(KLIC) Kulicke Soffa Industries - Overview
Sector: Technology | Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 5.290m USD | Total Return: 225.3% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 76.2M
EPS Trend: -35.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -58.7%
Qual. Beats: 4
Warnings
P/E ratio 98.1
Tailwinds
Supp Ema20, Leader, Tailwind, Confidence
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) is a Singapore-based provider of capital equipment and consumables used in the assembly of semiconductor devices, including integrated circuits, LEDs, and power discretes. The company operates through four primary segments: Ball Bonding, Wedge Bonding, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services. Its global footprint serves a diverse client base of integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers, and automotive electronics suppliers.
The semiconductor equipment sector is characterized by high cyclicality and intense R&D requirements to keep pace with shrinking node sizes and advanced packaging demands. KLIC’s business model balances high-margin equipment sales with a recurring revenue stream from aftermarket consumables, tools, and maintenance services that support its installed base. This dual approach helps mitigate the volatility inherent in capital expenditure cycles within the broader technology hardware industry.
Investors can evaluate the companys historical performance and valuation metrics by reviewing the comprehensive data available on ValueRay. Founded in 1951, the company remains a fundamental player in the back-end semiconductor manufacturing process, particularly as electronic content increases in the automotive and industrial sectors.
- Cyclical recovery in semiconductor capital equipment spending drives core wire bonding revenue
- Expansion into advanced packaging and thermocompression bonding increases market share in AI
- Growth in automotive and industrial power semiconductor demand boosts wedge bonding sales
- Adoption of mini and microLED technology scales advanced display segment revenue growth
- Geopolitical trade tensions and export controls impact manufacturing operations in Asian markets
| 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 (83.9m): -5.34 < 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 0.43%; Δ 4.76k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 65.91% > 50% (prev 60.34%; Δ 5.56% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 459.7 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 83.9m / 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 68.0m / Avg Total Assets 1.17b) |
| D: 5.58 (Book Value of Equity 1.83b / Total Liabilities 328.4m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 13.78 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.32 (Receivables 255.6m/173.9m, Revenue 768.2m/691.1m) |
| GMI: 0.90 (GM 48.05% / 43.39%) |
| 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 = -2.73 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 104.40 with a total of 537,336 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.31%,
over one month by +19.03%,
over three months by +47.09% and
over the past year by +225.34%.
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 | -4.2% |
P/E Trailing = 98.1456
P/E Forward = 32.0513
P/S = 6.8865
P/B = 6.1777
P/EG = 2.3762
Revenue TTM = 768.2m USD
EBIT TTM = 68.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 83.9m 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 = 4.84b USD (5.29b + Debt 39.8m - CCE 487.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 459.7 (Ebit TTM 68.0m / Interest Expense TTM 148k)
EV/FCF = 1000.0x (Enterprise Value 4.84b / FCF TTM 4.32m)
FCF Yield = 0.09% (FCF TTM 4.32m / Enterprise Value 4.84b)
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 = 4.08 (Enterprise Value 4.84b / Total Assets 1.19b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.37% (Interest Expense 148k / Debt 39.8m)
Taxrate = 17.32% (7.36m / 42.5m)
NOPAT = 56.3m (EBIT 68.0m * (1 - 17.32%))
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 = -5.34 (Net Debt -448.1m / EBITDA 83.9m)
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 = 7.83% (EBIT 68.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 835.4m + L.T.Debt 33.6m))
RoIC = 7.33% (NOPAT 56.3m / Invested Capital 767.7m)
WACC = 13.77% (E(5.29b)/V(5.33b) * Re(13.87%) + D(39.8m)/V(5.33b) * Rd(0.37%) * (1-Tc(0.17)))
Discount Rate = 13.87% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -82.22 | Cagr: -3.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 55.75% ; FCFF base≈58.6m ; Y1≈51.4m ; Y5≈41.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 15.35 (EV 355.4m - Net Debt -448.1m = Equity 803.5m / Shares 52.3m; r=13.77% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -35.27 | EPS CAGR: -39.31% | SUE: 0.91 | # QB: 1
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=+20% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=3.36 | Chg30d=+25.37% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+1500.0% | GrowthRev=+65.6%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=4.24 | Chg30d=+29.30% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+26.1% | GrowthRev=+17.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%