KLA-Tencor Corporation

Company Profile

KLA-Tencor Corporation had its IPO on 1980-10-08 under the ticker symbol KLAC.

The company operates in the Technology sector and Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. KLA-Tencor Corporation has a staff strength of 14,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of KLA-Tencor Corporation opened at $389.9 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-19.

The stocks traded within a range of $382.77 - $391.72, and closed at $387.75.

This is a -0.55% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 3,033,500 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of KLA-Tencor Corporation have increased by +2.45%.

KLA-Tencor Corporation's Key Ratios

KLA-Tencor Corporation has a market cap of $53.98 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 36.2941 and a price to sales ratio of 5.5342.

In the last 12-months KLA-Tencor Corporation’s revenue was $10.48 billion with a gross profit of $5.62 billion and an EBITDA of $4.58 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures KLA-Tencor Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, KLA-Tencor Corporation’s operating margin was 39.84% while its return on assets stood at 20.55% with a return of equity of 106.49%.

In Q4, KLA-Tencor Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 46.3% while revenue growth was a positive 26.8%.

KLA-Tencor Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

14.5985

Trailing PE

15.2417

PEG

1.5946

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $25.44 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 14.5985 and a PEG multiple of 1.5946. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into KLA-Tencor Corporation’s profitability.

KLA-Tencor Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.8459 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.4197. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.5342.

KLA-Tencor Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $4.7 per share, indicating a yield of 1.4% and a payout ratio of 19.5%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$13.73 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.48 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-241405000.00

Capital Expenditure

$93.64 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

19.5%

KLA-Tencor Corporation ended 2023 with $13.73 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $13.73 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.60 billion.

KLA-Tencor Corporation ended 2023 with $559.35 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.48 billion in other current liabilities, 1982360000.00 in common stock, $670.00 million in retained earnings and $2.28 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.57 billion and cash and short-term investments were $2.87 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $31,591,000 while long-term debt stood at $6.11 billion.

KLA-Tencor Corporation’s total current assets stands at $8.13 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $1.29 billion. Its net receivables were $2.40 billion compared to accounts payable of $530.41 million and inventory worth $2.54 billion.

In 2023, KLA-Tencor Corporation's operating cash flow was $-241405000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $93.64 million.

Comparatively, KLA-Tencor Corporation paid $0.20 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$387.75

52-Week High

$428.0771

52-Week Low

$248.514

Analyst Target Price

$432.05

KLA-Tencor Corporation stock is currently trading at $387.75 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $428.0771 and a 52-week low of $428.0771. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $432.05.

Its 50-day moving average was $395.95 and 200-day moving average was $356.89 The short ratio stood at 2.13 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 26.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9239.3% are held by institutions.