APWC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp Ltd · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

Latest close 1.47 USD
-7.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -8.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.

Setup score 22 out of 100
Latest Close 1.47 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -7.0% latest completed week
4W Return -8.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.0%, after a -8.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.0x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2412-week average 0.11

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.24Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -8.1% over four weeks, 0.7% over 12 weeks, and -15.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.0%
4W-8.1%
12W0.7%
26W-13.5%
52W-15.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.43Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-47.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-20.29Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-9.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength57/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality5/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework63/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
9.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
8.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-0.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
190.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-108.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

10 positive · 16 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-37.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility14.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher9 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+45.3%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-17.1%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week-7.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses10
Recent vol14.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.5% / -4.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.47 USD-7.0%1.54 USD1.57 USD0.43-20.2960.4KOff
24 Jul 20261.58 USD8.2%1.55 USD1.57 USD0.55-14.47133.6KOff
17 Jul 20261.46 USD-4.6%1.56 USD1.57 USD0.64-22.7692.7KOff
10 Jul 20261.53 USD-4.4%1.57 USD1.58 USD0.96-22.94128.7KOff
3 Jul 20261.60 USD-3.0%1.58 USD1.58 USD0.83-18.46180.5KOff
26 Jun 20261.65 USD-17.1%1.59 USD1.58 USD0.60-15.651.5MOff
19 Jun 20261.99 USD45.3%1.59 USD1.58 USD0.39-3.3648.1MOff
12 Jun 20261.37 USD3.0%1.58 USD1.58 USD0.02-31.9223.8KOff
5 Jun 20261.33 USD-7.0%1.60 USD1.58 USD-0.08-33.0220.9KOff
29 May 20261.43 USD-4.7%1.61 USD1.58 USD-0.17-31.8127.8KOff
22 May 20261.50 USD4.9%1.62 USD1.59 USD-0.19-26.9722.7KOff
15 May 20261.43 USD-2.1%1.64 USD1.59 USD-0.53-29.9926.8KOff
8 May 20261.46 USD-4.6%1.65 USD1.59 USD-0.76-29.2224.8KOff
1 May 20261.53 USD11.1%1.67 USD1.59 USD-0.92-22.3972.0KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.