FormFactor vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries
FORM 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 FORM and KLIC compare
FormFactor is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Kulicke & Soffa Industries ($7.5B against $3.8B).
On earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries is cheaper: it trades at 33.7× trailing earnings, against 43.7× for FormFactor.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 29.1% for FormFactor).
FormFactor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.7% compared with 12.2% at Kulicke & Soffa Industries.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; FormFactor does not pay one.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 12 for FormFactor), 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 | FORM | KLIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.5B | $3.8B |
| Share price | $95.78 | $73.20 |
| Change, 1 year | 78.9% | 86.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 123% | 28.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.71 | 1.53 |
| Employees | 2,153 | 2,551 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.7× | 33.7× (better) |
| P/S | 7.6× | 4.0× (better) |
| P/B | 6.3× | 4.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 39.5× | 23.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 41.3× (better) | 93.1× |
| PEG | 21.75 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.1% |
| Fair value | $76.22 | $64.63 |
| Margin of safety | −25.7% | −13.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.1% | 44.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.5% (better) | 0.97% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 325% | 1845% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 321% | 2613% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.0% (better) | −65.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.1% | 48.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 18.3% (better) | 13.2% |
| Net margin | 17.7% (better) | 12.2% |
| FCF margin | 18.5% (better) | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% (better) | 13.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.2% | 29.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.14 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 837× |
| Current ratio | 3.68 (better) | 3.44 |
| Altman Z-score | 19.79 (better) | 8.75 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 11.3% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 0.64% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.4% | 92.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.87% | 4.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.9M | −$18.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- FORM stock overview
- FORM income statement
- FORM valuation and score
- KLIC stock overview
- KLIC income statement
- KLIC valuation and score
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