NASDAQ:APA appears to be flying under the radar despite its strong fundamentals.

Our stock screening tool has identified APA CORP (NASDAQ:APA) as an undervalued gem with strong fundamentals. NASDAQ:APA boasts decent financial health and profitability while maintaining an attractive price point. We'll break it down further.

Deciphering NASDAQ:APA's Valuation Rating

An integral part of ChartMill's stock analysis is the Valuation Rating, which spans from 0 to 10. This rating evaluates diverse valuation factors, including price to earnings and cash flows, while considering the stock's profitability and growth. NASDAQ:APA has received a 8 out of 10:

• The Price/Earnings ratio is 5.33, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of APA.
• APA's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. APA is cheaper than 86.54% of the companies in the same industry.
• The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 30.15. APA is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
• With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.07, the valuation of APA can be described as very cheap.
• Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, APA is valued cheaper than 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.
• APA is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.77, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
• Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, APA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.46% of the companies are valued more expensively.
• Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, APA is valued cheaper than 94.23% of the companies in the same industry.
• The excellent profitability rating of APA may justify a higher PE ratio.

Profitability Insights: NASDAQ:APA

ChartMill utilizes a Profitability Rating to assess stocks, scoring them on a scale of 0 to 10. This rating takes into account a variety of profitability ratios and margins, both in absolute terms and in comparison to industry peers. NASDAQ:APA has earned a 8 out of 10:

• APA's Return On Assets of 14.38% is amongst the best of the industry. APA outperforms 86.06% of its industry peers.
• Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 53.57%, APA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 93.75% of the companies in the same industry.
• APA has a Return On Invested Capital of 13.75%. This is in the better half of the industry: APA outperforms 78.85% of its industry peers.
• The 3 year average ROIC (23.87%) for APA is well above the current ROIC(13.75%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
• APA has a Profit Margin of 32.39%. This is amongst the best in the industry. APA outperforms 80.29% of its industry peers.
• In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of APA has grown nicely.
• The Operating Margin of APA (37.26%) is better than 74.52% of its industry peers.
• APA's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
• APA has a Gross Margin of 74.13%. This is amongst the best in the industry. APA outperforms 82.69% of its industry peers.

How do we evaluate the Health for NASDAQ:APA?

To gauge a stock's financial health, ChartMill utilizes a Health Rating on a scale of 0 to 10. This comprehensive evaluation encompasses liquidity and solvency, both in absolute terms and in comparison to industry peers. NASDAQ:APA has earned a 5 out of 10:

• The Debt to FCF ratio of APA is 2.38, which is a good value as it means it would take APA, 2.38 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
• APA has a better Debt to FCF ratio (2.38) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
• Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for APA, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.

Growth Assessment of NASDAQ:APA

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Growth Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various growth aspects, like EPS and revenue growth. We take into account the history as well as the estimated future numbers. NASDAQ:APA was assigned a score of 4 for growth:

• The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 20.76% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
• When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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Disclaimer

This is not investing advice! The article highlights some of the observations at the time of writing, but you should always make your own analysis and invest based on your own insights.