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Kulicke & Soffa Industries (Kulicke & Soffa Industries) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kulicke & Soffa Industries Financial Strength?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 76.95. Kulicke & Soffa Industries's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07. As of today, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Altman Z-Score is 7.57.


Competitive Comparison of Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Financial Strength

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.7 Mil.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.693/-0.022
=76.95

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(6.697 + 41.72) / 684.756
=0.07

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has a Z-score of 7.57, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7.57 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kulicke & Soffa Industries  (NAS:KLIC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Kulicke & Soffa Industries (Kulicke & Soffa Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1005 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19034
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in designing, manufacturing, and selling capital equipment and expendable tools that are used for assembling semiconductor devices. The company has four reportable segments which includes Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services. Its Ball Bonding Equipment segment which generates the majority of the revenue for the company includes results of the company from the design, development, manufacture and sale of ball bonding equipment and wafer level bonding equipment. The majority of its customers are located in the Asia-pacific region.
Executives
Lester A Wong officer: Senior Vice President 23A, SERANGOON NORTH AVE 5, #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369
Nelson Munpun Wong officer: Vice President 23A, SERANGOON NORTH AVE 5, #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369
Stephen Ray Drake officer: Vice President 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5 #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369
Fusen Ernie Chen director 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Robert Nestor Chylak officer: Vice President 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Denise Dignam director C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Chan Pin Chong officer: Senior Vice President 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369
Chin Hu Lim director 23A, SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369
Zamir Shai Soloveizik officer: Vice President 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369
Jon A Olson director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Gregory F Milzcik director 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
David Jeffrey Richardson director LSI LOGIC CORP, 1621 BARBER LANE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Kong Peter T M director KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC., 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FT. WASHINGTON PA 19034
Brian R Bachman director 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Thiam Hong Lim officer: Vice President 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01, SINGAPORE U0 554369

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