KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
KLIC · Semiconductors & Related Devices · 52.3M shares · -3%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $46M (gross $69M, SBC $23M)
Reference price $121.71 · est. market cap ~$6.4B — last insider sale, 2026-06-18 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C56Semiconductor-assembly-equipment maker at cyclical breakeven, supported by strong liquidity and positive free cash flow.
Strengths
- Strong liquidity and positive FCF — current ratio 4.79 (75th), FCF $96.4M (57th), FCF margin 14.7%
- Healthy gross margin — 42.5% (47th)
Risks
- Cyclical trough — revenue -7.4% (16th), net income -100.3% (18th) — essentially breakeven
- Near-zero operating margin — -0.5% (44th)
- Demand tied to volatile semiconductor assembly capex — qualitative (per 10-K)
Notable findings
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $511M cash & investments
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -3%/yr over 4y
- Notable holderHeld by 6 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, FMR LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +3 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- New fund positionNotable fund(s) opened this quarter: Bridgewater Associates, LP
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 12 open-market sale(s) by 7 insider(s) (cluster of 7 insiders, ~$18M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
42.5%
Operating margin
-0.5%
Net margin
0.0%
Return on equity
0.0%
Return on assets
0.0%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
21.5%
Current ratio
4.8×
Free cash flow
$96M
EBITDA
$15M
Tangible book value
$746M
Cash & investments
$511M
Stock comp / revenue
4.4%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Wong Lester A | Sell | 60K | $121.71 |
| 2026-06-12 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Sell | 15K | $113.72 |
| 2026-06-11 | Kong Peter T M | Sell | 1.6K | $110.00 |
| 2026-05-20 | Yeo Mui Sung | Sell | 20K | $100.00 |
| 2026-05-11 | Lim Zi Yao | Sell | 1.5K | $102.98 |
| 2026-04-06 | Milzcik Gregory F | Grant | 675 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Grant | 675 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Dignam Denise | Grant | 675 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Yeo Mui Sung | Grant | 675 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 675 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Olson Jon A | Grant | 675 | — |
| 2026-02-25 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Sell | 9.4K | $72.19 |
| 2026-02-13 | Yeo Mui Sung | Sell | 19K | $71.98 |
| 2026-02-10 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Sell | 7.1K | $73.28 |
| 2026-02-09 | Lim Zi Yao | Sell | 1.0K | $71.54 |
| 2026-02-05 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Sell | 40K | $60.98 |
| 2026-01-22 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Sell | 200 | $60.00 |
| 2026-01-12 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Sell | 30K | $56.53 |
| 2026-01-05 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Grant | 876 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Dignam Denise | Grant | 876 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Yeo Mui Sung | Grant | 876 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 876 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Olson Jon A | Grant | 876 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Milzcik Gregory F | Grant | 876 | — |
| 2025-12-18 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Gift | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-12-18 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Gift | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-12-08 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Sell | 5.0K | $50.07 |
| 2025-12-02 | Lim Zi Yao | Sell | 1.0K | $45.00 |
| 2025-12-01 | Wong Lester A | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Wong Lester A | Option exercise | 356 | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Option exercise | 142 | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Tax withheld | 41 | $39.03 |
| 2025-11-20 | Chong Chan Pin | Option exercise | 174 | — |
| 2025-11-20 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Option exercise | 166 | — |
| 2025-11-20 | CHEN FUSEN ERNIE | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Tax withheld | 674 | $39.74 |
| 2025-10-14 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Option exercise | 5.1K | — |
| 2025-10-14 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Tax withheld | 675 | $40.05 |
| 2025-10-14 | Wong Lester A | Option exercise | 11K | — |
| 2025-10-14 | CHEN FUSEN ERNIE | Option exercise | 59K | — |
| 2025-10-14 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $40.05 |
| 2025-10-14 | Chong Chan Pin | Option exercise | 5.4K | — |
| 2025-10-14 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Option exercise | 4.4K | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Lim Zi Yao | Grant | 7.6K | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Grant | 8.0K | — |
| 2025-10-13 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Grant | 8.6K | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Wong Lester A | Grant | 9.5K | — |
| 2025-10-11 | Chylak Robert Nestor | Tax withheld | 610 | $38.18 |
| 2025-10-06 | Dignam Denise | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Yeo Mui Sung | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Olson Jon A | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-10-06 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Milzcik Gregory F | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-08-12 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN | Sell | 30K | $37.07 |
| 2025-07-01 | Yeo Mui Sung | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Olson Jon A | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-07-01 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Milzcik Gregory F | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Dignam Denise | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Dignam Denise | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Milzcik Gregory F | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Olson Jon A | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Yeo Mui Sung | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Dignam Denise | Grant | 956 | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Milzcik Gregory F | Grant | 956 | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Kong Peter T M | Grant | 956 | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Lim Chin Hu | Grant | 956 | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Olson Jon A | Grant | 956 | — |
| 2025-01-02 | RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY | Grant | 956 | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Yeo Mui Sung | Grant | 956 | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-05 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-04 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-19 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-28 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-14 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-08-06 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-06-09 | 1.025.03Exhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-04-04 | 0000056978-26-000020 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-06 | 2026-05-06 | 0000056978-26-000018 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-04 | 0000056978-26-000014 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-02-05 | 2026-01-03 | 0000056978-26-000012 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-04 | 2026-02-04 | 0000056978-26-000010 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2025-11-20 | 2025-10-04 | 0000056978-25-000081 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-19 | 0000056978-25-000078 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-28 | 2025-10-28 | 0000056978-25-000076 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-14 | 2025-10-08 | 0000056978-25-000074 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-06 | 2025-06-28 | 0000056978-25-000071 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-06 | 2025-08-06 | 0000056978-25-000070 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-06-09 | 2025-06-05 | 0000056978-25-000061 ↗ |