Kulicke & Soffa Industries (Kulicke & Soffa Industries) Net-Net Working Capital

: $11.34 (As of Dec. 2023)

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In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.34.

The industry rank for Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

KLIC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
77.46% of 528 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 8.29 vs KLIC: 4.06

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Net-Net Working Capital

7.51

7.12

10.22

12.36

11.75

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital																11.97	11.17	11.26	11.75	11.34

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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 Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

	Net-Net Working Capital		(A: Sep. 2023 )
=	(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(759.402	+	0.75 * 158.601	+	0.5 * 217.304	-	325.216
-	0	-	0)	/	56.31
=	11.75

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Net-Net Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(709.66	+	0.75 * 184.4	+	0.5 * 236.558	-	325.475
-	0	-	0)	/	56.495
=	11.34

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NAS:KLIC) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.

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

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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Address

1005 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19034

Website

https://www.kns.com

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