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AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

APCX • • Industrial / General
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwarePayment Processing & Digital CommerceEnterprise Payment Processors
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 Margin 81.16% +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/Equity 0.03 -28.6%
  • Interest Coverage -14.78 +96.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Shares diluted 32.5% in last year
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
  • ✗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.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-10.82%
5Y1.5%
3Y-7.96%
TTM115.62%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

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

EPS CAGR

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

ROCE

10Y Avg-7274.53%
5Y Avg-7274.53%
3Y Avg-310.25%
Latest-194.46%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+194.5K282.04K255.1K253.78K256.14K329.5K354K450K504K276K
Revenue Growth %-0.78%0.45%-0.1%-0.01%0.01%0.29%0.07%0.27%0.12%-0.45%
Cost of Goods Sold+111.39K174.88K398.5K108.39K101.64K140.37K150K220K187K52K
COGS % of Revenue0.57%0.62%1.56%0.43%0.4%0.43%0.42%0.49%0.37%0.19%
Gross Profit+83.11K107.16K-143K145.4K154.5K189.13K204K230K317K224K
Gross Margin %0.43%0.38%-0.56%0.57%0.6%0.57%0.58%0.51%0.63%0.81%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.46%0.29%-2.33%2.02%0.06%0.22%0.08%0.13%0.38%-0.29%
Operating Expenses+745.54K930.97K939.25K1.9M1.1M3.8M77.52M16.46M19.5M9.77M
OpEx % of Revenue3.83%3.3%3.68%7.48%4.31%11.53%218.99%36.59%38.69%35.4%
Selling, General & Admin745.54K930.97K939.25K1.91M1.02M3.75M8.4M8M9.87M7.79M
SG&A % of Revenue3.83%3.3%3.68%7.53%3.99%11.38%23.73%17.78%19.59%28.24%
Research & Development000279.69K82.06K49.25K169K7.56M3.5M1.98M
R&D % of Revenue---1.1%0.32%0.15%0.48%16.79%6.94%7.16%
Other Operating Expenses000001.03K68.96M904K6.13M0
Operating Income+-662K-818K-1.08M-1.8M-948.43K-3.61M-77.32M-16.23M-19.18M-9.55M
Operating Margin %-3.4%-2.9%-4.25%-7.09%-3.7%-10.96%-218.42%-36.08%-38.07%-34.59%
Operating Income Growth %-0.31%-0.24%-0.32%-0.66%0.47%-2.81%-20.42%0.79%-0.18%0.5%
EBITDA+-650.16K-807.17K-1.08M-1.8M-948.36K-3.61M-76.14M-15.83M-18.2M-8.12M
EBITDA Margin %-3.34%-2.86%-4.24%-7.09%-3.7%-10.96%-215.07%-35.18%-36.11%-29.43%
EBITDA Growth %-0.34%-0.24%-0.34%-0.66%0.47%-2.81%-20.09%0.79%-0.15%0.55%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)11.84K10.82K13112965650405K985K1.42M
EBIT-735K-1.38M-1.08M-2.05M-1.05M-3.85M-76.14M-15.86M-18.46M-8.29M
Net Interest Income+0-791K-467K-465K-288.78K-342.32K-3.11M-417K-52K-646K
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense594.45K790.61K466.85K464.62K288.78K342.32K3.11M417K52K646K
Other Income/Expense-667K-1.35M-467K-465K-394.78K-578K-1.93M-47K673K614K
Pretax Income+-1.33M-2.17M-1.55M-2.51M-1.34M-4.19M-79.25M-16.28M-18.51M-8.93M
Pretax Margin %-6.84%-7.7%-6.07%-9.89%-5.24%-12.71%-223.86%-36.18%-36.73%-32.37%
Income Tax+1.07K00329.36K000000
Effective Tax Rate %1%1%1%0.85%1%1%1%1%1%1%
Net Income+-1.33M-2.17M-1.55M-2.13M-1.34M-4.19M-79.25M-16.28M-18.51M-8.93M
Net Margin %-6.84%-7.7%-6.07%-8.39%-5.24%-12.71%-223.86%-36.18%-36.73%-32.37%
Net Income Growth %-0.4%-0.63%0.29%-0.37%0.37%-2.12%-17.93%0.79%-0.14%0.52%
Net Income (Continuing)-1.33M-2.17M-1.55M-2.51M-1.34M-4.19M-79.25M-16.28M-18.51M-8.93M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-0.02-0.30-0.19-0.28-0.17-0.45-6.97-1.00-1.01-0.35
EPS Growth %0.86%-12.82%0.37%-0.47%0.39%-1.65%-14.49%0.86%-0.01%0.65%
EPS (Basic)-0.02-0.30-0.19-0.28-0.17-0.45-6.97-1.00-1.01-0.35
Diluted Shares Outstanding61.46M7.15M8.27M9.19M8.89M9.11M11.37M16.25M19.1M25.31M
Basic Shares Outstanding61.46M7.15M8.27M9.19M8.89M9.11M11.37M16.25M18.35M25.31M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+40.81K26.49K52.49K25.19K84.94K104.83K622.65K4.42M1.52M2.42M
Cash & Short-Term Investments20.32K88526.29K1.38K24.16K57.5K8.03K3.46M1.28M868K
Cash Only20.32K88526.29K1.38K24.16K57.5K8.03K3.46M1.28M868K
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable20.49K25.6K26.2K23.8K29.84K40.63K40.34K51K30K43K
Days Sales Outstanding38.4533.1437.4934.2342.5245.0141.641.3721.7356.87
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets000025K00000
Total Non-Current Assets+346.66K3251.9M6.01K0274.86K6.93M8.09M6.84M6.57M
Property, Plant & Equipment46.66K325194650249.82K188.64K127K66K86K
Fixed Asset Turnover4.17x867.82x1314.96x3904.38x-1.32x1.88x3.54x7.64x3.21x
Goodwill000000001.16M1.16M
Intangible Assets001.9M0003.44M5.23M4.43M5.23M
Long-Term Investments300K0000025.5K26K26K0
Other Non-Current Assets0005.95K025.04K3.28M2.71M1.16M86K
Total Assets+387.47K26.81K1.95M31.2K84.94K379.69K7.56M12.52M8.35M8.99M
Asset Turnover0.50x10.52x0.13x8.13x3.02x0.87x0.05x0.04x0.06x0.03x
Asset Growth %-0.52%-0.93%71.82%-0.98%1.72%3.47%18.9%0.66%-0.33%0.08%
Total Current Liabilities+4.51M5.54M6.19M7.08M7.37M8.21M7.28M4.93M4.08M3.44M
Accounts Payable689.24K1.07M1.2M1.56M1.71M1.64M1.25M347K1.8M1.85M
Days Payables Outstanding2.26K2.23K1.1K5.24K6.13K4.25K3.05K575.73.51K13.01K
Short-Term Debt1.98M2.55M2.86M2.89M2.9M2.86M1.86M1.85M1K68K
Deferred Revenue (Current)01000K1000K00000244K0
Other Current Liabilities1.84M430K430K105.9K430K688.97K3.87M2.42M1.77M1.2M
Current Ratio0.01x0.00x0.01x0.00x0.01x0.01x0.09x0.90x0.37x0.70x
Quick Ratio0.01x0.00x0.01x0.00x0.01x0.01x0.09x0.90x0.37x0.70x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+03.62M4.05M0160K366.89K230.5K166K79K79K
Long-Term Debt0000067.4K67.4K67K65K61K
Capital Lease Obligations00000224.49K163.1K99K14K18K
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities0000160K75K0000
Total Liabilities4.51M5.54M6.19M7.08M7.53M8.57M7.51M5.09M4.16M3.52M
Total Debt+1.98M2.55M2.86M2.89M2.9M3.2M2.09M2.02M158K147K
Net Debt1.96M2.55M2.83M2.89M2.87M3.15M2.09M-1.45M-1.12M-721K
Debt / Equity------47.57x0.27x0.04x0.03x
Debt / EBITDA----------
Net Debt / EBITDA----------
Interest Coverage-1.11x-1.03x-2.32x-3.87x-3.28x-10.55x-24.85x-38.93x-368.94x-14.78x
Total Equity+-4.13M-5.52M-4.24M-7.05M-7.45M-8.19M44K7.42M4.19M5.47M
Equity Growth %-0.69%-0.34%0.23%-0.66%-0.06%-0.1%1.01%167.72%-0.44%0.3%
Book Value per Share-0.07-0.77-0.51-0.77-0.84-0.900.000.460.220.22
Total Shareholders' Equity-4.13M-5.52M-4.24M-7.05M-7.45M-8.19M44K7.42M4.19M5.47M
Common Stock62.98K73.66K86.32K86.8K84.15K9.32K11.95K17K22K33K
Retained Earnings-30.97M-33.14M-34.69M-39.42M-40.76M-44.95M-124.19M-140.47M-159.75M-168.7M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+-373.64K-736.15K-80.91K279.7K-760.54K-591.39K-1.82M-8.2M-8.86M-7.46M
Operating CF Margin %-1.92%-2.61%-0.32%1.1%-2.97%-1.79%-5.15%-18.22%-17.58%-27.02%
Operating CF Growth %-1.17%-0.97%0.89%4.46%-3.72%0.22%-2.09%-3.49%-0.08%0.16%
Net Income-1.33M-2.17M-1.55M-2.13M-1.34M-4.19M-79.25M-16.28M-18.51M-8.93M
Depreciation & Amortization11.84K10.82K1311296500405K985K1.42M
Stock-Based Compensation0357.24K867.86K1.55M0111.22K5.32M7.71M3.48M1.39M
Deferred Taxes007.5K0000000
Other Non-Cash Items419.75K614.17K248.4K58.8K123.61K3.18M71.92M645K5.84M-640K
Working Capital Changes409.39K454.43K344.7K802.25K458.99K302.29K179.99K-674K-653K-699K
Change in Receivables-3.82K-5.11K-596-2-6.03K-10.8K291-11K21K-12K
Change in Inventory000000-757.56K000
Change in Payables143.7K235.87K127.64K518.81K310.47K-4.89K928.24K-909K540K1.15M
Cash from Investing+-317.04K0-350K-440.95K-25K5.91K-1.18M-1.79M-500K-1.16M
Capital Expenditures-17.04K0-350K-435K00-1.18M-1.79M0-1.08M
CapEx % of Revenue0.09%-1.37%1.71%--3.32%3.98%-3.92%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing000-5.95K-25K5.91K-8K-2K0-78K
Cash from Financing+671.26K716.71K456.31K136.35K808.32K618.81K2.96M13.44M7.18M8.2M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing0-5K0132.8K736.25K329.61K1.13K20K33K1.01M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-390.68K-736.15K-430.91K-155.3K-760.54K-591.39K-3M-9.99M-8.86M-8.54M
FCF Margin %-2.01%-2.61%-1.69%-0.61%-2.97%-1.79%-8.48%-22.2%-17.58%-30.93%
FCF Growth %-1.18%-0.88%0.41%0.64%-3.9%0.22%-4.08%-2.33%0.11%0.04%
FCF per Share-0.01-0.10-0.05-0.02-0.09-0.06-0.26-0.61-0.46-0.34
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.28x0.34x0.05x-0.13x0.57x0.14x0.02x0.50x0.48x0.83x
Interest Paid00005.8K0001.23M67K
Taxes Paid00007.06K00000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-------180089.99%-436.02%-318.68%-184.93%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)--------300.4%-318.05%-183.2%
Gross Margin42.73%37.99%-56.06%57.29%60.32%57.4%57.63%51.11%62.9%81.16%
Net Margin-684.31%-770.46%-607.21%-838.9%-524.41%-1270.71%-22385.59%-3618%-3673.02%-3236.59%
Debt / Equity------47.57x0.27x0.04x0.03x
Interest Coverage-1.11x-1.03x-2.32x-3.87x-3.28x-10.55x-24.85x-38.93x-368.94x-14.78x
FCF Conversion0.28x0.34x0.05x-0.13x0.57x0.14x0.02x0.50x0.48x0.83x
Revenue Growth-77.58%45.01%-9.55%-0.52%0.93%28.64%7.44%27.12%12%-45.24%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

AppTech Payments Corp. (APCX) reported $0.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 29% increase from $0.6M in 2006.

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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