Kulicke & Soffa Industries vs Semtech
KLIC and SMTC 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 SMTC compare
Semtech is the larger company, worth 3.0 times as much as Kulicke & Soffa Industries ($10.7B against $3.6B).
On earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries is cheaper: it trades at 31.8× trailing earnings, against 75.9× for Semtech.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 17.8% for Semtech).
Semtech keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.1% compared with 12.2% at Kulicke & Soffa Industries.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Semtech does not pay one.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for Semtech), 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 | SMTC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $10.7B |
| Share price | $69.07 | $114.59 |
| Change, 1 year | 77.1% | 59.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 21.0% | 24.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.52 | 1.84 |
| Employees | 2,551 | 1,920 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.8× (better) | 75.9× |
| P/S | 3.8× (better) | 9.1× |
| P/B | 4.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.9× (better) | 116× |
| P/FCF | 87.9× | 55.4× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.1% | 1.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $64.04 | $39.48 |
| Margin of safety | −7.9% (better) | −190% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.4% (better) | 17.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.97% | 12.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1845% (better) | 546% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2613% (better) | 421% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −65.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.2% | 52.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 13.2% (better) | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 13.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | 16.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.06 |
| Interest coverage | 837× (better) | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 3.44 (better) | 1.70 |
| Altman Z-score | 8.43 (better) | 8.06 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.67% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.7% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 4.1% | 0.51% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.4M (better) | −$18.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- KLIC stock overview
- KLIC income statement
- KLIC valuation and score
- SMTC stock overview
- SMTC income statement
- SMTC valuation and score
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