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Appen

ASX:APX · AU000000APX3
IT ServicesSmall

360

38
Profit price93
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit39
Price/Book72
Return on Capital1
Cash Return on Capital8
Return on Equity8
EBIT Margin1
Gross Profitability57
Accruals95
Owner Earnings Margin8
Sales growth84
Profit Growth21
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Reinvestment60
Price momentum57
Debt load70
Refinancing80
Debt Payback1
Liquidity6
Analyst ratings19
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside70
Market mood3
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Appen doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustryIT Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Founded2009
Employees13,066
Websiteappen.com
ISINAU000000APX3
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Machine LearningNatural Language ProcessingText AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceSocial MediaTranslation Service

Description

Appen Limited (Appen) focuses on providing high-quality training data for AI and machine learning models, specifically for natural language processing (NLP) applications. The company’s services are designed to facilitate the development, refinement,…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Appen Limited scores below average on quality and is priced accordingly, a low-conviction position in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
17
2023202420252026

All-time high

63

Aug 2025

All-time low

13

Jan 2024

Average rank

31

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
64
95
70
Price/Earnings
40
100
100
79
Price/Book
72
35
100
85
Dividend Yield
1
1
25
52
Value (overall)
57
60
69
75

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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