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 0.46 times
2
With a growth in Net Sales of 2.66%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
- The company has declared positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 4,766.35 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 16.5 %
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.56
3
With ROCE of 84.75%, it has a attractive valuation with a 48.66 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 94.26%, its profits have risen by 38% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.7
4
High Institutional Holdings at 93.04%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 2.19% over the previous quarter.
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 94.26% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to KLA Corp. should be less than 10%
- 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.
94.26%
1.44
48.22%
S&P 500
17.45%
0.90
19.38%
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
93.04%
ROCE (avg)
68.53%
ROE (avg)
94.56%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
68
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
63.23
EV to EBIT
57.41
EV to EBITDA
53.36
EV to Capital Employed
48.66
EV to Sales
24.54
PEG Ratio
1.70
Dividend Yield
0.33%
ROCE (Latest)
84.75%
ROE (Latest)
93.66%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 4,766.35 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 16.5 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 5.56
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 2,059.59
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.06% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 9,891.06 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.59 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 3,294.95 MM
-1What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 44.02 %
Here's what is working for KLA Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 4,766.35 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,059.59
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 16.5 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.56 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,294.95 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 9,891.06 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.59 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.06% (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
Here's what is not working for KLA Corp.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 44.02 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales






