Kulicke & Soffa Industries vs Photronics
KLIC and PLAB 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 PLAB compare
Kulicke & Soffa Industries is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Photronics ($3.6B against $1.6B).
On earnings, Photronics is cheaper: it trades at 9.7× trailing earnings, against 31.8× for Kulicke & Soffa Industries.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 1.2% for Photronics).
Photronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.0% compared with 12.2% at Kulicke & Soffa Industries.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Photronics does not pay one.
Photronics scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 15 for Kulicke & Soffa Industries), 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 | PLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $1.6B |
| Share price | $69.07 | $27.55 |
| Change, 1 year | 77.1% | 22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 21.0% | 95.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.52 | 1.70 |
| Employees | 2,551 | 1,908 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.8× | 9.7× (better) |
| P/S | 3.8× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 4.0× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.9× | 5.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 87.9× | 14.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 1.75 |
| FCF yield | 1.1% | 6.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $64.04 | $58.44 |
| Margin of safety | −7.9% | 52.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.4% (better) | 1.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.97% | 6.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1845% (better) | 52.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2613% (better) | 61.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −65.6% | 34.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.2% (better) | 33.7% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 22.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 19.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | 12.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.2% | 13.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% (better) | 29.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −2.45 |
| Interest coverage | 837× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.44 | 4.94 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 8.43 (better) | 5.79 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.67% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.7% | 93.4% |
| Held by insiders | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.4M (better) | −$24.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 7.1% |
Go deeper
- KLIC stock overview
- KLIC income statement
- KLIC valuation and score
- PLAB stock overview
- PLAB income statement
- PLAB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.