Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC)

Nasdaq: KLIC · Semiconductors & Related Devices · Singapore, SG · filing with the SEC since 1994

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Grade4.6

◀ Past 3.9● Present 5.3▶ Future 4.5

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The grade of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

Nine metrics read from its own filings, by tense

Headline grade

4.6/10

◀ Past3.930% of the headline

● Present5.340% of the headline

▶ Future4.530% of the headline

All three tenses have at least two readings, so the archetype blend applies as printed.

All nine metrics read as filed from the record.

◀ Past

What did they actually do?

3.9/1030% of the headline grade · 3 of 3 filed

Surviving crises

as filed

1.9/10

Has it survived what it has been through?

4 warning events since 2017; the latest 2018-05-30.

weight 33% of this tense · 19th percentile among 99 sector filers · read for itself

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s filings since 2017 show 4 warning events of 3 kinds: a notice about its exchange listing (8-K item 3.01, the latest 2018-05-18); a warning not to rely on past financial statements (8-K item 4.02, 2 times, the latest 2018-05-30); a late-report notice (Form NT 10-K or NT 10-Q, the latest 2018-05-10) (its current reports).

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

Track record

as filed

2.6/10

What has it actually done, year after year?

-2.6% a year over 9 filed years; profitable in 8 of 9.

weight 45% of this tense · 26th percentile among 93 sector filers · read for its customers

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s 9 filed years say what it did: revenue went from $809 million in fiscal 2017 to $654 million in fiscal 2025, down 2.6% a year; it rose in 3 of 8 years; the deepest fall was 57% from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2025; net income was positive in 8 of 9 of those years (its annual reports).

What it rests on

revenue growth over the filed span-2.6%bottom 9% of its family
the share of years revenue rosebottom 8% of its family
the share of filed years with a profittop 34% of its family
the deepest fall from a revenue peak56.9%bottom 20% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

Shareholder treatment

as filed

9.5/10

How has it treated the people who own it?

Share count shrank 4.5% a year. 100% of cash flow returned. Insiders: 14 sales, 0 purchases.

weight 22% of this tense · 95th percentile among 67 sector filers · read for its shareholders

From the record

Over the 3 fiscal years to 2025-10-04, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s diluted share count shrank about 4.5% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 100% of its operating cash flow over 3 years (its filed statements). Its officers and directors filed 14 sales (3 under scheduled 10b5-1 plans) and 0 purchases of their own stock on the open market in the year to 2026-10-19 (their Form 4 filings).

What it rests on

the share count over the yearstop 4% of its family
cash returned against operating cash flowtop 7% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

● Present

What are they doing right now?

5.3/1040% of the headline grade · 3 of 3 filed

Financial health

as filed

6.7/10

Is it financially healthy right now?

ROE 0%: 0¢ of profit per shareholder dollar. Leverage 26%: owes 26¢ per asset dollar.

weight 45% of this tense · 67th percentile among 95 sector filers · read for itself

From the record

Return on equity: in the fiscal year ended 2025-10-04, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. earned about 0 cents of profit for every dollar of shareholders' money, and gross profitability: its products earned about 25 cents per dollar of everything the company owns. Leverage: it owed about 26 cents per dollar of assets, and net share issuance: its share count shrank 4.4% over the year (the filed statements).

What it rests on

what it owes per dollar of assetstop 35% of its family
return on equitybottom 43% of its family
gross profit against assetstop 36% of its family
the share count against the year beforetop 3% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

Industry position

as filed

3.4/10

How strong is its position in its industry?

bottom 34% of 97 in its family; net margin 0%.

weight 33% of this tense · 34th percentile among 97 sector filers · read for its customers

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s standing among 97 graded names in its industry family: revenue of $654 million in fiscal 2025 ranks in the bottom 44% by size; a net margin of 0% ranks in the bottom 49%; revenue growth of -24.2% a year over the last 3 filed years ranks in the bottom 9% (its annual reports).

What it rests on

revenue against the family$654Mbottom 44% of its family
net margin0.0%bottom 49% of its family
three-year revenue growth-24.2%bottom 9% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

Leadership

as filed

5.4/10

What are the people in charge doing?

top 46% of 67 in its family for leadership; chief executive since 2026.

weight 22% of this tense · 54th percentile among 67 sector filers · read for its shareholders

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s leadership, from its insiders' filings and its current reports: the chief executive on the record is Talluri, Rajendra K (CEO, as filed), filing under that title since 2026-09-01, 2 months (bottom 2% of its family); the 13 officers and directors filing in the last fifteen months have been on the record a median of 9.9 years (top 18%); 4 officer or director changes were reported on Form 8-K since 2023-11-13, against the 13 people in charge now (top 23%; fewer changes for each person reads higher) (the Form 4 record, its Form 8-K reports). Years count from a person's first filing in the SEC's data sets, which begin in 2006, so each is a floor.

What it rests on

officer and director changes on Form 8-K, against the people in charge4 in three years among 13 peopletop 23% of its family
the median years the people in charge have filed9.9 yearstop 18% of its family
the chief executive's years on the record2 monthsbottom 2% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

▶ Future

What are they set up to do next?

4.5/1030% of the headline grade · 3 of 3 filed

Room to expand

as filed

6.2/10

How much room does it have to grow?

top 38% of 94 in its family for room to expand.

weight 45% of this tense · 62nd percentile among 94 sector filers · read for itself

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s room to grow, from the newest filed statements (fiscal 2025): cash of $216 million against no long-term debt tagged leaves 19.5% of its assets as net cash, top 31% of its family; cash from operations less capital spending is 14.7% of revenue (top 30%); a gross margin of 42.5% (top 49%); research spending of 22.9% of revenue (top 40%) (its annual report).

What it rests on

cash less debt against assets19.5%top 31% of its family
cash from operations less capital spending against revenue14.7%top 30% of its family
gross margin42.5%top 49% of its family
research spending against revenue22.9%top 40% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

Growth drivers

as filed

2.5/10

What could actually drive growth from here?

bottom 25% of 93 in its family for growth drivers.

weight 33% of this tense · 25th percentile among 93 sector filers · read for its customers

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s growth drivers, from the filed years to fiscal 2025: revenue grew -24.2% a year over the last three filed years against -2.6% over all 9, slowing (bottom 14% of its family); the newest year grew -7.3% (bottom 17%); research spending grew 3% a year (bottom 39%); capital spending grew -9.2% a year (bottom 31%) (its annual reports). Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. reported 5 lines of business in fiscal 2025: Ball Bonding Equipment at $293 million (45%), Aftermarket Products and Services APS at $156 million (24%), Wedge Bonding Equipment at $111 million (17%), and 2 more; 2 of 5 grew against the year before (its annual report).

What it rests on

three-year growth against the whole span-21.5 points a yearbottom 14% of its family
the newest year's revenue growth-7.3%bottom 17% of its family
three-year growth of research spending3.0%bottom 39% of its family
three-year growth of capital spending-9.2%bottom 31% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

Expectations vs reality

as filed

3.7/10

Did its newest year beat what its own record pointed to?

bottom 37% of 88 in its family for expectations against reality.

weight 22% of this tense · 37th percentile among 88 sector filers · read for its shareholders

From the record

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s newest year against its own record: revenue of $654 million in fiscal 2025 came in 35.3% above the $483 million its prior three years' pace pointed to (top 34% of its family); net income of $213 thousand against a prior three-year average of $141 million (bottom 19%); a net margin of 0% against 8.9% before (bottom 27%) (its annual reports).

What it rests on

revenue against the prior three years' pace35.3%top 34% of its family
net income against the prior three years' average-100%bottom 19% of its family
net margin against its prior average-8.9 pointsbottom 27% of its family

A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.

The grade is the company against its own industry, from its filings. It is not a view on the share price. How the grade is made

SI Assistanton KLIC · research, not advice