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Kulicke and Soffa Industries Q1 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q1 2026 earnings summary5 Feb, 2026
Executive summary
Q1 2026 revenue reached $199.6M, up 12.4% sequentially and 20.2% year-over-year, driven by strong demand in General Semiconductor, Memory, Ball Bonding Equipment, and APS, with robust customer sentiment and high utilization across key markets.
Net income for Q1 2026 was $16.8M, with non-GAAP net income at $23.1M and non-GAAP EPS at $0.44.
Data center demand, technology transitions, and investments in Power Semiconductor, Advanced Dispense, and Advanced Packaging contributed to growth and improved market reach.
Management highlighted improved FY26 visibility, ongoing production ramp, and strong new solution demand.
Gross profit rose 13.6% to $99.0M, with gross margin at 49.6%, down 280 bps year-over-year due to less favorable product mix.
Financial highlights
Gross margin for Q1 2026 was 49.6%, with non-GAAP operating margin at 12.6% and GAAP net margin at 8.4%.
Non-GAAP net income was $23.1M, and diluted EPS was $0.32 (GAAP) and $0.44 (non-GAAP).
Operating expenses (non-GAAP) were $74.2M, and total operating expense was $81.1M GAAP.
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $481.1M, representing 43.2% of total assets.
Adjusted free cash flow was negative $11.6M for Q1 2026, with operating cash flow at $(8.9)M.
Outlook and guidance
Q2 2026 revenue expected at $230M +/- $10M, with gross margin at 49% and non-GAAP EPS at $0.67 +/- 10%.
Non-GAAP operating expenses projected at $73M; GAAP EPS guidance is $0.53 +/- 10%.
Second half of FY 2026 expected to be 15%-20% higher than the first half, with gross margin expected to remain around 49%-50%.
Fiscal 2026 capital expenditures expected between $10M and $14M, focused on R&D, manufacturing, and IT.
Liquidity position is sufficient to meet capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.
Quantify business cessation impact on Q1 GAAP EPS
Address Q1 negative operating cash flow drivers
Elaborate on advanced packaging market expansion
HBF volume production timeline
What sustains 49-50% gross margin in FY26?
Data center demand impact across segments
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices, including integrated circuits, high and low powered discrete devices, light emitting diodes and power modules. The Company offers a portfolio of ball bonders, wedge bonders, advanced packaging lithography equipment, expendable tools, a range of utility products and related software.
Its products are used in virtually all phases of semiconductor device assembly as well as for a range of wire bonding processes for applications primarily in the communications, consumer electronics and automotive industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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