KLA Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Electronics & Appliances
  • ISIN: US4824801009
  • NASDAQ: KLAC
USD
187.86
-0.46 (-0.24%)
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Comparison

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Why is KLA Corp. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 68.53%
  • Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 15.98% and Operating profit at 21.78%
  • Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.02 times
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 4,143.08 MM
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.04
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 3,655.2 MM
3
With ROCE of 87.46%, it has a expensive valuation with a 59.92 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 -82.46%, its profits have risen by 26.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.8
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 8.26% over the previous quarter.
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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, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
KLA Corp.
-82.46%
-0.70
108.94%
S&P 500
15.76%
1.20
13.17%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.98%
EBIT Growth (5y)
21.78%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.88
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.47
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.09
Tax Ratio
13.27%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.23%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
91.74%
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
81
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
67.79
EV to EBIT
68.52
EV to EBITDA
63.91
EV to Capital Employed
59.92
EV to Sales
29.14
PEG Ratio
2.84
Dividend Yield
0.28%
ROCE (Latest)
87.46%
ROE (Latest)
84.10%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 4,143.08 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.04

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 3,655.2 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,274.67

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.01% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 9,860.35 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,684 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,569.02 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,380.33 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.04

-4What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 87.5%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at USD 5.04

Here's what is working for KLA Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 4,143.08 MM and Grown
In each year 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 3,655.2 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
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Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,274.67
in the last five periods
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The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.04 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 Profit
Highest at USD 1,684 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 1,569.02 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 1,380.33 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.04
in the last five periods
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Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 9,860.35 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
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Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.01% (YoY)
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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

Here's what is not working for KLA Corp.

Dividend per share
Lowest at USD 5.04
in the last five years
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Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
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Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

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