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APX Stock Chart & Stats
AU$1.23
AU$0.05(6.10%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
AU$1.23
AU$0.05(6.10%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week RangeAU$0.65 - AU$1.98
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.60M
Average Volume (3M)3.07M
Market Cap
AU$311.49M
Enterprise ValueAU$197.50
Total Cash (Recent Filing)AU$44.69M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)AU$7.42M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta3.03
Next Earnings
Mar 01, 2027EPS Estimate
0.05Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.23%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.03
Shares Outstanding268,523,650
10 Day Avg. Volume2,453,856
30 Day Avg. Volume3,066,065
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.15
Price to Book (P/B)2.23
Price to Sales (P/S)0.89
P/FCF Ratio10.79
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.03
Revenue Forecast (FY)AU$281.35M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Appen China GrowthAppen China is demonstrating strong structural demand, with rapid revenue growth and a materially larger run rate. Improving gross margins from GenAI projects and higher-margin datasets could make this expansion an increasingly important contributor to group scale and earnings.
Scalable Data-services PlatformA global contributor network and broad linguistic coverage give Appen the infrastructure to fulfill complex, diverse AI data requirements. Expanded datasets and offerings such as code, medical dictation, and agentic AI support wider customer use cases and reduce reliance on one service category.
Efficiency And EBITDA ImprovementThe identified efficiency program provides a concrete route to better operating leverage, while the EBITDA improvement indicates that profitability is already moving in the right direction. Executing most savings by FY26 should strengthen margins and support the path toward sustained cash generation.
Bears Say
Appen Global Revenue DeclineThe Global segment remains in structural transition, with declining traditional work exceeding growth from newer projects. Until pilots and customer wins convert into larger recurring streams, group growth may remain uneven and the business may face continued pressure on revenue scale.
Persistent Unprofitability And Margin PressureSeveral years of net losses and negative EBIT margins show that the business has not yet established dependable earnings power. Gross-margin compression further limits conversion of revenue growth into profit, making the durability of the recent EBITDA recovery dependent on execution.
Uneven Cash Generation During ExpansionThe recent operating cash outflow and higher investment spending indicate that rapid growth is consuming cash before its benefits fully materialize. Uneven cash generation can constrain financial flexibility and increases the importance of converting expansion into recurring profitability and free cash flow.
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APX FAQ
What was Appen Ltd.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Appen Ltd. lowest share price was AU$0.65 and its highest was AU$1.98 in the past 12 months.
What is Appen Ltd.’s market cap?
Appen Ltd.’s market cap is AU$311.49M.
When is Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 01, 2027 which is in 152 days.
How were Appen Ltd.’s earnings last quarter?
Appen Ltd. released its earnings results on Aug 26, 2026. The company reported -AU$0.022 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -AU$0.035 by AU$0.013.
Is Appen Ltd. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Appen Ltd.’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Appen Ltd. pay dividends?
Appen Ltd. pays a Semiannually dividend of AU$0.049 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.23%. See more information on Appen Ltd. dividends here
What is Appen Ltd.’s EPS estimate?
Appen Ltd.’s EPS estimate is 0.05.
How many shares outstanding does Appen Ltd. have?
Appen Ltd. has 268,523,650 shares outstanding.
What happened to Appen Ltd.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Appen Ltd. reported an EPS of -AU$0.022 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of -AU$0.035. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -15.862%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Appen Ltd.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AU:APX
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Appen Stock Smart Score
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20 days / 200 days
Momentum
31.12%
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Company Description
Appen Ltd.
Appen Limited operates as an AI lifecycle company that provides data sourcing, data annotation, and model evaluation solutions in Australia, the United States, and internationally. It operates through the Appen Global and Appen China segments. The company offers CrowdGen, the interface for its global crowd workforce; Mercury, the backend system used to design projects, manage the crowd workforce, and automate operational workflows; AI Data Platform (ADAP), which enables internal teams and external customers to design, manage, and execute human annotation and evaluation tasks; MatrixGo, the core platform supporting data collection and annotation services; Elite AI, the expert crowdsourcing platform enables expert recruitment, task publishing, and campaign referral expansion for user acquisition; MediGo, a medical LLM and image annotation; RoboGo, an embodied intelligence; and Appen Task, a mobile data collection application. The company serves technology, automotive, financial services, retail, government, and healthcare sectors. The company was formerly known as Appen Holdings Pty Limited and changed its name to Appen Limited in October 2014. Appen Limited was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chatswood, Australia.
APX Company Deck
APX Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed clear commercial progress and materially positive momentum driven by Appen China (80% YoY growth and >$175M run rate), an improvement in underlying EBITDA (+$7.5M) and a concrete $12M efficiency program. Offsetting these positives are a notable decline in Appen Global revenue (-26.9% YoY), modest gross margin pressure, and a small operating cash outflow in the half. Management reaffirmed FY'26 guidance, stated the cash runway is sufficient, and expects most efficiency benefits to flow through by Q2 FY'27. On balance the strengths—particularly China growth, EBITDA improvement and identified cost savings—outweigh the segment challenges and near-term cash use.View all AU:APX earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
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