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How Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. stacks up
KLIC · against 391 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
77/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #105 of 392 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score54 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including KLIC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 77?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 72% of peers. Operating margin: 13.2% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 18.3% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 82% of peers. Return on assets: 8.8% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KLIC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KLIC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 370 reported | 18.3% | 9.1% | 72% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 389 reported | 13.2% | 7.9% | 67% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 381 reported | 8.8% | 3.7% | 80% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 374 reported | 13.2% | 10.4% | 62% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 392 reported | 52.6% | 36.5% | 74% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KLIC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 2 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 99 | 483.8B INR (≈$5.8B) | 78 | 62 | |
| 105 | 90.9B TWD (≈$2.8B) | 77 | 59 | |
| 105 | 761.3B JPY (≈$5.2B) | 77 | 76 | |
| 105 | 6.5B USD | 77 | 64 | |
| 105 | 3.8B USD | 77 | 74 | |
| 105 | 2.3B USD | 77 | 79 | |
| 110 | 475.2B JPY (≈$3.2B) | 76 | 78 | |
| 110 | 3.1B EUR (≈$3.4B) | 76 | 56 | |
| 110 | 2.0B EUR (≈$2.2B) | 76 | 53 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score