Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp Ltd
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited is a holding company that manufactures and distributes wire and cable products for telecommunications and power applications. Through its operating subsidiaries, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited supplies enameled wire, power cable, copper and fiber optic telecommunications cable, electronic wire, and related products used in utility networks, building infrastructure, and data transmission. The company also provides project engineering services tied to the supply, delivery, and installation of power cable systems. Its business is focused on selected markets across the Asia Pacific region, including Thailand, Singapore, Australia, the People’s Republic of China, and Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited serves industrial, commercial, and infrastructure customers that require essential electrical and communications connectivity products.
$1.25
-$0.01 (-0.79%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 1.31%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 3.6%, steady but not accelerating. Free cash flow declined 155% despite revenue growth, conversion is weakening.
Free cash flow declined 155% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Negative free cash flow of -$11M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
4.5x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$530M
▲ +3.6% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$11M
▼ -20.6% YoY
Op. Margin
2.51%
▼ -0.7pp YoY
ROIC
1.89%
▼ -0.7pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$10M
▼ -155.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-$7M
▼ -126.7% YoY
Net Debt
$12M
Cash & Equiv.
$33M
3Y CAGR: +4.1%
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Is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp (APWC) overvalued?
At a P/E of 4.5, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp (APWC)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp scores 31/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp a high-quality business?+
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp scores 31 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 2.5% operating margin and a 1.9% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh APWC's valuation and scores 31/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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