APT
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APT's fundamentals are strong: free cash flow more than tripled and earnings per share grew 47%. At 13x earnings, it's trading below its usual 15x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
APT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
APT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
APT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.7x | $6.25 | — |
| Cheap | 8.4x | $4.18 | -33% |
| Current | 13x | $6.25 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $7.26 | +16% |
| Expensive | 17x | $8.65 | +38% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APT's PE is in its cheap range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.7x next year's earnings.
APT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for APT, with profitability holding steady.
APT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | +164% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.50 | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.40 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.34 | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.33 | -5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.34 | -5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.33 | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.36 | +2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.35 | 0% |
APT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.50 over the past year, against $1.94 in late 2020.
APT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.7M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.6M | +5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.9M | +0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.8M | +3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.7M | +2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.8M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.8M | -9.5% |
APT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $17M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9% | -1.5 points |
APT's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
APT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | -$105K | +$4M |
| Q4 2025 | $51K | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $2M | +$3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.1M | -$2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $970K | -70% |
APT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $9M over the past year.
APT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +24.1K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -113K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -3M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -2.8M shares |
APT has 10M diluted shares, down 1.1% from a year ago, with $1M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $384,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $99,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $713,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $624,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $830,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $721,000 |
APT spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 64% from the year before.
APT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
APT has more cash than debt.
APT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.0 | Neutral |
APT's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
APT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | APT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 24x | 48% below |
| PE % | 23 | 58 | 35 pts below |
APT is trading at 13x earnings, a 48% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
APT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.53 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.34 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $5.12 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.99 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.95 | 26% above |
APT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 26% above its 200-week average.
APT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.51 | $12.3 | +249% |
| 2021 | $12.3 | $5.84 | -52% |
| 2022 | $5.84 | $4.01 | -31% |
| 2023 | $4.01 | $5.29 | +32% |
| 2024 | $5.29 | $5.25 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | $5.25 | $4.50 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.50 | $6.25 | +39% |
APT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +249% in 2020 to −52% in 2021. It's up 39% so far in 2026.