Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

NasdaqGS:KLIC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.5b

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Kulicke and Soffa Industries' CEO is Fusen Ernie Chen, appointed in Oct 2016, has a tenure of 8.08 years. total yearly compensation is $6.88M, comprised of 12.8% salary and 87.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.19% of the company’s shares, worth $53.76M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.4 years and 9.4 years respectively.

Key information

Fusen Ernie Chen

Chief executive officer

US$6.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.8%
CEO tenure8.1yrs
CEO ownership2.2%
Management average tenure7.4yrs
Board average tenure9.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Kulicke And Soffa Industries Has Broken Below Multi-Year Support

Sep 10

Kulicke and Soffa Industries: The Drivers Behind The Mixed Messaging

Jun 20

Analysts Are More Bearish On Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Than They Used To Be

Aug 16
Analysts Are More Bearish On Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Than They Used To Be

What Does Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KLIC) Share Price Indicate?

Jul 29
What Does Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KLIC) Share Price Indicate?

Return Trends At Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Aren't Appealing

Jul 14
Return Trends At Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Aren't Appealing

Calculating The Fair Value Of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Jun 06
Calculating The Fair Value Of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Apr 06
Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19

Mar 05
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19

Why Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Could Be Worth Watching

Feb 22
Why Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Could Be Worth Watching

Should You Be Adding Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) To Your Watchlist Today?

Jan 08
Should You Be Adding Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) To Your Watchlist Today?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19

Nov 29
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19

Downgrade: Here's How Analysts See Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Performing In The Near Term

Nov 22
Downgrade: Here's How Analysts See Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Performing In The Near Term

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Oct 31
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Should You Be Adding Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) To Your Watchlist Today?

Oct 01
Should You Be Adding Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) To Your Watchlist Today?

Kulicke and Soffa Can Go The Distance

Sep 28

Kulicke And Soffa Industries: Strong Growth Prospect Despite The Economic Headwinds

Sep 15

Kulicke & Soffa to expand competencies and market presence

Sep 08

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Fusen Ernie Chen's remuneration changed compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 28 2024n/an/a

-US$69m

Jun 29 2024n/an/a

-US$58m

Mar 30 2024n/an/a

-US$66m

Dec 30 2023n/an/a

US$52m

Sep 30 2023US$7mUS$881k

US$57m

Jul 01 2023n/an/a

US$99m

Apr 01 2023n/an/a

US$214m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$315m

Oct 01 2022US$6mUS$814k

US$434m

Jul 02 2022n/an/a

US$502m

Apr 02 2022n/an/a

US$497m

Jan 01 2022n/an/a

US$452m

Oct 02 2021US$6mUS$769k

US$367m

Jul 03 2021n/an/a

US$249m

Apr 03 2021n/an/a

US$147m

Jan 02 2021n/an/a

US$87m

Oct 03 2020US$5mUS$726k

US$52m

Jun 27 2020n/an/a

US$43m

Mar 28 2020n/an/a

US$33m

Dec 28 2019n/an/a

US$18m

Sep 28 2019US$4mUS$689k

US$12m

Jun 29 2019n/an/a

US$35m

Mar 30 2019n/an/a

US$94m

Dec 29 2018n/an/a

US$134m

Sep 29 2018US$5mUS$650k

US$57m

Compensation vs Market: Fusen Ernie's total compensation ($USD6.88M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.63M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Fusen Ernie's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Fusen Ernie Chen (65 yo)

8.1yrs

Tenure

US$6,877,217

Compensation

Dr. Fusen Ernie Chen, Ph D., has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. since October 31, 2016. Dr. Chen served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Fusen Ernie Chen
President8.1yrsUS$6.88m2.19%
$ 53.8m
Lester A. Wong
Executive VP of Finance & IT and CFO7yrsUS$1.66m0.26%
$ 6.4m
Robert Nestor Chylak
Senior VP of Central Engineering & CTO4.9yrsUS$1.06m0.065%
$ 1.6m
Mun Pun Wong
Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Supply Chain5yrsUS$1.26m0.39%
$ 9.5m
Chan Pin Chong
Executive VP and GM of K&S Products & Solutions7.8yrsUS$1.29m0.17%
$ 4.2m
Joseph Elgindy
Senior Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Planning14.8yrsno datano data
Zi Yao Lim
Director of Legal Affairsless than a yearno data0.022%
$ 548.3k
Lisa Lim
Vice President of Global Human Resources12.8yrsno datano data

7.4yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KLIC's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Fusen Ernie Chen
President8.1yrsUS$6.88m2.19%
$ 53.8m
Gregory F. Milzcik
Independent Director11.1yrsUS$245.96k0.14%
$ 3.5m
Mui Sung Yeo
Independent Director12.1yrsUS$245.63k0.17%
$ 4.2m
Chin-Hu Lim
Independent Director12.9yrsUS$231.56k0.17%
$ 4.1m
Peter T. Kong
Independent Chairman of the Board10.8yrsUS$318.46k0.17%
$ 4.3m
Jon A. Olson
Independent Non-Executive Director3.7yrsUS$258.46k0.028%
$ 691.2k
David Jeffrey Richardson
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$250.96k0.042%
$ 1.0m
Denise M. Dignam
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$19.29k0.0093%
$ 228.6k

9.4yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KLIC's board of directors are considered experienced (9.4 years average tenure).