ANTERO RESOURCES CORP (AR) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NYSE:AR - US03674X1063 - Common Stock
33.245 USD
-0.66 (-1.96%)
Overall AR gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated AR against 211 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. AR has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. AR has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year AR was profitable.
In the past year AR had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years AR reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In the past 5 years AR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
With a Return On Assets value of 3.53%, AR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.66% of the companies in the same industry.
AR has a Return On Equity of 6.17%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AR outperforms 46.45% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of AR (3.91%) is worse than 63.03% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for AR is significantly below the industry average of 21.55%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.53% | ||
| ROE | 6.17% | ||
| ROIC | 3.91% |
ROA(3y)5.12%
ROA(5y)0.87%
ROE(3y)10.6%
ROE(5y)1.31%
ROIC(3y)7.38%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
The Profit Margin of AR (9.25%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
AR has a Operating Margin of 11.07%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AR outperforms 40.76% of its industry peers.
AR's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
AR has a better Gross Margin (70.93%) than 81.52% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AR has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 11.07% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 9.25% | ||
| GM | 70.93% |
OM growth 3Y-21.28%
OM growth 5Y-30.85%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.22%
GM growth 5Y9.09%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), AR is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for AR has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
AR has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
AR has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
AR has an Altman-Z score of 1.74. This is a bad value and indicates that AR is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.74, AR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.19% of the companies in the same industry.
AR has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.63. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.63 years to pay back of all of its debts.
AR's Debt to FCF ratio of 1.63 is amongst the best of the industry. AR outperforms 85.31% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.15 indicates that AR is not too dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.15, AR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.56% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.15 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.63 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.74 |
ROIC/WACC0.45
WACC8.7%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 0.30 indicates that AR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.30, AR is doing worse than 91.94% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.30 indicates that AR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.30, AR is doing worse than 91.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.3 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.3 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
AR shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 736.84%, which is quite impressive.
AR shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -37.61% yearly.
Looking at the last year, AR shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 10.26% in the last year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -0.38% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)736.84%
EPS 3Y-37.61%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%284.21%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.26%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.17%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.38%
Sales Q2Q%27.12%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, AR will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 43.23% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 43.58% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
EPS Next Y676.95%
EPS Next 2Y241.12%
EPS Next 3Y124.57%
EPS Next 5Y43.23%
Revenue Next Year22.09%
Revenue Next 2Y14.55%
Revenue Next 3Y9.11%
Revenue Next 5Y43.58%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 20.91 indicates a rather expensive valuation of AR.
AR's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.90. AR is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.40, the valuation of AR can be described as very reasonable.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AR indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AR is cheaper than 79.15% of the companies listed in the same industry.
AR's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 23.36.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.91 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.4 |
4.2 Price Multiples
AR's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, AR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.09% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 15.15 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.66 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
AR's earnings are expected to grow with 124.57% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y241.12%
EPS Next 3Y124.57%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
AR does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NYSE:AR (10/7/2025, 1:15:08 PM)
33.245
-0.66 (-1.96%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners88.24%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners6.43%
Ins Owner Change0.09%
Market Cap10.27B
Analysts82.76
Price Target45.45 (36.71%)
Short Float %4.71%
Short Ratio2.71
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-16.37%
Min EPS beat(2)-23.03%
Max EPS beat(2)-9.71%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-28.71%
Min EPS beat(4)-165.08%
Max EPS beat(4)82.98%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)9.84%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)5.47%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-1.35%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.18%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.41%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.96%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.21%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.41%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.21%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.5%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)2.26%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.6%
PT rev (1m)-1.23%
PT rev (3m)-3.26%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-8.47%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-34.2%
EPS NY rev (1m)-3%
EPS NY rev (3m)-16.43%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.06%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.04%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.54%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.68%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.91 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.4 | ||
| P/S | 2.11 | ||
| P/FCF | 15.15 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.37 | ||
| P/B | 1.41 | ||
| P/tB | 1.41 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.66 |
EPS(TTM)1.59
EY4.78%
EPS(NY)3.96
Fwd EY11.9%
FCF(TTM)2.19
FCFY6.6%
OCF(TTM)4.51
OCFY13.58%
SpS15.78
BVpS23.65
TBVpS23.65
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.53% | ||
| ROE | 6.17% | ||
| ROCE | 4.75% | ||
| ROIC | 3.91% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.91% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.91% | ||
| OM | 11.07% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 9.25% | ||
| GM | 70.93% | ||
| FCFM | 13.9% |
ROA(3y)5.12%
ROA(5y)0.87%
ROE(3y)10.6%
ROE(5y)1.31%
ROIC(3y)7.38%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)7.38%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)7.38%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)8.96%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3Y-22.4%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-28.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y-22.4%
ROICexc growth 5Y-28.27%
OM growth 3Y-21.28%
OM growth 5Y-30.85%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.22%
GM growth 5Y9.09%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.38
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.15 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.63 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.82 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 89.96% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 14.7% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 5.16 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 104.33% | ||
| Profit Quality | 150.25% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.3 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.3 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.74 |
F-Score7
WACC8.7%
ROIC/WACC0.45
Cap/Depr(3y)131.55%
Cap/Depr(5y)118.34%
Cap/Sales(3y)17.99%
Cap/Sales(5y)18.9%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)736.84%
EPS 3Y-37.61%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%284.21%
EPS Next Y676.95%
EPS Next 2Y241.12%
EPS Next 3Y124.57%
EPS Next 5Y43.23%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.26%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.17%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.38%
Sales Q2Q%27.12%
Revenue Next Year22.09%
Revenue Next 2Y14.55%
Revenue Next 3Y9.11%
Revenue Next 5Y43.58%
EBIT growth 1Y105.31%
EBIT growth 3Y-22.98%
EBIT growth 5Y-31.11%
EBIT Next Year1040.14%
EBIT Next 3Y134.55%
EBIT Next 5Y54.21%
FCF growth 1Y-29.23%
FCF growth 3Y-48.03%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-32.39%
OCF growth 3Y-20.02%
OCF growth 5Y11.91%