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Kulicke & Soffa Industries

KLICAbove value

Held by 3 superinvestors.

Price$85.13
Holders3
Total value$15.8M

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

as of 2025-10-04

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-07-04 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

Revenue growth
-7.4%
Net margin
0.0%
ROE
0.0%
FCF margin
14.7%
Revenue $623.2M → $654.1M · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

Above fair value

$22/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$85
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$22

Central IV

$22

Optimistic top

$31

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC): Two methods value the business — a conservative owner-earnings DCF and a growth-credited Greenwald estimate, $22–$31 / sh. Today’s price sits above both (price $85 as of 2026-08-20).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

  • Recent earnings are below the multi-year average, so the band uses the lower run-rate.

Revenue growth 0% (history declining, capped at zero) · moat 10 yr · discount 10.6% · Zero-growth downside $22

Price as of 2026-08-20 · yahoo · DGS10 4.7% @ 2026-08-19.

Method & numbers

Model cautions

  • The two methods’ midpoints differ materially — growth assumptions warrant review (over 20%).

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $19.70 – $25.84 · Greenwald $31.03 – $31.03 (neutral $31.03) · zero-growth base $31.03 · reproduction $22.00

Moat Franchise (moat) · terminal value 37% of present value · owner-earnings yield 3% vs 10Y 4.7%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$26.64 – $31.03 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: TTM 2026-07-04, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 87% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).

Buffett owner-earnings value$21.49 – $26.27 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: TTM 2026-07-04, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Net income is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized owner earnings anchored to the latest year — no peak-earnings capitalization (audit #2). Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 87% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied (net cash or debt within the no-charge range).

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $837.76M + capitalized R&D $337.51M（FY 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022） = $22.00 / sh. Reproduction value = tangible net assets (equity − goodwill − intangibles) + capitalized R&D (5y straight-line), ÷ diluted shares.

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.

Assumes a narrow moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 10 years.

Growth value: if the moat holds for 10 yr at ROIIC ≈ -767%, $0.00–$0.00 / sh (neutral $0.00). Conservative, not a forecast.

Window TTM 2026-07-04, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 9% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 0% (history declining → capped at 0) · OE FY TTM 2026-07-04, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.15%–12.00% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, as of 2026-08-19). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp. Two-method midpoint gap 32%.

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-07-04 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

3 holders · $15.8M combined · this quarter +1 opened / -0 exited

This quarter1 opened1 added
Holders 1 → 2 · last 8q

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is held by 3 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $15.8M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Ray Dalio, where it makes up 0.0% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include Robert Olstein (0.9% of its book) and Lee Ainslie (0.0% of its book).

Over the latest quarter, 1 of the tracked filers opened a new position in KLIC, 1 added to existing ones, 0 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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