Down 26% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%.
−1Long-term trend
KLIC's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 8.
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| The company | Sales up 44% on the year |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 14 |
“U.S. chip stocks rebound sharply after Thursday's brutal selloff”
KLIC closed +7.0% that day.
Tue Dec 15: Headgate Partners 15th Annual NYC…Industry event · date confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed +7.8% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
KLIC is #15 of 84 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: KLIC -0.7%, ACMR +6.1%, VECO +3.4%, ACLS -3.3%.
Expected to report Wed Nov 18, after the close (in 9 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
KLIC's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Net revenue | about $375 million +/- $20 million |
Sales grew 1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.82 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | -4.8% | -3.4% | +1.4% |
| May 6, 2026 | +13.0% | +4.7% | +11.2% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | +3.0% | +19.3% | +34.5% |
Sales grew in two of the last seven years, to $654M in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.
RSI 32.3, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 104% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.82 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $42.9M a year |
| Free cash flow | $41.1M |
4 insiders sold $11.2M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: KLIC is under 0.1% of FTEC, under 0.1% of VGT, and under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in designing, manufacturing, and selling capital equipment and expendable tools that are used for assembling semiconductor devices. The company has four reportable segments, which include Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services. Its Ball Bonding Equipment segment which generates the majority of the revenue for the company includes results of the company from the design, development, manufacture and sale of ball bonding equipment and wafer level bonding equipment. The majority of its customers are located in the Asia-pacific region.
“The market for semiconductor equipment and packaging materials products is intensely competitive.”
KLIC scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #15 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 26% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
KLIC scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #15 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind KLIC's 8.
4 insiders sold $11.2M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Lester A. Wong, Interim CEO and CFO, who sold $7.3M on Jun 18. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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