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KLIC

💻 Technology

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

Conservative #258Aggressive #182Low RiskLow 35ML↑ 17pt
$72.75+2.18%
Day High$72.90
Day Low$70.58
Volume0.5M
Mkt Cap$3.8B
52W Low $2752W High $78
Market Cap
$3.7B
P/E Ratio
N/A
Rev Growth
-7.4%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
100.3%
Profit Margin
-9.4%
Sector avg: -110.0%
Debt/Equity
0.04

Why This Score

KLIC scores 61.9 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • Minimal leverage (D/E 0.04) provides financial flexibility and downside protection.
Risk Factors
  • Above-average volatility (11.5%) may not suit conservative risk tolerance.

Minor adjustments (0.0 points) applied. KLIC's rank of #258 primarily reflects its factor profile relative to the conservative weight vector.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score61.9
Fundamental Score55.2
ML Score69.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
66.0
6 Month
73.8
Primary
1 Year
77.7

Quality Assessment

F
Earnings Grade
Weak fundamentals or significant quality concerns
Quality Flags
High accrual ratio (205.3%) — earnings quality concern

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
100
Advancing
Sentiment (2.5%)
56
Neutral
Analyst (6.4%)
57
Neutral
Tradability (post-hoc)
88
Grade A
Base
58.9
SHAP
+2.9
Factors
+1.1
Divergence
-1.0
Final
61.9
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)56.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)94.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)53.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
+2.1% to +6.9%
Medium-term
+3.7% to +10.9%
Long-term
+5.9% to +15.7%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs → ML Score: 69

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score56.8/100
Target Upside-10.3%
Coverage11 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score56.4/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage2 — Advancing
12M Momentum+0.9%
6M Momentum+0.9%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration-1.7%
Momentum ConsistencyStrong (0.98)
Relative Strength vs Sector+87.5%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Strong (5.0)
Momentum Quality+0.868
Momentum BreadthBroad ✓
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
23%
Moderate — watch growth
Sector RevGr Rank
P8
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P78
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P32
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
-0.4σ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 60 relative to sector peers60/100
Machine learning model ranks this stock at the 77th percentileP77
ML model weight reduced to 9% due to macro conditions: market in extended rally phase; yield curve inverted (recession indicator); late-cycle economic indicators detected9% ML weight
SHAP feature alignment: +3.2pt (features align with model priorities)—
Blend: 91% fund (59.9) + 9% ML (75.0) + SHAP(+3.2) = 64.5—
Factor quality: +1.2pt (multi-factor composite)—
Risk assessment: low. Annualized volatility 11.5%Low
Momentum mean-reversion: -0.6pt (91% 12m momentum)—
Market cap adjustment: +0.5 points ($3.7B market cap)+0.5 pts
Conviction penalty: -1.4pt (conviction=35)—
Divergence penalty: -1.0pt (ML 17pt higher)—
Risk Factors
Earnings quality grade F: assessed. Score adjusted by -29 pointsGrade F
Quality concern: Earnings growth (100%) far exceeds revenue growth (-7.4%) — margin expansion may not be sustainable; Earnings/revenue growth ratio of Infinityx — earnings quality suspect; High accrual ratio (205.3%) — earnings quality concernFlag

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology — Rank #63 of 289 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
KLIC61.9N/A-7.4%-9.4%$3.7B
MPWR84.891.721.2%81.0%$57.1B
ZM84.218.03.1%21.7%$27.7B
NVDA80.645.2114.2%55.8%$4.5T
CRUS79.719.16.0%17.5%$7.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$546.0B
IDCC77.431.8-4.0%48.8%$9.7B
CSCO77.127.65.3%18.0%$303.6B
RMBS75.548.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
DBX75.313.91.9%17.7%$6.4B
FSLR75.017.326.7%30.7%$24.2B
SIMO74.79.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
ADI74.374.116.9%20.6%$165.1B
AAPL72.533.16.4%27.0%$3.9T
OLED72.527.012.4%34.3%$5.9B
AMAT72.336.44.4%24.7%$281.7B
Sector Average47.487.814.8%-110.0%—

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Analyst Consensus
Buy11 analysts
Buy: 5Hold: 4Sell: 2
Price Target
$63consensus
Low $55Median $63High $70
-14.1% to consensus target

Company Overviewvia FMP

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through two segments, Capital Equipment, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company manufactures and sells advanced displays; die-transfer, flip-chip, and TCB advanced packaging products; ball bonder, die-attach, electronics assembly, lithography, wafer-level bonder, and wedge bonder products; consumables, such as capillaries, dicing blades, and wedge bonds; and auto offline programming, KNet PLUS, and new product introduction/manufacturing execution system software products. It also services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment. The company serves semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.

CEO
Lester A. Wong
Employees
2,677
Beta
1.62
Industry
Semiconductors
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
76.1
Overbought
Trend
Bullish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-6.1%
High: $77.5
From 52W Low
+173.2%
Low: $26.63
Moving Averages
10-Day
$71.30
Above
20-Day
$67.20
Above
50-Day
$57.90
Above
200-Day
$42.70
Above
60-Day Support
$44.43
60-Day Resistance
$77.5
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 2 — AdvancingScore: 90/100

Stock is in an uptrend above the 200-day moving average. This is the stage where institutional accumulation typically occurs. The 50-day SMA provides support.

Favorable technical position; 50-day SMA acts as support
Price vs 200 SMA
+70.4%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
+17.74%
Rising
Volume Ratio
0.98x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
65
Confidence: 90%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025
Revenue$200M$178M$148M$162M
Gross Profit$99M$81M$69M$40M
Operating Income$19M$888,000$-6M$-85M
Net Income$17M$6M$-3M$-85M
EPS (Diluted)$0.32$0.12$-0.06$-1.59
Gross Margin49.4%45.7%46.7%24.9%
Operating Margin9.7%0.5%-4.1%-52.3%
Net Margin8.4%3.6%-2.2%-52.2%

Why This Stock

Technology

Tradability FilterGrade A — 88/100Score impact: -7.4pt

Volume
91
772K avg/day
Dollar Vol
100
$53M/day
Float
80
50M shares
Mkt Cap
64
$3.7B
Range
100
191% spread
Composite Liquidity Score88/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$42.28$75.2956.2%Wide
2022$35.95$65.7058.5%Wide
2023$40.20$60.2039.8%Wide
2024$38.20$56.7139%Wide
2025$26.63$50.1961.3%Wide
3-Year Range
77.3%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.5x dampening
revenue decline

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
96.5%
Outstanding Shares
52M
Bid-Ask Spread
191.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.