Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, chip equipment maker Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC 2.06%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Kulicke & Soffa and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Kulicke & Soffa facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Singapore (1951) |
Market Cap |
$926.9 million |
Industry |
Semiconductor equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$791.0 million |
Management |
CEO Bruno Guilmart (since 2010) CFO Jonathan Chou (since 2010) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
39.5% |
Cash/Debt |
$440.2 million / $0 |
Competitors |
ASM Pacific Technology BE Semiconductor Industries SHINKAWA |
On CAPS, 96% of the 333 members who have rated Kulicke & Soffa believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, FoolSolo, tapped the stock as a particularly attractive bargain opportunity:
I just don't get why [Kulicke & Soffa] is so cheap. The fundamentals are very compelling; P/E 5.75 ... Zero Debt, while they are maintaining a gross margin of 46.5%. And despite these numbers they are currently trading at $12.30. ... For such a healthy and fundamentally strong company, especially in this tech recession, these guys look like a great value, and hopefully not a value trap.
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