Kulicke & Soffa Industries (STU:KU1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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STU:KU1 Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc STU:KU1
81 GF Score
Price €72.50
GF Value €67.75
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries  (STU: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.


Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Kulicke & Soffa Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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* 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 1.86 2.14 2.44 3.47 7.10

STU:KU1 vs AXTI, ACLS, ACMR: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs 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.


STU:KU1
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc STU:KU1
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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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=15.242/333.9520*333.9520
=15.242

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 10.191 241.428 14.097
201612 10.965 241.432 15.167
201703 11.259 243.801 15.422
201706 10.948 244.955 14.926
201709 11.086 246.819 15.000
201712 10.112 246.524 13.698
201803 10.252 249.554 13.719
201806 11.109 251.989 14.722
201809 11.287 252.439 14.932
201812 11.282 251.233 14.997
201903 11.219 254.202 14.739
201906 10.832 256.143 14.122
201909 11.167 256.759 14.524
201912 10.838 256.974 14.085
202003 11.030 258.115 14.271
202006 10.778 257.797 13.962
202009 10.501 260.280 13.473
202012 10.637 260.474 13.638
202103 11.885 264.877 14.984
202106 13.241 271.696 16.275
202109 15.259 274.310 18.577
202112 17.016 278.802 20.382
202203 17.188 287.504 19.965
202206 19.738 296.311 22.245
202209 21.346 296.808 24.017
202212 19.438 296.797 21.871
202303 19.231 301.836 21.277
202306 18.980 305.109 20.774
202309 19.701 307.789 21.376
202312 18.608 306.746 20.258
202403 16.811 312.332 17.975
202406 16.569 314.175 17.612
202409 15.706 315.301 16.635
202412 17.545 315.605 18.565
202503 15.085 319.799 15.753
202506 13.623 322.561 14.104
202509 13.466 324.800 13.845
202512 13.426 324.054 13.836
202603 14.223 330.213 14.384
202606 15.242 333.952 15.242

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.

Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries (STU:KU1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kulicke & Soffa Industries stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €72.50 is trading 7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €67.75. GuruFocus considers Kulicke & Soffa Industries to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:KU1:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €67.75 vs. price of €72.50 (7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 4 warning signs

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Business Description

Other Exchanges KLIC:USA
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 include 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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€72.50
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€67.75
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