Kulicke and Soffa Industries, I — Earnings Quality Grade C
KLIC · Technology
Some red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 102 days, change +2 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue -7.4%, CFFO 265.9%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -9.9% vs COGS -14.0%. Normal
CapEx growth 6.5% vs revenue -7.4%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 60.3%. Normal
Gross margin 42.5%, change +4.4pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO far exceeds NI (ratio 533.2x). Non-cash charges depressing profits
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 452.40
Accruals ratio = -10.3%. Low accruals
Cash $0.5B covers debt $0.0B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.1B = 9% of equity. Manageable
Interest coverage = -294.0x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets -59.5% vs revenue -7.4%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -35% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -3.16 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25