Kulicke & Soffa Industries vs Tower Semiconductor
KLIC and TSEM 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 TSEM compare
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 9.1% for Tower Semiconductor).
Tower Semiconductor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.1% compared with 12.2% at Kulicke & Soffa Industries.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Tower Semiconductor does not pay one.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 7 for Tower Semiconductor), 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 | TSEM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.9B | – |
| Share price | $74.21 | $166.48 |
| Change, 1 year | 86.9% | 99.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 29.4% | 373% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.49 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 2,551 | 1,296 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.2× | – |
| P/S | 4.1× | – |
| P/B | 4.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 94.4× | – |
| FCF yield | 1.1% | – |
| Fair value | $65.29 | – |
| Margin of safety | −13.7% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.4% (better) | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.97% | 4.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1845% (better) | 6.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2613% (better) | 4.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −65.6% | 20.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.2% (better) | 23.2% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% (better) | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 14.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.3% (better) | −3.1% |
| Return on equity | 13.2% (better) | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% (better) | 10.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.18 |
| Interest coverage | 837× (better) | 53.1× |
| Current ratio | 3.44 | 4.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 8.83 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| 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% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.7% | 56.2% |
| Held by insiders | 4.0% | 0.75% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.4M (better) | −$60.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- KLIC stock overview
- KLIC income statement
- KLIC valuation and score
- TSEM stock overview
- TSEM income statement
- TSEM valuation and score
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