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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

KLIC

Technology · 86.26 +3.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 12:50 GMT-4

Market read

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 18 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 122.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+3.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 18 activeElectronics Supply Chain · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • KLIC reported a large volume-led revenue increase tied to customer technology transitions and improved demand conditions across general semiconductor, memory, and automotive and industrial markets.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if KLIC's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 18 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 122.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a loss to a profit in the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • KLIC reported a large volume-led revenue increase tied to customer technology transitions and improved demand conditions across general semiconductor, memory, and automotive and industrial markets.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements209
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +12.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +9.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 533.17x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -7.4% year over year.
  • Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 39644% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 22% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

82.91
6m+26.4%12m+118.4%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-10-02$1.5B+143.5%$5.78+0.2%
2022-10-01$1.5B-0.9%$7.09-3.7%
2023-09-30$742.5M-50.6%$0.99-5.9%
2024-09-28$706.2M-4.9%$-1.24-3.4%
2025-10-04$654.1M-7.4%$0.00-4.4%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
Net cash provided by investing activities was due to net maturity of short-term investments of $40.0 million and net cash received from the disposal of a subsidiary of $2.5 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $14.2 million and investment in a…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
This increase was primarily due to an increase in sales volume of approximately $227.6 million in general semiconductor, $57.0 million in memory and $10.0 million in automotive and industrial end markets driven by customer technology transitions and improved…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Supply chain and availabilitynegative · 5 filings
The decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets was mainly due to the reduction in supplier prepayments.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dnegative · 4 filings
Research and Development (“R&D”) For the three months ended July 4, 2026, the higher R&D expenses as compared to the prior year period were primarily due to $5.5 million higher staff cost related to an increase in incentive compensation and $2.9 million highe…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 6.7× · EV/sales 6.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

86.26+3.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 12:50 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KLIC. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
-22.6%
Capital spending / revenue
+1.4%
Free-cash-flow margin
+4.6%
FCF margin change
-14.4 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 122.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a loss to a profit in the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

All Others For the three and nine months ended July 4, 2026, the change in All Others income/loss from operations as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to the increase in revenue as explained under “Net Revenue” above, and inventory write-down and impairment charges incurred as a result of the cessation of the EA equipment business in the prior year period as explained under "Gross Profit Margin" and "Operating Expenses" above.

For the nine months ended July 4, 2026, the change in Wedge Bonding Equipment income/loss from operations as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to the decrease in revenue and gross margin as explained under “Net Revenue” and "Gross Profit Margin" above and increase in operating expenses related to higher staff cost as explained under "Operating Expenses" above.

APS For the three and nine months ended July 4, 2026, the change in Aftermarket Product & Services income/loss from operations as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to the increase in revenue as explained under “Net Revenue” above, partially offset by higher operating expenses from higher staff cost as explained under "Operating Expenses" above.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind KLIC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

DISPFFiling-linked namecompetitorNov 20, 2025

Our significant consumables competitors are PECO Co., Ltd., Disco Corporation, Small Precision Tools Co., Ltd.

YAMHFFiling-linked namecompetitorNov 20, 2025

Our major equipment competitors are ASM Pacific Technology, Hesse GmbH, Han's Laser Technology Co., Ltd., BE Semiconductor Industries N.V., Hanwha Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Yamaha Robotics Holdings Co.

Depended on by

HRIHerc Holdings Inc.supplierFeb 17, 2026

AND SUBSIDIARIES Executive Officers of the Registrant (continued) for Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., a global manufacturer and supplier of semiconductor equipment, and before that he worked for Ernst & Young, including as an audit senior in its Assurance S…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

KLIC is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Electronics Supply Chain. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.