BN · rank #12 · 2026-09-08
KLIC
NASDAQ · $4.27B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.37 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +32.0% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +14.1% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +12.2% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +1.9% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 2.38 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.95× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +30.7% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +25% |
| Market cap (USD) | $4.27B |
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Summary
Kulicke and Soffa (KLIC) makes semiconductor assembly and packaging tools, with growing exposure to advanced packaging and co-packaged optics for AI data-center silicon.
Rationale
The latest quarter showed explosive revenue and EPS growth, and management’s AI-packaging initiative plus raised Q4 guide directly reinforce a bottleneck-solver setup tied to advanced packaging capacity.
Material risks
- 1Demand visibility is still cyclical because KLIC does not report a large fixed backlog or sole-source contract base, so hyperscaler and memory capex timing can swing orders sharply.
- 2Its advanced packaging momentum could be offset if customers develop more capability in-house or if competing tool platforms commoditize the current edge.
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