Ratings Advanced Process Systems Corporation

Equities

A265520

KR7265520007

End-of-day quote Korea S.E. Other stock markets 23:00:00 13/05/2024 BST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
26,250 ^KRW	+0.77%		-24.79%	+17.71%

03-13	Advanced Process Systems Corporation agreed to acquire a 4.65% stake in NEXTIN, Inc. from APS Inc. for KRW 35 billion	CI
2023	Tranche Update on Advanced Process Systems Corporation's Equity Buyback Plan announced on July 25, 2022.	CI

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The company returns high margins, thereby supporting business profitability.
Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 9.26 and 8.96 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2025 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
The company shows low valuation levels, with an enterprise value at 826.33 times its sales.
The company's share price in relation to its net book value makes it look relatively cheap.
The company has a low valuation given the cash flows generated by its activity.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Analyst opinion has improved significantly over the past four months.
Consensus analysts have strongly revised their opinion of the company over the past 12 months.
Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.

Weaknesses

As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
The company's earnings growth outlook lacks momentum and is a weakness.
As a percentage of sales and without taking into account depreciation and amortization, the company has relatively low margins.
The firm pays small or no dividend to shareholders. For that reason, it is not a yield company.
The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Sector: Semiconductor Equipment & Testing

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
ADVANCED PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION	+17.71%	289M	-
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	+34.20%	174B	A-
DISCO CORPORATION	+53.95%	36B	C-
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V.	+35.93%	33.06B	B+
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC.	-10.12%	30.11B	-
NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.	+18.05%	21.38B	C
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. CHINA	-15.47%	11.25B	C-
HANMI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.	+129.82%	10.03B	-
KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION	+22.35%	5.76B	-
ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.	-27.15%	4.68B	-

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