KLA Corporation
KLA Corporation
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About KLA Corporation
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- Technology
- CEO
- Richard P. Wallace
- Headquarters
- One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, US
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- Technology
- CEO
- Richard P. Wallace
- Headquarters
- One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, US
KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through four segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; PCB, Display and Component Inspection; and Other.
The company offers integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing products that comprises wafer inspection and review, and metrology; wafer and substrate defect inspection and metrology; reticle defect inspection and metrology; chemical/materials quality analysis; in situ process management and wafer handling diagnostics for IC and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) manufacturing; software products to provide run-time process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification; and refurbished and remanufactured products.
It also provides specialty semiconductor manufacturing, benchtop metrology, surface characterization, and electrical property measurement services for general purpose/ lab applications; etch, plasma dicing, deposition, and other wafer processing technologies and solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry.
In addition, the company offers direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, additive printing, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering solutions for the PCB market; inspection and electrical testing systems to identify and classify defects, as well as systems to repair defects for the display market; and inspection and metrology systems for quality control and yield improvement in advanced and traditional semiconductor packaging markets.
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.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for KLA Corporation. Starting points for KLA Corporation: P/E 40.6, EPS $3.68, beta 1.45 — an Semiconductors name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for KLA Corporation. KLA Corporation paid $0.84 per share over the last year — a 0.6% yield at the current $149.21 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Financial Statements
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Comparables
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Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Senate Trading
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