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

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) 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) 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.