APA Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Oil
  • ISIN: US03743Q1085
USD
33.03
-0.9 (-2.65%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is APA Corp. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 42.83%
  • Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 90.71%
  • Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 8.56
2
Positive results in Mar 26
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 65.72 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,829.82
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 69.32 %
3
With ROCE of 27.12%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.12 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 62.63%, its profits have fallen by -26.4%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 62.63% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 25.41%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to APA Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Oil)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is APA Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
APA Corp.
62.63%
0.25
47.52%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.00%
EBIT Growth (5y)
90.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.56
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.52
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.99
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.94
Tax Ratio
28.47%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
42.83%
ROE (avg)
241.42%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.87
EV to EBIT
7.84
EV to EBITDA
4.08
EV to Capital Employed
2.12
EV to Sales
2.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.09%
ROCE (Latest)
27.11%
ROE (Latest)
28.56%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

9What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 65.72 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,829.82

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 69.32 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -43.33% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 809 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,613 MM

-7What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 1,138.48 MM has Grown at -28.43%

NET SALES(HY)

At USD 4,318 MM has Grown at -19.26%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.25 times

Here's what is working for APA Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,829.82
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 69.32 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 65.72 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 1,613 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 809 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -43.33% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for APA Corp.

Net Sales
At USD 4,318 MM has Grown at -19.26%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 1,138.48 MM has Grown at -28.43%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.25 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio