Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (APWC) Key Metrics
APWC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $52.4M
- Enterprise value
- $50.8M
- P/E (TTM)
- 4.5 10-yr median 8.7
- Forward P/E
- 1.9
- PEG ratio
- 0.43
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.1
- Price / book
- 0.3 10-yr median 0.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.1 10-yr median 2.0
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.61
APWC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsAPWC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
APWC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
APWC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
APWC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
APWC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
APWC valuation history
APWC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
APWC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
APWC cash returned to shareholders
APWC price vs earnings per share
APWC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $38.4M | $30.3M | $25.8M | $28.8M | $28.2M | $30.7M | $19.1M | $26.8M | $38.0M | $38.7M |
| Enterprise value | $50.1M | $27.3M | $43.4M | $35.1M | $51.3M | −$5.4M | −$20.4M | −$9.1M | $33.1M | $18.6M |
| P/E ratio | 10.5 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | — | — | — | 9.2 | 4.4 | 13.6 |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Price / book | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 1.5 | — | 10.5 | — | 17.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | — | 10.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | 1.2 | — | 4.4 | — | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | — | 4.3 |
| EV / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 1.4 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8 |
| Earnings yield | 9.5% | 11.5% | 15.0% | 13.4% | −9.4% | −1.8% | −8.6% | 10.9% | 22.9% | 7.4% |
| Free cash flow yield | −28.9% | 66.0% | −40.2% | 9.6% | −177.9% | 5.8% | 50.7% | 134.8% | −57.4% | 9.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $1.86 | $1.47 | $1.25 | $1.44 | $2.04 | $2.22 | $1.38 | $1.94 | $2.75 | $2.80 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $23.75 | $22.93 | $20.65 | $21.67 | $34.49 | $22.69 | $24.47 | $30.82 | $30.77 | $27.83 |
| Earnings per share | $0.18 | $0.17 | $0.19 | $0.19 | −$0.19 | −$0.04 | −$0.12 | $0.21 | $0.63 | $0.21 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$0.38 | $1.18 | −$0.30 | $0.33 | −$3.01 | $1.18 | $1.10 | $2.94 | −$1.22 | $0.65 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.54 | $0.97 | −$0.50 | $0.14 | −$3.63 | $0.13 | $0.70 | $2.62 | −$1.58 | $0.28 |
| Cash per share | $1.61 | $1.65 | $1.86 | $2.70 | $3.24 | $3.78 | $3.88 | $4.40 | $3.34 | $3.50 |
| Book value per share | $8.26 | $7.52 | $7.62 | $7.57 | $10.67 | $11.42 | $11.13 | $10.86 | $11.09 | $9.84 |
| Tangible book value per share | $8.26 | $7.51 | $7.61 | $7.57 | $10.66 | $11.41 | $11.12 | $10.84 | $11.08 | $9.82 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Capex per share | $0.16 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.19 | $0.62 | $1.06 | $0.40 | $0.33 | $0.36 | $0.37 |
| Debt per share | $2.18 | $1.51 | $2.71 | $3.01 | $4.91 | $1.17 | $1.03 | $1.80 | $2.98 | $2.05 |
| Shares outstanding | 20.6M | 20.6M | 20.6M | 20.0M | 13.8M | 13.8M | 13.8M | 13.8M | 13.8M | 13.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | 0.0% | 0.0% | +3.0% | +44.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.6% | −1.7% | −0.4% | −1.1% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 2.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 3.0% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 3.1% | −2.7% | 3.2% | −0.3% | 4.3% | 9.1% | 5.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | −0.7% | −0.2% | −0.5% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | −0.7% | −0.2% | −0.5% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.3% | 4.2% | −2.4% | 0.6% | −10.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 8.5% | −5.1% | 1.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | −2.11 | 6.97 | −1.57 | 1.69 | — | — | — | 13.88 | −1.94 | 3.16 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $44.9M | $31.0M | $55.8M | $60.3M | $67.9M | $16.1M | $14.2M | $24.9M | $41.2M | $28.3M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $33.2M | $34.0M | $38.3M | $54.1M | $44.8M | $52.2M | $53.7M | $60.8M | $46.1M | $48.4M |
| Net debt | $11.7M | −$3.0M | $17.5M | $6.2M | $23.1M | −$36.1M | −$39.5M | −$35.9M | −$4.9M | −$20.1M |
| Debt / equity | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.21 |
| Debt / assets | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.76 | −0.17 | 1.93 | 0.42 | — | −2.63 | −5.43 | −2.02 | −0.19 | −1.44 |
| Current ratio | 2.34 | 2.51 | 2.10 | 2.24 | 1.92 | 3.16 | 4.46 | 3.54 | 2.79 | 2.79 |
| Quick ratio | 1.20 | 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 2.01 | 2.88 | 2.37 | 1.83 | 1.91 |
| Interest coverage | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -4.5 | 10.2 | -0.6 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 6.4 |
| Working capital | $177.3M | $163.6M | $154.4M | $165.9M | $149.8M | $180.3M | $185.9M | $182.4M | $181.8M | $157.0M |
| Invested capital | $182.0M | $152.0M | $174.6M | $157.8M | $170.6M | $121.7M | $114.4M | $114.2M | $148.5M | $115.8M |
| Tangible asset value | $236.9M | $215.3M | $214.5M | $211.3M | $209.2M | $234.7M | $228.3M | $221.7M | $222.7M | $197.0M |
| Net current asset value | $164.4M | $147.2M | $142.9M | $139.9M | $131.9M | $160.5M | $169.0M | $170.2M | $171.0M | $148.2M |
| Graham number | $5.75 | $5.35 | $5.67 | $5.74 | — | — | — | $7.19 | $12.55 | $6.76 |
| Graham net-net per share | $2.49 | $2.52 | $2.03 | $2.03 | $2.01 | $5.74 | $7.14 | $7.09 | $6.10 | $5.24 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.8% | 15.8% | 48.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | — | 36.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | 17.6% | — | 58.0% | — | 89.2% | 36.1% | 11.1% | — | 57.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 1.56 | 2.70 | 1.03 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.93 |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 7.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 82.5 | 87.8 | 98.5 | 100.7 | 92.3 | 120.3 | 109.4 | 103.3 | 104.9 | 93.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 111.6 | 106.4 | 119.4 | 118.0 | 90.2 | 118.5 | 98.5 | 84.8 | 82.7 | 83.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 37.4 | 36.5 | 32.4 | 28.0 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 22.9 | 27.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 156.7 | 157.6 | 185.5 | 190.6 | 162.6 | 220.6 | 192.5 | 169.9 | 164.6 | 149.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.42 | 4.16 | 3.71 | 3.62 | 3.95 | 3.03 | 3.34 | 3.53 | 3.48 | 3.89 |
| Payables turnover | 9.76 | 10.00 | 11.26 | 13.01 | 18.30 | 20.07 | 23.70 | 20.03 | 15.92 | 13.37 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.27 | 3.43 | 3.06 | 3.09 | 4.05 | 3.08 | 3.71 | 4.30 | 4.42 | 4.40 |
| Asset turnover | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 0.98 | 1.12 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.28 |
| Average receivables | $110.7M | $113.6M | $114.9M | $119.7M | $120.5M | $103.3M | $101.4M | $120.5M | $122.2M | $98.8M |
| Average payables | $46.7M | $43.8M | $35.1M | $30.8M | $24.9M | $13.9M | $13.2M | $19.5M | $24.2M | $26.4M |
| Average inventory | $139.2M | $127.5M | $129.4M | $129.7M | $112.6M | $90.8M | $84.6M | $90.6M | $87.3M | $80.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Computed from APWC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 29, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
APWC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable traded at 10.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 8.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 4.5 and the forward P/E is 1.9. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable earned a return on equity of 2.3% and a return on invested capital of 3.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $44.9 million of debt and $33.2 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $11.7 million. The share count rose 49.2% from 13.8M to 20.6M over 9 years.
See the APWC income statement, the APWC chart for price history, or the APWC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
APWC key metrics FAQ
What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's P/E ratio?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's trailing P/E ratio is 4.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 1.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 10.5, compared with a 10-year median of 8.7.
What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's EV/EBITDA?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's enterprise value was 3.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $50.1 million, EBITDA $15.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 3.1.
What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity (ROE) was 2.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $3.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $162.6 million.
What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's ROIC?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on invested capital was 3.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Asia Pacific Wire & Cable have?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable had total debt of $44.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26 and $11.7 million of net debt (0.76 times EBITDA).
What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's free cash flow yield?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable generated -$11.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −28.9% on its market value at year-end ($38.4 million).
What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's current ratio?
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's current ratio was 2.34 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.34 times current liabilities.