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Kulicke & Soffa Industries (FRA:KU1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.89 (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-18), Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current share price is €30.11. Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €15.96. Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:KU1' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.67   Med: 2.75   Max: 6.05
Current: 2.05

During the past years, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.05. The lowest was 1.67. And the median was 2.75.

FRA:KU1's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
51.27% of 710 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.085 vs FRA:KU1: 2.05

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €15.073. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €15.96 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* 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.

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.01 2.91 2.64 2.71 1.89

Competitive Comparison of Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=30.11/15.96
=1.89

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=15.073/134.9266*134.9266
=15.073

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 9.487 100.684 12.714
201509 9.621 100.392 12.931
201512 9.831 99.792 13.292
201603 9.735 100.470 13.074
201606 10.059 101.688 13.347
201609 10.116 101.861 13.400
201612 10.964 101.863 14.523
201703 11.259 102.862 14.769
201706 11.114 103.349 14.510
201709 10.996 104.136 14.247
201712 10.177 104.011 13.202
201803 10.226 105.290 13.104
201806 11.103 106.317 14.091
201809 11.235 106.507 14.233
201812 11.336 105.998 14.430
201903 11.149 107.251 14.026
201906 10.917 108.070 13.630
201909 11.054 108.329 13.768
201912 10.949 108.420 13.626
202003 10.952 108.902 13.569
202006 10.750 108.767 13.335
202009 10.454 109.815 12.845
202012 10.698 109.897 13.135
202103 11.733 111.754 14.166
202106 13.033 114.631 15.340
202109 15.032 115.734 17.525
202112 17.125 117.630 19.643
202203 17.364 121.301 19.314
202206 19.521 125.017 21.068
202209 21.121 125.227 22.757
202212 19.583 125.222 21.101
202303 19.515 127.348 20.676
202306 19.113 128.729 20.033
202309 19.545 129.860 20.308
202312 18.849 129.419 19.651
202403 16.703 131.776 17.102
202406 16.497 132.554 16.792
202409 15.794 133.029 16.019
202412 17.351 133.157 17.582
202503 15.073 134.927 15.073

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Kulicke & Soffa Industries  (FRA:KU1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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.

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