Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
We calculate from audited financials what Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily, free.
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Technology · US · Market cap $5.9B · ISIN US5012421013
At a glance
KAKulicke and Soffa Industries IncKLIC · US
Price$82.97
Fair Value$17.64
Upside−78.7% ⚠
Quality77/100
Structural break:
The valuation model sees a lasting decline in earnings power for this stock, the confidence band is broken. Treat the target with caution.
A strong business, but trading 370% above our fair value of $17.64.
As of Sep 5, 2026, the fair value of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is $17.64 per share against a price of $82.97, so the fair value sits 79% below the price. A model estimate from reported figures, not an analyst target.
!Weak Growth (revenue 5y +1.0 %/yr)
!Thin margins · 7.2% net margin
✓Low debt · generates free cash flow
·0.99% dividend yield
!Mixed vs. peers (6/15)
!Moderate moat 46/100
!Evidence only low, so the estimate is less certain
!Weak on past: 26 out of 100
!Weak on dividend: 20 out of 100
Evidence: LowRange $15.60 to $17.64
Fair value as of: Sep 5, 2026
From 22 valuation models · updated 6 days ago
Fair value updated Sep 5, 2026, revised from $8.82 to $17.64 (+100.0%) since Aug 27, 2026. Share price −8.8% over the past month.
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What matters now
A high-quality business (quality 77/100), yet the market already pays well above fair value. Quality at a full price, with little margin of safety.
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($17.64). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution.
The models converge in a tight band ($15.60 to $17.64), unusually little disagreement for a valuation.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $27.09 – $133.81 · fair‑value band $15.60 – $17.64 · the $82.97 price screens above the $17.64 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 4 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 5, 2026.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) currently trades at $82.97, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $17.64, implying the stock looks roughly 370.4% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 77/100 (high quality), in the Technology sector. Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $29.88 per share, and 0 of the 22 models we run sit above the $82.97 price. Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $9.45, and 22 of the 22 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Over the trailing twelve months, Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc generated revenue of $768M at a net margin of 7.2%. Revenue grew 49.8% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 6.4%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of $177M. Fundamentals as of Sep 5, 2026
Scenario range: $15.60 (bear) to $17.64 (bull), the price of $82.97 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target. The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high and 168% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −71% fair-value upside, at −79%, KLIC screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 11 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.1991 per share) are deliberately not added.
Each model values the company its own way; the fair value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0 to 100) shows how complete a model's inputs are. How we calculate →
Note: the current price implies far more future growth than the conservative anchors of our models allow (base growth is deliberately capped, we do not regard such extreme rates as sustainable). Our models are not designed for expectations this high; that is why the individual models scatter extremely ($0.0200 to $31.77). Read the values as a conservative anchor, not as a price target.
ModelBear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.Evidence
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Key figures & financial health
P/E ratio80.6
P/S ratio0.03P/E × margin
EPS (TTM)$1.03price ÷ EPS = P/E 80.6
Dividend yield1.0%payout 79.6%
Net margin0.0%FY2025
Return on equity6.4%TTM
More key figures
Profitability
Return on assets (EBIT)10.0%avg 5y
Operating margin15.9%TTM
Growth
Revenue (TTM)$768MTTM
Revenue growth (YoY)+49.8%3y avg −24.2%
EPS growth (YoY)−78.8%
Balance sheet & cash flow
Free cash flow$96.4MFY2025
Net cash$177MFY2025
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Sep 5, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Overall quality77/100
Of which business quality 74
· Market factors (momentum, volatility) 52
Profitability26
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth71
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow78
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength90
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment99
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility10
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum66
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum75
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance100
Buybacks instead of dilution
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
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. It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS).
Full company description
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. 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 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 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.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc reported revenue of $654M in FY2025 versus $1.5B in FY2021, a compound −19.0%/yr. Reported net income was $213K in FY2025, compounding −84.5%/yr from FY2021.
Growth Quality 40/100
Revenue growth is weak, negative or inconsistent.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
$654M
Latest YoY
−7.4%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (3Y) ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
−24.2%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (5Y) ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+1.0%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (40Y) ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+4.2%
Value creation/yr (5Y) ⓘEarnings growth per share (CAGR 5 years, adjusted) plus dividend yield: value created per share and year.
−4.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend yield: the value created per share and year.
Earnings growth per share−5.7%
Dividend yield1.0%
Trend ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.5Y −65.6% vs 10Y −40.2%, flattening
Operating margin (EBIT) ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.9.4% (2020) → −0.5% (2025) · falling
Worst earnings drop221% (2009) (loss year, drop beyond 100%) · in USD
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How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation
Quality Score77 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−78% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)6% · Below median
Return on assets4% · Above median
Net margin (TTM)7% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM)16% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth50% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (TTM)1.0% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.02× · Below median
Valuation Multiples vs Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median · lower = cheaper
P/E (TTM)80.6× · Pricier than median
P/B7.22× · Pricier than median
P/S (TTM)7.73× · Pricier than median
P/FCF61.6× · Priciest 25%
EV/EBITDA65.0× · Priciest 25%
PEG2.38× · Priciest 25%
What the price implies (reverse DCF)
The inverse question: what free-cash-flow growth must Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc deliver for ten years so that today's price is fair in our DCF model? Same formula, same discount rate as the fair value.
Implied FCF growth, 10 years+21.0 % per year
Achieved revenue growth, 5 years+1.0 % p.a.
Sector median revenue growth+8.3 %
FCF yield on price2.18 %
Discount rate (WACC) in the models11.4 %
The price demands an acceleration versus past growth: a high bar the company still has to clear. Ranking of the largest stocks →
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
This stockSector peers
VALUE0· sector 0
FUTURE100· sector 63
PAST26· sector 30
HEALTH99· sector 96
DIVIDEND20· sector 17
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
None of the checked exposures detected
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Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 5, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $17.64 versus a price of $82.97, about −79% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of KLIC?
Our model-based fair value for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is $17.64 (as of Sep 5, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $82.97.
What is the quality score of KLIC?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc has a Quality Score of 77/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $17.64 (as of Sep 5, 2026) from 22 valuation models. Cautious scenario $15.60, optimistic scenario $17.64. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $17.64, about −79% upside versus a price of $82.97 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $15.60, optimistic scenario $17.64. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $768M (latest available figure, as of Sep 5, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of KLIC?
The net profit margin of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is about 7.2%, meaning it keeps roughly 7.2% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc pay a dividend?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc currently shows a dividend yield of about 0.99% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 5, 2026).
What growth is priced into Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +21.0 % per year for ten years (discount rate 11.4 %, then 2 % perpetual growth). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +1.0 % per year. As of Sep 5, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KLIC use?
Our models discount Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc at 11.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.67, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is the intrinsic value of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc it is $17.64 per share (as of Sep 5, 2026), against a price of $82.97. It is the blended result of 22 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 5, 2026, KLIC trades above its calculated fair value: price $82.97, fair value $17.64, a gap of about −79% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of KLIC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($82.97); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($17.64). For Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc the two are $65.33 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc worth?
The market values Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc at about $5.9B (market capitalisation, as of Sep 5, 2026). Per share that is $82.97; our models calculate a fair value of $17.64 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KLIC?
Our models span a range for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc: cautious scenario $15.60, base $17.64, optimistic $17.64 per share (as of Sep 5, 2026, price $82.97). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KLIC?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.6 (as of Sep 5, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $17.64 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 2.4, P/B 7.2, P/S 7.7, EV/EBITDA 65.0.
What is the PEG ratio of KLIC?
The PEG ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 2.38 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 5, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Balance-sheet figures for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (as of Sep 5, 2026): return on equity 6.4%, debt of 0.02 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 77/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KLIC from its 52-week high?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc trades at $82.97, about 25% below its 52-week high of $110.78 and 168% above the low of $30.93 (as of Sep 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $17.64 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc?
From the same area (Technology) we also value ASML Holding, Applied Materials, Inc, Lam Research Corporation, KLA Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 5, 2026: price $82.97, calculated fair value $17.64 (−79%), Quality Score 77/100, from 22 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of KLIC calculated?
We run Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc through 22 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $17.64, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 32.6 % above its aggregate fair value. Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on <a href="/is-it-worth-investing-now/">is it worth investing now</a>.
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