Kulicke & Soffa Industries vs MACOM Technology Solutions
KLIC and MTSI side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KLIC and MTSI compare
MACOM Technology Solutions is the larger company, worth 4.6 times as much as Kulicke & Soffa Industries ($17.9B against $3.9B).
On earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries is cheaper: it trades at 34.2× trailing earnings, against 74.9× for MACOM Technology Solutions.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 28.4% for MACOM Technology Solutions).
MACOM Technology Solutions keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.7% compared with 12.2% at Kulicke & Soffa Industries.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; MACOM Technology Solutions does not pay one.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 13 for MACOM Technology Solutions), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KLIC | MTSI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.9B | $17.9B |
| Share price | $74.21 | $234.39 |
| Change, 1 year | 86.9% | 53.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 29.4% | 219% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.49 | 1.48 |
| Employees | 2,551 | 2,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.2× (better) | 74.9× |
| P/S | 4.1× (better) | 15.4× |
| P/B | 4.3× (better) | 11.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.8× (better) | 66.9× |
| P/FCF | 94.4× | 87.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.1% | 1.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $65.29 | $123.70 |
| Margin of safety | −13.7% (better) | −89.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.4% (better) | 28.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.97% | 12.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1845% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2613% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −65.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.2% | 56.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 18.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 20.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | 17.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.2% | 17.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% (better) | 15.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.22 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −1.23 |
| Interest coverage | 837× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.44 (better) | 2.34 |
| Altman Z-score | 8.83 | 18.94 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.63% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.7% | 95.9% |
| Held by insiders | 4.0% | 6.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.4M (better) | −$320M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 4.8% |
Go deeper
- KLIC stock overview
- KLIC income statement
- KLIC valuation and score
- MTSI stock overview
- MTSI income statement
- MTSI valuation and score
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