.32 (Receivables 255.6m/173.9m, Revenue 768.2m/691.1m) |
| GMI: 0.90 (GM 43.39% / 48.05%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.09 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 768.2m / 691.1m) |
| TATA: 0.03 (NI 55.0m - CFO 16.1m) / TA 1.19b) |
| Beneish M = -2.76 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 104.23 with a total of 1,360,218 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -22.08%, over one month by +1.87%, over three months by +44.30% and over the past year by +186.94%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 88.90 (which is 14.7% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).
Kulicke Soffa Industries has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KLIC.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 100 | -4.1% |
P/E Trailing = 117.7961
P/E Forward = 28.4091
P/S = 8.2653
P/B = 7.4239
P/EG = 2.3762
Revenue TTM = 768.2m USD
EBIT TTM = 71.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 87.7m USD
Long Term Debt = 33.6m USD (estimated: total debt 39.8m - short term 6.19m)
Short Term Debt = 6.19m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 39.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 39.8m already included)
Net Debt = -448.1m USD (calculated: Debt 39.8m - CCE 487.9m)
Enterprise Value = 5.90b USD (6.35b + Debt 39.8m - CCE 487.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 485.0 (Ebit TTM 71.8m / Interest Expense TTM 148k)
EV/FCF = 1000.0x (Enterprise Value 5.90b / FCF TTM 4.32m)
FCF Yield = 0.07% (FCF TTM 4.32m / Enterprise Value 5.90b)
FCF Margin = 0.56% (FCF TTM 4.32m / Revenue TTM 768.2m)
Net Margin = 7.16% (Net Income TTM 55.0m / Revenue TTM 768.2m)
Gross Margin = 48.05% ((Revenue TTM 768.2m - Cost of Revenue TTM 399.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 49.46% (prev 49.42%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.98 (Enterprise Value 5.90b / Total Assets 1.19b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.37% (Interest Expense 148k / Debt 39.8m)
Taxrate = 23.17% (16.6m / 71.6m)
NOPAT = 55.1m (EBIT 71.8m * (1 - 23.17%))
Current Ratio = 4.21 (Total Current Assets 982.3m / Total Current Liabilities 233.5m)
Debt / Equity = 0.05 (Debt 39.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 857.5m)
Debt / EBITDA = -5.11 (Net Debt -448.1m / EBITDA 87.7m)
Debt / FCF = -103.6 (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt -448.1m / FCF TTM 4.32m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 835.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.72% (Net Income 55.0m / Total Assets 1.19b)
RoE = 6.59% (Net Income TTM 55.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 835.4m)
RoCE = 8.26% (EBIT 71.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 835.4m + L.T.Debt 33.6m))
RoIC = 5.99% (NOPAT 55.1m / Invested Capital 920.2m)
WACC = 13.97% (E(6.35b)/V(6.39b) * Re(14.06%) + D(39.8m)/V(6.39b) * Rd(0.37%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 14.06% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -84.33 | Cagr: -3.18%
[DCF] Terminal Value 55.20% ; FCFF base≈58.6m ; Y1≈51.4m ; Y5≈41.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 15.24 (EV 349.3m - Net Debt -448.1m = Equity 797.4m / Shares 52.3m; r=13.97% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -35.27 | EPS CAGR: -39.31% | SUE: 0.25 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -58.69 | Revenue CAGR: -4.19% | SUE: 3.14 | # QB: 4
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=+33.34% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=3.36 | Chg30d=+25.37% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+1500.0% | GrowthRev=+65.6%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=4.24 | Chg30d=+29.30% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+26.1% | GrowthRev=+17.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50% (up=3, down=0)