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what it is
Alpha Pro Tech sells disposable protective gear and construction weatherization materials to hospitals, cleanrooms, and building sites.
how it gets paid
Last year Apt made $59M in revenue. construction weatherization was the main engine at $26M, or 44% of sales.
why it's growing
Revenue grew 2.3% last year. EPS came in at $0.27, up 200% vs. prior year, with gross margin at 38.4%.
what just happened
Revenue hit $45M, up 206% vs. prior year, which is absurd next to a company with just $59M in annual sales.
At a glance
C++ balance sheet — some cracks in the foundation
40/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
12.5x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
6.3% return on capital — nothing to write home about
$0.35 fy2024 eps est
xvary composite: 41/100 — below average
What they do
Alpha Pro Tech sells disposable protective gear and construction weatherization materials to hospitals, cleanrooms, and building sites.
This is a niche supply business, not a glamour stock. It serves cleanrooms, medical buyers, and builders from a base of just 130 employees, which means you are buying focus over scale. The edge is boring repetition: customers need protection products every cycle, while the company carries only $7 million of long-term debt, or 12% of capital.
How they make money
$59M
annual revenue · their business grew +2.3% last year
construction weatherization
$26M
+4.0%
disposable protective apparel
$14M
+3.0%
infection control products
$11M
2.0%
cleanroom and industrial products
$8M
+1.0%
The products that matter
disposable protective gear
Protective Apparel
~$30M revenue · ~50% of sales · +12.2%
Face masks, face shields, shoe covers, and gowns. This side of the business grew 12.2% last year and is the only obvious source of operating momentum on the page.
growth side
construction materials
Building Products
~$29M revenue · ~50% of sales · -3.7%
Housewrap and synthetic roof underlayment sold into construction. This side fell 3.7% last year, and roof underlayment fell 10.6%. That tells you the macro exposure is not subtle.
cyclical side
Key numbers
12.5x
trailing p/e
P/E means how many years of current earnings you are paying for → plain English: the market price versus profit today → so what: 12.5x is cheap against the market, but cheap is the deal you get when growth is uncertain.
6.3%
return on capital
Return on capital means profit earned on each dollar put into the business → plain English: how hard the company makes its assets work → so what: 6.3% says this is a decent operator, not a money-printing machine.
$7M
long-term debt
Long-term debt means money owed beyond a year → plain English: bills that do not disappear soon → so what: $7M is only 12% of capital, which keeps the balance sheet manageable.
7.5%
operating margin
Operating margin means profit after running the business → plain English: what is left before interest and taxes → so what: at 7.5%, a small cost shock can do real damage.
Financial health
C++
strength
- balance sheet grade C++ — below average — limited financial resources
- risk rank 3 — safer than 50% of stocks
- price stability 25 / 100
- long-term debt $7M (12% of capital)
C++ — below average. watch for debt servicing and cash burn.
Total return vs. market
Return history isn't available for APT right now.
source: institutional data · return history unavailable
What just happened
beat estimates
Revenue hit $45M, up 206% vs. prior year, which is absurd next to a company with just $59M in annual sales.
EPS came in at $0.27, up 200% vs. prior year, with gross margin at 38.4%. The quiet part said out loud: one quarter did a huge amount of work for a company this small.
$45M
revenue
$0.27
eps
38.4%
gross margin
the number that mattered
$45M matters most because it is about 76% of the full-year $59M revenue base, which tells you the quarter was either a breakout or a one-off.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
The main risk is specific, not abstract: building products stays weak while protective apparel cools from 12.2%. When a $59.1M company has two segments near parity, one soft business can erase the other in a hurry.
med
building products still depends on housing demand
About half of revenue comes from building products, and that segment fell 3.7% last year. Roof underlayment dropped 10.6%. If construction stays soft, this side keeps pulling against the rest of the company.
impact: directly pressures roughly $29M of revenue
med
protective apparel growth may fade after the rebound
Protective apparel grew 12.2%, which is why the page feels better than it used to. If that growth was mainly replenishment rather than a lasting demand shift, the strongest part of the story stops doing so much work.
impact: the only obvious growth engine could slide back toward flat
med
tiny market cap can keep the discount in place
At a $51M market cap, this sits below the size threshold where many institutions spend time. Fewer natural buyers means weaker sponsorship, thinner liquidity, and a stock that can stay cheap longer than you expect.
impact: valuation may not rerate even if fundamentals improve modestly
med
the debt picture is not clean enough yet
Most of the snapshot reads like a $0 long-term debt story, but one field shows $7M or 12% of capital. On a company this small, that discrepancy is not trivia. It changes how much weight you should put on the balance-sheet argument.
impact: the cash-rich thesis weakens if the filing resolves toward the $7M figure
Here is what would make the cheap stock look correctly priced: building products keeps falling, protective apparel drops out of growth mode, and the balance sheet turns out to be less clean than it looks. If that happens, 12.5x is not a bargain. It is the market doing basic math.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
next report
Q1 2026 earnings split by segment
You want to see whether protective apparel stays anywhere near the recent 12.2% pace and whether building products stops slipping. The mix matters more than the headline.
key trend
does one business finally pull away
A 12.2% grower and a -3.7% decliner can coexist for a while, but not forever. If apparel keeps compounding while construction stabilizes, the market notices. If both flatten, it does not.
the metric
cash as a share of market value
$17M in cash against a $51M market cap means cash represents roughly one-third of the equity value. If the stock falls without cash erosion, that asset backing gets louder.
risk watch
resolve the debt-field mismatch
Most of this snapshot reads like a zero-debt story, but one field shows $7M of long-term debt. Verify the latest filing. On a $51M market cap, detail errors matter.
Analyst rankings
short-term outlook
average
In human-speak, nobody is paying up for this story until the segment mix stops fighting itself.
risk profile
average
Risk rank 3 means roughly middle-of-the-road risk. The cash balance helps. The tiny market cap hurts. You get both.
chart momentum
flat
The stock stayed in a $4–$6 range over the last 52 weeks. This is not a momentum name. It is a waiting game.
earnings predictability
40 / 100
Two segments moving in opposite directions make the quarterly picture noisy. Translation: one decent headline can hide a weaker mix underneath.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutional ownership data for APT is being compiled.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
n/a
n/a
$5
current price
n/a
target midpoint · n/a from current
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