Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC – Get Free Report) is one of 219 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Asia Pacific Wire & Cable to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown 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 | 2184 | 5199 | 7223 | 415 | 2.39 |
As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 20.16%. Given Asia Pacific Wire & Cable’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Risk and Volatility
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share 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 share price is 2,064% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 | 1.27% | 2.18% | 1.37% |
| Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors | -205.64% | -198.28% | -8.73% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Asia Pacific Wire & Cable | $489.68 million | $3.67 million | 5.17 |
| Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors | $2.35 billion | $133.21 million | 28.53 |
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.
About Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
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.
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