Diodes vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries
DIOD 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 DIOD and KLIC compare
Diodes and Kulicke & Soffa Industries are about the same size, with market caps of $4.0B and $3.6B.
On earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries is cheaper: it trades at 31.8× trailing earnings, against 35.0× for Diodes.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 24.2% for Diodes).
Kulicke & Soffa Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.2% compared with 6.5% at Diodes.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Diodes does not pay one.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 12 for Diodes), 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 | DIOD | KLIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.0B | $3.6B |
| Share price | $87.25 | $69.07 |
| Change, 1 year | 86.6% | 77.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −20.7% | 21.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.60 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 7,989 | 2,551 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 35.0× | 31.8× (better) |
| P/S | 2.3× (better) | 3.8× |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 4.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.1× | 21.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 32.5× (better) | 87.9× |
| FCF yield | 3.1% (better) | 1.1% |
| Fair value | $73.32 | $64.04 |
| Margin of safety | −19.0% | −7.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.2% | 44.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% (better) | 0.97% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 80.0% | 1845% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 80.4% | 2613% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −5.3% (better) | −65.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% | 48.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 13.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 12.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% | 13.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.4% | 29.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −4.42 | – |
| Interest coverage | 41.4× | 837× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.07 | 3.44 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.38 | 8.43 (better) |
| 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 | 0.00% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.5% | 92.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 4.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.5M (better) | −$18.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- DIOD stock overview
- DIOD income statement
- DIOD 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.