Summer Portfolio Refresher: Swapping Five Shadow Stocks
After conducting the quarterly review of the Model Shadow Stock Portfolio, there are five deletions and five additions.
John Bajkowski
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of disposable protective apparel and infection control products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two business segments, Building Supply and Disposable Protective Apparel. The Building Supply segment offers construction supply weatherization products, such as housewraps; housewrap accessories, including window and door flashing, and seam tapes; synthetic roof underlayment products; synthetic roof underlayment accessories comprising self-adhered roof underlayments; and other woven materials. The Disposable Protective Apparel segment provides shoe covers, bouffant caps, coveralls, frocks, lab coats, and gowns and hoods, as well as face masks and face shields. It sells its products under the Alpha Pro Tech brand name, as well as under private labels. The company’s products are used primarily in cleanrooms; industrial safety manufacturing environments; and health care facilities, such as hospitals, laboratories, and dental offices, as well as residential and multi-family building and re-roofing sites. It distributes its products through a network of purchasing groups, distributors, independent sales representatives, and its sales and marketing force. Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Aurora, Canada.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | APT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $53.7 | $4,928.6 | 16% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 10.3 | 53.0 | 21% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 59.8% | 97.3% | 39% |
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| Float (Mil) | 8.0 | 69.3 | 16% |
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| Beta | 0.90 | 1.21 | 54% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 29 | 291 | 24% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
10.0% | 75.3% | 57% |
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| Growth | APT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | (10.5%) | 5.8% | 5% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (33.5%) | 3.6% | 12% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (29.7%) | 3.3% | 8 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (16.3%) | (17.4%) | 44% |
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| Financials | APT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $62 | $2,978 | 22% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $4 | $161 | 42% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $0.408 | $2.200 | 52% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $7 | $358 | 37% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | na | ($2) | na |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $7 | $844 | 26% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $44 | $6,536 | 15% |
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| Valuation | APT | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 0.82 | 2.80 | 16% |
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| P/E | 13.5 | 20.3 | 33% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.4 | na |
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| Ratios | APT | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 37.5% | 33.3% | 46% |
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| Net Margin | 6.8% | 5.8% | 54% |
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| ROA | 5.7% | 5.7% | 74% |
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| ROE | 6.6% | 10.4% | 47% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 13.8% | 53.8% | 9% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 93% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 9/1/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
FACTOR STRATEGY
Cash Rich Firms Screen
Factors: Value, Quality
Locating firms with a high proportion of cash to share price.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.6% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.9 |
FACTOR STRATEGY
Dual Cash Flow Screen
Factors: Quality, Growth
An analysis that can provide advance notice that a company may be facing financial trouble, though earnings and sales appear strong.
| Performance Since Inception: | 11.4% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +3.9 |
