Bel Fuse vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries
BELFA and KLIC 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 BELFA and KLIC compare
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 25.3% for Bel Fuse).
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Bel Fuse does not pay one.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 9 for Bel Fuse), 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 | BELFA | KLIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $3.6B |
| Share price | $176.88 | $69.07 |
| Change, 1 year | 34.6% | 77.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 1061% | 21.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 321 | 2,551 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 31.8× |
| P/S | – | 3.8× |
| P/B | – | 4.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 21.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 87.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 1.1% |
| Fair value | – | $64.04 |
| Margin of safety | – | −7.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 25.3% | 44.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | 0.97% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 1845% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 2613% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −65.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.5% | 48.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 15.9% (better) | 13.2% |
| Net margin | – | 12.2% |
| FCF margin | 9.9% (better) | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 13.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.5% | 29.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.11 | – |
| Interest coverage | 10.8× | 837× (better) |
| Current ratio | 4.48 (better) | 3.44 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 8.43 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| 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% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.6% | 92.7% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.2M (better) | −$18.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- BELFA stock overview
- BELFA income statement
- BELFA valuation and score
- KLIC stock overview
- KLIC income statement
- KLIC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.