Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.21 (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.205 per share by the semiconductor company on Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 7 years. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a payout ratio of 53.6% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Kulicke and Soffa Industries to earn $3.69 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 22.2%.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KLIC traded down $2.96 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $105.61. 909,676 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 765,419. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 101.55 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $82.42 and a 200 day moving average of $64.35. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a 12 month low of $31.32 and a 12 month high of $109.88.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $242.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $228.75 million. Kulicke and Soffa Industries had a net margin of 7.16% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.52) EPS. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.000- EPS. On average, analysts predict that Kulicke and Soffa Industries will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal 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.