Kulicke & Soffa Industries (Kulicke & Soffa Industries) GF Value Rank

: 3 (As of Today)

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Kulicke & Soffa Industries has the GF Value Rank of 3.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Kulicke & Soffa Industries's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kulicke & Soffa Industries's GF Value Rank falls into.

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

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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KU1:Germany

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