
Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) stock Halal?
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC) is Shariah compliant in the September 2026 AAOIFI screening, passing all four AAOIFI screens. Dividends are purified using a factor of 98.65%. Tabadulat re-screens KLIC monthly, and the status can change when new financial data arrives.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. Serving the electronics industry, its primary function is to provide advanced solutions for the production of a wide array of electronic devices. The company's offerings include ball bonders, wedge bonders, and advanced packaging solutions, crucial for the interconnection of electronic components at the microscopic level. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Kulicke & Soffa Industries stock Halal?
Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries Shariah compliant?
The Shariah case on a technology company like Kulicke & Soffa Industries is rarely about the product. What AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 examines is the money around the product: cash parked in instruments that earn Riba, borrowing measured against a market capitalisation that moves daily, and any incidental income from sources Islam prohibits, which must stay below 5% of revenue.
Does Kulicke & Soffa Industries pass the business activity test?
Yes. In the September 2026 screening Kulicke & Soffa Industries holds an overall PASS, which a stock only earns when its core business clears the activity screen. The watch item for technology names is incidental: cash returns and platform content can carry impermissible elements, which AAOIFI tolerates only below the thresholds.
Is Kulicke & Soffa Industries' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Kulicke & Soffa Industries' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening, and the small impure portion is handled through purification: the factor of 98.65% tells holders of KLIC what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.
Does Kulicke & Soffa Industries meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
Yes. Both caps hold this month: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each stay below 30% of market capitalisation. Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has KLIC re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.
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