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Kulicke and Soffa

NSQ:KLIC · US5012421013
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentMedium

360

94
EV / EBIT71
Price / Owner Earnings26
Owner Earnings Yield54
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales49
EV / Gross Profit70
Price/Book36
Return on Capital63
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity35
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability93
Cash Conversion4
Accruals91
Owner Earnings Margin52
Sales growth87
Profit Growth67
Long-Term EPS Growth37
Owner Earnings Growth100
Reinvestment75
Price momentum63
Debt load73
Refinancing59
Debt Payback100
Liquidity90
Analyst ratings13
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside31
Market mood23
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kulicke and Soffa generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySingapore
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1956
Employees1,217
Websitekns.com
ISINUS5012421013
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Detectors, Sensors and Mems

Description

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (K&S) designs, develops, manufactures and sells capital equipment and consumables and provides services used to assemble semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, power discretes, light-emitting diode (‘LE…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 98.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
75
2023202420252026

All-time high

86

Mar 2026

All-time low

39

Jan 2023

Average rank

66

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
49
34
26
39
Price/Earnings
52
35
31
69
Price/Book
36
42
34
44
Dividend Yield
1
43
31
18
Value (overall)
39
31
19
41

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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