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AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP AP
AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP (AP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.02% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $434.2M at a -15.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.22 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.28 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.11 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.107 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP | 3/9 | -0.09 | — | +3.8% |
| GRC | GORMAN RUPP CO | 6/9 | 4.34 | 44.5 | +3.4% |
| GGG | GRACO INC | 6/9 | 9.24 | 24.3 | +5.8% |
| IEX | IDEX CORP /DE/ | 8/9 | 5.27 | 34.8 | +5.8% |
| ITT | ITT INC. | 6/9 | 6.35 | 35.4 | +8.5% |
| FLS | FLOWSERVE CORP | 7/9 | 5.36 | 26.8 | +3.8% |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | 6/9 | 3.87 | 27.8 | +5.5% |
About AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of specialty metal products and customized equipment to commercial and industrial users worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Forged and Cast Engineered Products (FCEP); and Air and Liquid Processing (ALP). The FCEP segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls, and forged engineered products that are used in hot and cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum, and other metals; cast rolls for hot strip mills, medium/heavy section mills, roughing mills, and plate mills; and forged engineered products for narrow and wide strip and aluminum mills, back-up rolls for narrow strip mills, and leveling rolls and shafts for steel distribution market, oil and gas industry, and the aluminum and plastic extrusion industries. The ALP Aerofin segment produces custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils and related heat transfer products for various industries, including original equipment manufacturers and commercial, nuclear power generation, and industrial manufacturing; custom-designed air handling systems for institutional, pharmaceutical, and general industrial building markets; and manufactures centrifugal pumps for the fossil fueled power generation, marine defense, and industrial refrigeration industries. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
FAQ
Is AP financially healthy?
AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP's Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does AP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP pays a dividend yielding about 0.02% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is AP?
In FY2025, AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP had a net margin of -15.2% and a return on equity of -137.7%.
Is AP overvalued or undervalued?
AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP trades at about 460.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.5×–125.0×, median 18.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is AP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 0.02%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.