Next earnings date: 4 Aug 2025

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. – NASDAQ:KLIC

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$36.27

-11.48

-24.06%

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-8.99%

month

-8.99%

quarter

-14.22%

year

Market Cap	2.54B
Enterprise value	2.38B

P/E	-37.62
EV/Sales	3.37
EV/EBITDA	-46.40
Price/Sales	3.64
Price/Book	2.75
PEG ratio	-1.23
EPS	-1.07

Revenue	738.33M
EBITDA	30.36M
Income	-60.12M
Revenue Q/Q	N/A
Revenue Y/Y	N/A

Profit margin	-9.77%
Oper. margin	-6.35%
Gross margin	45.79%
EBIT margin	-6.35%
EBITDA margin	4.11%

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Profit margin
Apr 2023	173.02M	15.04M	8.69%
Jul 2023	190.91M	4.16M	2.18%
Sep 2023	202.32M	23.35M	11.54%
Mar 2024	172.07M	-102.68M	-59.67%

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Financials Estimate

Q Y

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Analyst Estimates
Sep 2025	272.60M	49.27M	18.08%
Sep 2025	247.98M	41.35M	16.68%
Dec 2025	246.46M	41.60M	16.88%
Mar 2026	247.64M	33.03M	13.34%

Analysts Price target
Financials & Ratios estimates

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Earnings per share (EPS)
2024-08-07	0.3	0.35
2024-11-13	0.352	0.34

Dividends

Paying a dividend while loss making.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Payout ratio
Payout ratio	-64%

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Dividend Yield
2020	2.2%
2021	0.92%
2022	1.7%
2023	1.53%
2024	1.77%

KLIC dividends history

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Debt to assets
Apr 2023	1524042000	340.34M	22.33%
Jul 2023	1508122000	338.41M	22.44%
Sep 2023	1499777000	325.21M	21.68%
Mar 2024	1298707000	286.53M	22.06%

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Cash Flow
Apr 2023	1.82M	-147.28M	-16.68M
Jul 2023	8.97M	24.47M	-19.44M
Sep 2023	77.49M	70.38M	-19.51M
Mar 2024	-20.14M	3.42M	-47.67M

Kulicke and Soffa Industries alternative data

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Employees

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Employee count
Aug 2023	2,944
Sep 2023	3,045
Oct 2023	3,045
Nov 2023	3,045
Dec 2023	2,877
Jan 2024	2,877
Feb 2024	2,877
Mar 2024	2,877
Apr 2024	2,877
May 2024	2,877
Jun 2024	2,925
Jul 2024	2,925

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Hedge Funds Holdings Q2 2022

92.33% -0.44%

of KLIC is owned by hedge funds

308 -9

hedge funds hold KLIC stock

57.64M -1.08M

shares is hold by hedge funds

KLIC hedge funds holdings changes

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Insider Trading

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Insider trades (number of shares)
Period	Buy	Sel
Feb 2024	0	8771
May 2024	1000	0
Nov 2024	0	135000
Dec 2024	0	121391

Transaction	Date	Insider	Security	Shares	Price per share	Total value
Sale	9 Dec 2024	CHYLAK ROBERT NESTOR officer: Senior Vice President officer: Senior Vice President	Common Stock	11,391	$49.52	$564,116
Sale	6 Dec 2024	LIM CHIN HU director director	Common Stock	30,000	$48.11	$1,443,300
Sale	5 Dec 2024	CHEN FUSEN ERNIE director, officer..	Common Stock	80,000	$48.29	$3,863,520
Sale	21 Nov 2024	WONG NELSON MUNPUN officer: Senior Vice President officer: Senior Vice President	Common Stock	30,000	$47.56	$1,426,860
Sale	20 Nov 2024	WONG LESTER A officer: Chief Fi..	Common Stock	60,000	$46.37	$2,782,320
Sale	20 Nov 2024	CHONG CHAN PIN officer: Executiv..	Common Stock	35,270	$46.27	$1,631,837
Sale	19 Nov 2024	CHONG CHAN PIN officer: Executiv..	Common Stock	9,730	$46.07	$448,232
Option	14 Nov 2024	WONG LESTER A officer: Chief Fi..	Common Stock	260	N/A	N/A
Option	14 Nov 2024	WONG LESTER A officer: Chief Fi..	Performance Share Units	260	N/A	N/A
Option	14 Nov 2024	CHEN FUSEN ERNIE director, officer..	Common Stock	1,219	N/A	N/A

KLIC insider trading transactions

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Patents

Status	Patent	Filling date	Issue date
Application	Application WIRE BONDING MACHINES INCLUDING LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEMS Filling date: 24 May 2022 Issue date: 8 Sep 2022	24 May 2022	8 Sep 2022
Application	Application METHODS OF DETERMINING SHEAR STRENGTH OF BONDED FREE AIR BALLS ON WIRE BONDING MACHINES Filling date: 7 Feb 2022 Issue date: 25 Aug 2022	7 Feb 2022	25 Aug 2022
Application	Application SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORATING FLEXIBLE FILMS, AND RELATED PUNCHING TOOLS Filling date: 21 Apr 2022 Issue date: 4 Aug 2022	21 Apr 2022	4 Aug 2022
Grant	Grant Utility: Methods of detecting bonding between a bonding wire and a bonding location on a wire bonding machine Filling date: 16 Jul 2020 Issue date: 2 Aug 2022	16 Jul 2020	2 Aug 2022
Application	Application INTELLIGENT PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS FOR WIRE BONDING AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGING EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED METHODS Filling date: 14 Jan 2022 Issue date: 21 Jul 2022	14 Jan 2022	21 Jul 2022
Grant	Grant Utility: Linear motors and wire bonding machines including the same Filling date: 16 Apr 2020 Issue date: 12 Jul 2022	16 Apr 2020	12 Jul 2022
Application	Application METHODS OF FORMING WIRE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES AND RELATED WIRE BONDING TOOLS Filling date: 14 Dec 2021 Issue date: 23 Jun 2022	14 Dec 2021	23 Jun 2022
Application	Application METHODS OF DETECTING CONNECTION ISSUES BETWEEN A WIRE BONDING TOOL AND AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER OF A WIRE BONDING MACHINE Filling date: 7 Dec 2021 Issue date: 16 Jun 2022	7 Dec 2021	16 Jun 2022
Grant	Grant Utility: Bonding tools for bonding machines, bonding machines for bonding semiconductor elements, and related methods Filling date: 19 May 2021 Issue date: 24 May 2022	19 May 2021	24 May 2022
Grant	Grant Utility: Systems and methods for perforating flexible films, and related punching tools Filling date: 8 Apr 2021 Issue date: 24 May 2022	8 Apr 2021	24 May 2022

KLIC patents

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Earnings Call Transcripts

Quarter	Transcript
Q2 2024 2 May 2024	Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Q1 2024 1 Feb 2024	Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Q4 2023 16 Nov 2023	Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Q3 2023 9 Aug 2023	Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

KLIC earnings call transcripts

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Executives

Insider	Age	Compensation
Dr. Fusen Ernie Chen (1959) Pres, Chief Executive Officer & Director	66	$1,580,000
Mr. Chan Pin Chong (1969) Executive Vice President and GM of K&S Products and Solutions	56	$887,220
Mr. Lester A. Wong (1966) Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	59	$654,370
Mr. Mun Pun Wong (1961) Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Global Supply Chain	64	$607,220

Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Latest News

Thursday, 12 December 2024
11:35	14 Upcoming Dividend Increases	seekingalpha.com
Monday, 2 December 2024
09:05	Kulicke & Soffa Completes Share Repurchase Program	prnewswire.com
Friday, 15 November 2024
13:00	Kulicke and Soffa Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Decrease Y/Y	zacks.com
10:45	Kulicke And Soffa Industries Likely To Win Order From Leading Semiconductor Company, Says Bullish Analyst	benzinga.com
Thursday, 14 November 2024
10:50	Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript	seekingalpha.com
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
18:16	Kulicke and Soffa (KLIC) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates	zacks.com
16:05	Kulicke & Soffa Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Results	prnewswire.com
16:05	Kulicke & Soffa Raises Quarterly Dividend; Expands Repurchase Authorization	prnewswire.com
16:05	Kulicke & Soffa Expands Fluxless Thermo-Compression Customer Base	prnewswire.com
16:05	Kulicke & Soffa and ROHM Semiconductor Develop New CuFirst™ Hybrid Bonding Process	prnewswire.com
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
09:05	Kulicke & Soffa Schedules Fourth Quarter 2024 Conference Call for 8:00 AM EST, November 14th, 2024	prnewswire.com
Friday, 11 October 2024
14:27	Federman & Sherwood Investigates Kulicke and Soffa Industries (K&S) for Data Breach	businesswire.com
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
12:10	Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) Stock Price Up 4.15% on Oct 2	gurufocus.com
Monday, 26 August 2024
09:05	Kulicke & Soffa Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.20	prnewswire.com
Monday, 19 August 2024
04:55	3 Top Bargain Stocks Ready for a Bull Run	fool.com
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
22:57	Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript	seekingalpha.com
18:30	Kulicke and Soffa (KLIC) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates	zacks.com
16:05	Kulicke & Soffa Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results	prnewswire.com
16:05	Kulicke & Soffa Announces Thermo-Compression Adoption & Milestones	prnewswire.com
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
09:05	Kulicke & Soffa Schedules Third Quarter 2024 Conference Call for 4:30 PM EDT, August 7th, 2024	prnewswire.com
Thursday, 16 May 2024
09:05	Kulicke & Soffa Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.20	prnewswire.com
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
11:10	2 Electronics Stocks to Watch From a Challenging Industry	Zacks Investment Research
Monday, 13 May 2024
04:04	Nvidia Is Leading the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Charge, But These 2 Companies Are Rising Stars	The Motley Fool
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
18:41	Kulicke and Soffa (KLIC) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates	Zacks Investment Research
Thursday, 18 April 2024
09:05	Kulicke & Soffa Schedules Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call for 8:00 AM EDT, May 2nd, 2024	PRNewsWire
Sunday, 11 February 2024
09:37	Straight From the CEO's Mouth: How 3 Innovators Are Shaping the Future of AI	The Motley Fool
Thursday, 1 February 2024
11:23	Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript	Seeking Alpha
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
18:26	Kulicke and Soffa (KLIC) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates	Zacks Investment Research
Monday, 20 November 2023
09:07	Tech Titans of Tomorrow: 3 Semiconductors That Will Dominate the Decade	InvestorPlace
Sunday, 19 November 2023
08:05	3 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now	The Motley Fool

Ideas & Opinions

Seeking Alpha 1 Aug 2023

DQ Is A Deep Value Opportunity Before Earnings
Seeking Alpha 31 Jul 2023

Kulicke And Soffa: High-Quality Business Experiencing Severe Headwinds
Seeking Alpha 19 Oct 2022

8 Stocks I Own That Are Trading Below Their Graham Numbers
Seeking Alpha 28 Sep 2022

Kulicke and Soffa Can Go The Distance
Seeking Alpha 16 Sep 2022

Kulicke and Soffa: Trend Leaves Little Second-Guessing As To What To Do
Seeking Alpha 15 Sep 2022

Kulicke And Soffa Industries: Strong Growth Prospect Despite The Economic Headwinds
Seeking Alpha 3 Jul 2022

Kulicke And Soffa Industries: Patience Will Be Rewarded
Seeking Alpha 31 May 2022

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Sitting On Its Hands While The Semiconductor Market Is Expanding
Seeking Alpha 28 Mar 2022

Kulicke and Soffa Industries: Things Have Certainly Changed
Seeking Alpha 25 Feb 2022

Kulicke And Soffa Industries Is Lighting The Way

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What's the price of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock today?

One share of Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.27.
When is Kulicke and Soffa Industries's next earnings date?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is estimated to report earnings on Monday, 4 Aug 2025.
Does Kulicke and Soffa Industries pay dividends?

Yes, Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays dividends and its trailing 12-month yield is 1.69% with -64% payout ratio.It means that the company is paying a dividend while loss making. The last Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock dividend of $0.17 was paid on 10 Jan 2022.
How much money does Kulicke and Soffa Industries make?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a market capitalization of 2.54B and it's past years’ income statements indicate that its last revenue has decreased compared to the previous period by 4.88% to 706.23M US dollars. Kulicke and Soffa Industries made a loss 69.01M US dollars in net income (profit) last year or $0.34 on an earnings per share basis.
What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries's stock symbol?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLIC".
What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries's primary industry?

Company operates in the Technology sector and Semiconductors industry.
How do i buy shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries?

Shares of Kulicke and Soffa Industries can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Who are Kulicke and Soffa Industries's key executives?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries's management team includes the following people:
- Dr. Fusen Ernie Chen Pres, Chief Executive Officer & Director(age: 66, pay: $1,580,000)
- Mr. Chan Pin Chong Executive Vice President and GM of K&S Products and Solutions(age: 56, pay: $887,220)
- Mr. Lester A. Wong Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer(age: 59, pay: $654,370)
- Mr. Mun Pun Wong Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Global Supply Chain(age: 64, pay: $607,220)
How many employees does Kulicke and Soffa Industries have?

As Jul 2024, Kulicke and Soffa Industries employs 2,925 workers, which is 2% more then previous quarter.
When Kulicke and Soffa Industries went public?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is publicly traded company for more then 67 years since IPO on 16 Sep 1958.
What is Kulicke and Soffa Industries's official website?

The official website for Kulicke and Soffa Industries is kns.com.
How can i contact Kulicke and Soffa Industries?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries can be reached via phone at +65 6880 9600.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

kns.com

Exchange:

NASDAQ

Full time employees:

2,877

Industry:

Semiconductors

Sector:

Technology

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through two segments, Capital Equipment, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company manufactures and sells advanced displays; die-transfer, flip-chip, and TCB advanced packaging products; ball bonder, die-attach, electronics assembly, lithography, wafer-level bonder, and wedge bonder products; consumables, such as capillaries, dicing blades, and wedge bonds; and auto offline programming, KNet PLUS, and new product introduction/manufacturing execution system software products. It also services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment. The company serves semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.

+65 6880 9600

No. 01-01, 23A Serangoon North Avenue 5
Singapore, 554369

CIK: 0000056978
ISIN: US5012421013
CUSIP: 501242101