Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.20

Key Points

• Kulicke and Soffa Industries declared a quarterly dividend of $0.205 per share, payable October 7 to shareholders of record on September 17. The dividend offers an annualized yield of approximately 1.0% and marks the company’s seventh consecutive year of annual increases.
• The dividend appears well covered, with a current payout ratio of 53.6% and an expected future payout ratio of 16.5% based on projected earnings of $4.96 per share.
• The company reported strong quarterly results, including EPS of $1.20 versus a $1.06 consensus estimate and revenue growth of 122.6% year over year to $330.41 million. Shares traded down 0.2% to $84.67.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.205 per share by the semiconductor company on Wednesday, October 7th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 17th.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 7 consecutive years. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a payout ratio of 53.6% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries to earn $4.96 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.82 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.5%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ KLIC traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $84.67. 601,348 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 884,508. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $103.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.34. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.02 and a beta of 1.67. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a one year low of $35.02 and a one year high of $135.80.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.14. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 12.18% and a return on equity of 14.39%. The company had revenue of $330.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.50 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.07 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 122.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.278-1.562 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 3.38 EPS for the current year.

About Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Kulicke & Soffa Industries NASDAQ: KLIC is a global supplier of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of advanced die bonding, wire bonding, flip-chip bumping and wafer-level packaging systems. Its solutions support a wide range of applications in consumer electronics, automotive, communications and other high-growth segments within the semiconductor and LED industries.

Key products include precision wire bonders for microelectronic packaging, die attach systems for chip placement, flip-chip bonders for advanced packaging architectures and LED packaging platforms that enable high-volume production of automotive and general-illumination LEDs.

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