Insider’s View: Deciphering Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc (KLIC)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: KLIC) closed at $44.86 in the last session, down -2.61% from day before closing price of $46.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. KLIC stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.7935.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at KLIC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.05 and its Current Ratio is at 6.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on August 08, 2024, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $45 from $52 previously.

On November 17, 2023, Craig Hallum Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $60.

Craig Hallum Downgraded its Buy to Hold on August 10, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $55.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’24 when Kong Peter T M bought 1,000 shares for $47.51 per share. The transaction valued at 47,510 led to the insider holds 92,072 shares of the business.

Chylak Robert Nestor sold 8,771 shares of KLIC for $429,491 on Feb 14 ’24. The Senior Vice President now owns 24,240 shares after completing the transaction at $48.97 per share. On Dec 14 ’23, another insider, Wong Lester A, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 55,000 shares for $55.51 each. As a result, the insider received 3,052,946 and left with 121,702 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KLIC now has a Market Capitalization of 2445287168 and an Enterprise Value of 1883021184. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.589 whereas that against EBITDA is -582.618.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, KLIC has reached a high of $56.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $38.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.63%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, KLIC traded on average about 529.08K shares per day over the past 3-months and 497340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 56.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.41M. Insiders hold about 3.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.11% stake in the company. Shares short for KLIC as of 1728950400 were 3679061 with a Short Ratio of 6.95, compared to 1726185600 on 3335229. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3679061 and a Short% of Float of 9.9300005.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for KLIC is 0.80, which was 0.79 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017151542The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5.

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