Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

NasdaqGS:KLIC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.6b

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: KLIC ($46.5) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($10.81)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As KLIC is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for KLIC. This is calculated by dividing KLIC's market cap by their current revenue.
What is KLIC's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio3.5x
SalesUS$706.23m
Market CapUS$2.57b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does KLIC's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for KLIC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2.3x
FORM FormFactor
4.7x8.1%US$3.6b
COHU Cohu
2.8x16.5%US$1.3b
UCTT Ultra Clean Holdings
0.8x10.5%US$1.6b
DQ Daqo New Energy
1x24.0%US$1.3b
KLIC Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.5x11.8%US$2.6b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: KLIC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.5x) compared to the peer average (2.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does KLIC's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Semiconductor Industry?

18 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UCTT Ultra Clean Holdings
0.8x10.5%US$1.65b
JKS JinkoSolar Holding
0.09x9.6%US$1.34b
PENG Penguin Solutions
0.9x11.9%US$1.03b
SEDG SolarEdge Technologies
0.8x20.2%US$799.71m
KLIC 3.5xIndustry Avg. 4.2xNo. of Companies18PS03.67.210.814.418+
18 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: KLIC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.5x) compared to the US Semiconductor industry average (4.2x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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

KLIC PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio3.5x
Fair PS Ratio3.1x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: KLIC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.1x).

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 KLIC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$46.50
US$52.00
+11.8%
9.8%US$60.00US$45.00n/a5
Dec ’25US$48.42
US$52.00
+7.4%
9.8%US$60.00US$45.00n/a5
Nov ’25US$45.58
US$52.50
+15.2%
15.8%US$65.00US$45.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$43.87
US$52.50
+19.7%
15.8%US$65.00US$45.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$43.81
US$52.50
+19.8%
15.8%US$65.00US$45.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$44.13
US$54.75
+24.1%
12.0%US$65.00US$47.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$48.21
US$54.75
+13.6%
12.0%US$65.00US$47.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$45.67
US$54.75
+19.9%
12.0%US$65.00US$47.00n/a4
May ’25US$44.36
US$57.48
+29.6%
8.0%US$65.00US$52.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$50.47
US$57.48
+13.9%
8.0%US$65.00US$52.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$48.87
US$57.75
+18.2%
8.9%US$65.00US$52.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$45.48
US$57.75
+27.0%
8.9%US$65.00US$52.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$54.72
US$58.25
+6.5%
8.3%US$65.00US$52.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$52.46
US$58.25
+11.0%
8.3%US$65.00US$52.00US$48.424
Nov ’24US$41.60
US$57.25
+37.6%
13.0%US$70.00US$52.00US$45.584
Oct ’24US$48.63
US$57.25
+17.7%
13.0%US$70.00US$52.00US$43.874
Sep ’24US$52.08
US$57.25
+9.9%
13.0%US$70.00US$52.00US$43.814
Aug ’24US$59.98
US$56.75
-5.4%
13.8%US$70.00US$50.00US$44.134
Jul ’24US$59.45
US$55.50
-6.6%
16.4%US$70.00US$45.00US$48.214
Jun ’24US$53.11
US$53.00
-0.2%
10.2%US$60.00US$45.00US$45.674
May ’24US$48.02
US$63.75
+32.8%
10.2%US$70.00US$55.00US$44.364
Apr ’24US$52.69
US$61.67
+17.0%
10.1%US$70.00US$55.00US$50.473
Mar ’24US$54.15
US$63.75
+17.7%
10.2%US$70.00US$55.00US$48.874
Feb ’24US$53.60
US$55.00
+2.6%
11.1%US$60.00US$45.00US$45.484
Jan ’24US$44.26
US$55.00
+24.3%
11.1%US$60.00US$45.00US$54.724
Dec ’23US$47.95
US$55.00
+14.7%
11.1%US$60.00US$45.00US$52.464

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 23:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
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.