KLA Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Electronics & Appliances
  • ISIN: US4824801009
USD
1,208.08
18.22 (1.53%)
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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KLA Corp.
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Why is KLA Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 68.53%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.46 times
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 15.93% and Operating profit at 23.67%
4
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,020.62
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 4,081.91 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 33.96 %
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With ROCE of 82.15%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 35.62 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 77.75%, its profits have risen by 34.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
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How much should you buy?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to KLA Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Electronics & Appliances)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is KLA Corp. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KLA Corp.
81.47%
1.03
42.87%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
stock-recommendationQuality
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.93%
EBIT Growth (5y)
23.67%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.88
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.47
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.10
Tax Ratio
13.27%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.23%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
90.07%
ROCE (avg)
68.53%
ROE (avg)
94.56%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
51
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
52.03
EV to EBIT
43.37
EV to EBITDA
40.07
EV to Capital Employed
35.62
EV to Sales
18.22
PEG Ratio
1.39
Dividend Yield
0.44%
ROCE (Latest)
82.15%
ROE (Latest)
101.85%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

20What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,020.62

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 4,081.91 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 33.96 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.69

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,492.91 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,342.68 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,215.42 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.02% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.69 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 3,173.5 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 9.06

0What is not working for the Company
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NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for KLA Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,020.62 and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 1,492.91 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
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Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 1,342.68 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
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Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 1,215.42 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
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Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 33.96 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
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The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.69 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
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Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 4,081.91 MM
in the last three years
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The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,173.5 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 9.06
in the last five periods
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Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.69 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.02% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales