KLA Corporation Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries worldwide. The company offers chip and wafer manufacturing products, including defect inspection and review systems, metrology solutions, in situ process monitoring products, computational lithography software, and data analytics systems for chip manufacturers to manage yield throughout the semiconductor fabrication process. It also provides reticle manufacturing products, such as reticle inspection, metrology, and data analytics systems for mask shops; and packaging manufacturing products comprising wafer inspection and metrology, die sorting and inspection, IC component inspection and metrology, data analytics, wafer processing systems, and IC substrate production processes. In addition, the company offers compound semiconductor, power device, light emitting diode, and microelectromechanical system manufacturing products; data storage media/head manufacturing products; general purpose/lab applications; and previous-generation KLA systems. Further, it provides wafer processing solutions; printed circuit boards, and display and inspection components; and other services. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
23.28
PB ratio
16.13
Dividend yield
0.89%
Beta
1.20
Market cap
-
Enterprise value
-
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials / Technology |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 11300 |
| Website | https://www.kla.com |
| Mailing address | One Technology Drive Milpitas CA 95035 United States |
| Phone / Fax | 408 875 3000 / 408 875 4875 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
0.89%
Dividend amount
$3.75
Payout ratio
21.26%
5Y Avg. yield
1.96%
KLA Corporation paid $3.75 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 11 Nov 2021.The dividend payout ratio is 21.26%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.KLAC dividend payout ratio is less than 70. This is ideal as it gives company room to grow the dividends and also the excess earnings can be invested in company for growth.
KLAC's forward dividend amount is $4.2 and the forward dividend yield is 0.94%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of Jan 2022, following are the company executives and directors listed on KLA Corporation.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Richard P. Wallace | Pres, CEO & Exec. Director | 61 | 4.37M |
| Mr. Bren D. Higgins | Exec. VP & CFO | 51 | 1.78M |
| Ms. Mary Beth Wilkinson | Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec. | 1.49M | |
| Mr. Ahmad A. Khan | Pres of Semiconductor Process Control | 47 | 1.91M |
| Mr. Brian W. Lorig | Exec. VP and GM of Global Support & Services | 47 | 1.12M |
| Mr. Virendra A. Kirloskar | Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 58 | |
| Dr. Ben Bin-Ming Tsai | CTO & Exec. VP of Corp. Alliances | 62 | |
| Mr. Kevin M. Kessel C.F.A. | VP of Investor Relations | ||
| Becky Howland Ph.D. | Sr. Director of Corp. Communications | ||
| Randi Polanich | VP & Chief Communications Officer |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
36.52%
Operating margin
37.23%
Return on assets
16.97%
Return on equity
82.33%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of KLA Corporation is and its enterprise value is .
The KLAC's stocks Beta value is 1.20 making it 20% more volatile compared to NASDAQ market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is KLA Corporation's Stock Symbol?
KLA Corporation trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLAC".
2. What is KLA Corporation's stock price today?
One share of KLAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $445.
3. How can I contact KLA Corporation?
KLA Corporation's mailing address is One Technology Drive Milpitas CA 95035 United States. The company can be reached via phone at 408 875 3000.
4. What is KLA Corporation's official website?
The official website of KLA Corporation is https://www.kla.com.