Ap Acquisition's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Ap Acquisition (APCA) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Ap Acquisition vs. its Competitors, Q1 2024
Net income growth, year on year
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Ap Acquisition and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Ap Acquisition's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
Ap Acquisition's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | - | - | - | No |
| Competitors combined (3) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
APCA Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
Ap Acquisition's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Ap Acquisition Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | 129.41 | - |
| Equity Residential | 24,437.67 | 3,030.82 |
| Partners Bancorp | 128.66 | 65.38 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | 18.34 | 0.08 |
| SUBTOTAL | 24,714.08 | 3,096.28 |
Sources: Ap Acquisition Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Ap Acquisition's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Advantage Partners | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sanuki Engyo | Named by the company | 85% |
| Urashima Nori | Named by the company | 85% |
| Equity Residential | Named by the company | 85% |
| Partners Bancorp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Ap Acquisition's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Ap Acquisition's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | 129 | - | - |
| Equity Residential | 24,438 | 1,894,260 | 562,004 |
| Partners Bancorp | 129 | 578,619 | 138,389 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | 18 | 42,456 | -37,956 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 24,585 | 1,805,414 | 533,393 |
Ap Acquisition's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Blank Checks industry average (68 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Blank Checks industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 45.3x | 45.2x | +0.2x |
| EV / EBITDA | 29.8x | 26.4x | +3.4x |
| P/B | -10.5x | 6.7x | -17.2x |
| Return on Equity | -35.67 % | industry aggregate | -21.55 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -11.59 % | 0.96 % (avg) | -12.55 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Ap Acquisition's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 21.6 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 27.5% median pace.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (66.70 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-3.5% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Ap Acquisition's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | 0.03 | 0.04 | - |
| Equity Residential | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.42 |
| Partners Bancorp | - | 1.16 | 0.38 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | 5.55 | 7.82 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ap Acquisition's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | Q1 2024 | - | +393.5 % |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | -10.7 % | -40.8 % |
| Partners Bancorp | Q3 2023 | +4.4 % | +10.0 % |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -10.4 % | -39.3 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ap Acquisition's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | Q1 2024 | - | - |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -80.8 % |
| Partners Bancorp | Q3 2023 | -99.5 % | +38.9 % |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
Ap Acquisition's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | 2.75% | 10.72% | - |
| Equity Residential | 4.35% | 3.91% | 8.16% |
| Partners Bancorp | 1.01% | 1.00% | 11.01% |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Ap Acquisition's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ap Acquisition Corp | 46.06 | - |
| Equity Residential | 27.68 | 8.06 |
| Partners Bancorp | 8.21 | 1.97 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | - | 215.96 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 26.89 | 7.98 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.