Financial Analysis: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) vs. Its Rivals

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) is one of 218 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Asia Pacific Wire & Cable to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	0	1	0	0	2.00
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors	2145	4981	6923	416	2.39

As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 24.24%. Given Asia Pacific Wire & Cable’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	1.28%	2.16%	1.35%
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors	-218.83%	-207.77%	-8.81%

Risk and Volatility

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable’s rivals have a beta of -19.64, indicating that their average stock price is 2,064% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	$489.68 million	$3.67 million	5.20
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors	$2.33 billion	$137.32 million	20.38

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable rivals beat Asia Pacific Wire & Cable on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Company Profile

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp. Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the business of owning operating companies in the power cable, telecommunication cable, enameled wire, and electronic cable industry. It operates through the following segments: North Asia, Thailand, and Rest of the World. The company was founded on September 19, 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.