KLIC Stock Analysis: Kulicke Soffa Industries | NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 5.166m USD | 12M Return: 139.9% | US5012421013 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 61.9M
EPS Trend: 7.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 23.8%
Qual. Beats: 5
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and consumables used in semiconductor assembly, operating across four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). Its equipment portfolio includes ball bonders, wafer-level bonding tools, wedge bonders, die-attach systems, and thermocompression solutions, which are used to assemble integrated circuits, power discretes, LEDs, and sensors. The company also provides equipment servicing, repairs, upgrades, and consumable aftermarket solutions, generating recurring revenue beyond initial equipment sales.
KLIC serves a broad customer base including integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers, foundries, and automotive electronics suppliers, with primary exposure to the United States and Asia/Pacific markets. Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Singapore, the company is a long-standing participant in the semiconductor packaging equipment industry, where wire bonding remains the dominant interconnect technology for connecting chips to packages. Its classification under the Semiconductor Materials & Equipment sub-industry reflects its role as a specialized supplier to chip makers and packaging firms rather than a semiconductor producer itself.
- Semiconductor packaging cycle drives ball bonding equipment orders
- China revenue concentration exposes KLIC to US export control risks
- Automotive power discrete demand accelerates wedge bonding segment growth
| Net Income: 115.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.73 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 82.53% < 20% (prev 112.8%; Δ -30.23% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 54.0m > Net Income 115.7m |
| Net Debt (-478.5m) to EBITDA (160.6m): -2.98 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 3.44 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (53.4m) vs 12m ago 1.40% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 48.18% > 18% (prev 43.23%; Δ 4.95% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 77.76% > 50% (prev 58.48%; Δ 19.28% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 964.4 > 6 (EBIT TTM 144.7m / Interest Expense TTM 150k) |
| A: 0.59 (Total Current Assets 1.10b - Total Current Liabilities 320.8m) / Total Assets 1.32b |
| B: 0.97 (Retained Earnings 1.28b / Total Assets 1.32b) |
| C: 0.12 (EBIT TTM 144.7m / Avg Total Assets 1.22b) |
| D: 2.24 (Book Value of Equity 912.0m / Total Liabilities 407.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 10.20 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.31 (Receivables 329.5m/173.8m, Revenue 950.2m/657.8m) |
| GMI: 0.90 (GM 43.23% / 48.18%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.09 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 1.44 (Revenue 950.2m / 657.8m) |
| TATA: 0.05 (NI 115.7m - CFO 54.0m) / TA 1.32b) |
| Beneish M = -2.58 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 08, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 94.95 with a total of 410,123 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.74%, over one month by +14.60%, over three months by -10.08% and over the past year by +139.93%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 84.00 (which is 11.5% or 2.7 ATR below the current price).
Kulicke Soffa Industries has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefore, it is recommended to hold KLIC.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 106.7 | 12.3% |
P/E Trailing = 45.289
P/E Forward = 13.2626
P/S = 5.4372
P/B = 5.1362
P/EG = 2.3762
Revenue TTM = 950.2m USD
EBIT TTM = 144.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 160.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 32.0m USD (estimated: total debt 38.1m - short term 6.08m)
Short Term Debt = 6.08m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 38.1m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 38.1m already included)
Net Debt = -478.5m USD (calculated: Debt 38.1m - CCE 516.6m)
Enterprise Value = 4.69b USD (5.17b + Debt 38.1m - CCE 516.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 964.4 (Ebit TTM 144.7m / Interest Expense TTM 150k)
EV/FCF = 117.3x (Enterprise Value 4.69b / FCF TTM 40.0m)
FCF Yield = 0.85% (FCF TTM 40.0m / Enterprise Value 4.69b)
FCF Margin = 4.21% (FCF TTM 40.0m / Revenue TTM 950.2m)
Net Margin = 12.18% (Net Income TTM 115.7m / Revenue TTM 950.2m)
Gross Margin = 48.18% ((Revenue TTM 950.2m - Cost of Revenue TTM 492.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 47.80% (prev 49.46%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.55 (Enterprise Value 4.69b / Total Assets 1.32b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.39% (Interest Expense 150k / Debt 38.1m)
Taxrate = 19.91% (28.8m / 144.5m)
NOPAT = 115.9m (EBIT 144.7m * (1 - 19.91%))
Current Ratio = 3.44 (Total Current Assets 1.10b / Total Current Liabilities 320.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.04 (Debt 38.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 912.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = -2.98 (Net Debt -478.5m / EBITDA 160.6m)
Debt / FCF = -11.97 (Net Debt -478.5m / FCF TTM 40.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 854.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 9.47% (Net Income 115.7m / Total Assets 1.32b)
RoE = 13.55% (Net Income TTM 115.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 854.0m)
RoCE = 16.33% (EBIT 144.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 854.0m + L.T.Debt 32.0m))
RoIC = 12.11% (NOPAT 115.9m / Invested Capital 956.8m)
WACC = 14.97% (E(5.17b)/V(5.20b) * Re(15.08%) + D(38.1m)/V(5.20b) * Rd(0.39%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 15.08% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -83.87 | Cagr: -2.19%
[DCF] Terminal Value 52.61% ; FCFF base≈72.4m ; Y1≈63.5m ; Y5≈51.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 16.77 (EV 399.0m - Net Debt -478.5m = Equity 877.4m / Shares 52.3m; r=14.97% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 7.04 | EPS CAGR: 10.52% | SUE: 0.80 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 23.83 | Revenue CAGR: 2.61% | SUE: 3.57 | # QB: 5
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=1.43 | Chg30d=+46.26% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=3.86 | Chg30d=+14.13% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+1739.7% | GrowthRev=+75.8%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=5.90 | Chg30d=+39.34% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+52.8% | GrowthRev=+32.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50% (up=3, down=0)