Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.36% and Operating profit at -190.64% over the last 5 years

INTEREST(HY) At USD 0.07 MM has Grown at 78.95%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD -0.12 MM has Fallen at -100.52%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -3.29 MM has Fallen at -118.32%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -12.79% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

-5.54%

-0.09

44.06%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

2.36%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-190.64%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.67

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.73

Tax Ratio

46.63%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

44.78%

ROE (avg)

17.35%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.92

EV to EBIT

-154.08

EV to EBITDA

273.77

EV to Capital Employed

6.75

EV to Sales

2.83

PEG Ratio

0.01

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-4.38%

ROE (Latest)

8.31%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

8What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.09% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 41.83 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -62.1 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.27 times

-18What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 0.07 MM has Grown at 78.95%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -0.12 MM has Fallen at -100.52%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -3.29 MM has Fallen at -118.32%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 148.41 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 1,138 MM

Here's what is working for Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -62.1 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 2.27 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.09% (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 Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -0.12 MM has Fallen at -100.52%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 22.65 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -3.29 MM has Fallen at -118.32%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 17.95 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 0.07 MM has Grown at 78.95%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 148.41 MM and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 148.41 MM has Fallen at -14.1%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 172.77 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 1,138 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)