AFK Fundamental Analysis - ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA

Fundamental Rating

AFK gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 14 industry peers in the Industrial Conglomerates industry. AFK scores excellent points on both the profitability and health parts. This is a solid base for a good stock. AFK is valued quite cheap, but it does not seem to be growing. These ratings could make AFK a good candidate for value investing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

AFK had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year AFK had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years AFK has always been profitable.

AFK had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

AFK has a better Return On Assets (26.23%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.

AFK's Return On Equity of 44.18% is amongst the best of the industry. AFK outperforms 92.86% of its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of AFK (5.33%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for AFK is in line with the industry average of 6.22%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	26.23%
ROE	44.18%
ROIC	5.33%

ROA(3y)8.57%

ROA(5y)5.63%

ROE(3y)14.92%

ROE(5y)9.94%

ROIC(3y)5.74%

ROIC(5y)5.55%

1.3 Margins

AFK has a Profit Margin of 42.48%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AFK outperforms 92.86% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of AFK has grown nicely.

The Operating Margin of AFK (9.27%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

AFK's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 57.98%, AFK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.

AFK's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	9.27%
PM (TTM)	42.48%
GM	57.98%

OM growth 3Y-4.19%

OM growth 5Y9.48%

PM growth 3Y173.12%

PM growth 5Y119.93%

GM growth 3Y-3.02%

GM growth 5Y2.37%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), AFK is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for AFK remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

AFK has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for AFK has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 3.13 indicates that AFK is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

AFK's Altman-Z score of 3.13 is amongst the best of the industry. AFK outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of AFK is 5.00, which is a neutral value as it means it would take AFK, 5.00 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.00, AFK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.

AFK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.32. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

The Debt to Equity ratio of AFK (0.32) is better than 78.57% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.32
Debt/FCF	5
Altman-Z	3.13

ROIC/WACC0.65

WACC8.14%

2.3 Liquidity

AFK has a Current Ratio of 2.07. This indicates that AFK is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With a decent Current ratio value of 2.07, AFK is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 1.61 indicates that AFK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.61, AFK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.07
Quick Ratio	1.61

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

AFK shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 7352.70%, which is quite impressive.

The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 118.94% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth

Looking at the last year, AFK shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.69% in the last year.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -0.59% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)7352.7%

EPS 3Y175.92%

EPS 5Y118.94%

EPS Q2Q%-75.9%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.69%

Revenue growth 3Y0.97%

Revenue growth 5Y-0.59%

Sales Q2Q%-32.33%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next Y1594.19%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year1036.26%

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 3.25, the valuation of AFK can be described as very cheap.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AFK indicates a rather cheap valuation: AFK is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AFK to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.34), we can say AFK is valued rather cheaply.

The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 7.24, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of AFK.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AFK is valued cheaper than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.19, AFK is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	3.25
Fwd PE	7.24

4.2 Price Multiples

78.57% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AFK, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AFK is on the same level as its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	20.7
EV/EBITDA	4.81

4.3 Compensation for Growth

AFK's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

The decent profitability rating of AFK may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)0

PEG (5Y)0.03

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for AFK!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA

OSL:AFK (6/18/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

132.5

-2.5 (-1.85%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryIndustrial Conglomerates

Earnings (Last)05-16 2025-05-16/bmo

Earnings (Next)08-29 2025-08-29

Inst Owners1.43%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners2.98%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap7.42B

Analysts80

Price Target185.64 (40.11%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend4.56

Dividend Growth(5Y)11.52%

DP12.4%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-18.75%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)466.49%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)1129.22%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	3.25
Fwd PE	7.24
P/S	1.4
P/FCF	20.7
P/OCF	8.3
P/B	1.46
P/tB	1.82
EV/EBITDA	4.81

EPS(TTM)40.77

EY30.77%

EPS(NY)18.31

Fwd EY13.82%

FCF(TTM)6.4

FCFY4.83%

OCF(TTM)15.97

OCFY12.06%

SpS94.36

BVpS90.73

TBVpS72.98

PEG (NY)0

PEG (5Y)0.03

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	26.23%
ROE	44.18%
ROCE	7.11%
ROIC	5.33%
ROICexc	7.03%
ROICexgc	8.63%
OM	9.27%
PM (TTM)	42.48%
GM	57.98%
FCFM	6.78%

ROA(3y)8.57%

ROA(5y)5.63%

ROE(3y)14.92%

ROE(5y)9.94%

ROIC(3y)5.74%

ROIC(5y)5.55%

ROICexc(3y)9.12%

ROICexc(5y)15.33%

ROICexgc(3y)20.69%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)7.63%

ROCE(5y)7.38%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-38.51%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-27.22%

ROICexc growth 3Y-28.04%

ROICexc growth 5Y-17.4%

OM growth 3Y-4.19%

OM growth 5Y9.48%

PM growth 3Y173.12%

PM growth 5Y119.93%

GM growth 3Y-3.02%

GM growth 5Y2.37%

F-Score6

Asset Turnover0.62

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.32
Debt/FCF	5
Debt/EBITDA	1.09
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	2.23
Cash Conversion	59.15%
Profit Quality	15.97%
Current Ratio	2.07
Quick Ratio	1.61
Altman-Z	3.13

F-Score6

WACC8.14%

ROIC/WACC0.65

Cap/Depr(3y)124.09%

Cap/Depr(5y)112.85%

Cap/Sales(3y)11.86%

Cap/Sales(5y)9.63%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)7352.7%

EPS 3Y175.92%

EPS 5Y118.94%

EPS Q2Q%-75.9%

EPS Next Y1594.19%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.69%

Revenue growth 3Y0.97%

Revenue growth 5Y-0.59%

Sales Q2Q%-32.33%

Revenue Next Year1036.26%

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y43.69%

EBIT growth 3Y-3.26%

EBIT growth 5Y8.83%

EBIT Next Year-5.82%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y125.46%

FCF growth 3Y-23.89%

FCF growth 5Y-1.99%

OCF growth 1Y286.62%

OCF growth 3Y-4.64%

OCF growth 5Y9.46%

ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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