Appen Ltd (APX) - Net Assets

Latest as of December 2025: AU$94.67 Million AUD ≈ $66.98 Million USD

Based on the latest financial reports, Appen Ltd (APX) has net assets worth AU$94.67 Million AUD (≈ $66.98 Million USD) as of December 2025. Net assets (also known as shareholders' equity or book value) represent the difference between a company's total assets (AU$152.57 Million ≈ $107.95 Million USD) and total liabilities (AU$57.90 Million ≈ $40.97 Million USD). This figure indicates the residual interest in the assets after deducting liabilities, essentially showing what would remain for shareholders if all assets were liquidated and all debts paid off. Check financial resilience of Appen Ltd to evaluate the company's liquid asset resilience ratio.

Key Net Assets Metrics

Metric Value
Current Net Assets AU$94.67 Million
% of Total Assets 62.05%
Annual Growth Rate 51.42%
5-Year Change -82.44%
10-Year Change 167.4%
Growth Volatility 797.86

Appen Ltd - Net Assets Trend (2009–2025)

This chart illustrates how Appen Ltd's net assets have evolved over time, based on quarterly financial data. Also explore APX total asset value for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

Annual Net Assets for Appen Ltd (2009–2025)

The table below shows the annual net assets of Appen Ltd from 2009 to 2025. For live valuation and market cap data, see APX stock market capitalisation.

Year Net Assets Change
2025-12-31 AU$94.67 Million
≈ $66.98 Million
-17.19%
2024-12-31 AU$114.32 Million
≈ $80.89 Million
-16.04%
2023-12-31 AU$136.15 Million
≈ $96.34 Million
-37.61%
2022-12-31 AU$218.22 Million
≈ $154.40 Million
-59.51%
2021-12-31 AU$538.99 Million
≈ $381.37 Million
+11.30%
2020-12-31 AU$484.27 Million
≈ $342.65 Million
+0.52%
2019-12-31 AU$481.78 Million
≈ $340.89 Million
+245.61%
2018-12-31 AU$139.40 Million
≈ $98.63 Million
+49.23%
2017-12-31 AU$93.41 Million
≈ $66.09 Million
+163.85%
2016-12-31 AU$35.40 Million
≈ $25.05 Million
+69.67%
2015-12-31 AU$20.87 Million
≈ $14.76 Million
+6.19%
2014-12-31 AU$19.65 Million
≈ $13.90 Million
+25.96%
2013-12-31 AU$15.60 Million
≈ $11.04 Million
+165.85%
2012-12-31 AU$5.87 Million
≈ $4.15 Million
+42.19%
2011-12-31 AU$4.13 Million
≈ $2.92 Million
+3228.23%
2009-12-31 AU$124.00K
≈ $87.74K
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Equity Component Analysis

This analysis shows how different components contribute to Appen Ltd's total equity over time. Equity components include common stock, retained earnings, additional paid-in capital, and other elements.

Equity Composition Insights

  • Retained earnings have decreased by 47197.9% over the analyzed period, potentially due to dividend distributions or operating losses.

Current Equity Component Breakdown (December 2025)

Component Amount Percentage
Common Stock AU$366.96 Million 387.63%
Other Comprehensive Income AU$132.28 Million 139.73%
Total Equity AU$94.67 Million 100.00%

Appen Ltd Competitors by Market Cap

The table below lists competitors of Appen Ltd ranked by their market capitalization.

Company Market Cap
Dogus Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS
IS:DGGYO
$226.80 Million
Zalaris ASA
OL:ZAL
$226.87 Million
Etoiles Capital Group Co., Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares
NASDAQ:EFTY
$226.95 Million
ThinTech Materials Technology Co Ltd
TWO:3663
$226.97 Million
Twin Disc Incorporated
NASDAQ:TWIN
$226.56 Million
Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares
NASDAQ:BIXI
$226.56 Million
Metropolitan Land Tbk
JK:MTLA
$226.52 Million
Blue Bird Tbk PT
JK:BIRD
$226.52 Million

Equity Growth Attribution

This analysis shows how different factors contributed to changes in Appen Ltd's equity between the two most recent reporting periods.

Equity Growth Insights

  • From 2024 to 2025, total equity changed from 114,316,000 to 94,667,839, a change of -19,648,161 (-17.2%).
  • Net loss of 22,578,843 reduced equity.
  • Other comprehensive income increased equity by 3,502,202.

Equity Change Factors (2024 to 2025)

Factor Impact Contribution
Net Income AU$-22.58 Million -23.85%
Other Comprehensive Income AU$3.50 Million +3.7%
Other Changes AU$-571.52K -0.6%
Total Change AU$- -17.19%

Book Value vs Market Value Analysis

This analysis compares Appen Ltd's book value (net assets) with its market value over time. The relationship between these values can provide insights into investor sentiment and company valuation.

Valuation Insights

  • Current price-to-book ratio: 3.34x
  • The company is trading at a significant premium to its book value, suggesting the market values its earnings potential, brand, or other intangibles highly.
  • The price-to-book ratio has decreased from 7.27x to 3.34x over the analyzed period, indicating reduced market premium.

Historical Price-to-Book Ratios

Date Book Value per Share Market Price P/B Ratio
2013-12-31 AU$0.16 AU$1.20 x
2015-12-31 AU$0.21 AU$1.20 x
2016-12-31 AU$0.31 AU$1.20 x
2017-12-31 AU$0.83 AU$1.20 x
2018-12-31 AU$1.14 AU$1.20 x
2019-12-31 AU$3.54 AU$1.20 x
2020-12-31 AU$3.46 AU$1.20 x
2021-12-31 AU$3.82 AU$1.20 x
2022-12-31 AU$1.56 AU$1.20 x
2023-12-31 AU$0.96 AU$1.20 x
2024-12-31 AU$0.50 AU$1.20 x
2025-12-31 AU$0.36 AU$1.20 x

Capital Efficiency Dashboard

This dashboard shows how efficiently Appen Ltd utilizes its equity to generate returns, including Return on Equity (ROE) and its components based on the DuPont analysis framework.

Capital Efficiency Insights

  • Current Return on Equity (ROE): -23.85%
  • The company may be facing challenges in efficiently utilizing shareholder equity.
  • DuPont Analysis Breakdown:
  • • Net Profit Margin: -9.45%
  • • Asset Turnover: 1.57x
  • • Equity Multiplier: 1.61x
  • Recent ROE (-23.85%) is below the historical average (-11.19%), suggesting potential challenges in capital efficiency.

Historical Capital Efficiency Metrics

Year Return on Equity Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover Equity Multiplier Economic Value Added
2013 10.16% 2.62% 2.54x 1.53x AU$25.00K
2014 8.22% 3.17% 1.69x 1.53x AU$-349.90K
2015 28.99% 10.05% 1.97x 1.47x AU$3.96 Million
2016 29.63% 9.45% 2.05x 1.53x AU$6.95 Million
2017 11.93% 6.69% 0.89x 2.01x AU$1.80 Million
2018 29.93% 11.46% 1.52x 1.72x AU$27.79 Million
2019 8.64% 7.77% 0.84x 1.32x AU$-6.57 Million
2020 8.02% 6.48% 1.00x 1.24x AU$-9.59 Million
2021 5.29% 4.63% 0.89x 1.28x AU$-25.38 Million
2022 -158.03% -61.59% 1.49x 1.72x AU$-366.68 Million
2023 -86.83% -28.71% 1.81x 1.67x AU$-131.68 Million
2024 -17.50% -8.54% 1.37x 1.49x AU$-31.44 Million
2025 -23.85% -9.45% 1.57x 1.61x AU$-32.05 Million

Industry Comparison

This section compares Appen Ltd's net assets metrics with peer companies in the Information Technology Services industry.

Industry Context

  • Industry: Information Technology Services
  • Average net assets among peers: $14,657,756
  • Average return on equity (ROE) among peers: -202.58%

Peer Company Comparison

Company Net Assets Return on Equity Debt-to-Equity Market Cap
Appen Ltd (APX) AU$94.67 Million 10.16% 0.61x $226.62 Million
5G Networks Ltd (5GN) $16.39 Million -14.99% 1.79x $12.23 Million
Adneo Ltd (AD1) $100.22K -1407.71% 6.51x $10.77 Million
Adisyn Ltd (AI1) $2.22 Million -195.27% 2.67x $52.55 Million
Asset Vision Co Ltd (ASV) $7.80 Million 20.89% 0.27x $15.41 Million
Atturra Ltd (ATA) $-8.32 Million 0.00% 0.00x $118.01 Million
Activeport Group Ltd (ATV) $12.96 Million -120.94% 0.55x $8.85 Million
Change Financial Ltd (CCA) $10.38 Million -84.48% 0.05x $43.97 Million
Comms Group Ltd (CCG) $30.00 Million -2.26% 1.05x $27.04 Million
Credit Clear Ltd (CCR) $60.39 Million -18.43% 0.23x $79.32 Million

About Appen Ltd

AU:APX Australia Information Technology Services
Market Cap
$226.62 Million
AU$320.28 Million AUD
Market Cap Rank
#16069 Global
#455 in Australia
Share Price
AU$1.20
Change (1 day)
+6.22%
52-Week Range
AU$0.65 - AU$1.90
All Time High
AU$37.81
About

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,… Read more