Executive Summary
Apex International Financial Engineering Res. More Details
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet and overvalued.
Share Price & News
How has Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: 5210 is more volatile than 75% of TW stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: 5210's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of TW stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-5.5%
5210
-3.4%
TW Software
-0.2%
TW Market
1 Year Return
-4.0%
5210
-14.3%
TW Software
28.6%
TW Market
Return vs Industry: 5210 exceeded the TW Software industry which returned -14.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 5210 underperformed the TW Market which returned 28.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| 5210 | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -5.5% | -3.4% | -0.2% |
| 30 Day | -19.2% | -0.06% | 8.8% |
| 90 Day | -20.2% | -2.7% | 20.6% |
| 1 Year | -4.0%-4.0% | -11.4%-14.3% | 33.1%28.6% |
| 3 Year | -5.7%-5.7% | -4.1%-10.3% | 55.3%37.8% |
| 5 Year | 10.3%10.3% | 13.7%1.1% | 135.7%94.2% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech (GTSM:5210) Using Too Much Debt?Valuation
Is Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
0.8x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 5210's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 5210's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: 5210 is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the TW Software industry average.
PE vs Market: 5210 is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the TW market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 5210's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: 5210 is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.8x) compared to the TW Software industry average (2.3x).
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Future Growth
How is Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
31.4%
Forecasted Software industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech's financial health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial stress by looking at its level of debt over time and how much cash it has left.
- Explore growth companies in the Software industry.
Past Performance
How has Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech performed over the past 5 years?
-38.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: 5210 is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: 5210 is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 5210 is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 38.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare 5210's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: 5210 is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (21.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 5210 has a negative Return on Equity (-11.89%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 5210's short term assets (NT$422.1M) exceed its short term liabilities (NT$101.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: 5210's short term assets (NT$422.1M) exceed its long term liabilities (NT$23.5M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 5210's debt to equity ratio (5.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: 5210's debt to equity ratio has increased from 0.1% to 5.3% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: 5210 has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: 5210 has sufficient cash runway for 2.2 years if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 4.8% each year.
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Dividend
What is Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate 5210's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate 5210's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 5210's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 5210's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: 5210 is not paying a notable dividend for the TW market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of 5210's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the TW market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
CEO
Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech. Co., Ltd's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech. Co., Ltd
- Ticker: 5210
- Exchange: GTSM
- Founded: 1988
- Industry: Systems Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: NT$446.436m
- Shares outstanding: 62.18m
- Website: https://www.apex.com.tw
Location
- Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech. Co., Ltd
- No. 329, Xinhu Second Road
- 5th Floor
- Taipei
- 114
- Taiwan
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5210 | GTSM (Taipei Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | TW | TWD | Apr 2002 |
Biography
Apex International Financial Engineering Res. & Tech. Co., Ltd provides financial information services primarily in Taiwan and China. It offers video conferencing, and stock market instant systems; integra...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/21 17:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.