Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

DB:KU1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.5b

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Valuation

Is KU1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KU1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€11.12
Fair Value
131.2% overvalued intrinsic discount
5
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: KU1 (€25.72) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€11.12)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KU1 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KU1?

Key metric: As KU1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KU1. This is calculated by dividing KU1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KU1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio76.1x
EarningsUS$21.50m
Market CapUS$1.68b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KU1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KU1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17x
WAF Siltronic
28.3x-12.2%€1.1b
AIXA AIXTRON
14.4x8.8%€1.4b
SMHN SUSS MicroTec
12.7x6.7%€659.1m
TPE PVA TePla
12.7x5.2%€345.1m
KU1 Kulicke and Soffa Industries
76.1x53.1%€1.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KU1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76.1x) compared to the peer average (12.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KU1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Semiconductor Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KU1 76.1xIndustry Avg. 19.1xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KU1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76.1x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (19.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KU1's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KU1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio76.1x
Fair PE Ratio38.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KU1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KU1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€25.72
€42.96
+67.0%
20.6%€53.04€26.52n/a5
May ’26€28.31
€42.55
+50.3%
18.9%€52.10€27.79n/a5
Apr ’26€30.13
€49.10
+63.0%
11.4%€57.76€40.43n/a5
Mar ’26€36.15
€49.10
+35.8%
11.4%€57.76€40.43n/a5
Feb ’26€42.69
€50.51
+18.3%
9.5%€58.73€44.05n/a5
Jan ’26€45.48
€49.39
+8.6%
9.8%€56.99€42.75n/a5
Dec ’25€44.82
€49.39
+10.2%
9.8%€56.99€42.75n/a5
Nov ’25€41.11
€48.64
+18.3%
15.8%€60.22€41.69n/a4
Oct ’25€40.18
€48.10
+19.7%
15.8%€59.55€41.23n/a4
Sep ’25€38.75
€48.10
+24.1%
15.8%€59.55€41.23n/a4
Aug ’25€43.63
€50.86
+16.6%
12.0%€60.38€43.66n/a4
Jul ’25€45.55
€50.86
+11.7%
12.0%€60.38€43.66n/a4
Jun ’25€41.17
€50.86
+23.5%
12.0%€60.38€43.66n/a4
May ’25€43.78
€52.80
+20.6%
8.0%€59.70€47.76€28.315
Apr ’25€45.60
€52.80
+15.8%
8.0%€59.70€47.76€30.135
Mar ’25€43.95
€53.49
+21.7%
8.9%€60.21€48.17€36.154
Feb ’25€45.25
€53.13
+17.4%
8.9%€59.80€47.84€42.694
Jan ’25€49.90
€53.40
+7.0%
8.3%€59.59€47.67€45.484
Dec ’24€46.85
€53.40
+14.0%
8.3%€59.59€47.67€44.824
Nov ’24€39.25
€52.16
+32.9%
13.0%€63.78€47.38€41.114
Oct ’24€45.75
€52.16
+14.0%
13.0%€63.78€47.38€40.184
Sep ’24€47.45
€52.16
+9.9%
13.0%€63.78€47.38€38.754
Aug ’24€54.20
€50.47
-6.9%
13.8%€62.26€44.47€43.634
Jul ’24€54.30
€50.52
-7.0%
16.4%€63.72€40.96€45.554
Jun ’24€49.35
€48.09
-2.6%
10.2%€54.44€40.83€41.174
May ’24€42.65
€58.11
+36.3%
10.2%€63.81€50.14€43.784
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 5 Analysts
€40.52
Fair Value
36.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
5
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/07 00:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/03/29
Annual Earnings2024/09/28

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Krish SankarBofA Global Research
Craig EllisB. Riley Securities, Inc.