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APCX logoAppTech Payments Corp.(APCX)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

APCX•NASDAQ
$0.47
$16M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorTechnologyIndustryInfrastructure SoftwareSub-IndustryPayments and fintech infrastructure
AboutAppTech Payments Corp., a financial technology company, provides electronic payment processing technologies and merchant services in the United States. Its merchant services offer financial processing for businesses to accept cashless and/or contactless payments, such as credit cards, automatic clearing house, wireless payments, and others. In addition, the company offers integrated solutions for frictionless digital and mobile payment acceptance, including acceptance of alternative payment methods, as well as multi-use case, multi-channel, API-driven, and account-based issuer processing for card, digital tokens, and payment transfer transaction services. The company was formerly known as AppTech Corp. AppTech Payments Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.Show more
  • Revenue$276K-45.2%
  • EBITDA-$8M+55.4%
  • Net Income-$9M+51.7%
  • EPS (Diluted)-0.35+65.3%
  • Gross Margin81.16%+29.0%
  • EBITDA Margin-2943.48%+18.5%
  • Operating Margin-3459.06%+9.1%
  • Net Margin-3236.59%+11.9%
  • ROE-184.93%+42.0%
  • ROIC-183.2%+42.4%
  • Debt/Equity0.03-28.6%
  • Interest Coverage-14.78+96.0%
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APCX Key Insights

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 93 (top 7%)

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Shares diluted 32.5% in last year
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

APCX Price & Volume

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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APCX Growth Metrics

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-10.82%
5 Years1.5%
3 Years-7.96%
TTM115.62%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM36.85%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM54.28%

Return on Capital

10 Years-7274.53%
5 Years-7274.53%
3 Years-310.25%
Last Year-194.46%

APCX Peer Comparison

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) competitors in Payments and fintech infrastructure — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
USIO logoUSIOUsio, Inc.Direct Competitor37.44M1.35-14.472.97%-2.94%-13.52%0.14
IIIV logoIIIVi3 Verticals, Inc.Direct Competitor486.07M22.0039.29-7.29%7.33%3.22%0.01
PRTH logoPRTHPriority Technology Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor430.83M5.267.748.33%5.84%
FOUR logoFOURShift4 Payments, Inc.Product Competitor3.93B42.9014.1629.86%5.02%8.73%2.83
RPAY logoRPAYRepay Holdings CorporationProduct Competitor303.9M3.45-1.15-1.21%-82.73%-46.64%0.91
FLYW logoFLYWFlywire CorporationProduct Competitor2.09B17.51159.1826.59%6.65%5.87%
PAYC logoPAYCPaycom Software, Inc.Product Competitor6.86B126.3215.638.95%22.44%31.03%0.09
V logoVVisa Inc.Supply Chain611.6B318.8031.2511.34%58.9%0.66

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AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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APCX Income Statement

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Sales/Revenue282.04K255.1K253.78K256.14K329.5K354K450K504K276K787K
Revenue Growth %45.01%-9.55%-0.52%0.93%28.64%7.44%27.12%12%-45.24%115.62%
Cost of Goods Sold174.88K398.5K108.39K101.64K140.37K150K220K187K52K338K
COGS % of Revenue62.01%156.21%42.71%39.68%42.6%42.37%48.89%37.1%18.84%-
Gross Profit
107.16K▲ 0%
-143K▼ 233.4%
145.4K▲ 201.7%
154.5K▲ 6.3%
189.13K▲ 22.4%
204K▲ 7.9%
230K▲ 12.7%
317K▲ 37.8%
224K▼ 29.3%
449K▲ 0%
Gross Margin %37.99%-56.06%57.29%60.32%57.4%57.63%51.11%62.9%81.16%57.05%
Gross Profit Growth %28.93%-233.45%201.68%6.26%22.41%7.86%12.75%37.83%-29.34%-
Operating Expenses930.97K939.25K1.9M1.1M3.8M77.52M16.46M19.5M9.77M8.33M
OpEx % of Revenue330.09%368.19%747.88%430.6%1152.96%21899.44%3658.67%3869.44%3540.22%-
Selling, General & Admin930.97K939.25K1.91M1.02M3.75M8.4M8M9.87M7.79M5.97M
SG&A % of Revenue330.09%368.19%753.48%398.56%1137.92%2372.6%1778.44%1958.93%2823.91%-
Research & Development00279.69K82.06K49.25K169K7.56M3.5M1.98M2.71M
R&D % of Revenue--110.21%32.04%14.95%47.74%1679.33%694.05%716.3%-
Other Operating Expenses00001.03K68.96M904K6.13M0-348K
Operating Income
-818K▲ 0%
-1.08M▼ 32.4%
-1.8M▼ 66.2%
-948.43K▲ 47.3%
-3.61M▼ 280.6%
-77.32M▼ 2041.8%
-16.23M▲ 79.0%
-19.18M▼ 18.2%
-9.55M▲ 50.2%
-7.88M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %-290.03%-424.53%-709.26%-370.28%-1095.6%-21841.81%-3607.56%-3806.55%-3459.06%-1001.65%
Operating Income Growth %-23.57%-32.4%-66.2%47.31%-280.63%-2041.83%79%-18.18%50.24%-
EBITDA-807.17K-1.08M-1.8M-948.36K-3.61M-76.14M-15.83M-18.2M-8.12M-6.91M
EBITDA Margin %-286.19%-424.48%-709.21%-370.25%-1095.58%-21507.06%-3517.56%-3611.11%-2943.48%-878.14%
EBITDA Growth %-24.15%-34.16%-66.21%47.31%-280.65%-2009.04%79.21%-14.98%55.36%31.01%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)10.82K13112965650405K985K1.42M1.11M
EBIT-1.38M-1.08M-2.05M-1.05M-3.85M-76.14M-15.86M-18.46M-8.29M-6.56M
Net Interest Income-791K-467K-465K-288.78K-342.32K-3.11M-417K-52K-646K-466K
Interest Income000000000177K
Interest Expense790.61K466.85K464.62K288.78K342.32K3.11M417K52K646K643K
Other Income/Expense-1.35M-467K-465K-394.78K-578K-1.93M-47K673K614K702K
Pretax Income
-2.17M▲ 0%
-1.55M▲ 28.7%
-2.51M▼ 62.1%
-1.34M▲ 46.5%
-4.19M▼ 211.7%
-79.25M▼ 1792.7%
-16.28M▲ 79.5%
-18.51M▼ 13.7%
-8.93M▲ 51.7%
-7.18M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-770.46%-607.21%-989.42%-524.41%-1270.71%-22385.88%-3618%-3673.02%-3236.59%-912.45%
Income Tax00329.36K0000000
Effective Tax Rate %0%0%-13.12%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Net Income
-2.17M▲ 0%
-1.55M▲ 28.7%
-2.13M▼ 37.4%
-1.34M▲ 36.9%
-4.19M▼ 211.7%
-79.25M▼ 1792.6%
-16.28M▲ 79.5%
-18.51M▼ 13.7%
-8.93M▲ 51.7%
-7.18M▲ 0%
Net Margin %-770.46%-607.21%-838.9%-524.41%-1270.71%-22385.59%-3618%-3673.02%-3236.59%-912.45%
Net Income Growth %-63.26%28.72%-37.44%36.91%-211.72%-1792.64%79.45%-13.7%51.74%36.85%
Net Income (Continuing)-2.17M-1.55M-2.51M-1.34M-4.19M-79.25M-16.28M-18.51M-8.93M-7.18M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)
-0.30▲ 0%
-0.19▲ 36.7%
-0.28▼ 47.4%
-0.17▲ 39.3%
-0.45▼ 164.7%
-6.97▼ 1448.9%
-1.00▲ 85.7%
-1.01▼ 1.0%
-0.35▲ 65.3%
-0.21▲ 0%
EPS Growth %-1282.49%36.67%-47.37%39.29%-164.71%-1448.89%85.65%-1%65.35%54.28%
EPS (Basic)-0.30-0.19-0.28-0.17-0.45-6.97-1.00-1.01-0.35-
Diluted Shares Outstanding7.15M8.27M9.19M8.89M9.11M11.37M16.25M19.1M25.31M33.65M
Basic Shares Outstanding7.15M8.27M9.19M8.89M9.11M11.37M16.25M18.35M25.31M33.65M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

APCX Balance Sheet

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Total Current Assets26.49K52.49K25.19K84.94K104.83K622.65K4.42M1.52M2.42M565K
Cash & Short-Term Investments88526.29K1.38K24.16K57.5K8.03K3.46M1.28M868K439K
Cash Only88526.29K1.38K24.16K57.5K8.03K3.46M1.28M868K439K
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable25.6K26.2K23.8K29.84K40.63K40.34K51K30K43K137K
Days Sales Outstanding33.1437.4934.2342.5245.0141.641.3721.7356.8740.93
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets00025K00000-11K
Total Non-Current Assets3251.9M6.01K0274.86K6.93M8.09M6.84M6.57M5.68M
Property, Plant & Equipment325194650249.82K188.64K127K66K86K36K
Fixed Asset Turnover867.82x1314.96x3904.38x-1.32x1.88x3.54x7.64x3.21x12.85x
Goodwill00000001.16M1.16M1.16M
Intangible Assets01.9M0003.44M5.23M4.43M5.23M2.71M
Long-Term Investments0000025.5K26K26K00
Other Non-Current Assets005.95K025.04K3.28M2.71M1.16M86K2.32M
Total Assets
26.81K▲ 0%
1.95M▲ 7182.3%
31.2K▼ 98.4%
84.94K▲ 172.3%
379.69K▲ 347.0%
7.56M▲ 1890.3%
12.52M▲ 65.7%
8.35M▼ 33.3%
8.99M▲ 7.6%
6.25M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover10.52x0.13x8.13x3.02x0.87x0.05x0.04x0.06x0.03x0.11x
Asset Growth %-93.08%7182.32%-98.4%172.26%346.99%1890.3%65.66%-33.28%7.58%-13.88%
Total Current Liabilities5.54M6.19M7.08M7.37M8.21M7.28M4.93M4.08M3.44M4.77M
Accounts Payable1.07M1.2M1.56M1.71M1.64M1.25M347K1.8M1.85M2.27M
Days Payables Outstanding2.23K1.1K5.24K6.13K4.25K3.05K575.73.51K13.01K2.12K
Short-Term Debt2.55M2.86M2.89M2.9M2.86M1.86M1.85M1K68K1.15M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1.49M1.71M00000244K00
Other Current Liabilities430K430K105.9K430K688.97K3.87M2.42M1.77M1.2M1.35M
Current Ratio0.00x0.01x0.00x0.01x0.01x0.09x0.90x0.37x0.70x0.70x
Quick Ratio0.00x0.01x0.00x0.01x0.01x0.09x0.90x0.37x0.70x0.70x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------2.08K
Total Non-Current Liabilities3.62M4.05M0160K366.89K230.5K166K79K79K60K
Long-Term Debt000067.4K67.4K67K65K61K60K
Capital Lease Obligations0000224.49K163.1K99K14K18K18K
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities000160K75K00000
Total Liabilities5.54M6.19M7.08M7.53M8.57M7.51M5.09M4.16M3.52M60K
Total Debt2.55M2.86M2.89M2.9M3.2M2.09M2.02M158K147K1.21M
Net Debt2.55M2.83M2.89M2.87M3.15M2.09M-1.45M-1.12M-721K771K
Debt / Equity-----47.57x0.27x0.04x0.03x0.03x
Debt / EBITDA----------0.18x
Net Debt / EBITDA----------0.11x
Interest Coverage-1.03x-2.32x-3.87x-3.28x-10.55x-24.85x-38.93x-368.94x-14.78x-10.21x
Total Equity
-5.52M▲ 0%
-4.24M▲ 23.1%
-7.05M▼ 66.2%
-7.45M▼ 5.7%
-8.19M▼ 10.1%
44K▲ 100.5%
7.42M▲ 16771.6%
4.19M▼ 43.5%
5.47M▲ 30.4%
1.42M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %-33.7%23.12%-66.16%-5.67%-10.06%100.54%16771.58%-43.51%30.35%66.97%
Book Value per Share-0.77-0.51-0.77-0.84-0.900.000.460.220.220.04
Total Shareholders' Equity-5.52M-4.24M-7.05M-7.45M-8.19M44K7.42M4.19M5.47M1.42M
Common Stock73.66K86.32K86.8K84.15K9.32K11.95K17K22K33K34K
Retained Earnings-33.14M-34.69M-39.42M-40.76M-44.95M-124.19M-140.47M-159.75M-168.7M-174.93M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000

APCX Cash Flow Statement

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Cash from Operations-736.15K-80.91K279.7K-760.54K-591.39K-1.82M-8.2M-8.86M-7.46M-7.46M
Operating CF Margin %-261.01%-31.71%110.21%-296.93%-179.48%-515.41%-1822%-1757.74%-2701.81%-
Operating CF Growth %-97.02%89.01%445.71%-371.92%22.24%-208.52%-349.37%-8.05%15.83%65.38%
Net Income-2.17M-1.55M-2.13M-1.34M-4.19M-79.25M-16.28M-18.51M-8.93M-7.18M
Depreciation & Amortization10.82K1311296500405K985K1.42M384K
Stock-Based Compensation357.24K867.86K1.55M0111.22K5.32M7.71M3.48M1.39M40K
Deferred Taxes07.5K00000000
Other Non-Cash Items614.17K248.4K58.8K123.61K3.18M71.92M645K5.84M-640K-4.64M
Working Capital Changes454.43K344.7K802.25K458.99K302.29K179.99K-674K-653K-699K-1.15M
Change in Receivables-5.11K-596-2-6.03K-10.8K291-11K21K-12K-30K
Change in Inventory00000-757.56K0000
Change in Payables235.87K127.64K518.81K310.47K-4.89K928.24K-909K540K1.15M365K
Cash from Investing0-350K-440.95K-25K5.91K-1.18M-1.79M-500K-1.16M-592K
Capital Expenditures0-350K-435K00-1.18M-1.79M0-1.08M-524K
CapEx % of Revenue-137.2%171.4%--332.43%397.56%-391.67%-
Acquisitions0000000-500K00
Investments----------
Other Investing00-5.95K-25K5.91K-8K-2K0-78K-68K
Cash from Financing716.71K456.31K136.35K808.32K618.81K2.96M13.44M7.18M8.2M7.25M
Debt Issued (Net)574.91K236.31K41.05K3.32K289.2K-34.4K-64K-1.79M905K295K
Equity Issued (Net)146.8K220K068.75K01000K1000K1000K1000K1.7M
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases0000000000
Other Financing-5K0132.8K736.25K329.61K1.13K20K33K1.01M2.4M
Net Change in Cash
-19.43K▲ 0%
25.4K▲ 230.7%
-24.9K▼ 198.0%
22.77K▲ 191.5%
33.34K▲ 46.4%
-49.47K▼ 248.4%
3.45M▲ 7081.9%
-2.18M▼ 163.1%
-413K▲ 81.1%
34K▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
-736.15K▲ 0%
-430.91K▲ 41.5%
-155.3K▲ 64.0%
-760.54K▼ 389.7%
-591.39K▲ 22.2%
-3M▼ 407.5%
-9.99M▼ 232.8%
-8.86M▲ 11.3%
-8.54M▲ 3.6%
-6.84M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %-261.01%-168.91%-61.19%-296.93%-179.48%-847.84%-2219.56%-1757.74%-3093.48%-869.38%
FCF Growth %-88.43%41.46%63.96%-389.72%22.24%-407.51%-232.78%11.3%3.62%6.04%
FCF per Share-0.10-0.05-0.02-0.09-0.06-0.26-0.61-0.46-0.34-0.34
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.34x0.05x-0.13x0.57x0.14x0.02x0.50x0.48x0.83x0.95x
Interest Paid0005.8K0001.23M67K32K
Taxes Paid0007.06K000000

APCX Key Ratios

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)------180089.99%-436.02%-318.68%-184.93%-507.13%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-------300.4%-318.05%-183.2%-183.2%
Gross Margin37.99%-56.06%57.29%60.32%57.4%57.63%51.11%62.9%81.16%57.05%
Net Margin-770.46%-607.21%-838.9%-524.41%-1270.71%-22385.59%-3618%-3673.02%-3236.59%-912.45%
Debt / Equity-----47.57x0.27x0.04x0.03x0.03x
Interest Coverage-1.03x-2.32x-3.87x-3.28x-10.55x-24.85x-38.93x-368.94x-14.78x-10.21x
FCF Conversion0.34x0.05x-0.13x0.57x0.14x0.02x0.50x0.48x0.83x0.95x
Revenue Growth45.01%-9.55%-0.52%0.93%28.64%7.44%27.12%12%-45.24%115.62%

APCX Frequently Asked Questions

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) reported $0.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 687% increase from $0.1M in 1999.

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) saw revenue decline by 45.2% over the past year.

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) reported a net loss of $7.2M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) has a return on equity (ROE) of -184.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) had negative free cash flow of $6.8M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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