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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

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KLIC · Nasdaq · Technology

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) — Rank #320 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.21) · ROE 0.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0000056978 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and consumables in China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, and internationally.

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It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company provides services used to assemble semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, power discretes, light-emitting diode (LEDs), and sensors. It also offers ball bonding equipment, wafer level bonding equipment, and wedge-related bonding equipment; and advanced display, die-attach, and thermocompression systems and solutions, as well as tools, spares, and services for equipment. In addition, the company services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment; and sells consumable aftermarket solutions and services. It serves integrated device manufacturers, outsourced wedge and wedge semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, foundry service providers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region.

The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Industry
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Sector
Technology
State
PA
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
October 3
Website
kns.com

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

2,551

Industry

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Exchange

Nasdaq

9/11

Flags passed

KLIC fails 1 critical flag

Passes 9 of 11 quality flags, 1 caution

  • FAIL
    Revenue declining YoY

    Revenue contracted year over year

  • CAUTION
    Disclosure regression

    A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Dilution within 2%
  • PASS
    FCF not negative from investment
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Free cash flow intact
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

No data Balance sheet — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.21
Return on equity
0.0%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
—
Current ratio
3.44×
Net cash
$516.57M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
4.4%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
-7.4%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
-4.4%

FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

Warning: Revenue declining YoY · GP/assets 25th percentile of 21 SIC 3674 peers

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.21

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

25th pctl of 21 SIC 3674 peers

Return on equity

0.0%

Gross margin

42.5%

5th pctl of 21 SIC 3674 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

-7.4%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

-24.2%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

1.0%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

-92.1%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

-36.0%

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No warning flags · FCF 45140% above net income

Free cash flow

$96.36M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF vs net income

45140.4%

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

4.4%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net cash $516.57M

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

—

Current ratio

3.44×

65th pctl of 21 SIC 3674 peers

Quick ratio

—

Net cash

$516.57M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.7 / 5

Fair
Share count trend(net buybacks)
-4.4%4/5 Strong
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory
-6.0%1/5 Weak

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Capital Return
Hypergrowth
Value
Decline
Startup

Price History

KLIC+24.1% · +4.4% CAGRSPY+82.9% · +12.8% CAGR

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Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports