Head to Head Comparison: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and Its Rivals

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) is one of 218 publicly-traded 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 earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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	$529.68 million	$3.67 million	5.36
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors	$2.36 billion	$142.96 million	20.99

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.

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%

Dividends

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 29.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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 -19.63, indicating that their average stock price is 2,063% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations 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	4979	6921	415	2.39

As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 24.70%. Given Asia Pacific Wire & Cable’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable rivals beat Asia Pacific Wire & Cable on 9 of the 15 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.