Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC – Get Free Report) and Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Microvast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Microvast shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microvast has a beta of 3.55, suggesting that its share price is 255% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Asia Pacific Wire & Cable | 1.28% | 2.16% | 1.35% |
| Microvast | 13.95% | -10.34% | -4.64% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Microvast, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Asia Pacific Wire & Cable | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Microvast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Microvast has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 524.90%. Given Microvast’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microvast is more favorable than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Microvast”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Asia Pacific Wire & Cable | $489.68 million | 0.06 | $3.67 million | $0.28 | 4.74 |
| Microvast | $427.52 million | 0.58 | -$29.22 million | ($0.02) | -32.01 |
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has higher revenue and earnings than Microvast. Microvast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Microvast beats Asia Pacific Wire & Cable on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Microvast
Microvast Holdings, Inc. provides battery technologies for electric vehicles and energy storage solutions. The company offers a range of cell chemistries, such as lithium titanate oxide, lithium iron phosphate, and nickel manganese cobalt version 1 and 2. It also designs, develops, and manufactures battery components, such as cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator. In addition, the company offers battery solutions for commercial vehicles and energy storage systems. Its commercial vehicle markets cover buses, trains, mining trucks, marine and port vehicles, and automated guided and specialty vehicles, as well as light, medium, heavy-duty trucks. It operates China, rest of the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the United States. Microvast Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Stafford, Texas.
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