KLA (KLAC) Risk Assessment

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What is KLA Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of KLA is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Competitive Comparison of KLA's Risk Assessment

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

KLA's Risk Assessment Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KLA's Risk Assessment falls into.

KLA (NAS:KLAC) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

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KLA (KLAC) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

KLAC:Mexico KLA:Germany KLA:Germany KLA:Germany K1LA34:Brazil

Address

One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035

Website

https://www.kla.com

KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.

Executives

Bren D. Higgins	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Mary Beth Wilkinson	officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary	2350 GREEN ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Victor Peng	director	MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1225 CHARLESTON ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kevin Kennedy	director
Marie Myers	director	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gary B Moore	director	170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Emiko Higashi	director	C/O GILO VENTURES, 175 ALMENDRAL AVENUE, ATHERTON CA 94027
Michael R. Mcmullen	director	5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert A. Rango	director	5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley	director	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Oreste Donzella	officer: Executive Vice President	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Ahmad A. Khan	officer: President, Semi Proc. Control	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Virendra A Kirloskar	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Richard P Wallace	officer: Executive Vice President	KLA TENCOR, 160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brian Lorig	officer: Executive Vice President	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS X1 95035