KLAC · Verdict

A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.

• ▼ P/E 39.6 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 14.6 to 82.4)
• ▼ P/E 39.6 vs peer median 34.6 — more expensive than peers
• ▼ P/S 14.2 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 4.0 to 29.3)
• ▼ P/S 14.2 vs peer median 10.0 — more expensive than peers
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 31.5 — expensive for this stock (over 4 y: from 15.7 to 63.6)
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 31.5 vs peer median 26.6 — more expensive than peers
• ▼ FCF yield 1.8% — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 0.9% to 7.2%)
• ▲ Forward P/E 22.3 is below the current one — earnings growth expected

• ▲ Piotroski 7/9 — strong financial health
• ▲ ROE 91% — high return on equity
• ▲ Net margin rose: 32.3% → 35.6%
• ▲ Debt / equity 0.97 — moderate debt
• ▲ Free cash flow positive every year

• ▲ Revenue grows 14.4% per year (5 y)
• ▲ Earnings per share grows 22.3% per year (5 y)
• ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +5.7% in 90 days

• ▼ Over 6 mo weaker than its sector (XLK) by 22%
• ▼ Price below SMA200 — long-term downtrend
• ▼ SMA50 below SMA200 — trend down
• ▲ Over a year +30% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market

• ▼ Volatility 61% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
• ▼ Max drawdown in the period -52% — deep

• ▲ Consensus of 26 analysts — buy
• ▲ Mean analyst target +38% from the current price
• ▲ Insiders buying over 6 mo

• ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
• ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend